I watched about 5-10 minutes of the debate towards the end before I had to give up because Romeny was making me rage-y. I did notice he kept smiling (smirking?) while Obama was speaking but it looked like he was grinding his teeth while he was doing it.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 04, 2012 5:58:36 am PDT #24467 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
erikaj - Oct 04, 2012 6:06:36 am PDT #24468 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
It was, imo, boring, and didn't discuss things I want to hear about. Obama was conmpetent but subdued...not his best day ever. Romney was bound to have a good day *sometime*, I don't like the man, but he's not a chimp.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2012 6:07:35 am PDT #24469 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Quantum measurements leave Schrödinger's cat alive
Thought-experiment cats rejoice!
Researchers had suggested it should be possible, in principle, to make measurements that are "gentle" enough not to destroy the superposition. The idea was to measure something less direct than whether the bit is a 1 or a 0 – the equivalent of looking at Schrödinger's cat through blurry glasses. This wouldn't allow you to gain a "strong" piece of information – whether the cat was alive or dead – but you might be able to detect other properties.
Now, R. Vijay of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues have managed to create a working equivalent of those blurry glasses. "We only partially open the box," says Vijay.
Jessica - Oct 04, 2012 6:18:20 am PDT #24470 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Politifact has a post up fact checking the debate last night. Short version: Both candidates basically full of shit.
Gudanov - Oct 04, 2012 6:32:21 am PDT #24471 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Much ~ma Sox!
le nubian - Oct 04, 2012 6:55:43 am PDT #24472 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica,
I don't read what you do in that link. More of Romney's statements were flat out false and some of Obama's statements they characterize as "half true", in my view, were true.
Connie Neil - Oct 04, 2012 7:03:27 am PDT #24473 of 30001
brillig
The "Oh, I guess that really wasn't true" from the Romney camp has begun.
They probably figure most of their base doesn't read follow-up stories.
erikaj - Oct 04, 2012 7:10:15 am PDT #24474 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Ironically, Politifact can sometimes try so hard to be fair, it can be full of shit, too.
Zenkitty - Oct 04, 2012 7:15:33 am PDT #24475 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
They probably figure most of their base doesn't read follow-up stories.
I suspect they are right about that.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2012 7:50:36 am PDT #24476 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.