Mildly interesting
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wrote on 22 Jun 2022, 17:28 last edited by
Last Friday I bought some stuff at a convenience store/Shell station on Hatteras Island for $30.80.
Today I was checking the VISA account and there were 2 charges for $30.80, one on Friday and one on Sunday.
I called VISA to report a duplicate charge.
I did buy fuel on Sunday, but I figured there was no way it was exactly $30.80 worth of fuel.
I had a receipt from Friday but not Sunday because the fuel pump printer was broken.
After reporting the duplicate to VISA I remembered that I had taken a picture of the pump because someone had put a Biden sticker on it.
Now I am waiting on hold to tell VISA to forget about the dispute.
So Mr. Biden saved the Blue Whale convenience store from the hassle of disputing the dispute.
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wrote on 26 Jun 2022, 21:58 last edited by
There is hope:
The universe could possibly avoid eternal heat death through random quantum tunneling and quantum fluctuations, given the non-zero probability of producing a new Big Bang in roughly 10^10^10^56 years
from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_an_expanding_universe
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wrote on 26 Jun 2022, 22:03 last edited by
@mark said in Mildly interesting:
That belongs in the dark and inappropriate thread. I mean, mostly dark. Really dark.
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wrote on 26 Jun 2022, 22:05 last edited by
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There is hope:
The universe could possibly avoid eternal heat death through random quantum tunneling and quantum fluctuations, given the non-zero probability of producing a new Big Bang in roughly 10^10^10^56 years
from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_an_expanding_universe
wrote on 26 Jun 2022, 22:05 last edited by Catseye3@Klaus said in Mildly interesting:
The universe could possibly avoid eternal heat death through random quantum tunneling and quantum fluctuations, given the non-zero probability of producing a new Big Bang in roughly 10^10^10^56 years
Oh, thank you. That clears it all up nicely.
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@Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:
@George-K How old I was ten seconds ago when I redd your post.
You need a serious torqueing-to.
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@Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:
@George-K How old I was ten seconds ago when I redd your post.
You need a serious torqueing-to.
wrote on 26 Jun 2022, 23:49 last edited by@George-K said in Mildly interesting:
You need a serious torqueing-to.
Others have tried, but I duct out every time.
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@mark said in Mildly interesting:
That belongs in the dark and inappropriate thread. I mean, mostly dark. Really dark.
wrote on 27 Jun 2022, 00:17 last edited by@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
That belongs in the dark and inappropriate thread. I mean, mostly dark. Really dark.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 13:09 last edited by
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wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 13:32 last edited by
Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:
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Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.
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When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.
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Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:
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Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.
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When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.
wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 13:35 last edited by@Axtremus said in Mildly interesting:
light) as our primary means of acquiring information.
Hence the expression to shed light on something.
It's weird to think about depending on sound to define our world,isn't it?
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Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:
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Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.
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When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.
wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 13:39 last edited by@Axtremus said in Mildly interesting:
Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:
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Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.
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When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.
Couldn't provide a better example of what happens when you get too much STEM education and think you can apply it to everything. Great job, Ax.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 14:06 last edited by Catseye3
Times of India: "Traditional education is focused on replicating the correct hypothesises, while one of the most important pillars of STEM module is to build creativity. STEM is focused on stimulating the brain and giving it a free reign to create, rather than simply replicate what is already known to the world."
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@Axtremus said in Mildly interesting:
Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that:
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Over the long haul, darkness will triumph over light.
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When we homo sapiens express philosophical/religious preference for "light," what we really desire is information/knowledge. We use "light" as a shorthand for "information" because we have evolved to primarily use sight (that depends on light) as our primary means of acquiring information. Had we evolved to use sonar to map out our surroundings, we would be waxing philosophy about "sound triumphing over silence" instead of "light triumphing over darkness." And even than, "silence" will win over the long haul.
Couldn't provide a better example of what happens when you get too much STEM education and think you can apply it to everything. Great job, Ax.
wrote on 28 Jun 2022, 14:14 last edited by Axtremus@Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:
Couldn't provide a better example of what happens when you get too much STEM education and think you can apply it to everything.
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No such thing as "too much STEM education."
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Even if there is, it's still better than the flip side "not enough STEM education."
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One good thing about STEM education, if you learn it right, is that it teaches and encourages you to know and specify the limits regarding where you can apply or what you can do with a particular teaching (e.g., a formula, equation, or method), to openly admit error terms and confidence levels. Where a philosophy or religious teacher often claim "this is universal truth," a STEM teacher's standard mode of operation is to carefully qualify "this is true only when conditions X, Y, Z, ... are satisfied," and where physical systems are concerned, often followed by "these are the ways things can turn out differently from predictions using our method, how likely, and by how much."
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