NSEP Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Confused Scientist said: After two straight minutes of clicking "random article" on Wikipedia, I end up with Depopulation of cockroaches in post-Soviet states. 2 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: I had to try this. I ended up with "list of highways numbered 350." There is apparently dozens of them... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highways_numbered_350 Speaking of Wikipedia, did you know that if you click on and dig through articles you can always end up in the observable universe article!? I tried it and its super easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, NSEP said: Speaking of Wikipedia, did you know that if you click on and dig through articles you can always end up in the observable universe article!? I tried it and its super easy. I remember an XKCD alt-text once claimed that if you started in any arbitrary article, then clicked on the first link of each article in turn you inevitably wound up in the Philosophy article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, NSEP said: Speaking of Wikipedia, did you know that if you click on and dig through articles you can always end up in the observable universe article!? I tried it and its super easy. Click the first link in the main text of a Wikipedia page. Wash, rinse, repeat. 97% of the time you will eventually end up on the "philosophy" page. EDIT Ninja! @TheSaint Here is the link to the article on the phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Getting_to_Philosophy Edited November 8, 2017 by Ultimate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Click the first link in the main text of a Wikipedia page. Wash, rinse, repeat. 97% of the time you will eventually end up on the "philosophy" page. EDIT Ninja! @TheSaint Here is the link to the article on the phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Getting_to_Philosophy I can see the beginnings of the world's lamest doctoral dissertation here.... Edited November 8, 2017 by TheSaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shirt Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Today I searched the internet for a Kerbal T-Shirt that was not lame, over-designed, or graphically humongous (a personal pet peeve). In the process I found a KSP bikini pantie. My wife did not find them interesting. Seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused Scientist Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) Annnnnnnd now I've started a whole Wikipedia thing! I guess that counts as something interesting today. EDIT: Just took me eight tries to get to philosophy, from a random link in the "How to get to Philosophy" tutorial. I have also confirmed that it takes six links to travel from philosophy to philosophy. From a random word (monsoon) it took me twenty-one links, if I remember correctly. The mean number is twenty-seven. And from "Depopulation of Cockroaches in Post-Soviet States," it's twenty. Edited November 9, 2017 by Confused Scientist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) Philosophy - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Verificationism - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Fact - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Knowledge - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Discipline (academia) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Social science - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Social group - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Society - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Sociolinguistics - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(linguistics)en.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Variety (linguistics) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM American English - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Behavior - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Psychology - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Meaning-making - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Semiotics - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Meaning (semiotics) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:45 PM Communication - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Language - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Vernacular - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Colloquialism - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Modern Greek - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Greek language - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Ancient Greek - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Mathematics - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Computing - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Computer programming - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Computer - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM User (computing) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:44 PM Point and click - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org 7:43 PM Wikipedia:Getting to Philosophy - Wikipedia Edited November 9, 2017 by DAL59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKosanianMethod Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I just realized I wore two pairs of shoes to school today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 hour ago, TheKosanianMethod said: I just realized I wore two pairs of shoes to school today... I only have one pair of shoes so i can't make that mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 20 minutes ago, NSEP said: I only have one pair of shoes so i can't make that mistake. Ditto. Technically I have a few pairs of shoes, but if I were to show up to work in trail runners or sandals my boss might say something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKosanianMethod Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, TheSaint said: Ditto. Technically I have a few pairs of shoes, but if I were to show up to work in trail runners or sandals my boss might say something. Currently rockin' black Nike New Balances and dark blue Merrell trail runners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, TheKosanianMethod said: Currently rockin' black Nike New Balances and dark blue Merrell trail runners. I just bought a new pair of Brooks Adrenalines, because I have the flattest feet you've ever seen. My normal street runners are Brooks Beasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEpicSquared Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, TheSaint said: I can see the beginnings of the world's lamest doctoral dissertation here.... “On the Possibility of Attaining the Wikipedia ‘Philosophy’ Page Without Using the In-Built Search Function” Edited November 9, 2017 by TheEpicSquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidAndy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) for some reason I made a subreddit that accounts to 80% of my life everyone! say hello to https://www.reddit.com/r/WellMaybe/ ! Edited November 10, 2017 by StupidAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Someone emailed the whole school today. The message simply said 'suck my ----'. I found it funny, but have NO IDEA why they would send it to the WHOLE ENTIRE SCHOOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: Someone emailed the whole school today. The message simply said 'suck my ----'. I found it funny, but have NO IDEA why they would send it to the WHOLE ENTIRE SCHOOL! That happends to me also every now and then. I remember someone mailing the entire school because that person lost their glasses, that was 2 years ago, i hope she found them lol. Also, sometimes people just simply say a swearword and that can be quite funny at times. Also, tommorow im going to meet REAL ASTRONUT ANDRÉ KUIPERS. Edited November 10, 2017 by NSEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) So I live in West London, UK, and work in Slough about 15 miles away. I am ordering a car from a dealership in Doncaster (about 200miles away) because thats where the best deal is. To kill 2 birds with one stone, and to give it a good burn-in drive, Im having it delivered to my parents house and I will pick it up from there ( the second "bird" is visiting my parents), my parents live much closer to Doncaster than me. I got the financial paperwork to sign, and the address of the head office on the paperwork? Its like 100m away from my office in Slough, I can literally see their building from our windows. Small world huh? Edited November 10, 2017 by p1t1o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerAerospace Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Watching the antares launch from pax river Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEpicSquared Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) On 11/8/2017 at 11:56 PM, TheSaint said: I remember an XKCD alt-text once claimed that if you started in any arbitrary article, then clicked on the first link of each article in turn you inevitably wound up in the Philosophy article. Took me 34 clicks, started with the article "Martha Lake Airport Park" (obtained by clicking "Random article"). Martha Lake Airport Park County park Park Recreation Leisure Time Sequence Mathematics Ancient Greek Greek language Modern Greek Help:IPA/Greek International Phonetic Alphabet Alphabet Letter (alphabet) Grapheme Linguistics Language Communication Meaning (semiotics) Semiotics Meaning-making Psychology Behavior American English Variety (linguistics) Sociolinguistics Society Social group Social science Discipline (academia) Knowledge Fact Verificationism Philosophy Edited November 10, 2017 by TheEpicSquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidAndy Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) Marching band I think ended today, but... only half a year remaining until marching band starts! the next time they perform, I might be with them! Edited November 11, 2017 by StupidAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Put a 7kg brisket in my buddy's smoker a little while ago... Gonna be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Being it's Veterans Day, I went and had free lunch with my uncle at Applebee's; Then we went back to my home and watched South Carolina tromp on Florida. And right now, I'm watching Georgia (about to) annihilate Auburn. Yea! Going to be a busy day. Thank you to all of you who have served. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Goddess Bhavani Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I've nearly completed a whole season of Bollywood dance classes and wearing traditional Indian dresses to work most of the week. I was moved to a department that pretty much uses data analytics to tell other departments what to fix and how... and seem to have enough clout to burn through any office politics to get them fixed. This seems way better than the previous job role of being a nameless corp wageslave in some dystopian sci-fi reality. A mysterious bonus is on its way to my bank account and the reason is not known... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 30 minutes ago, carmenara said: A mysterious bonus is on its way to my bank account and the reason is not known... Question it not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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