chuck kottke

Colombo, Ceylon

Whichever path you choose, all roads follow the river of time. :) TV is good when there's something interesting to watch; otherwise, there's life to enjoy! :elephant::flutterby::sunny:

Ankoro Democratic Republic of the Congo

Yunnan China

Have a holly, jolly Christmas, and a Happy Happy New Year. O by golly have a jolly New Year! :flutterby::flutterby::flutterby:.. :sunny::sunny::sunny:.. :woodstock::woodstock::woodstock:..

Happy New Year Alex!:) Something I ran across today completely randomly: File:Bouquet of lilies clock 01 by shakko.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vienna, Austria, Europe!!!

Wow, it feels so late! only 8:33, dark so soon today!! Perhaps I will go fetch one of those brewskis cooling in the refrigerator. Threads that are from way-back require the use of the way-back machine.:P Top 5: Carlsbad Caverns, the spelunker's entrance. The Sonoran Desert Windsor Great Park and Farm Horn of Africa Asia

Tracy, I'll do my best: :idea2: [[[[:vanish:]]]] And if that doesn't work, try flagging down a taxi!!;) Or take the snoopy-mobile! :snoopy:

Konigsburg, Germany

Ishpeming Michigan. Jacksonville, FLORIDA.

Ye young lassies, and surely ye’ll be your pint's gulp ! and surely I’ll be mine ! And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. fəɾ o̜ːl lɑŋ səin.

A tablet! Oh, what would old Scotty (Robert Burns) have to say about that? Auld Lang Syne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My gawd, how did we ever get to this stage! Phones that double as cameras, computers, 3-D scanners.. :laugh3: I long for the old days gone by, when phones were heavy-duty things that hung on the wall, with real bells! It all seems so quaint and innocent now.. a world of fewer distractions, aside from the radio & TV and frisbees and comic books and nascent computers!:flutterby: Come to think of it, we were no better then really!:laugh3: Buck Rodgers already had these gadgets on his wrist..

I'm trying to encourage her; we need geniuses! ;) Math can be super-cool:cool::cool::cool:, but best I think when dovetailed with other things. Some love pure math, ultimately useful or revealing as any pure field of study can be, though often the synergy of one with the other leads to the higher achievement of both.

Hexagonal with rounded smooth fractal wear marks on the surface. The trick is to create a series of algorithms to match the real nature, then create a program to simulate the surface. Or, math could be applied to max/min problems of efficiency in determining processing energy used in making competitive products for a given application. Or, math could be used to create better art, to improve the ability to convey emotion or messages from a given art form. Even a sculptor could have an automatic chisel do the carving, design the shape on a computer, and custom build many pieces of artwork in hours rather than months! And math is used in many design steps for automated equipment, especially in the programming algorithms. Some of this is already a reality, some has yet to be created.. Even for curing diseases, often we require 3- D models of the molecules and enzymes involved, plenty of math in the programs to do this!

But you can do great things with math!! :) A symphony of understanding in the brain!!

> Ah, if it's fast response you want, add some supercapacitors and an electric motor, that should make it lightning fast in response time! A fiesta is more festive!:sombrero:

:escaping: I was thinking something, I'm almost sure I was! Oh! Julie Andrews New Year's Special in Vienna Austria - Julie Andrews and the Vienna Philharmonic! From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2012 - About the Program | Great Performances | PBS

Ah, I see - a performance tweaking of the chip. ;) More horses than anyone needs, imagine turning a corner with 55 draft horses pulling?! That's a lot of muscle. Well, be gentle on the reins David, more smiles per mile, less oats!:P

And were the crowd dancing in the sand??:):sunny:

Oman and Muscat

HAPPY NEW YEAR COLDPLAY in Abu Dhabi!!!! KEEP ON PLAYING TILL THE STARS FALL DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS!! ===============================================

Quakers are cool. :cool::cool4: Richmond, the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. :sunny:

:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: Happy Happy Happy New Years Everyone!! YAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!