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ankle_brains · Mar 4, 2004, 08:10 PM

you learn something everyday supposedly...so what did you learn today?

dillerX · Mar 4, 2004, 08:21 PM

it's going to snow.

gorickey · Mar 4, 2004, 08:24 PM

That AAPL can indeed go up instead of down/even...

andi*pandi · Mar 4, 2004, 09:17 PM

Hey, Jojo, what do you say?
We all want to know, what you learned today!
We're all here, so come on take it away,
We all want to know what you learned today!

--Absolutely nothing.

ryju · Mar 4, 2004, 09:20 PM

That I can get girls' numbers easier than tying my shoes

soul searching · Mar 4, 2004, 09:30 PM

I learned boring work stuff.

Originally posted by ryju:
That I can get girls' numbers easier than tying my shoes

Discovered the white pages did you?

DeathToWindows · Mar 4, 2004, 09:51 PM

that people forget when meeting are...

dampeoples · Mar 4, 2004, 10:18 PM

That i should be doing this scanning, not procrastinating

ghost_flash · Mar 4, 2004, 10:30 PM

How cruel and mean spirited some people can be. Wait, I learned that yesterday and the day before that and before that as well.... I guess I get to learn that every day.

angaq0k · Mar 4, 2004, 10:38 PM

Live and let live... then hope for the best...

mitchell_pgh · Mar 4, 2004, 10:42 PM

Even if you are 10000000000% sure of something, someone will disagree with you.

ghost_flash · Mar 4, 2004, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
Even if you are 10000000000% sure of something, someone will disagree with you.

Your wrong.

Geo669 · Mar 4, 2004, 11:27 PM

That thanks to the iTunes random thread,

Theres alot of Nirvana on my list.

and that bordom strikes at any time.

jessejlt · Mar 4, 2004, 11:49 PM

When I woke this morning, I thought that resolving wffs meant:

1. Breaking your wff into clauses
2. Transforming your clauses into Conjunct Normal Form
3. Eliminating any existential quantifiers
4. Replacing variables with constants
5. Eliminating clauses

However, after a talk with my professor I found that my error was in #4. Only variables can be replaced with constants, other variables, or functions of themselves ( that's weird eh? ), and constants can be replaced with other constants.

At 8 am, I found out what Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, and Eigenspaces are. At 8:30, I found out that they are useful for many applications, including some statistical computation. At 9 am, I found out that I didn't like Eigenvectors :-p

Around 2 pm I learned a chapters worth of material on virtual memory. At 4 pm, after two hours of being lectured on Virtual Memory, I found out that the people who figured out how to implement virtual memory are smarter than I will probably ever be.

jesse ;-)

OH-N'omac · Mar 5, 2004, 01:02 AM

- That apologizing after is easier than getting permission before

- That sometimes the best way to get something done is by not doing anything at all

Demonhood · Mar 5, 2004, 01:29 AM

swallowing blood is not conducive to a good night's rest.

Zimphire · Mar 5, 2004, 02:12 AM

I learned Demon was a vampire.

djohnson · Mar 5, 2004, 02:31 AM

Originally posted by ghost_flash:
Your wrong.

No, you're wrong.

Zoom_zoom · 02:16 AM

I learnt that dressing up as the university mascot is very sweaty work!

* I promise thats me under that suit*

- Zoom Zoom

edit: I actually posted the picture

nobitacu · Mar 5, 2004, 03:10 AM

That today is now over, and nothing happened again.

Ming

OreoCookie · Mar 5, 2004, 06:50 AM

Originally posted by jessejlt:
When I woke this morning, I thought that resolving wffs meant:

1. Breaking your wff into clauses
2. Transforming your clauses into Conjunct Normal Form
3. Eliminating any existential quantifiers
4. Replacing variables with constants
5. Eliminating clauses

However, after a talk with my professor I found that my error was in #4. Only variables can be replaced with constants, other variables, or functions of themselves ( that's weird eh? ), and constants can be replaced with other constants.

At 8 am, I found out what Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, and Eigenspaces are. At 8:30, I found out that they are useful for many applications, including some statistical computation. At 9 am, I found out that I didn't like Eigenvectors :-p

Around 2 pm I learned a chapters worth of material on virtual memory. At 4 pm, after two hours of being lectured on Virtual Memory, I found out that the people who figured out how to implement virtual memory are smarter than I will probably ever be.

jesse ;-)

Eigenvectors are really useful. Especially when you start doing spectral theory, all the stuff you learn now suddenly seems trivial

OreoCookie · Mar 5, 2004, 06:51 AM

I learned that after four and a half years, my girlfriend can still surprise me

She'll visit me in April or May in Japan

paully dub · Mar 5, 2004, 07:23 AM

That my girlfriend secretly loves stuff like DMX or 50 cent. I caught her playing X gonna give it to ya, singing along. She new all the words.

Xeo · Mar 5, 2004, 07:31 AM

I learned that image-searching for "bum" returns more pictures of butts than of homeless people.

