[Tiste Simeon]

worry, on 19 May 2023 - 08:53 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 17 May 2023 - 01:58 PM, said:

worry, on 17 May 2023 - 09:25 AM, said:

Yah, me nan lives in Ol' Billywickham and eats her chips with "soot and vinegar", she says. "Leastways it means some folks are still a-workin." Well that's nan for ya. Big hearted.

Every now and again Worry NAILS the execution on a joke. This was NOTE perfect and I LOLed at work and people looked at me strangely.

Lol Tiste sent me a voice recording of his impression of this. If only y'all could hear it.

I got some of the wording wrong, my apologies.

[worry]

That's fine, I can't understand all that UK gibberish anyway.

[Mentalist]

Abyss, on 17 May 2023 - 01:42 PM, said:

I forget, which of these places did Charlie Stross wipe out with an army of Necro-Elves?

Leeds, iirc

Making me happy: on my way to the cottage for long weekend. 3.5 days of getting hammered and chilling with good people ahead.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Tiste Simeon, on 19 May 2023 - 09:30 AM, said:

worry, on 19 May 2023 - 08:53 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 17 May 2023 - 01:58 PM, said:

worry, on 17 May 2023 - 09:25 AM, said:

Yah, me nan lives in Ol' Billywickham and eats her chips with "soot and vinegar", she says. "Leastways it means some folks are still a-workin." Well that's nan for ya. Big hearted.

Every now and again Worry NAILS the execution on a joke. This was NOTE perfect and I LOLed at work and people looked at me strangely.

Lol Tiste sent me a voice recording of his impression of this. If only y'all could hear it.

I got some of the wording wrong, my apologies.

Also in receipt of Tiste's voice recordings over the weekend. Definitely made me smile!

[Mezla PigDog]

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

[Cause]

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

This is the most epic dream ever!

[Tsundoku]

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

[Abyss]

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

I would have complete faith in Steve Martin in these circumstances.
He is the hero those colonists need, want, and deserve.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Quote

Scientists have invented a device that can continuously generate electricity from thin air, offering a glimpse of a possible sustainable energy source that can be made of almost any material and runs on the ambient humidity that surrounds all of us[...]

If you've ever seen a bolt of lightning streak across the sky, you've already had a sneak peek of the untapped power that is hidden in ambient air.
[...]

[...] homes, factories, and perhaps whole cities might be powered by the electricity that is concealed in the air.

[...] practically any material could become an Air-gen device provided it was perforated with tiny holes measuring 100 nanometers or fewer[...]

[...] "Importantly, since air humidity is ubiquitous and continuous 24/7, Air-gen can be deployed almost anywhere for continuous energy harvesting [...]

air is diffusive and filled in the entire vertical space, which means that we can stack many layers of air-gen devices [...] more space efficient" than other power sources [...] "[...] can be engineered into varied form factors and neatly blend into the environment (even without one's notice)" versus the example of "a solar panel that exclusively takes up space."

Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough (vice.com)

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 24 May 2023 - 01:59 PM

[Cause]

Azath Vitr (D, on 24 May 2023 - 01:58 PM, said:

Quote

Scientists have invented a device that can continuously generate electricity from thin air, offering a glimpse of a possible sustainable energy source that can be made of almost any material and runs on the ambient humidity that surrounds all of us[...]

If you've ever seen a bolt of lightning streak across the sky, you've already had a sneak peek of the untapped power that is hidden in ambient air.
[...]

[...] homes, factories, and perhaps whole cities might be powered by the electricity that is concealed in the air.

[...] practically any material could become an Air-gen device provided it was perforated with tiny holes measuring 100 nanometers or fewer[...]

[...] "Importantly, since air humidity is ubiquitous and continuous 24/7, Air-gen can be deployed almost anywhere for continuous energy harvesting [...]

air is diffusive and filled in the entire vertical space, which means that we can stack many layers of air-gen devices [...] more space efficient" than other power sources [...] "[...] can be engineered into varied form factors and neatly blend into the environment (even without one's notice)" versus the example of "a solar panel that exclusively takes up space."

Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough (vice.com)

Without knowing more I would guess this has the hallmarks of vaporware. Science that sounds great and may indeed work on the small scale but cant in reality be scaled up to realistic numbers.

Hope I am wrong but doubt it.

[Slow Ben]

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Cause, on 24 May 2023 - 07:53 PM, said:

Azath Vitr (D, on 24 May 2023 - 01:58 PM, said:

Quote

Scientists have invented a device that can continuously generate electricity from thin air, offering a glimpse of a possible sustainable energy source that can be made of almost any material and runs on the ambient humidity that surrounds all of us[...]

If you've ever seen a bolt of lightning streak across the sky, you've already had a sneak peek of the untapped power that is hidden in ambient air.
[...]

[...] homes, factories, and perhaps whole cities might be powered by the electricity that is concealed in the air.

[...] practically any material could become an Air-gen device provided it was perforated with tiny holes measuring 100 nanometers or fewer[...]

[...] "Importantly, since air humidity is ubiquitous and continuous 24/7, Air-gen can be deployed almost anywhere for continuous energy harvesting [...]

air is diffusive and filled in the entire vertical space, which means that we can stack many layers of air-gen devices [...] more space efficient" than other power sources [...] "[...] can be engineered into varied form factors and neatly blend into the environment (even without one's notice)" versus the example of "a solar panel that exclusively takes up space."

Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough (vice.com)

Without knowing more I would guess this has the hallmarks of vaporware. Science that sounds great and may indeed work on the small scale but cant in reality be scaled up to realistic numbers.

Hope I am wrong but doubt it.

That's what makes the researchers' claim that it's theoretically '"more space efficient" than other power sources' (energy / m^3?) and scalable through vertical stacking so appealing... but yeah that's the big question. Not going to rush to sell my solar / wind / geothermal stocks and short fossil fuels just yet. (But it would have the advantage over geothermal of not causing earthquakes....)

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Quote

It’s the same physics at play in storm clouds’ lightning discharges. [...] incredibly promising for scalability and everyday usage. [...] evident when considering that air humidity can diffuse in three-dimensional space. In theory, thousands of Air-gen layers can be stacked atop one another, thus scaling up the device without increasing its overall footprint.

A new material creates clean electricity from the air around it (Popular Science via msn.com)

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Cause, on 24 May 2023 - 07:53 PM, said:

Without knowing more I would guess this has the hallmarks of vaporware.

While it may turn out to be vaporware,
Let our hopes not be static---for there will
Still be fresh lightning through the mists & veils....

(lol'd when I finally got the pun---intentional or otherwise...)

Of course that's no reason for complacency about climate change; a technological solution is by no means guaranteed, and humanity should be doing far more than it is.

[Tsundoku]

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

[Slow Ben]

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

[Tiste Simeon]

There was a funeral for a well loved man. The best friend of this man leaned over to the man's widow and asked "do you mind if I say a word?"
"Of course," she replied.
So the friend stood up and said "Plethora." And sat back down.
"Thanks," said the widow, "it means a lot."

The brother of the man also turned to the widow and asked if he could say a word.
"Of course," she said again.
"Global," said the brother before sitting down again.
"Thanks," said the widow, "that means the world."

[Tsundoku]

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 03:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

Oh yes, you have a plethora.

[Slow Ben]

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 07:06 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 03:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

Oh yes, you have a plethora.

Jefe, what is a plethora?

[Tsundoku]

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 12:35 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 07:06 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 03:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

Oh yes, you have a plethora.

Jefe, what is a plethora?

Why, El Ben lento?