A friend of mine just got word that she's been accepted at Harvard's Kennedy School! yay! (sniff - I'll miss her)
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
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.
Toddson - Jun 07, 2007 9:56:40 am PDT #1721 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
tommyrot - Jun 07, 2007 9:57:27 am PDT #1722 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.
This is cool, for thems that need it:
Device warns you if you're boring or irritating
A DEVICE that can pick up on people's emotions is being developed to help people with autism relate to those around them. It will alert its autistic user if the person they are talking to starts showing signs of getting bored or annoyed.
One of the problems facing people with autism is an inability to pick up on social cues. Failure to notice that they are boring or confusing their listeners can be particularly damaging, says Rana El Kaliouby of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "It's sad because people then avoid having conversations with them."
The "emotional social intelligence prosthetic" device, which El Kaliouby is constructing along with MIT colleagues Rosalind Picard and Alea Teeters, consists of a camera small enough to be pinned to the side of a pair of glasses, connected to a hand-held computer running image recognition software plus software that can read the emotions these images show. If the wearer seems to be failing to engage his or her listener, the software makes the hand-held computer vibrate.
There's probably a lot of non-autistic people who could use a "emotional social intelligence prosthetic" device too. You know, for those who can't afford a socialization helper monkey.
brenda m - Jun 07, 2007 9:59:15 am PDT #1723 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Here's a handful. Why don't sellers/agents put better pictures up?
Top pick so far, if I can make a deal.
I don't think the images are of the actual property, but we'll see.
ETA: crap, lemme see if I can find links you can get to
Jesse - Jun 07, 2007 10:00:49 am PDT #1724 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In other Big!Boss news, he was interviewed for a job at Harvard last week. In a meeting this morning, he mentioned Harvard 5 times.
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I actually think in my case it's a combination.
brenda m - Jun 07, 2007 10:06:33 am PDT #1725 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Anyway, this is the frontrunner: [link]
And this one was rehabbed to be totally green, which could be cool: [link]
megan walker - Jun 07, 2007 10:08:32 am PDT #1726 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I don't know if she's getting crazier or if I am losing my ability to deal with her.
Maybe you should point out this thread title to her.
Tom Scola - Jun 07, 2007 10:14:34 am PDT #1727 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Anyway, this is the frontrunner:
3.4 miles from Chicago Comics, and 1.1 miles from Quimbys. You can do better than that.
Jesse - Jun 07, 2007 10:14:37 am PDT #1728 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ha!
Also, since it just hit me today that I'm kind of almost on vacation, I have no motivation to do any work.
Amy - Jun 07, 2007 10:14:45 am PDT #1729 of 10001
Because books.
Ooh, brenda! Bamboo hardwood is nice. And it's such a pretty building. Fingers crossed.
And yay for Robin and her DH! And Vortex! It's a home-owning boom here in Buffistaville.
Kat - Jun 07, 2007 10:20:17 am PDT #1730 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
YAY for potential houses.
I'm super jealous of the house-iness.