- - e r i k - - · Mar 5, 2004, 08:04 AM

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?
I learned that Washington never told a lie
I learned that soldiers seldom die
I learned that everybody's free
That's what the teacher said to me
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?
I learned that policemen are my friends
I learned that justice never ends
I learned that murderers die for their crimes
Even if we make a mistake sometimes
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?
I learned that war is not so bad
I learned about the great ones we have had
We fought in Germany and in France
And someday I might get my chance
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?
I learned that our government must be strong
It's always right and never wrong
Our leaders are the finest men
So we elect them again and again
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

--Tom Paxton

gadster · Mar 5, 2004, 08:37 AM

A new shortcut in Quark Xpress.

willed · Mar 5, 2004, 09:35 AM

A load of **** about Origen's theology and about Patristic Trinitarian thought. Had four hours sleep last night, again. Was very nearly enough to put me to sleep except it was a one-on-one tutorial.

DBursey · Mar 5, 2004, 10:40 AM

I learned that the acquisition of Brian Leetch by the Toronto Maple Leafs constitutes a greater significance than previously suspected in boosting our club's playoff aspirations. Thanks Mr. Sather!

nonhuman · Mar 5, 2004, 10:46 AM

I learned that the hard part of writing an RSA encryption system is not implementing the algorithm, which is fairly simple, but in getting your encrypted data into a file in such a way that it's easy to properly extract it again later for decryption.

I also learned that Battle Royale is a good way to stay awake when you're not left with enough time before class to get sleep.

voyageur · Mar 5, 2004, 10:49 AM

that John Ashcroft is in the hospital with pancreatitis.

wolfen · Mar 5, 2004, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by voyageur:
that John Ashcroft is in the hospital with pancreatitis.

That's ok, he's a witch. I'm sure he'll find a way to heal himself using the blood of toddlers and the eyeballs of family pets.

*sigh*

Why did we ever stop burning witches, again?

wolfen

ryju · Mar 5, 2004, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by soul searching:
I learned boring work stuff.

Discovered the white pages did you?

Thanks...now everyone knows.

ghost_flash · Mar 5, 2004, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by djohnson:
No, you're wrong.

I'll say no.no. you are wrong. and then you'll come back with.

No. you are wrong!
then I'll say no. you are wrong!

....... 10 years later....... you'll be telepathing me that I'm wrong,
then I'll teleport over and we'll just site there across from each
other saying You are wrong... <break time> Wife comes over, tea?
Sure. Sure...... What were we saying? oh yeah.....

<plunk>

ghost_flash · Mar 5, 2004, 07:58 PM

Revelation: Hmmmm. White Pages. YES!

xenu · Mar 5, 2004, 08:01 PM

I learnt how to connect my iMac to my Powerbook using a crossover cable.

It's not the least bit obvious how to do this. Help was of no help.

Now, instead of using firewire mode, I can just connect them. Too bad there is only one ethernet connection per computer.

ghost_flash · Mar 5, 2004, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by xenu:
I learnt how to connect my iMac to my Powerbook using a crossover cable.

It's not the least bit obvious how to do this. Help was of no help.

Now, instead of using firewire mode, I can just connect them. Too bad there is only one ethernet connection per computer.

Dude: Go WiFi.

xenu · Mar 5, 2004, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by ghost_flash:
Dude: Go WiFi.

I intend to one day. This was a cheap short term solution to my file sharing problems.

vmpaul · Mar 5, 2004, 08:15 PM

That after replacing the battery in your nice $100+ watch, a thick, fluffy washcloth is not enough protection as you attempt to snap the back on with a pair a pliers because...POOF, the face glass will shatter with even a little pressure.

Ugh, I'm sick about it.

nredman · Mar 5, 2004, 09:45 PM

i learned no matter how many times it snows...people still dont know how to drive in it. i also learned that pepsi vanilla & captain morgan is good

Webscreamer · Mar 5, 2004, 10:00 PM

well, that there is a love out there for me ;-)

And that I finally will make a profit on my Apple stock I bought 3 years ago....

spiky_dog · Mar 5, 2004, 10:03 PM

i learned that the iframe html is quite cool.

spiky_dog · Mar 5, 2004, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by xenu:
I intend to one day. This was a cheap short term solution to my file sharing problems.

did you try a normal patch cable first? modern macs all have autosensing ethernet ports...

xenu · Mar 5, 2004, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by spiky_dog:
did you try a normal patch cable first? modern macs all have autosensing ethernet ports...

No I didn't. I guess I can have tomorrow off, as I have learnt two things today!

Webscreamer · Mar 5, 2004, 10:11 PM

oh and Martha said today that Black and White stripped clothing is coming back in style!

I heard on her show on monday she is going to show how to file through metal...

nredman · Mar 5, 2004, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by paully dub:
That my girlfriend secretly loves stuff like DMX or 50 cent. I caught her playing X gonna give it to ya, singing along. She new all the words.

she loves DMX....she's a keeper

whenever i listen to some X i think my wife gets scared

KP* · Mar 6, 2004, 01:13 AM

I just finished my training for a new job today, so I'm still learning a lot of stuff specific to my job, which I won't bore you with the details. IMO, my training will never truly be done, and tonight I learned stuff that has given me a list of things to work on perfecting the next time I work.

- - e r i k - - · Mar 6, 2004, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by spiky_dog:
i learned that the iframe html is quite cool.

Quick! Unlearn that. Iframes...like any frames... are the work of the devil!

spiky_dog · Mar 6, 2004, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by - - e r i k - -:
Quick! Unlearn that. Iframes...like any frames... are the work of the devil!

hehe. but what else can i use to embed the content of an external website? my manager came to me yesterday, saying "we want a new page on our site. but all the content will come from sitexyz" (job postings). using an iframe seems much easier than d/ling that content to a file and using a ssi or the like.