Pariah Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 ...or an old-school television. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 ...or an old-school television. Sounds like a supervillain name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ooo, sorry, that'd be pushing the concept past breaking point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Isn't that what gedanken experiments are all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Naming supervillains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 No, pushing concepts past their breaking point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Oh, so you're the one who broke all my concepts? What do you have to say for yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 they were small concepts... L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 This is why we can't have nice things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 This is among the many reasons why we can't have nice things. Minor correction applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Nice things come, nice things go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well, yeah, with an attitude like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 All things are transient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Besides, I have had it drilled into me that nice things are reserved for people higher up the org tree than I am. I.e., the statement "...we can't have nice things" always is made from the imperial "we", not the inclusive first person plural "we". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 But ... surely upper management can have nice things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 The imperial "we" of kings, emperors, popes, Charles de Gaulle, and Jewish mothers. Upper management deserves the Robespierre haircut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 But up until then, they at least have nice things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 You say that as if it were a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 No no, just a statement of facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Then I must sadly agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yay, consensus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rails Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 435 in the House of Representatives + 100 in the Senate . . . oh, wait. "Consensus", not "con census". My mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 ... and some number of state houses that could be added on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 ...that number being approximately 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 What's the P value on that number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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