Fri Aug 31
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“ All science is either physics or stamp collecting. ”
Ernest Rutherford
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Roger Federer
Thu Aug 30
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A Sense of Accomplishment
ruby chad-tests.rb Loaded suite chad-tests Started .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... .................................... ............................ Finished in 0.110448 seconds. 1000 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors
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“ It just zoomed. It just zoomed. ”
Melinda in her audio letter to Roger
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de•his•cence
[di-his-uhns]
— adjective
1. Botany The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther or sporangium, to release its contents.
2. Medicine A rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound, or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents.
2. Medicine A rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound, or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents.
Wed Aug 29
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ExtraStrong
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tri•bol•o•gy
[trahy-bol-uh-jee]
— noun
The science of the mechanisms of friction, lubrication, and wear of interacting surfaces that are in relative motion.
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“ Think slow, act fast. ”
Buster Keaton
Tue Aug 28
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tra•du•cian•ism
[truh-doo-shuh-niz-uhm]
— noun
Theology The belief that the soul is inherited from the parents along with the body.
Mon Aug 27
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“ I’m comfortable with uncertainty. ”
Ryan Singer playing Werewolf
Sun Aug 26
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con•ni•vent
[kuh-nahy-vuhnt]
— adjective
Biology Converging and touching but not fused, as stamens or an insect’s wings.
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“ If we’re going anywhere, we’re going down the aisle, because I’m too tired, too sick, and too sore to do any other damn thing. ”
Danny Perasa
Sat Aug 25
Fri Aug 24
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“ So is tumbling the next big thing, or has it already peaked? ”
Telegraph newspaper
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pro•to•path•ic
[proh-tuh-path-ik]
— adjective
Sensing pain, pressure, heat, or cold in a nonspecific manner, usually without localizing the stimulus. Used especially of certain sensory nerves.
Thu Aug 23
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“ Any time you try to impose a hierarchy onto the world you are bound to be disappointed. ”
Dave Thomas
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im•bri•cate
[im-bri-kit]
— adjective
Having regularly arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish scales.
Wed Aug 22
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Andrew Bird – Imitosis
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pto•sis
[toh-sis]
— noun
Abnormal lowering or drooping of an organ or a part, especially a drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle weakness or paralysis.
Tue Aug 21
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me•lis•ma
[mi-liz-muh]
— noun
An ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
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“I Feel It All” on a bus
Mon Aug 20
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“ Nothing can pass this line unless it is well defined. ”
Pete Townshend
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im•plic•a•ture
[im-pli-kuh-cher]
— noun
1. The aspect of meaning that a speaker conveys, implies, or suggests without directly expressing. Although the utterance, “Can you pass the salt?” is literally a request for information about one’s ability to pass salt, the understood implicature is a request for salt.
2. The process by which such a meaning is conveyed, implied, or suggested. In saying “Some dogs are mammals,” the speaker conveys by implicature that not all dogs are mammals.
2. The process by which such a meaning is conveyed, implied, or suggested. In saying “Some dogs are mammals,” the speaker conveys by implicature that not all dogs are mammals.
Sun Aug 19
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pro•lep•sis
[proh-lep-sis]
— noun
1. The anachronistic representation of something as existing before its proper or historical time, as in the precolonial United States.
2a. The assignment of something such as an event or name, to a time that precedes it, as in If you tell the cops, you’re a dead man.
2b. The use of a descriptive word in anticipation of the act or circumstances that would make it applicable, as dry in They drained the lake dry.
3. The anticipation and answering of an objection or argument before one’s opponent has put it forward.
2a. The assignment of something such as an event or name, to a time that precedes it, as in If you tell the cops, you’re a dead man.
2b. The use of a descriptive word in anticipation of the act or circumstances that would make it applicable, as dry in They drained the lake dry.
3. The anticipation and answering of an objection or argument before one’s opponent has put it forward.
Sat Aug 18
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hor•rip•i•la•tion
[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn ]
— noun
The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.
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“ I’m like ‘OK Mom. We did this last week.’ ”
Tay Zonday
Fri Aug 17
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Blue Cross Trigon Commercial
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hy•per•es•the•sia
[hahy-per-uhs-thee-zhuh]
— noun
The abnormal or pathological increase in sensitivity to sensory stimuli, as of the skin to touch or the ear to sound.
Thu Aug 16
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The Whitest Boy Alive – Golden Cage
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il•la•tive
[il-uh-tiv]
— noun
A word or phrase, such as hence or for that reason, that expresses an inference.
Wed Aug 15
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glos•so•la•li•a
[glos-uh-ley-lee-uh]
— noun
Fabricated and non-meaningful speech, especially such speech associated with a trance state or certain schizophrenic syndromes.
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Move Your Feet — Junior Senior
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Tip For the iPhone team
You know when you are against my ear so you should also know when you are in my pocket. Don’t ask to be unlocked if you know you’re not in my pocket.
Tue Aug 14
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“ Opinion’s but a fool, that makes us scan
The outward habit by the inward man. ”
Pericles by William Shakespeare
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Hugh Laurie — Protest Song
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“ Kidding is kidding, but get your ass off my pillow. ”
Norman Mailer
Mon Aug 13
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hen•o•the•ism
[hen-uh-thee-iz-uhm]
— noun
Belief in one god without denying the existence of others.
