Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.

'Potential'


Natter 36: But We Digress...  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Vortex - Jun 07, 2005 8:40:57 am PDT #36 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Totally intrigued by the concept of an ASSCAP lunch.

I think that LUNCH=nooner

Haven't we used this thread name before?


DavidS - Jun 07, 2005 8:42:41 am PDT #37 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So how is everyone? We've got more mini-Buffistas, and a married Jon! Coolness!

I'm doing okay. JZ has a sexy cool new haircut. I've gotten over the hump of major work stress. Emmett's Mom just got a job offer after a year of unemplyoment (which had a huge negative impact on my finances). Emmett was invited to play on his Little League's Tournament Team (all-stars, basically). I love summer. So much better than winter.


DavidS - Jun 07, 2005 8:44:43 am PDT #38 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Cryptic: Hec and I are having LUNCH on July 9. I think. This delights me no end.

Um, yay?

It's yay. JZ's Dad bought us a lunch date at a charity auction with a local columnist (Jon Carroll) that we both like.

I think that LUNCH=nooner

Nope. However, JZ's Dad also bought us a night at a fancy hotel at a different charity auction. Maybe we should use that on a weekday and check in at lunch.


Emily - Jun 07, 2005 8:44:45 am PDT #39 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Only 6 more HBPs to break the record: Plunk Biggio*

My best guess here was that someone was doing some kind of pledge where people would throw copies of the upcoming Harry Potter book at him.

Okay, -t, so let's say we've got a graph of airplane velocity. From time 0 to time 0.5 (hours) it goes directly up from 100 to 600 mph. From 0.5 to 3.5 it does 600 mph. From 3.5 to 4.5 it goes directly down from 600 to 100 again. What's the total distance it travels, and how do you go about getting it?

Yes, this should be easy. Apparently, however, I got it all wrong.


Scrappy - Jun 07, 2005 8:46:53 am PDT #40 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

BF and I are starting TV-less Tuesday tonight. We decided we were spending too much time watching TV and/or videos--we go out once or twice a week to movies as it is. Cinema is awesome and all, but reading and taking walks and stuff like that was getting lost in the shuffle. Looking forward to it--even though tonight's planned highlight is "wash the dog."

ETA--hooray for EM having a job and better financials for Hec and Gamine!JZ!


§ ita § - Jun 07, 2005 8:47:24 am PDT #41 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Do you have a DVR, Robin?


tommyrot - Jun 07, 2005 8:47:38 am PDT #42 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What's the total distance it travels, and how do you go about getting it?

You could integrate the first and third parts, and add them to 3 x 600 to get the total distance. But I'm pretty sure there's a way not involving integration....

eta: I think it's OK to take the average speed for each of the first and third parts to calculate the distance for each.

But my brain is a little sluggish today....


DXMachina - Jun 07, 2005 8:48:04 am PDT #43 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Yes, this should be easy. Apparently, however, I got it all wrong.

Well, you're starting from a false premise. Aircraft start at 0 mph, not 100. Or it it's the take off speed, most planes that can do 600 mph need to be going a bit faster than 100 to get off the ground in the first place. :)


Scrappy - Jun 07, 2005 8:49:23 am PDT #44 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

We have TiVo (and worship it like unto a God), but what with The Daily Show and Baseball games and various movies, things pile up.


DavidS - Jun 07, 2005 8:49:39 am PDT #45 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

BF and I are starting TV-less Tuesday tonight.

I interpret your choice of day thusly: "Dammit, if Buffy's not on Tuesday night, then fuck Tuesday altogether!"