Miscellany - Page 779

specious_reasons · #**19451** 02-15-2021, 09:42 PM

An interesting take on image search, Same Energy.

It's an AI project.

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Same Energy is a visual search engine. You can use it to find beautiful art, photography, decoration ideas, or anything else.

We believe that image search should be visual, using only a minimum of words. And we believe it should integrate a rich visual understanding, capturing the artistic style and overall mood of an image, not just the objects in it.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19452** 02-16-2021, 05:04 AM

Hearsay from someone who just talked to her gynaecologist: if you’re due for a mammogram get it done prior to your vaccination or six weeks after due to lymph node reactions that can confuse the mammogram.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19453** 02-16-2021, 06:21 AM

This guy gets Gen X

ruthless terrorist organization COBRA did not really have any coherent ideology it was just mostly about respecting the vibe pic.twitter.com/aFDDDp4OZR
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) February 16, 2021

ceptimus · #**19454** 02-18-2021, 02:18 PM

wei yau · #**19455** 02-18-2021, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ShottleBop

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Originally Posted by Miisa

Turns out that the Ribes plant family they belong to were banned in the US over a century ago to protect the timber industry.

Mrs. S and I know of blackcurrants and Ribena only because, more than three decades ago,now, we spent two years in Hong Kong.

As soon as saw "Ribes", I thought of Ribena. We used to have that at home when I was growing up, which makes sense now because my family emigrated from HK. Also, now I know why I haven't seen it anywhere in years.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19456** 02-20-2021, 11:47 PM

can't stop laughing at these early jim henson commercials where one guy just kills another for not liking wilkins coffee pic.twitter.com/ZtfE06p0pR
— will (@twothickscoops) February 20, 2021

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19457** 02-21-2021, 01:29 AM

Google Earth of radio stations:

Radio Garden â€“ Explore live radio by rotating the globe

JoeP · #**19458** 02-21-2021, 09:56 AM

Fiskars has a radio station?

lisarea · #**19459** 02-23-2021, 09:49 PM

Why do French speakers end sentences in English with 'or so'?

I assume it's a rough translation of some idiom, but I've never noticed any French idiom like that.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19460** 02-23-2021, 10:08 PM

Is that France French? I'm in contact with Quebecois almost every day and haven't seen that.

There's a CBC comedy trope where the Quebec guy will end sentences in "Le" (the) like it's a spoken ellipsis. Maybe something like that, asking for your confirmation, or a version of a CB call 'Over' (your turn to speak.)

lisarea · #**19461** 02-23-2021, 10:34 PM

I don't think I've heard any Quebecois do that, but I can't say they don't. It mostly seems to be France French, except I know an African who does it too.

When I've heard it, it seems to mean more like 'etcetera' or 'and things like that' or I used to know this hesher kid a million years ago who ended sentences with, 'and shit.' (Predictably enough that sometimes five or six other people would say it in unison with him.)

JoeP · #**19462** 02-23-2021, 10:52 PM

I'm dealing with lots of France French talking in English as best they can :english:

and I've never noticed this.

I have to conclude it's just people trying to wind you up, pea, or so.

fragment · #**19463** 02-24-2021, 11:14 PM

I sometimes trail off with "so..." It's sorta like I was going to explain further or ask a question but then didn't feel the need, except it's become some sort of unconscious affect.

Don't meet many French speakers, though, so...

lisarea · #**19464** 02-25-2021, 02:04 AM

Now I'm going to have to try to figure out if that's actually what they say, or if I'm mishearing it. Or maybe it's "Ah so," like French people making fun of Japanese or something.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19465** 02-25-2021, 10:59 AM

Just like you can be a kind-hearted person and still tell people to fuck off when needed.
— Jo C (@JoCash888) February 19, 2021

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19466** 02-25-2021, 06:46 PM

Here's the video of Chris giving the lynx a lecture (I keep trying to post this and twitter keeps stripping the sound so hoping this works) pic.twitter.com/MJjnK31fR0
— Andrew Kurjata (@akurjata) February 22, 2021

specious_reasons · #**19467** 02-25-2021, 07:20 PM

I'm not sure the point of lecturing the Lynx. If it's like any other cat, it's going to kill your chickens out of spite now.

The cat is giving that guy some serious "fuck you!" stares.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19468** 02-25-2021, 09:08 PM

At least one of the two has some PERKELE energy going.

JoeP · #**19469** 02-25-2021, 11:17 PM

Perkelynx.

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19470** 02-27-2021, 01:35 AM

Some random wedding catastrophe tales:

I don't have a meme to adequately respond to this https://t.co/u1hYWiM7wu pic.twitter.com/1xW8IxQC1S
— Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. (@clapifyoulikeme) February 26, 2021

thrad

JoeP · #**19471** 02-27-2021, 11:51 PM

Thames Water hopes to harness human 'poo power' to heat homes | Utilities | The Guardian

:qlol:

Kamilah Hauptmann · #**19472** 03-01-2021, 11:04 AM

Stormlight · #**19473** 03-01-2021, 12:39 PM

Stormlight · #**19474** 03-04-2021, 01:03 PM

JoeP · #**19475** 03-04-2021, 03:47 PM

Psychologists: You know what? Let's make people use a really long word for "passive-aggressive".