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Louis Armstrong on the Johnny Cash Show
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“ Oh please just last. ”
Isaac Brock
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Tip New Hotness iTunes playlist
File > New Smart Playlist...
[Date Added] [is in the last] [2] [weeks]
[My Rating] [is greater than] [★ ★ ★ • •]
Limit to [50] [items] selected by [most recently added]
[Date Added] [is in the last] [2] [weeks]
[My Rating] [is greater than] [★ ★ ★ • •]
Limit to [50] [items] selected by [most recently added]
Sun Aug 12
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hy•poc•o•rism
[hahy-pok-uh-riz-uhm ]
— noun
1. A name of endearment; a pet name.
2. The use of such names.
2. The use of such names.
Sat Aug 11
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Patrick am changed English
Patrick - am changed the apache conf by hand
Chad - "am changed"?
Patrick - o new syntax
Patrick - I thought you knew
Chad - echo "am changed the apache conf"|english -c
Chad - Syntax OK
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pa•t•ina
[pat-n-uh ]
— noun
A change in appearance produced by long-standing behavior, practice, or use.
Fri Aug 10
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ex•o•nym
[ek-soh-nim]
— noun
A name by which one people or social group refers to another and by which the group so named does not refer to itself.
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Raymond
Thu Aug 9
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Cibelle – Green Grass
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eu•then•ics
[yoo-then-iks]
— noun
The study of the improvement of human functioning and well-being by improvement of living conditions.
Wed Aug 8
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Kanye West & Daft Punk — Stronger
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“ Perhaps this book will be understood only by someone who has himself already had the thoughts that are expressed in it. ”
From preface to Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
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Debate
Marcel - "50 Cent has accepted an offer to debate Kanye West on live television"
Patrick - my money's on fiddy actually
Patrick - even if they DO make them go through metal detectors
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par•a•lan•guage
[par-uh-lang-gwij]
— noun
The set of nonphonemic properties of speech, such as speaking tempo, vocal pitch, and intonational contours, that can be used to communicate attitudes or other shades of meaning.
Tue Aug 7
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“ Taste is a microscope of judgment. ”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Test coverage & elegance
Chad - Code LOC: 554 Test LOC: 545 Code to Test Ratio: 1:0.98
Chad - LAME
Chad - it would be 100% if not for stupid rcov not understanding my elegance
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“ I have become an aerial view of a coastal town you once knew. ”
Fionn Regan in Be Good or Be Gone
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hyp•no•pom•pic
[hip-nuh-pom-pik]
— adjective
Of or relating to the partially conscious state that precedes complete awakening from sleep.
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“ Whosoever knows the folds and complexities of his own mother’s body, he shall never die. ”
First line of Purple America
Mon Aug 6
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Hey Now from True Stories
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Check if a command exists
def command_exists?(command) if RUBY_PLATFORM[/win32|windows|nt|xp/] false # Patches welcome else command_missing = /^no\s+#{command}/ %x[which #{command} 2>&1] !~ command_missing end end
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Grad school & Caprice
Lisa - i totally think about applying for a PhD in history, theory and criticism
Lisa - but then I'll be stuck in school forever doing nothing but bullshitting
Marcel - well it will be interesting what you decide when after several years of thinking loads of different things off and on a ton of times over and over again you finally reach a point when it's time to make a decision and something pops out of the swirl
Lisa - caprice pops out, my daughter
Marcel - double lol. Caprice is a really nice name when pronounced the Italian way (Cah pree cheh)
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All Through The Night
Sun Aug 5
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ex•ap•ta•tion
[eg-zap-tey-shuhn]
— noun
Biology The utilization of a structure or feature for a function other than that for which it was developed through natural selection.
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“ That was the heaviest slam we’ve ever seen. ”
Commentator’s response to Jake Brown’s fall
Sat Aug 4
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es•ti•vate
[es-tuh-veyt]
— intransitive verb
1. To spend the summer, as at a special place.
2. Zoology To pass the summer in a dormant or torpid state.
2. Zoology To pass the summer in a dormant or torpid state.
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“ Experience of object oriented programming languages is not considered a merit. ”
From the qualifications section of an Erlang job listing
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“ I just gave myself commit rights to the English language. ”
Patrick Ewing
Fri Aug 3
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pri•a•pism
[prahy-uh-piz-uhm]
— noun
Persistent, usually painful erection of the penis, especially as a consequence of disease and not related to sexual arousal.
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Ray Charles — Ring of Fire on the Johnny Cash Show
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Tip Wild card matching Google queries
An asterisk can be used in a Google query as a wild card placeholder in a search phrase.
For example, if you forgot how to spell “Dwemthy”, a search for:
“*’s array” why the lucky stiff
finds results for “Dwemthy’s Array”.
Or, for example, you could try:
“Yukihiro Matsumoto was born in *”
(Though “Yukihiro Matsumoto was born in” might actually be better depending on what you are looking for…)
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“ Good feeling of oneness with cup rubber. ”
HHKB Pro 2 box
Thu Aug 2
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Otis Redding — I’ve been loving you
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Facebook API debugging
Chad - wow debugging facebook API problems is a PAIN
Chad - parameter error: here are the parameters you posted
Chad - but not
Chad - parameter error: this particular parameter is wrong or missing
Marcel - You've been PHPeed on
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cre•pus•cu•lar
[kri-puhs-kyuh-ler]
— adjective
1. Of or like twilight; dim.
2. Becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds.
2. Becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds.