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Daily Chit-Chat: What even is this?
Wooo!
I'll be doing some regular features, such as Periodic Element of the Week, and we'll have some fun stuff coming up too. :) |
Aaaaaaaaaaaand now I'm back to my usual "Noivern noi" self.
Computers sure are dust magnets. |
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Ahh, this is taking me back to my first semester of college being in a chemistry class and using Bunsen burners <3 |
Oh hey, cool. :)
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So finally we can talk more about science rather than techs stuff.
obviously it is very advantageous for college students You know what I mean. |
There are some topics I want to post but don't know if they fit or not...and what did this " KUSAGDGJWSGDS" mean ketsu xD.
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YES! SCIENCE!
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This is interesting... a tech forum becoming a science forum
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A Science Forum? That's so cool!
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Cooool.
So, how sciency would you guys say that you are? |
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Great to see this place up and running! Looking forward to having some interesting discussions over here. 8)
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Maybe meteorology too. hmm |
Time for some knowledge.
Tai! Tai Lopez, help me out bro! |
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Ugh, more change. :P
I'm not very science-y sadly, though I remember liking it a tiny bit when I took it in Middle school. I did more natural/greenhouse science then regular chemistry in highschool. |
Wow this is up already? I expected to wait until the mall's final decision was made. I'm so glad this won though, science is awesome.
I also like how this merged with Computers and Technology, this definatly will broaden the discussion. |
By the way, I was asked about this today, and if anybody here works in any area of science and wants to talk about their field and life as a scientist, we'd love to get some Scientist AMAs up and running!
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Web developer and computer scientist. I'm up for an AMA.
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Good news! Jordan and myself agreed to let AMAs begin! We'll be kicking those off shortly, with more details to come. 8)
Also coming soon is "Element of the Week!" Hope you chemistry folks look forward to that! ;D |
I guess I'll just treat this thread as if it were like the old times then :)
I'm considering moving on from Windows Phone once my phone dies... Too many people on Discord lately. |
What are you planning to get next, if I may? o:
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A lot of people have been trying to convince me to buy a smartphone. But I really don't want to only because it seems like you have to charge them pretty much every day while I think charging my current one every 2 weeks is already a chore. |
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Interested to see how this section goes. :) Seeing some of us said what we do, I'm a PhD student atm in physics, specifically radio astronomy. Observing and data analysis/programming is part of that research. |
As a chemistry student, I'm more like a wannabe scientist at the moment. But hey, it gives me at least an excuse to step by here more often!
Now let's see how this place is going to develop itself. |
Maybe I can do some biology stuff for this forum sometimes. Right now I'm a Bachelor of Science in Biology looking for a job and failing so I'm also now looking for post-graduate internships.
If I do regular bio-stuff in this forum, it'll help refresh my knowledge at least. |
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Loved Chem II in high school. Favorite lab we did was brewing rum.
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Oh also, more on topic, I don't have a science degree (I'm just a nurse and even though I've had my fair share of human anatomy, pathology, bacteriology/virology/parasitology, it's not that detailed enough).
However I have been really interested in prehistory since I was a little kid and could just barely read. I mostly know about the Mesozoic era (aka the dinosaur era, 252 million years ago - 66 million years ago although true dinosaurs only showed up around 225 million years ago) and the Paleozoic era (541 million years ago till 252 million years ago). My main interests in these eras are animal life, the evolution of them, the climate and mass extinction events. Recently I've also taken an interest in the ediacaran biota which predate the Paleozoic, but sadly not much is know about those life forms. I'm also really interested in the universe and while I know more about it than your average joe, it's probably nothing compared to someone who has a degree in physics and astronomy. |
So who's ready for our first Science AMA coming up hopefully within the next day or so? :)
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Just my curious, should maths also included as Science?
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I think so, absolutely. There's nowhere else on the forums where mathematics would be more welcome than in the Lab. xD
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Just found out that YouTube's HTML5 player works great on my Windows 8.1 tablet in Google Chrome. 8)
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Just remember to make sure YouTube is serving H.264 wherever possible if you're using Chrome. :)
I'm having new hardware envy again, no thanks to new video cards... |
Sooo, how's the weather you guys? 8D
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Looks like it will rain later on, which is perfect, haha. How's the sky over on that side of the pond?
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It's pretty much sunny here 95% of the time haha.
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It was sticky humid this past week here. I was walking to my car Wednesday afternoon and being outside I felt my breath being a little shorter than it usually is.
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Sunny all the day.
The last time it rained it was about 1,5 or 2 months. That's one of the best things here in Greece. But... too hot. Today the temperature was about 36-37 Celsius. (or 96.8-98.6 Fahrenheit) |
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The weather is like this the whole summer and also the half september and more. It's very hot but I like it! |
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But in many places there is snow and a lot of snow actually in the winter. Especially Kastoria,Florina where there is so so cold there. even -10 celsius (14 Fahrenheit). But, I think the climate here is similiar to the climate in Florida. |
I know its suppose to be hot and humid here in Michigan this weekend. Good thing I won't be at work because it's get crazy hot at work.
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Got burnt outside yesterday. Seems I always miss a spot when applying sunscreen.
