Nine for Random Chatter, doomed to die

[Katya]

No, it has at least 200! I think maybe they heard something about how Chinese has fewer sounds, and only a few hundred unique syllables...

Even so, you still have to multiply that by 5 tones, not including homophones.

but... I just... maybe she was tired?

OK. Let's go with that explanation.

[Marduk]

Chinese has fewer than 140 words!

I know what language I'm going to learn next!

[krebscout]

Wrote a blog about something wrong someone said in my class. Wrote >140 to mean LESS than 140. Well, that was stupid!

So what you're telling us is that she actually wrote, "Chinese has greater than 140 words." Sounds correct to me.

[mic0]

Oh man, this is just getting confusing. She said "less than," I accidentally wrote "more than" because I'm that bad at math.

>_<

[Dragon Lady]

Yeah. I'm officially confused.

[C is for]

Oh man, this is just getting confusing. She said "less than," I accidentally wrote "more than" because I'm that bad at math.

>_<

That's what I thought. You were making fun of her, but in your tirade you accidentally went the wrong way and so your making fun of her fell flat.

[mic0]

Exaaaactly.

Okay, someone please change the subject.

[C is for]

I promised a girl I'd be good when we watched Harry Potter 7.2 last night but then I forgot myself and ruined the movie for her.

*sigh*

She'd already seen it. And so had I. So it's not like it was totally ruined. I just felt bad.

Actually part of the problem is people kept getting confused at what was even going on, or another self-proclaimed HP nerd would want clarification on a point of canon that they were getting wrong in the movie...so there was a lot of talking going on.

[Katya]

Oh man, this is just getting confusing. She said "less than," I accidentally wrote "more than" because I'm that bad at math.

No, I think your brain rebelled at even writing such a statement, so you corrected it as you wrote it. (Sorry for not changing the subject.)

[bobtheenchantedone]

So I moved out of my parents' house a couple of weeks ago and it's amazing how much has changed. I'm more productive in my work, I keep things clean, I'm more aware of changes in my mood and body, I'm more motivated to do things that are good for me, and overall I think I'm just happier.

Environment, guys. It totally has an effect on us.

[Dead Cat]

I've got the International Friendship Song stuck in my head...

[NerdGirl]

I am so behind on the internet that it's not even funny. But I have so many things to say about so many things on here, so just be excited for when I have an hour to sit on here and write stuff.

[krebscout]

I'm glad you're back, NerdGirl. For one thing, can you post the link to your gluten-free blog again? I've been off gluten for five or six days now (after suspecting that I've got a mild, non-celiac intolerance) and I feel loads better. Now I just have to figure out what to eat. And what to feed my family.

[Katya]

A friend of mine also has a blog where she talks about celiac: http://cinderellaspear.blogspot.com/

I don't know that she posts that many recipes on it, but you might find it interesting. (She's also got a nice blogroll with links to some other gluten-free blogs.)

[NerdGirl]

I'm glad you're back, NerdGirl. For one thing, can you post the link to your gluten-free blog again? I've been off gluten for five or six days now (after suspecting that I've got a mild, non-celiac intolerance) and I feel loads better. Now I just have to figure out what to eat. And what to feed my family.

Yes I can! http://glutenfreewolf.blogspot.com

[NerdGirl]

And I'm hoping to get cookbook reviews, bread reviews, and my own bread recipe on there this week.

[Digit]

Interesting video about how much NASA beat the odds on the Apollo 11 mission.

The Apollo 11 crew would have been stranded on the moon had Buzz Aldrin not jammed a pen into a faulty switch to fire up the module's ascension rocket.

Whoa. I'm the kind of guy who keeps replaying in his mind narrowly-escaped catastrophes. I shudder at the thought of being stranded in a little metal box on the moon, I'm glad I don't have the memory of almost having been in that situation. Good thing Buzz had a pen!

Fun fact: the lander had only 36K of memory, less than most calculators today

[Dragon Lady]

I about posted my fun fact about Apollo 13, but then I remembered that that would compromise my identity. Definite flaws of anonymous forums.

[Digit]

The comments section at that CNN link is depressing. People actually deny the moon landing. I group those people with the "Elvis is still alive" folk.

[Katya]

I about posted my fun fact about Apollo 13, but then I remembered that that would compromise my identity. Definite flaws of anonymous forums.

I'll tell! DL's fact is that her real name is Apollonia Tredici (in honor of Apollo 13).