Always Loved 2018-05-02
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
I'm pretty sure Miss Annie doesn't sound like Alex Kingston.
Aside: this does explain why everyone in the Wapsiverse uses the term "Sweetie" so much.
Aside: this does explain why everyone in the Wapsiverse uses the term "Sweetie" so much.
"Character is what you are in the dark." - D.L. Moody
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Okay but Phix's face in the second panel, that blush, her stammering, her practically not wanting them to go, Phix is SO immediately into Luci.
And really if you ask me it makes sense. I mean lets be honest here, when is the last time Phix has EVER met anyone who wasn't initially terrified of her? Especially when she does the whole Sphinx of the library I smell a human thing.
And then here's Luci who there's not even a single moment of fear from, just instant fangirling basically.
I mean Phix has been around for like eons or something, and I doubt that has ever happened to her. She's so used to people being scared of her and then this happens <3
And really if you ask me it makes sense. I mean lets be honest here, when is the last time Phix has EVER met anyone who wasn't initially terrified of her? Especially when she does the whole Sphinx of the library I smell a human thing.
And then here's Luci who there's not even a single moment of fear from, just instant fangirling basically.
I mean Phix has been around for like eons or something, and I doubt that has ever happened to her. She's so used to people being scared of her and then this happens <3
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
jwhouk wrote:I'm pretty sure Miss Annie doesn't sound like Alex Kingston.
... actually, she can...
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Having had the pleasure of conversing with the young lady in question I can easily see it.Sgt. Howard wrote:... actually, she can...jwhouk wrote:I'm pretty sure Miss Annie doesn't sound like Alex Kingston.
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
...I'm at a loss for words at the moment.
"Character is what you are in the dark." - D.L. Moody
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Then perhaps you should find a dictionary or a thesaurus? I hear those two books are full of them, so you could take your pick.
"Shenanigans" is one of my personal favorites. Mellifluous is another good one.
"Shenanigans" is one of my personal favorites. Mellifluous is another good one.
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Also anything by Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, Robert Jordan...Alkarii wrote:Then perhaps you should find a dictionary or a thesaurus? I hear those two books are full of them, so you could take your pick.
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
A copy of The Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy, with analytical annotations by Solzhenitsyn and with a forward by Jordan?Warrl wrote:Also anything by Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, Robert Jordan...Alkarii wrote:Then perhaps you should find a dictionary or a thesaurus? I hear those two books are full of them, so you could take your pick.
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
David Eddings . . .Warrl wrote:Also anything by Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, Robert Jordan...Alkarii wrote:Then perhaps you should find a dictionary or a thesaurus? I hear those two books are full of them, so you could take your pick.
--FreeFlier
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Or whoever it was that wrote all those Army field manuals in the 1940's and 1950's...FreeFlier wrote:David Eddings . . .Warrl wrote:Also anything by Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, Robert Jordan...Alkarii wrote:Then perhaps you should find a dictionary or a thesaurus? I hear those two books are full of them, so you could take your pick.
--FreeFlier
"Character is what you are in the dark." - D.L. Moody
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Alkarii wrote:Then perhaps you should find a dictionary or a thesaurus? I hear those two books are full of them, so you could take your pick.
Warrl wrote:Also anything by Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, Robert Jordan...
FreeFlier wrote:David Eddings . . .
Manuals are in a different class . . . you would not believe the sheer concentrated stupid the author has to fend off.jwhouk wrote:Or whoever it was that wrote all those Army field manuals in the 1940's and 1950's...
--FreeFlier
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
A fun exercise: trying writing instructions on how to tie shoelaces, in such a way that there is no ambiguity or room for misunderstanding.FreeFlier wrote:Manuals are in a different class . . . you would not believe the sheer concentrated stupid the author has to fend off.
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Emergency Appendectomy 302Catawampus wrote:A fun exercise: trying writing instructions on how to tie shoelaces, in such a way that there is no ambiguity or room for misunderstanding.
In this class, students will learn to carry out all phases of an emergency appendectomy under field conditions, from initial triage through wound closure and post-surgical care.
Prerequisites:
- Basic Knot Tying 101
- Whetstones and Razor Blades 103
- Medical Uses of Indigenous Plants 204
- Cotton
- Cotton!
- COTTON!!!!
In the interest of efficiency and to ensure full understanding of all materials, students will periodically switch roles, acting as chief surgeon, assistant, circulating nurse, and patient.
Instructors: Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
Attending/Instructor: Dr. HackenbushDave wrote:Emergency Appendectomy 302Catawampus wrote:A fun exercise: trying writing instructions on how to tie shoelaces, in such a way that there is no ambiguity or room for misunderstanding.
In this class, students will learn to carry out all phases of an emergency appendectomy under field conditions, from initial triage through wound closure and post-surgical care.
Prerequisites:
- Basic Knot Tying 101
- Whetstones and Razor Blades 103
- Medical Uses of Indigenous Plants 204
- Cotton
- Cotton!
- COTTON!!!!
In the interest of efficiency and to ensure full understanding of all materials, students will periodically switch roles, acting as chief surgeon, assistant, circulating nurse, and patient.
Instructors: Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
For a military training exercise (NCO Professional Development), the project was to develop and present a training session on some apparently simple process. I chose setting a clock to the correct time. Outline, goals, sequence, comparison to standard, safety, etc etc.Catawampus wrote:A fun exercise: trying writing instructions on how to tie shoelaces, in such a way that there is no ambiguity or room for misunderstanding.FreeFlier wrote:Manuals are in a different class . . . you would not believe the sheer concentrated stupid the author has to fend off.
And the guy got it wrong.
Bleah!
I summarized by pointing out how well he had properly avoided injury from the slightly pointy corners and had not dropped it on his foot. This got me some points for effective feedback.
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
I had a guy close his eyes and ask me to give him simple instructions to keep us hurtling down the highway...
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
John W Campbell once wrote an editorial on the problems of artificial intelligence {decades before that term came in to vogue - since i remember it being in "Astounding", not "Analog", it had to be pre-1960).
he said {more or less}:
he said {more or less}:
You are training a humanoid robot that speaks and understands English perfectly, but has no knowledge of the physical world.
Now, using only words - not visual aids - explain to that robot how to put on and button a dress shirt, and to put on and knot a necktie.
Proof Positive the world is not flat: If it were, cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
While I haven't literally done that one, some similar things are part of my job.Catawampus wrote:A fun exercise: trying writing instructions on how to tie shoelaces, in such a way that there is no ambiguity or room for misunderstanding.FreeFlier wrote:Manuals are in a different class . . . you would not believe the sheer concentrated stupid the author has to fend off.
I'm told I do it fairly well . . .
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Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
"Part 1: How to Write Clear and Simple InstructionsFreeFlier wrote:While I haven't literally done that one, some similar things are part of my job.
I'm told I do it fairly well . . .
Part 2: How to Follow Clear and Simple Instructions"
Re: Always Loved 2018-05-02
One of my favorite episodes was having one of the chief nitpickers (that was his job: making sure we could have the work done by almost anyone) look through a first-review document and say "Well, as much as I hate to do it, I'm going to have to pass this one."
Straight through on the first try.
Several other people were very annoyed.
--FreeFlier
Straight through on the first try.
Several other people were very annoyed.
--FreeFlier