Suppose you have a hundred dice. You roll them all and any that come up one disappear. You'll lose a sixth of them every time you roll, right? That's pretty much my understanding of radioactive decay on an atomic level, though of course the dice aren't six-sided. They point is, they don't have to know the state of any other dice, each just has to know it's own state.
You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
-t - Apr 09, 2014 6:47:17 pm PDT #24827 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Apr 09, 2014 6:48:38 pm PDT #24828 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, the debt cancellation and lease payment are two different things. Well, I hope you can work something painless out.
Zenkitty - Apr 09, 2014 6:59:31 pm PDT #24829 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Okay, thinking of it in terms of rolling dice makes sense to me.
No squiggly equations! Equations with squiggly lines are the reason I ended up with a degree in anthro.
beth b - Apr 09, 2014 7:43:33 pm PDT #24830 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
DH just finished a z-pack and is going through the same thing - I didn't realize it might last that long. good to know. They never bothered me that way
Zenkitty - Apr 09, 2014 7:52:17 pm PDT #24831 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Does he have a bad taste in his mouth too?
Jesse - Apr 10, 2014 1:54:40 am PDT #24832 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good morning, Natter! I am sitting on the beach at a sort of run down resort in Haiti. Needless to say, it's amazing. I went to bed early yesterday after a long day out and about, so now am up early and taking advantage of the wifi. Good times.
sarameg - Apr 10, 2014 2:59:33 am PDT #24833 of 30000
Definitely wins over my morning: woke up to discover a huge gross blister on my forearm. Apparently I need to replace my micro-heat pack because it sprung leaks and steam-burned me in a couple places. I only had it on 10 minutes! And I didn't even notice last night. For HOURS (I had it on my wrist while I ate.)
Just call me Calamity Sara.
Theodosia - Apr 10, 2014 3:16:20 am PDT #24834 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Any wifi connectivity from Haiti is a major accomplishment, I bet.
Laura - Apr 10, 2014 3:21:32 am PDT #24835 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, today I pick Jesse's morning over sarameg's. By a long shot.
How long are you in Haiti? We have a very large Haitian population here. Enough that the school correspondence has a Creole version sent home. My SIL is Haitian as well as a number of my basketball sons and the boys' friends.
My morning is slow. I have been working and playing on the computer and ignoring that whole get out of jammies and get ready to go to the office thing. I haven't even made a pot of tea or breakfast. Morning television,computer and comfy chair.
sumi - Apr 10, 2014 5:10:37 am PDT #24836 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
In my father's generation: one "n" (Justin) out of three surviving boys. There was another "n" - Robin who died as an infant. In my generation: Jon, Kennan, Kevin, Brian - which is 4 out of 8 . Also -that's all the West Coasters in my generation.
In the next gen: we have another Justin, a Jonathan, an Ethan and a Sean. (And three boys in that generation with non-N ending names.)