AliceTheOwl Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word Get an advanced degree that will actually allow me to do a job that doesn't kill my brain cells, one at a bloody time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word That cuts down the range of possibilities some, but not enough to be a useful search criterion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word Of course not. It was only enough information to convince you I have better things to do with my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word One grad school cohort of mine ... actually, she was 2-3 years behind me ... had her first while in grad school. She's a department chairman now, and her daughter graduated from college last June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I'm sure. I'm also sure she didn't have over $50K in debt already at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Milky Way: Bigger than we thought http://www.bigpond.com/news/technology/content/20080220/2167853.asp Twice as big. wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Cool. I'd ask if you watched the eclipse last night, but I don't think it was visible from where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Rep Power: 6911 The observed solar spectrum at 6911 Angstroms is dominated by lines not of the gases in the Sun, but of gases in the Earth's atmosphere, in this case, O2. This is in what Frauenhofer called the B band, a pattern of strong spectral lines due to an electronic transition in the oxygen molecule; the bandhead is at 6867A, and the lines trail off from there for a hundred Angstroms or so to longer wavelengths. (The similar but stronger A band has its bandhead at 7593A.) In the main part of the band, the lines are so strong that there is essentially zero transmitted light in the broad line core, and the lines of the isotopically substituted varieties of O2 (that is, rather than 16O-16O, 18O-16O and 17O-16O) are present and of appreciable strength; 18O is 1/500 as abundant as 16O, and 17O is 1/2600 as abundant as 16O. The strong 16O-16O lines obliterate the spectrum where they are present, which means this spectrum interval is generally avoided, if possible, when taking data on astronomical targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I'm sure. I'm also sure she didn't have over $50K in debt already at the time. I'd have to ask; she might well have. She & husband both went to Harvey Mudd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word My point is, Josh and I are at a point, financially, where we can't afford just us, never mind another small human. And I'll be going back to grad school, and won't have the time, energy or inclination to chase after the little bundle of joy. It can wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I didn't marry until I was in my mid-30's, and we waited a couple of years after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Yep. So waiting it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I bet you'd have beautiful children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Owl feathers + squirrel tail. It'd be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word . . . A Dire Squirrowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I bet you'd have beautiful children. I bet my kids are the most made-fun-of in school. Josh and I are both short, and value intelligence. They'll be such little geeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I bet your children will cut the bullies' souls into ribbons verbally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Not if they take after me. I always think of the best comebacks five minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word me too. I dislike that. The moment passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word On message boards, it's not that much of a problem. Especially because there's an "edit" button. ^ v ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word And, you don't need to be concerned about getting your face pounded by muscular idiots who take offense at your wit. Your "delayed response" phenomenon could be the survival instinct working subconsciously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Could be, but being a smart@$$ in real life never got me so much as smacked. (Unless you're talking about my parents; different story.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word I got thumped once or twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word Girls tend to go for the psychological damage. And I went to a sufficiently civilized school where hitting girls was Not Cool. Unless they hit you first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Re: The Last Word That sort of thing varied among the schools I attended, though I don't recall male-female mayhem ever happening after age 7 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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