Jilli, from what you've said of your dad, I suspect yours & mine in the same room would be a frightening thing.

He doesn't respond nicely to any sign of intellectual laziness. I suspect he would be more tolerant in a situation like Kat's (cause, kids) but with college students, he has no patience. I suspect the question he hates most is "Is this going to be on the test?" Especially since he makes a point on his syllabus that anything mentioned is fair game. And yet still, they ask.

Consortium of scientists simulates 'cube of creation'

Scientists have recreated a vast segment of the universe inside a computer and written a brief history of time, black holes and galaxy formation.

The Millennium Simulation - the biggest exercise of its kind - required 25 million megabytes of memory. But it tracked the 14bn-year history of creation in months and now offers a tool to explore mysterious events in galaxies far away and long ago.

The simulated universe represents a cube of creation with sides that measure 2bn light years. It is home to 20m galaxies, large and small. It has been designed to answer questions about the past, but it offers the tantalising opportunity to fast-forward in time to the slow death of the galaxies, billions of years from now.

Where does she think she is? Australia?

Hey! Australia was one of the first places in the world to give women the right to vote.

Gay Penguin Dads kids' book. Aww!

Hee. I'm tempted.

I did not inquire as to whether my Bob named John had a secondary sex penis, or if it was named wee bob.

At that point I think he'd have to call it Bobbitt.

Australia was one of the first places in the world to give women the right to vote.

Did Australia give it or did the women pry it from Australia's manly hands?

Does Australia have mandatory voting? I think that's what I thought the point there was.

Jesse is of my mind.

It's not quite Fuckster, but: http://www.shagster.net/

I don't suppose we have any accounting folk around here who could answer a question for me...

Well, the original studies were done with dogs.

But wasn't there a follow up study done with people? Some sort of cognitive task and noise and the ability to switch the noise on and off. Also, if I remember correctly, it wasn't Skinner doing the experiments at all but Selig? Silig? Something like that.

It's been too many years since my educational psych classes.

ita! I need help! What were the directions for the beef patties? 375 or 350? and for how long?

Okay, has anyone else had the cappucino flavored kit kats?