Today I Learned - Page 16

glatt · 04-27-2015, 12:52 PM

Way to go, Russell Martin Bliss, you fool. This is why we can't have nice things. And why the EPA is keeps looking for the next thing on the list to ban.

monster · 06-17-2015, 08:26 PM

Today I learned that there is a theory that William Shakespeare was involved in the production of the King James Version of The Bible and left a "signature". iThe translation started when he was 46, and apparently the 46th word from the beginning of psalm 46 is "Shake" and the 46th word from the end of psalm 46 is "Spear"

It was a random factoid spouted by a character in a book I am reading, so I googled it.

BigV · 06-23-2015, 10:31 PM

Is Dan Brown a hero to you?

Happy Monkey · 06-23-2015, 11:42 PM

Today I learned that if FIOS TV is out, I can't even watch recorded shows on my DVR.

BigV · 06-24-2015, 10:45 AM

What crap. It really wrecks the normal expectation of what a DVR should deliver.

I wonder what Verizon is monitoring when you employ the DVR. You're not getting commercials, right? Maybe it's like the Kindle where you have a local copy of the work, but only a revocable license to watch, listen, read it.

Happy Monkey · 06-24-2015, 11:13 AM

No, it's recording them locally. It's just that if the box can't connect to the server, you can't even get to the DVR menu. It just has an error message, and doesn't respond to the remote.

Gravdigr · 07-25-2015, 05:17 PM

Today I learned about The Cornfield Bomber.

Griff · 07-26-2015, 11:07 AM

Cool. Embarrassing maybe for the pilot...

xoxoxoBruce · 07-26-2015, 03:59 PM

Well, he just stepped out to pee and it slipped out of park.

I wish commercial jets would do that.

Gravdigr · 08-25-2015, 01:52 PM

Today I learned about Zion curtains.

ETA: And then, I read up on the Alcohol Laws of Utah. Interesting read.

Lamplighter · 08-25-2015, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Today I learned about Zion curtains.

Quelle deception !

I was expecting something at least related to underwear.

Gravdigr · 08-25-2015, 03:54 PM

I can see where you might make that mistake...Especially in one of my posts.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2015, 10:43 PM

Today, Tuesday, August 25th, is the US National Park Service's 99th birthday. All National Parks had free admission today. Only 20 minutes left here, but you western time zones might get in a quickie.

Gravdigr · 09-11-2015, 04:18 PM

Today I learned about the Kalinin K-7.

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Undertoad · 10-06-2015, 01:05 PM

Liver, fava beans, and red wine are three things that interact with a class of drugs known as MAOIs, early antidepressants that were sometimes used for personality disorders. If you eat those things and are on a MAOI it can kill you.

So the famous line from Silence of the Lambs,

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."

...could have signaled that the patient was off his meds.

06-17-2015, 08:26 PM	#227
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Today I learned that there is a theory that William Shakespeare was involved in the production of the King James Version of The Bible and left a "signature". iThe translation started when he was 46, and apparently the 46th word from the beginning of psalm 46 is "Shake" and the 46th word from the end of psalm 46 is "Spear" It was a random factoid spouted by a character in a book I am reading, so I googled it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-23-2015, 10:31 PM	#228
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Is Dan Brown a hero to you? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-23-2015, 11:42 PM	#229
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Today I learned that if FIOS TV is out, I can't even watch recorded shows on my DVR. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-24-2015, 10:45 AM	#230
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What crap. It really wrecks the normal expectation of what a DVR should deliver. I wonder what Verizon is monitoring when you employ the DVR. You're not getting commercials, right? Maybe it's like the Kindle where you have a local copy of the work, but only a revocable license to watch, listen, read it. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-24-2015, 11:13 AM	#231
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	No, it's recording them locally. It's just that if the box can't connect to the server, you can't even get to the DVR menu. It just has an error message, and doesn't respond to the remote. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-27-2015, 12:52 PM	#226
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Way to go, Russell Martin Bliss, you fool. This is why we can't have nice things. And why the EPA is keeps looking for the next thing on the list to ban.

07-25-2015, 05:17 PM	#232
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I learned about The Cornfield Bomber. __________________ 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.

07-26-2015, 11:07 AM	#233
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Cool. Embarrassing maybe for the pilot... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-26-2015, 03:59 PM	#234
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well, he just stepped out to pee and it slipped out of park. I wish commercial jets would do that. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-25-2015, 01:52 PM	#235
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I learned about Zion curtains. ETA: And then, I read up on the Alcohol Laws of Utah. Interesting read. __________________ 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. Last edited by Gravdigr; 08-25-2015 at 01:59 PM.

08-25-2015, 03:54 PM	#237
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I can see where you might make that mistake...Especially in one of my posts. __________________ 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.

08-25-2015, 10:43 PM	#238
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Today, Tuesday, August 25th, is the US National Park Service's 99th birthday. All National Parks had free admission today. Only 20 minutes left here, but you western time zones might get in a quickie. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-11-2015, 04:18 PM	#239
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I learned about the Kalinin K-7. __________________ 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.

10-06-2015, 01:05 PM	#240
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Liver, fava beans, and red wine are three things that interact with a class of drugs known as MAOIs, early antidepressants that were sometimes used for personality disorders. If you eat those things and are on a MAOI it can kill you. So the famous line from Silence of the Lambs, "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." ...could have signaled that the patient was off his meds.

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