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It's weird, I've been at the beach every weekend for a couple weeks now and I've yet to get sunburned. My friends did though haha. I don't really tan either so it's weird.
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Back then, It was hot and humid here but after some scattering rains temperature got pleasant for now, but i doubt how much it last longer 0_0
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Not on topic about the weather stuff, but on the scientific part, a new Ichthyosaur species has been described. The Wahlisaurus massarae. It lived in the early Jurassic, about 200 million years ago when the ichthyosaurs were really successful.
Surprisingly, the fossil has been found 60 years ago in England, yet it hasn't been fully examined and described until recently. If anyone's interested, here's a link to the article. |
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We are suppose to get some really bad weather during the night tomorrow and I'm NOT looking forward to it.
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meanwhile, in tropical countries. Hot and wet all day, but today it's raining.
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It's been raining all month over here and is quite chilly. No surprise, seeing as it's winter! However, looks like we might finally get a spot of sunshine today!
Also, I've been wondering - why is there no thread about time warps in a science forum? :0 I'm not very scientifically-minded but I'd love to read everyone else's thoughts and ideas on the subject! |
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We were suppose to get some really bad weather but we didn't....YAY! It went just south of us.
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Quite enjoyed the decent amount of rain we got yesterday. Nice and overcast. Love days like those after super hot ones.
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can we seriously talk about weather in this thread? Or is this something Zach is pulling our legs? lmao
Humid with a random thunderstorm or two. It has been like this every day this week here in Houston. TF, I'd love to see more programming stuff. I've seen lack thereof since this section was born, so if you and Zach were to bring something like that back, I'd totally enjoy it. |
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I just want to talk about weather and not get BS over it. lmao |
Let's discuss how its 125 in Las Vegas on the afternoons. That's the terrible weather to discuss.
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Texas heat is freaking insane though. You can't even breathe in it. It's 90 degrees but with the stupid humidity it feels like 110 and it's omfg awful. |
an official WEATHER CHAT finally yes
It's been unusually humid in Sweden as of late. >80%RH at ~27 degrees Celsius. I'm really not used to that, I prefer my air dry haha. |
Three 90 degree days in a row starting today. Might even be too hot to go poolside.
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We lucked out and only got one 90 degree day this past warm spell, but it was the warmest day we've had since 2010 (it hit 96 on Saturday). And then severe storms rolled in for every area around me except for my town. The portion of the storms on track to hit my town just completely fizzled out 20 miles away.
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so, weather sucks these days. No rain it's hot and wet all day.
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Alright y'all, I've fallen behind on Element of the Week already, but I promise a new one is coming up today! :)
Also it is seriously hot as fuck here. 88° (31° C) here at 10:30am. -_- |
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I'm building a computer for my boss today! That'll be so much fun... but it's been so long >.> I hope I don't forget anything. Any tips?
Edit: pro tip - make sure you buy the right kind of RAM. We had 288 pin and needed 240 pin. |
Can you afford an i7? A good motherboard? An SSD? Those are highly recommended. But I think it also depends on what your boss really wants in terms of specs. Those are the things I used last time when I was building/upgrading the bank computers when I was working there.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is, what is your budget? |
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It has an i7, SSD, and good mobo as well sorry just saw the post above. |
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http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16819117369 Thanks! Those are the two pieces n_n |
Been some cold nights. The pool will never warm up at this rate.
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Also, you should try to get the RAM in pairs. Kits of 2 should be more than good enough. Is your boss going to game on the system? Then a kit of 2 8GB (16GB) will work, otherwise opt for a kit of 2 4GB (8GB). Video card? Also, you probably should also get an aftermarket CPU cooler from the likes of Corsair, Cooler Master, or some other company you'd know. Even if you're not overclocking, the Intel stock cooler won't let your CPU perform at its best, especially during summers. |
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So are we here to talk about the weather or the technology of the weather?
Or computers? ;) The RAM is coming in this week and then I shall install that and put Windows on there woohoo... whenever I have time u_u |
I live in a place that is either in the 100s or goes full on thunderstorm. Never in-between.
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A word of advice: you might want to get a cheap aftermarket tower CPU cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or a lower-end closed-loop liquid CPU cooler like the Corsair H60. Even if you're not overclocking, the piddly Intel stock cooler the CPU comes with won't be able to cool the CPU adequately enough to prevent turbo throttling at all times, especially during hot summers. It'll also let you overclock once you want to. |
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I've been holding off too much on my little bio lesson series. I might do more later, but for now i'm just too busy.
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http://www.speedtest.net/result/5467015494.png
So, I went to my campus Library and test the network. Superb. |
I can't imagine a college or university without internet speeds over 100 Mb/s.
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There is.
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I love my home internet. I'm at work so I can't post anything, but boy is it fast.
My last test was 101.87 mb/s down, 119.24 mb/s up. FiOS ?? |
Something about my current living location makes it really hard to find tech-related jobs, it seems.
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America's internet speeds as a whole are proof that unregulated capitalism and private free-market enterprise is a tremendously terrible idea; private ISP oligarchies and monopolies abound that provide as terrible a service they want because they're often the only ones in the area. It's either expensive terrible service or you get no internet at all. |
Where is everyone?! It's awfully quiet around here. :P
Oh, and I've now been moderator here for three years as of today. o.o |
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