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Post by Ginz ❤ on May 29, 2013 22:10:36 GMT -5
It's not really a big deal at all if you post other things in the Gloat/Cry thread, or if you did in the past, please don't feel bad about it. ^^;; Loads of people have, and it's okay. ^^ It's just that since we have mini-gloats and mini-rants in Positive Spin and the Banter Board respectively, it makes more sense that Gloat/Cry is geared towards Neopets-related things more.
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Post by Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff) on May 31, 2013 8:59:42 GMT -5
Ohh. I was actually wondering about that xD; Anyways today: I never knew that a moth could be really, REALLY pretty! Look at the Sunset Moth.
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Post by Nut on Jun 11, 2013 5:29:37 GMT -5
^ Moths are gorgeous; I like luna moths.
I learned that the French word for "paperclip" is "trombone" and for some reason I feel like I should have known this earlier.
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Post by Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff) on Jun 12, 2013 17:59:08 GMT -5
Waffling is a word.
It means either to not make up your mind or to throw a rambling textwall at someone.
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Post by Kristykimmy on Jun 12, 2013 21:48:17 GMT -5
Some people can have two sets of baby teeth, along with their grown up teeth. The second set of baby teeth will push out the original teeth and eventually be pushed out by the permanent teeth.
My kid sister is one of these people, which is a huge relief.
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Post by Yoyti on Jun 13, 2013 13:20:16 GMT -5
^ Moths are gorgeous; I like luna moths. I learned that the French word for "paperclip" is "trombone" and for some reason I feel like I should have known this earlier. 0_0 French is the best language ever! Achem: After spending years having asked people how pipe organs worked, and being told the same thing about air through reeds, I figured that there had to be a guy (or a bunch of guys) underneath the church pumping air into it. I know now that it is more often a guy on a bike than a traditional pump. I wouldn't mind biking air into a pipe organ for a living.
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Post by Omni on Jun 18, 2013 19:58:59 GMT -5
Apparently some 'black' inks are really just very dark blue. Either that or they've got a blue ingredient that's fairly water-soluble.
EDIT: So passing an object to a function can trigger it's constructor, at least with some compilers. However, functions don't seem to like receiving uninitialized objects as arguments. I can always pass it as a constant, but that doesn't help if I need to mutate the data. I guess I could try making the constructor private, though I doubt it will make much of a difference. I just hope I can figure out something to do besides making all my objects global.
((The above will make no sense to non-programmers. I don't know how many languages it makes sense in, either.))
EDITEDIT: Actually, turns out the function gets a copy of the object instead of accessing the original. I find this odd since with simpler forms of data (namely arrays and structures), copies are avoided to save on system resources. At least I now know how to work with it, though.
Also, there's a Japanese word that means 'comfort, console, distract.' XD
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Post by Omni on Jul 27, 2013 22:41:41 GMT -5
(Double posting because this topic could use some more love.)
Literally looking a gift horse in the mouth is actually a good idea. Not because of whatever the gifter might or might not have done so much as because horses can have a number of dental problems that need to be tended to regularly. Do it for the horse's sake, just to be on the safe side.
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Post by Yoyti on Aug 4, 2013 21:17:20 GMT -5
Today, I saw a neat looking snake. I looked it up, and found it to be an "Eastern Ribbon Snake."
They tend to be non aggressive, but when threatened, "they do produce a foul musk from their anal glands".
Huh. I'm glad I didn't threaten it.
EDIT: It turns out they are venemous, but only mildly so, and they're really bad at delivering the venom.
Even so, it's cool that I'm able to say I had an encounter with a venemous snake -- not one in an enclosure.
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Post by Omni on Aug 30, 2013 23:37:49 GMT -5
It's common for introverts' minds to blank if put on the spot. Not only that, but they often need time to reflect on information received, process it, and reflect on it before they are really ready to act (or give a reply) based on it, in general. Depending on the subject of information, the amount of time needed can range from an hour to a few weeks or maybe even more. It's not uncommon for them to think of the right thing to say after the fact. This has to do with how their brain is wired. Glad to know it's an introvert thing and not just me having a lack of wit or anysuch. Also, this isn't a bad thing, it just means there are different strengths and different methods of tackling things. (Or maybe 'tackling' isn't the right word in the case of introverts, but you get the idea.) EDIT: Huh, also, apparently extroverts make more eye contact while speaking, while introverts make more eye contact while listening. That's interesting.
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Post by Nut on Sept 18, 2013 14:51:57 GMT -5
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Post by Alyssa on Sept 21, 2013 1:29:24 GMT -5
I learned that vocal cords are actually vocal folds. At least, in the context of speech language pathology they are. I guess it's still ok to call them vocal cords in normal conversation.
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Post by Breakingchains on Oct 6, 2013 21:56:28 GMT -5
"Broken heart syndrome" is a real medical condition where part of the heart becomes enlarged due to emotional distress--that is, grief can in fact physically damage your heart.
But the proper name for it, Takotsubo syndrome, translates to the much less romantic Octopus Pot syndrome. Like, named after octopus traps.
And now you know!
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Post by Omni on Oct 8, 2013 22:18:37 GMT -5
Some programming languages have a 'break' command that can be used to stop a loop. However, it is considered taboo to do so. The basic reason is that loops are programmed to stop under certain conditions anyway. Using 'break' is just redundant, and can make the code harder to read and debug. Similar with the 'continue' command which is used to skip the rest of a loop and start the next loop. For those curious, there is a context where using 'break' isn't taboo, but it's not with loops. basically, in some languages there's a way to program a drop-down-menu like function, and it run through all commands after the one selected until either 'break' is encountered, or the end of the menu is. Occasionally it's left out at certain points on purpose. For example to allow for case-insensitivity, or if 'higher-ranking' options include the features from the lower options, plus a few traits of their own.
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Post by Coaster on Oct 8, 2013 22:31:05 GMT -5
Omni Yep, like "switch" statements in Java/C#, and break-esque functionality in general in Assembly language because there really aren't many other good ways to implement if/else. >_> I learned that Multi-Variable Calculus is my favorite course that I'm taking right now. (and probably not just because most of the instructor's examples are based on some characters)
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