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I'm reading the book 'Faster than the speed of light' by Joao Maghueijo, which lays out his theory of a variable speed of light. I've been reading this book everywhere - in elevators, walking along the street, in subways.
So Friday night I'm sitting in the subway train reading voraciously, occasionally looking up to catch air and let the brain spin back down to normal when this quiet spoken middle aged asian gentleman next to me grins at me and says "good book". "Very good book" I agreed. We tentatively started mentioning bits we liked the best - and within a minute we were into a full scale discussion on Cosmology vs Budhism and the value of speculation vs. theory based on empirical results. I come from a background in Mathematical Physics where I was taught to let go physical reality and images in order to free the mind of preconceived ideas and allow the mind to embrace the mathematics in order to perceive a reality outside everyday experience. He comes from an Eastern upbringing which teaches that speculation without an empirical basis or method of testing will invariably lead to dead ends instead of truths.
We soon came to a compromise that allowed for potentially testable speculation based in reality but not necessarily directly relatable to any specific physical process. At the next subway stop he got up, bowed slightly and walked away grinning.
It was the happiest 10 minutes of my Summer.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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...or maybe they aren't tomato plants after all.
I was just out on the balcony admiring the rain when I glanced down at a neighbours balcony and noticed a nice crop of leafy green plants.
No wonder Canadians seem more laid back than their southern neighbours
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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If large red balls appear on the plants, then they are tomatoes.
If brilliant yellow flowers appear, then I'd get to know your neighbours better.
Chris Meech
"what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002.
Oh and for those that ask programming questions in the lounge. Seek the truth here[^].
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I'm over here for at least a couple of years and figured the most sensible thing for me to do is spend whatever free time I have seeing as many places as possible.
So - suggestions welcome.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
So - suggestions welcome.
Well, if you want to make it to the Mid-West, stop in Iowa[^] (can you find the binary on our state website?), I'm sure Heath and I (and others) would be able to meet with you and we could have CP get-together.
-Nick Parker
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Plenty of places in and around the Bluegrass State (KY). There's Mammoth Cave, the Corvette Museum (both kind of close to Bowling Green), the Horse Park (Lexington), plenty of others.
Not far away are the great Smoky Mountains (Tennesee/N. Carolina).
"When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein
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Have you been to the west coast much? Washington, Oregon, and California are all worth visiting.
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Lake Tahoe[^] - was just there this weekend for a wedding. Beautiful.
I've also heard that Lake Louise[^] is stunning.
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White Sands New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns... check those out...
Eric Nuckols
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Erm, Bullhead City? Take lots of pictures and tell your friends that it is the moon. They'll never know the difference.
But truthfully, the Grand Canyon is definitely worth the trip, even if you have to go through Kansas to get there.
"Your village called - They're missing their idiot."
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I see you enjoy rock climbing...
Come on out to the West Coast of your (temporary) adopted country! Squamish has hundreds of exciting climbs, for every level of climber - primarily trad cracks and slabs. About 4 hours' drive inland, Skaha Bluffs in Penticton has a ton of clip 'n' go sport routes - easy, moderate and hardman.
Come see our mountains, our greenery, our beaches. Our tomato plants
Regards,
Kevin Swanson
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I like you am from OZ, Perth to be exact, live in Ohio and have become shamelessly addicted to the seasons, including snow. I pray for lots of snow each year. Maybe that is a result of childhood snow deprivation. You know all that brilliant sunshine, clean beaches, pure air, fantastic surf and so on has an effect on one. It's a hard life we live down under.
Anyway. I also recommend Florida, hot like OZ, with beaches (I do admit missing the sea) and it has the Kennedy space center. For a techine that is quite a buzz and it is close to Disney, which is as good for adults as for children.
P.S. Do you have an opinion on whether it is better for VB6'ers moving to .NET to focus on VB.NET or C#?
Nigel
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StrattonN wrote:
ant sunshine, clean beaches, pure air, fantastic surf and so on has an effect on one. It's a hard life we live down under
I hear ya. Had to go back there for 3 weeks and it was pure Hell :P
StrattonN wrote:
Anyway. I also recommend Florida
I've been there a couple of times now and to be honest it just scares me. They're a strange bunch down there
StrattonN wrote:
Do you have an opinion on whether it is better for VB6'ers moving to .NET to focus on VB.NET or C#?
C# is a better language, but VB.NET will be more comfortable for you. The new features in .NET 2.0 will make VB.NET more like C# in terms of power and flexibility.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Being that you're living in Canada and perhaps don't want to spend 1.3:1 for anything you buy in the states, then a trip to elsewhere in Canada would be worth it. Dare I suggest Vancouver? It seems that most people in Toronto either have already moved here or else want to. If you like that leafy green plant on your neighbours balcony...
To be honest, the best thing about Vancouver isn't anything instrinsict to the city. It's all location.
Michael Coyle
Vancouver, BC
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Come to Wisconsin, the cheesehead state... Oh wait, California took that away from us so now I guess we're just the beer state. If you are up for seeing a state where mass consumption of alcohol is the norm, swing on through.
I grew up near a small town in central Wisconsin of 1200 people and it had 14 bars on the "main street" in town... Now I live in Marathon county, and we have 92 bars within the (non-proper) city limits of Wausau. And they wonder why we drink so much...
P.S. The consumtion rate and bar concintration per capita appears to rise exponentialy ans you proceed north.
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I turned the air conditioning on. In Toronto. Only for a few minutes, mind you, but it was exciting while it lasted.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Can you possibly imagine how sickening you statement is for anyone living in Houston, Texas, the A/C capitol of the world? Here, in the heat & humidity, A/C is required for existence. We go from A/C in the house to A/C in the car to A/C in the office to A/C at the football game. On the other hand, none of us owns a snow shovel....
Grossly unfair.
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No - the point is that "air conditioning" and "Toronto" are two concepts that I, with my preconceived stereotypes about Canada, never thought I'd use in the same sentence.
It's wonderful knowing that Canada can get nice and toasty.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Ok. I presume you weren't talking to yourself there.. The indents kinda look like somebody else deleted their post...
Regards,
Brian Dela
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Brian Delahunty wrote:
Ok. I presume you weren't talking to yourself there
Lets hope so
Matt Newman Sonork: 100:11179
"Two things have come out of Berkley, Unix and Acid, we do not belive this to be a coincidence" Linux sucks twice as fast and 10 times more reliably, and since you have the source, it's your fault. -Ca1v1n
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Yep. It's hard to know with Chris though
Regards,
Brian Dela
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So true
Matt Newman Sonork: 100:11179
"Two things have come out of Berkley, Unix and Acid, we do not belive this to be a coincidence" Linux sucks twice as fast and 10 times more reliably, and since you have the source, it's your fault. -Ca1v1n
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We have no idea what you are talking about
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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lol
Just proves my point.. tch!
Regards,
Brian Dela
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Noticing the bottom of your oven is dirty and attempting to give it a quick wipe clean. While the oven is on.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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