Can I stop thinking now? There was a clunk you see *tentatively begin reassembling brain* then a draught between my ears... My aim is to master simple tasks again... one day...
In the meantime... Congratulations Mike :) and Phil too :)
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Thanks ! Many kilos of kudos to Phil for jiggling our neurons here, quite right the penny just dropped as you say. A well presented & entertaining conundrum. A Big Double thanks to Phil for having been in the services. I'll have to have a wee thinky about my new esteemed role. :-)
[ ... bows to audience, is blinded by camera flashes, goes to walk straight off the stage, but trips headfirst into pot plant while ankle is snared by a rope, this triggers several bags to go down with Mike going up by a leg, bag hits light switches and darkness descends, so Phil pops some flares as he breaches the ceiling during his HALO drop, which sets off the previously unnoticed light-activated cream pie throwing machine, thus plastering this Mike guy who is swinging side to side across the stage and blathering about 'simple harmonic motion', David comes bursting in through the side wall of the theatre in a previously well-kept tram screaming something about lap dancing ( or was it brake lapping ? ), meantime Mikey up in the high rafters just pops away in full auto with his rabbit/raccoon CO2 pellet gun at everything that moves in this evidently target rich environment, Bill comes via the lobby in his 4x4 to deliver more ammo but slides on the pie mix and slams into a large fairy floss machine, that rolls the Hummer neatly spraying flossy cartridges all around, hence no-one has to crawl very far to either eat or reload now, then TL04 briefly appears in the Tardis and quickly leaves 'cos goes he just knows hows this is going down, but not before MAGIC dives in through the Tardis door, he was getting all of this on webcam so he can sell it to the media and any number of lawyers who will feed fat on this occasion later, a strange guy in a wheelchair enters middle stage shouting "Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Cream Pie Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?", and then Anniet ( who, while following odd 'garkling' sounds, totally wandered into the wrong room anyway ) is shaking her head wondering what professional astronomical signal analysis is like 'cos this volunteer effort had better not be the benchmark .... ]
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
.......as I read the thread I also watch this http://youtu.be/K54LN9q1jSs (and listen) on my laptop and in the background on the 82in DLP I watch the FSU vs Virginia football game.
I do like the future from Michio Kaku so the older I get the less I actually have to memorize.
(oh and my 6 hosts are doing several tasks at the same time)
@Mike - ROFLMAO! and you are welcome for the brain exercise. Glad you enjoyed it.
@Annie - Don't let us run you off :-) We have fun 'round these parts.
Thanks to all of you for your kind comments regarding serving. It was, and still is, my pleasure. I went in during 1981, a time of great transition. I wouldn't trade my time there for anything. Ya'll are more than worth it.
[ ... bows to audience, is blinded by camera flashes, goes to walk straight off the stage, but trips headfirst into pot plant while ankle is snared by a rope, this triggers several bags to go down with Mike going up by a leg, bag hits light switches and darkness descends, so Phil pops some flares as he breaches the ceiling during his HALO drop, which sets off the previously unnoticed light-activated cream pie throwing machine, thus plastering this Mike guy who is swinging side to side across the stage and blathering about 'simple harmonic motion', David comes bursting in through the side wall of the theatre in a previously well-kept tram screaming something about lap dancing ( or was it brake lapping ? ), meantime Mikey up in the high rafters just pops away in full auto with his rabbit/raccoon CO2 pellet gun at everything that moves in this evidently target rich environment, Bill comes via the lobby in his 4x4 to deliver more ammo but slides on the pie mix and slams into a large fairy floss machine, that rolls the Hummer neatly spraying flossy cartridges all around, hence no-one has to crawl very far to either eat or reload now, then TL04 briefly appears in the Tardis and quickly leaves 'cos goes he just knows hows this is going down, but not before MAGIC dives in through the Tardis door, he was getting all of this on webcam so he can sell it to the media and any number of lawyers who will feed fat on this occasion later, a strange guy in a wheelchair enters middle stage shouting "Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Cream Pie Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?", and then Anniet ( who, while following odd 'garkling' sounds, totally wandered into the wrong room anyway ) is shaking her head wondering what professional astronomical signal analysis is like 'cos this volunteer effort had better not be the benchmark .... ]
Cheers, Mike.
Ha Ha Ha ! Thanks Mike,
I'd like to see the film adaptation of Mike's end of thread story ) Then again, the Book is usually better than the Movie ! )
Hey Mike - did you finish the 'Beep Test' and enter the Aussie Military
already ?
Bill
edit - I don't know what Phil looks like but, I envision the part for him in the movie could be played by Robert Shaw as Col. Hessler in 'The battle of the Bulge. '
(My envisionings are usually way off by the way )
We could also round up Howard Stern to play the part of MAGIC.
Hey Mike - did you finish the 'Beep Test' and enter the Aussie Military
already ?
Alas time constraints ( ie. contracted obligations ) in my day job ruled it out. :-(
Now I've settled on the generality of the puzzle to be had in LPTP #11 : an interesting conundrum from the history of science. Nothing too deep, it would all be Google-able, and there's a secondary time trigger as usual.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Hey Mike - did you finish the 'Beep Test' and enter the Aussie Military
already ?
Alas time constraints ( ie. contracted obligations ) in my day job ruled it out. :-(
I know how that goes - when I got out of the army I joined the Minnesota National Guard but,
only did one year due to the monthly drills conflicting with my regular job. (
Hey Mike - did you finish the 'Beep Test' and enter the Aussie Military
already ?
