What new thing have you learned today ? - Page 5

monster · 01-30-2011, 12:01 AM

I doubt we could live for a year on our food stocks. But certainly a few months if we were desperate enough not to mind the repetition, and a good few weeks on a regular diet. We'd run out of milk first. Then Bacon. Probably because I'd eat it as comfort food. in one sitting. all six packs. I might consider paddling around a flooded supermarket looking to loot bacon.

zippyt · 01-30-2011, 01:07 AM

we have 6-7 cases of MREs Left over from the Ice storm a few years ago , so we could eat WELL for a few Months

skysidhe · 01-31-2011, 04:19 PM

glatt · 02-03-2011, 01:02 PM

A friend was complaining about traffic this morning, and out of curiosity I pulled up a Google map and clicked on the traffic option. Sure enough, I saw red and black markings all over the map on her route in.

That got me wondering how Google can create these maps. Where do they get the information? So I looked for the answer on the web.

It turns out that while Google gets some of its information from various departments of transportation, the majority of their information comes from us. When we download Google Maps to our phones, and agree to share data with Google so that they can plot our location on the map, they use anonymous GPS information from our phones to see where we are and how fast we are moving. They gather that data from millions of cell phone users, and load it into the maps they send back to all of our phones. They gather information from enough phones that the traffic data is very accurate.

Cool huh? The more people use the feature, the more accurate and detailed it gets.

monster · 02-03-2011, 01:08 PM

That is cool. And a little creepy. Are they also watching us pick our noses in the traffic? Next google app: Boogle, which roads to avoid to reduce your chances of sitting in traffic next to a mucus-miner. I might actually download that.

Gravdigr · 04-10-2011, 01:47 PM

Today I found out you can use smilies as links. I did not know this.

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zippyt · 04-10-2011, 10:41 PM

Pvc and CPVC are 2 different sized Pipes and shark bite connectors Dont fit PVC,
i learned this the hard way

Gravdigr · 04-11-2011, 01:19 AM

Ouch.

monster · 04-21-2011, 08:56 PM

Don't feed the excess blood that came off the beef while it was defrosting to your cats.

monster · 04-21-2011, 08:57 PM

....beest is gonna be so happy I did that when he gets home in 5 mins ....yup once again, I am hoping to get away with not cleaning that up......

kerosene · 04-21-2011, 09:08 PM

Yikes, is this a candidate for the smell thread? Is cat puke worse than human puke?

monster · 04-21-2011, 11:01 PM

no, cat puke is a doddle, but I need to use industrial-strength-hypoallergenic rubber gloves with cleaning products and I found out this morning my left one smelled naaaaaasty. And apparently i don't have a new pair in waiting. Plus, if he's home or less than 10 minutes away, that's his job anyway

kerosene · 04-21-2011, 11:14 PM

Good rule. Ima use that one.

DanaC · 04-27-2011, 04:26 PM

The origin of the word 'gossip'.

When a medieval woman was giving birth, she'd have lots of women around her, midwife, mum, sisters, neighbours etc. This would be a social occasion for the women. It was a shared experience. A female only ritual. These women who were there during labour and birth were known as 'God's siblings' which was shortened to 'God's sibs' and eventually became 'gossip'.

Clodfobble · 04-28-2011, 05:52 PM

Today I learned that sexobon is male.

I had been operating on what I thought had been given knowledge that he was female, and this belief dated back to his prior username, even. Musta crossed a major wire somewhere in my brain and attached another user's background to his name. Sorry about that, buddy.

01-30-2011, 12:01 AM	#61
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I doubt we could live for a year on our food stocks. But certainly a few months if we were desperate enough not to mind the repetition, and a good few weeks on a regular diet. We'd run out of milk first. Then Bacon. Probably because I'd eat it as comfort food. in one sitting. all six packs. I might consider paddling around a flooded supermarket looking to loot bacon. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-30-2011, 01:07 AM	#62
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	we have 6-7 cases of MREs Left over from the Ice storm a few years ago , so we could eat WELL for a few Months __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-03-2011, 01:08 PM	#65
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That is cool. And a little creepy. Are they also watching us pick our noses in the traffic? Next google app: Boogle, which roads to avoid to reduce your chances of sitting in traffic next to a mucus-miner. I might actually download that. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-10-2011, 01:47 PM	#66
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I found out you can use smilies as links. I did not know this. <--- __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-10-2011, 10:41 PM	#67
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Pvc and CPVC are 2 different sized Pipes and shark bite connectors Dont fit PVC, i learned this the hard way __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-31-2011, 04:19 PM	#63
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828

02-03-2011, 01:02 PM	#64
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	A friend was complaining about traffic this morning, and out of curiosity I pulled up a Google map and clicked on the traffic option. Sure enough, I saw red and black markings all over the map on her route in. That got me wondering how Google can create these maps. Where do they get the information? So I looked for the answer on the web. It turns out that while Google gets some of its information from various departments of transportation, the majority of their information comes from us. When we download Google Maps to our phones, and agree to share data with Google so that they can plot our location on the map, they use anonymous GPS information from our phones to see where we are and how fast we are moving. They gather that data from millions of cell phone users, and load it into the maps they send back to all of our phones. They gather information from enough phones that the traffic data is very accurate. Cool huh? The more people use the feature, the more accurate and detailed it gets.

04-11-2011, 01:19 AM	#68
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ouch. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-21-2011, 08:56 PM	#69
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Don't feed the excess blood that came off the beef while it was defrosting to your cats. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-21-2011, 08:57 PM	#70
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	....beest is gonna be so happy I did that when he gets home in 5 mins ....yup once again, I am hoping to get away with not cleaning that up...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-21-2011, 09:08 PM	#71
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Yikes, is this a candidate for the smell thread? Is cat puke worse than human puke?

04-21-2011, 11:01 PM	#72
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	no, cat puke is a doddle, but I need to use industrial-strength-hypoallergenic rubber gloves with cleaning products and I found out this morning my left one smelled naaaaaasty. And apparently i don't have a new pair in waiting. Plus, if he's home or less than 10 minutes away, that's his job anyway __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-21-2011, 11:14 PM	#73
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Good rule. Ima use that one.

04-28-2011, 05:52 PM	#75
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Today I learned that sexobon is male. I had been operating on what I thought had been given knowledge that he was female, and this belief dated back to his prior username, even. Musta crossed a major wire somewhere in my brain and attached another user's background to his name. Sorry about that, buddy. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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