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Re: Valediction
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TheFallibleFiend
Yesterday at 08:52 PM
Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8New to this site, and just saw this: Thumbs up, Fallible Fiend, on daughter's feat !
Welcome, Luke, and thanks!
tff
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Re: Seek word
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Faldage
Yesterday at 08:23 PM
Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8How does one find out what the topic of discussion is here?
If you're talking about this particular thread, your guess is as good as anyone else's. And I include dalehileman in that anyone else.
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Re: Valediction
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 07:15 PM
New to this site, and just saw this: Thumbs up, Fallible Fiend, on daughter's feat !
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Wordplay and fun
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Re: Not quite anagrams
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tsuwm
Yesterday at 07:15 PM
no, it is the The ASCI Option Red Supercomputer <<link
-joe (I think you meant Eniac) friday
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Weekly Themes
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Re: Widow's walk
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tsuwm
Yesterday at 07:09 PM
click on a name (over to left), click on 'Send a PM'..
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Re: Not quite anagrams
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 07:07 PM
Is that uniac? or univac? or the one used in the movie "Wargames"?
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Re: Seek word
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 07:05 PM
How does one find out what the topic of discussion is here?
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Re: Widow's walk
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 05:24 PM
note to zmjezhd:
Thanks so much for the help. Another question, the last for now. Is there a proper place to write you a note such as this without putting it out there on the forum???
Thanks again, I am much appreciative.
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Re: Widow's walk
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of troy
Yesterday at 05:19 PM
re: My host also spent time pouring buckets of water around to cool down the cement.
back in the 1960's, we lived on the fifth floor (top)of an apartment building (in the bronx)
every evening, on hot days, my dad would go to
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Re: Widow's walk
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zmjezhd
Yesterday at 04:30 PM
How can I add a picture or avatar?
At the top of this page, click My Stuff and you will see a choice My Profile. Choose it. Scroll down the page, there is a function that lets you upload and image for your avatar.
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Re: Seek word
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tsuwm
Yesterday at 04:00 PM
this probly isn't it, but it sure fits the bill:
galvanize, fr. the name of Luigi Galvani
-joe (I'm shocked) friday
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Re: Seek word
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BranShea
Yesterday at 03:43 PM
Originally Posted By: dalehilemanThe word might be used, for instance, to describe a novel explanation for a commonplace phenomenon and stated in such a way as to stimulate one's thinking The worst part of your request for me is find a commonpl
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Re: Widow's walk
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 02:39 PM
Note to zmjezhd:
Interesting in India. I am having a somewhat difficult time navigating around this site. Can you help? With a thousand posts you must have it all down. How can I add a picture or avatar? Other questions persist, but I will p
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Re: Widow's walk
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 02:35 PM
And in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, the Christ is inside a house, when the people outside lower a man through the roof to have the Christ heal him. Undoubtedly the same concept: a door or opening in the roof for access up for sleeping p
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Re: Widow's walk
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zmjezhd
Yesterday at 02:30 PM
When you build a new house, put a parapet around the roof; otherwise, if someone falls off, you will bring bloodguilt upon your house.
When I was in India last, my hosts and I spent a lot of time up on the roof of the apartment building I
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Re: diabolical liberty
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dalehileman
Yesterday at 01:13 PM
Those who wold give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety--Ben Franklin
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Re: Widow's walk
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LukeJavan8
Yesterday at 01:11 PM
Interesting, for those who may be (interested, that is) in the
Judeo-Christian Bible/Torah in Deuteronomy chapter 22 is teaching about good will, ecology, reasonable consideraton and integrity. In verse 8 it says;" When you build a new house, pu
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Re: "Reasonable Doubt"
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TheFallibleFiend
Yesterday at 12:41 PM
I remember there were a number of issues at the time that were not discussed much in the popular press. For example, the fact that McD's coffee was much hotter than other coffee. It makes sense that there would be a warning to me. There are other
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Re: Maze / labyrinth
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Hydra
Yesterday at 12:29 PM
That their term labyrinth does not agree to the same term in antiquity has little influence on them.
True. But scientists/mathematicians do draw on literature when naming stuff, and usually get it right. Quark is an obvious example. There
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Re: Maze / labyrinth
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Hydra
Yesterday at 12:22 PM
Does anybody know if labyrinths in classical times were mazes or labyrinths in the mathematical sense?
I'm not sure.
But maze comes from OE, labyrinth from the Greek. To the fussy-minded, this puts a Minotaur in the labyrinth,
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