Alas time constraints ( ie. contracted obligations ) in my day job ruled it out. :-(
I know how that goes - when I got out of the army I joined the Minnesota National Guard but,
only did one year due to the monthly drills conflicting with my regular job. (
Ah, both sides ( my boss and the Army Reserve ) drew their lines and there was no meet. Fair enough. It is what it is. The base problem is that professionals of my type/experience/seniority are getting scarce .... but it is nice to be wanted, I suppose ? :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
....and then Anniet ( who, while following odd 'garkling' sounds, totally wandered into the wrong room anyway ) is shaking her head wondering what professional astronomical signal analysis is like 'cos this volunteer effort had better not be the benchmark .... ]
:))))) It's okay. I just got disorientated for a moment... thought I'd stumbled across what the alien hunters have been looking for for fifteen years :)
Quote:
I know how that goes - when I got out of the army I joined the Minnesota National Guard but,
only did one year due to the monthly drills conflicting with my regular job.
Doesn't compare I know... but we girlies had to do weekly drills in high school which conflicted with instant memory retrieval of what constituted right and what constituted left when turning. We were good at spinning sticks n stuff though :)
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Can I stop thinking now?
Can I stop thinking now? There was a clunk you see *tentatively begin reassembling brain* then a draught between my ears... My aim is to master simple tasks again... one day...
In the meantime... Congratulations Mike :) and Phil too :)
Please wait here. Further instructions could pile up at any time. Thank you.
Thanks ! Many kilos of kudos
Thanks ! Many kilos of kudos to Phil for jiggling our neurons here, quite right the penny just dropped as you say. A well presented & entertaining conundrum. A Big Double thanks to Phil for having been in the services. I'll have to have a wee thinky about my new esteemed role. :-)
[ ... bows to audience, is blinded by camera flashes, goes to walk straight off the stage, but trips headfirst into pot plant while ankle is snared by a rope, this triggers several bags to go down with Mike going up by a leg, bag hits light switches and darkness descends, so Phil pops some flares as he breaches the ceiling during his HALO drop, which sets off the previously unnoticed light-activated cream pie throwing machine, thus plastering this Mike guy who is swinging side to side across the stage and blathering about 'simple harmonic motion', David comes bursting in through the side wall of the theatre in a previously well-kept tram screaming something about lap dancing ( or was it brake lapping ? ), meantime Mikey up in the high rafters just pops away in full auto with his rabbit/raccoon CO2 pellet gun at everything that moves in this evidently target rich environment, Bill comes via the lobby in his 4x4 to deliver more ammo but slides on the pie mix and slams into a large fairy floss machine, that rolls the Hummer neatly spraying flossy cartridges all around, hence no-one has to crawl very far to either eat or reload now, then TL04 briefly appears in the Tardis and quickly leaves 'cos goes he just knows hows this is going down, but not before MAGIC dives in through the Tardis door, he was getting all of this on webcam so he can sell it to the media and any number of lawyers who will feed fat on this occasion later, a strange guy in a wheelchair enters middle stage shouting "Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Cream Pie Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?", and then Anniet ( who, while following odd 'garkling' sounds, totally wandered into the wrong room anyway ) is shaking her head wondering what professional astronomical signal analysis is like 'cos this volunteer effort had better not be the benchmark .... ]
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
.......as I read the thread I
.......as I read the thread I also watch this http://youtu.be/K54LN9q1jSs (and listen) on my laptop and in the background on the 82in DLP I watch the FSU vs Virginia football game.
I do like the future from Michio Kaku so the older I get the less I actually have to memorize.
(oh and my 6 hosts are doing several tasks at the same time)
@Mike - ROFLMAO! and you are
@Mike - ROFLMAO! and you are welcome for the brain exercise. Glad you enjoyed it.
@Annie - Don't let us run you off :-) We have fun 'round these parts.
Thanks to all of you for your kind comments regarding serving. It was, and still is, my pleasure. I went in during 1981, a time of great transition. I wouldn't trade my time there for anything. Ya'll are more than worth it.
Phil
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
RE: [ ... bows to
Ha Ha Ha ! Thanks Mike,
I'd like to see the film adaptation of Mike's end of thread story ) Then again, the Book is usually better than the Movie ! )
Hey Mike - did you finish the 'Beep Test' and enter the Aussie Military
already ?
Bill
edit - I don't know what Phil looks like but, I envision the part for him in the movie could be played by Robert Shaw as Col. Hessler in 'The battle of the Bulge. '
(My envisionings are usually way off by the way )
We could also round up Howard Stern to play the part of MAGIC.
The rest I'm not sure about )))
Bill
RE: Hey Mike - did you
Alas time constraints ( ie. contracted obligations ) in my day job ruled it out. :-(
Now I've settled on the generality of the puzzle to be had in LPTP #11 : an interesting conundrum from the history of science. Nothing too deep, it would all be Google-able, and there's a secondary time trigger as usual.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: RE: Hey Mike - did
I know how that goes - when I got out of the army I joined the Minnesota National Guard but,
only did one year due to the monthly drills conflicting with my regular job. (
Bill
RE: RE: RE: Hey Mike -
Ah, both sides ( my boss and the Army Reserve ) drew their lines and there was no meet. Fair enough. It is what it is. The base problem is that professionals of my type/experience/seniority are getting scarce .... but it is nice to be wanted, I suppose ? :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: ....and then Anniet (
:))))) It's okay. I just got disorientated for a moment... thought I'd stumbled across what the alien hunters have been looking for for fifteen years :)
Doesn't compare I know... but we girlies had to do weekly drills in high school which conflicted with instant memory retrieval of what constituted right and what constituted left when turning. We were good at spinning sticks n stuff though :)
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No dissing SETI, but I always
No dissing SETI, but I always thought that looking for terrestrial intelligence was a hard ask ...
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal