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    Copper
    wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 18:49 last edited by
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    Dumb?

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 9 Aug 2020, 12:27 last edited by
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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 13:20 last edited by jon-nyc 8 Nov 2020, 13:21
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        In a pinch.

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          jon-nyc
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            Horace
            wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 23:40 last edited by
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            Difficult to say how particularly special that is.

            Education is extremely important.

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              George K
              wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:16 last edited by
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              https://gizmodo.com/the-mathematical-explanation-for-why-you-cant-catch-a-f-1776551693

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                13 Aug 2020, 00:16

                https://gizmodo.com/the-mathematical-explanation-for-why-you-cant-catch-a-f-1776551693

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                Rainman
                wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 01:25 last edited by
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                @George-K

                OK, everyone check out George's link, and see if you can catch a dollar bill.
                I could. Every time.
                And I think anyone that plays piano reasonably well, can do the same.
                That's my hypothesis. Eye/hand coordination is developed to be much faster for pianists.

                I used to piss off our cat because I could smack his paw faster than he could try to dig his claws into me. It always started out as a game, but he would get mad after losing over and over. He'd finally hiss, and run away, with me giggling like a little kid. Everyone now needs to go find their cat. If you don't have a cat, just walk down the street calling "kitty-kitty." Cats may be slower so that everyone can play that game and win. Not sure.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 01:36 last edited by
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                  I couldn't catch the dollar but when it was increased to 20, I caught it every time. As they say, every man has his price.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    13 Aug 2020, 01:25

                    @George-K

                    OK, everyone check out George's link, and see if you can catch a dollar bill.
                    I could. Every time.
                    And I think anyone that plays piano reasonably well, can do the same.
                    That's my hypothesis. Eye/hand coordination is developed to be much faster for pianists.

                    I used to piss off our cat because I could smack his paw faster than he could try to dig his claws into me. It always started out as a game, but he would get mad after losing over and over. He'd finally hiss, and run away, with me giggling like a little kid. Everyone now needs to go find their cat. If you don't have a cat, just walk down the street calling "kitty-kitty." Cats may be slower so that everyone can play that game and win. Not sure.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 01:37 last edited by
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                    @Rainman said in Mildly interesting:

                    I used to piss off our cat because I could smack his paw faster than he could try to dig his claws into me.

                    Def the post of the day.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 14 Aug 2020, 18:02 last edited by
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                      Thought this was "mildly interesting"

                      -QUOTE-
                      When the Great Plague of London ravaged through the British city beginning in 1665, Issac Newton was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge. As described in Gale Christianson's Isaac Newton, a few months after acquiring his undergraduate degree in the spring of that year, the 23-year-old retreated to his family farm of Woolsthorpe Manor, some 60 miles northwest of Cambridge. Along with being located a safe distance from the carriers of the horrific disease that was wiping out the population of the city, Woolsthorpe provided the sort of quiet, serene environment that allowed a mind like Newton's to journey, uninterrupted, to the farthest reaches of the imagination. This period is now known as annus mirabilis – the "year of wonders."
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                      Newton quarantined during pandemic

                      So, good things can happen during a "stay at home" 555555

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                          17 Aug 2020, 01:53

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                          George K
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                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          (embedded tweet not working, but...)

                          Wow. That's pretty cool.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 01:51 last edited by
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                            How couples meet. 1940-2020

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                              22 Aug 2020, 01:51

                              How couples meet. 1940-2020

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:03 last edited by
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                              @jon-nyc Interesting graph. I would not have expect the "college" meeting to decrease so much after the last 15 years or so.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:04 last edited by
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                                It’s all zero sum. Those online meetings had to come from somewhere.

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                                  22 Aug 2020, 02:04

                                  It’s all zero sum. Those online meetings had to come from somewhere.

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:10 last edited by
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                                  @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

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                                    22 Aug 2020, 02:10

                                    @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

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                                    Aqua Letifer
                                    wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:14 last edited by
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                                    @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                                    @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

                                    Read The Vanishing Neighbor or Bowling Alone. (What is it with me and book reccos today?)

                                    Anyway, they explain it pretty well.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                      22 Aug 2020, 02:10

                                      @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:16 last edited by
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                                      @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                                      @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

                                      Because in the 80’s and 90’s we knew better than to become couples with the people we met at bars.

                                      The Brad

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                                        22 Aug 2020, 02:16

                                        @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                                        @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

                                        Because in the 80’s and 90’s we knew better than to become couples with the people we met at bars.

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                                        wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:21 last edited by
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                                        @LuFins-Dad said in Mildly interesting:

                                        @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

                                        @jon-nyc Good point, but I guess I would have expected the "meeting in bar/restaurant" to have decreased also. Not sure why that is so much more popular now than in 1980 or 1990.

                                        Because in the 80’s and 90’s we knew better than to become couples with the people we met at bars.

                                        LOL So, maybe the graph is just looking at people STILL married.

                                        maybe the "meeting in bar/restaurant" line will decrease after a few more years? LOL

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 22 Aug 2020, 02:37 last edited by
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                                          How did you meet your significant others?

                                          Limiting to those I was with 1yr or more, and using their categories:

                                          1 in college
                                          1 in a bar (old fiancé in Chicago)
                                          3 at work or a work event (conference)
                                          1 through a friend (Rachel)

                                          I did meet some girls online but nothing long term came from it. That was just taking off when I met a Rachel.

                                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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