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I think I've solved this whole 'Don't draw my Prophet as I find it really offensive' problem







And a link in case of WTF And a link in case of WTF en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr ödinger's_cat archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:01,

*burns anyway*

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:03, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:03,

So you're putting the Prophet in a box with a vial of poison and a radioactivity-activated trigger?

Pretty sure that's a burnin'. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:04, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:04,

No in this experiment there will be a bowl of apple pie and custard

He will either be hungry or quite full up ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:05, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:05,

Not true

It's a law of the universe that you will only be offered apple pie when you are already full. You will also then proceed to eat it anyway and end up feeling bloated and with an unfocussed sense of guilt. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:10, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:10,

that's not universal

that's just MacDonalds. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:18, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:18,

And my Nan

( , Sat 22 May 2010, 9:53, archived) ( , Sat 22 May 2010, 9:53,

This is why dinner should be reversed

Coffee and dessert first. Then main course. Eat all the meat and a few potatoes and leave all the veg when you're full ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:21, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:21,

haha

( , Mon 24 May 2010, 22:33, archived) ( , Mon 24 May 2010, 22:33,

Burn your existentialism embassy





note: Not to sure if existentialism is correct. post me a wiki link to the correct one and I'll read that too. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:04, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:04,

"why have you got a box on your head?"

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:05, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:05,

Roland

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:06, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:06,

AHAHAHAHA

good film ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:43, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:43,

existential bumming

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:09, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:09,

Gah.

Had enough science this week. Last Friday, I had my first look at Python and now a week later, I've co-written a simluation program that does least squares fitting for a previously unsolvable problem. My head hurts and my eyes are sore from staring at computer screens. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:09, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:09,

You lost me after "at" but I'm jealous that your brain can work that way

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:12, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:12,

Using Python is like mashing your groin repeatedly with a cushion

It can be fun at first but after a few hours it begins to hurt, and after a week you're crying for mercy.







Disclaimer: May not actually frequently use Python and acknowledges that it might be the greatest scripting language ever. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:17, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:17,

All that tells me is it's a good idea not to touch any cushions in your house

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:19, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:19,

This would be very good advice

I wash them regularly, but still... ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:22, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:22,

This is going to be the new office slogan.

It's really not too bad - it's just the mistakes I've made that make it hard work. I've not done any programming before, so I'm really quite pleased. It's running at the moment and it's the first time I've heard this computer's fan running... ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:24, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:24,

I'm rubbish at Python

other than shell scripts it's the only scripting language I've used any of -- but in the end I just use Fortran and forget about it, like the rest of my field. That's why we're stuck in 1980 or so. I should probably make more of an effort though.



Or Perl. Or Ruby. Or any of these things. Javascript. That looks "fun". ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:34, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:34,

I have no idea.

I'm just mashing keys until it does what I want, which is seldom. The program itself works fine now, but the results are a bit off. More due to intractable errors between model and reality, but meh, had to give it a try. If it gets even half-way there, I've booked myself a ticket to a conference in China. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:47, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:47,

Book yourself a ticket anyway

If they won't let you into the hall become one of the crackpots hanging around just outside handing out leaflets loudly proclaiming the genius of your model in badly-spelled English and violently clashing colours. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:50, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:50,

Funding...

The conference also clashes with the in-laws coming over and I like them. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:52, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:52,

Tell them to buy tickets to China instead

= family holiday! + assorted crackpottery ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:58, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:58,

I've been reading a python book

I'm up to chapter 5. I can't do a thing with it. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:23, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:23,

Try this...

while true:

print "MrOli is great!"; ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:38, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:38,

Traceback (most recent call last):



File "", line 1, in

while true:

NameError: name 'true' is not defined ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:51, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:51,

DAMMIT!

My Python is rusty. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:54, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:54,

Pffft!

h = acceptable humour content

p = raw_input("Joke: ")

If p = h:

print "Pfft!" ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:51, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:51,

hehehe

archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:10,

ha ha

Your name still makes me nostalgic ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:13, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:13,

haha for what?

Griffin Saver sports bags? ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:15, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:15,

Yeah. I had a brown leather satchel. You have no idea how lucky you were

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:18, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:18,

*feels retrospectively superior*

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:20, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:20,

Hahahahaha!

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 14:24, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 14:24,

this is also good ha ha

( , Sat 22 May 2010, 1:41, archived) ( , Sat 22 May 2010, 1:41,

I like what you've done here

Have a click ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:50, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:50,

Very kind

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:55, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 13:55,

This^

Nice work. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 15:35, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 15:35,

wonderfully paradoxical!

I like this. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 15:40, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 15:40,

Thank's for all you're complements

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 15:53, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 15:53,

Thank is for all you are compliments?

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Martin check your grammar ( , Mon 24 May 2010, 11:56, archived) ( , Mon 24 May 2010, 11:56,

nice one!

( , Fri 21 May 2010, 16:13, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 16:13,

Hahaha

Fantastic *clicks* ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 18:24, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 18:24,

Hahaha!

They'll have to amend the Q'ran now :) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 19:26, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 19:26,

I wonder why Islam is so coy about Mohammed

It's almost like they don't want to see a picture of the prophet getting it on with his nine year old bride. Such a picture is surely very spiritually uplifting. ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 21:01, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 21:01,

Now, now less of that

This isn't 'Have Your Say' you know ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 21:17, archived) ( , Fri 21 May 2010, 21:17,

LOL

that's really good : )

nice idea ( , Sat 22 May 2010, 1:38, archived) ( , Sat 22 May 2010, 1:38,

Hehe .. applied quantum prophets .. :-)

I wonder how he gets along with the cat in such a confined space.



But if I open the box to peek, the space is no longer confined.



I fear that this will keep me contemplating for years.



*ckicketyclick* ( , Sat 22 May 2010, 8:03, archived) ( , Sat 22 May 2010, 8:03,

clever :D

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