[Tiste Simeon]

amphibian, on 15 June 2025 - 12:08 PM, said:

I should add that we've been so busy that my clean laundry is 3 piles, my dining room table is overflowing with things that need to be put away, and my basement isn't organized at all. Yet I'm happy.

Full life. I'm happy for you

[worry]

Yeah that's rad. I had a cheapo metal tube swing set as a kid and had lots of fun, but those massive wood ones with the clubhouse or whatever look like kid heaven.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

amphibian, on 15 June 2025 - 12:08 PM, said:

I should add that we've been so busy that my clean laundry is 3 piles, my dining room table is overflowing with things that need to be put away, and my basement isn't organized at all. Yet I'm happy.

Sounds like a lovely, full life which is a nice thing to have

[QuickTidal]

For Fathers Day my kids (read: my wife) got me three 27" x 40" frames (not usually cheap or easy to find) to FINALLY house and display my three theatrical LORD OF THE RINGS teaser posters that I bought about 20 years ago (back when Toronto still had a movie poster store). I've never displayed them because: A. We didn't have the space t the old Condo and B. I wasn't about to put tacks through them and they are too heavy for museum putty, and 27 x 40 frames have always been nonsensically expensive compared to 24 x 36. But lo and behold Michaels (craft store in Canada) was having a deal on them, so the normally $50+tax EACH that they cost, was halved so she found me three for $75 total. A steal.

Anyways, it will be nice to finally get them up....they've been rolled in a protective cardboard tube since the early noughts.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 16 June 2025 - 11:36 AM

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Deepseek is actually proving extremely helpful for learning rigorous advanced mathematics. (Not just the formulas, that is, but the proofs demonstrating their logical validity.)

So much better than Google search.

Granted, that's partly because of the enshittification of search. And it's made occasional errors (including at least one simple algebra error), so I've had to check its logic carefully. But since the latest update it's made very few errors. Probably a lower error rate than the average math textbook (which even in ebook form tend to be shockingly full of errors...).

If the justification behind a step isn't clear, you can ask it to explain its reasoning and it will do so clearly and (most of the time) correctly (and even when it's made errors, most of them have been minor and easily corrected). I'd imagine it's comparable to hiring a math professor as your personal tutor. Available at all hours of whenever. For free. (For now, at least...)

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 17 June 2025 - 02:27 PM

[QuickTidal]

Tall Ships this weekend! This Age of Sail Naval nerd is going to be in heaven.

[BK (NTS no politics)]

Just a one more thing before I sign out. In January I got to experience a lifelong dream! I ll post pics if I still remember how. That dream was to see moonlight(unfortunately not full but still) on a snow covered ground. With it all came my areas very 1st….blizzard warning. I’ve never seen anything like it before but it was fucking jamazing as all fuck! 8 inches of snow. Complete mindfuck to see in person. 6F lows killed our new satsuma trees though. That was so pleasant to be out in under multiple layers since there was no wind. I walked all over the hood on snow covered roads at 4am enjoying every single second. I would not go out in the 2021 cold snap of 15F cause the wind was like cold knives, this 6F was heaven. Dog went apeshit playing in it during daylight when it was falling but each sundown was a struggle for him after about 2 minutes. Lots of limping any longer than that in it. Skinny legs.


Let’s see I think I have to spoiler and img brackets hope this works.

Oh well I tried. I tried to get my shadow in moonlight fist pump pic but I can’t get it unerror. Sorry for the big size I can’t get the spoiler shit to stick it inside.

I’m outtie 5 thougty. Duces.

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[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Cool!

[Slow Ben]

Making a sandwich for lunch. Only the heel was left, so I got to get the heel from the new loaf. Double heel sandwich baby.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Deepseek saved me from the evil humans again.

Stupid MIT official course notes had a major typo that had me trying to prove something that wasn't true (greater than instead of greater than or equal to). Deepseek provided a counterexample that I could easily verify. And proving greater than or equal to was trivial.

[Abyss]

Slow Ben, on 29 June 2025 - 08:33 PM, said:

Making a sandwich for lunch. Only the heel was left, so I got to get the heel from the new loaf. Double heel sandwich baby.

ALL HEEL!

[Tiste Simeon]

Abyss, on 07 July 2025 - 04:44 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 29 June 2025 - 08:33 PM, said:

Making a sandwich for lunch. Only the heel was left, so I got to get the heel from the new loaf. Double heel sandwich baby.

ALL HEEL!

Heel the Mareens!

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Managed to make it out camping for the long weekend despite being on crutches. My wife had to do a lot of what I normally do to pack and cook and stuff but we made it work. Ankle is slowly improving. Maybe would be faster if I didn’t go camping but what can you do.

[Tiste Simeon]

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 08 July 2025 - 02:40 AM, said:

Maybe would be faster if I didn’t go camping but what can you do.

Not go camping?

Glad it's getting better though!

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 08 July 2025 - 02:40 AM, said:

Managed to make it out camping for the long weekend despite being on crutches. My wife had to do a lot of what I normally do to pack and cook and stuff but we made it work. Ankle is slowly improving. Maybe would be faster if I didn't go camping but what can you do.

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https://www.healthli...herapy-benefits

Lots of clinical grade red light therapy devices on sale for Amazon's Prime Day (which now lasts for four days... Earth days, that is).

[QuickTidal]

Wife has noticed a wall gap on our main floor where no art resides...and has said I can find naval sailing ship art to put on that wall....shhhhh...nobody spook her....she's letting me put some of my age of sail nerdery on a wall people can see when they come over...

[amphibian]

QuickTidal, on 08 July 2025 - 03:03 PM, said:

Wife has noticed a wall gap on our main floor where no art resides...and has said I can find naval sailing ship art to put on that wall....shhhhh...nobody spook her....she's letting me put some of my age of sail nerdery on a wall people can see when they come over...

April -- 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE

[Tiste Simeon]

amphibian, on 09 July 2025 - 06:46 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 08 July 2025 - 03:03 PM, said:

Wife has noticed a wall gap on our main floor where no art resides...and has said I can find naval sailing ship art to put on that wall....shhhhh...nobody spook her....she's letting me put some of my age of sail nerdery on a wall people can see when they come over...

April -- 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE

I'd go for something with lots of chests and booty, y'arr

[Abyss]

Just take the cover of any ICE novel!

[QuickTidal]

amphibian, on 09 July 2025 - 06:46 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 08 July 2025 - 03:03 PM, said:

Wife has noticed a wall gap on our main floor where no art resides...and has said I can find naval sailing ship art to put on that wall....shhhhh...nobody spook her....she's letting me put some of my age of sail nerdery on a wall people can see when they come over...

April -- 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE

Ha! I have this on a T-shirt and wore it when I went to the Tall Ships festival; the navy guys and a few others commented on how awesome it was. LOL