Random Thing of the Day

Knight Joined: 07 Feb 2012 Posts: 358 Location: USA

Random advise of the day: always be willing to learn new things, even if you do not think you need to.
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"Study art...", said Thrawn.

"Vote for Papa Palpatine".

The best thing about being home alone for an extended period of time: breaking into song whenever you darn well feel like it. It's like living in a musical! Very Happy

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Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

Life should have more choreographed musical numbers.
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All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause.

Those without swords can still die upon them

The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

We should ask him. Maybe he will oblige.
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"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Consider this a formal request.
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All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause.

Those without swords can still die upon them

The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

I shall attend to it!

Prepare for swing dancing. Boom!
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

How far do you trust wikipedia?

Yesterday I was watching a TV show (though it's more accurate to say that the TV was merely on, and I happened to be listening at a specific moment), and a woman on there stated 'the Nordic countries have the highest rates of alcoholism in the world. And that is a fact!' I queried that and searched through Google. Unfortunately, I couldn't really find anything, until I happened across a wikipedia page on alcohol consumption rates of the world. I clicked on the source link, had a brief perusal of the study, and looked at the list of consumption rates, etc. It seemed accurate enough, though I couldn't find the numbers for Moldavia in the list (but again I didn't look at the whole thing). All this is to say, it's led me to rethink how much I can allow myself to trust wikipedia. I'm up in the air on it, for the moment. Would you say it's acceptable to turn to it for a brief overview, as long as you check the source material, too?
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

When it really matters, wikipediea tends to get it right. The people posting to articles about history, science, etc. are mostly people who know what they're doing, and who provide links.

I recently used it to educate myself about some microorganisms for a work project!

I wouldn't trust it as much for things like News, because news is almost always politicized anyway. The article might be written by someone left-leaning or right-leaning. The admins are pretty good at keeping articles neutral, but it's not the best.

If something looks weird or off, you can check the history of the article. Vandalism is usually pretty obvious. For a while, the hometown of my wife's cousin said that one of his friends founded the town (they changed the wikipedia article as a birthday present, and no one caught it for months.)
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It was the year of fire… the year of destruction… the year we took back what was ours.
It was the year of rebirth… the year of great sadness… the year of pain… and the year of joy.
It was a new age. It was the end of history. It was the year everything changed.
The year is 2261.
The place: Babylon 5.

Really? That's quite fascinating, and my estimation of wikipedia has gone up a mite or two! Thanks for your input, Taral Smile

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*Goes off to research the southern dispersal hypothesis*
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Master Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Posts: 1348

Yeah, it's quite amazing how accurate Wikipedia is. You just gotta check the citations and source materials.

The best part of Wikipedia is when people troll it. Wink

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All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out.

So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause.

Those without swords can still die upon them

The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

In America, "ditto" means like "yeah, sure," right? My friend and I were arguing about this; I did the thing where you put a quotation mark underneath something, meaning "same as above." He said something about a ditto and I said that I'm pretty sure it means "alright," or "ok" in the context of;

"Will you go do that for me?"

"Ditto"

Apparently it does mean a duplicate, but I'm sure it means ok as well...
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There's always a bigger fish - Qui Gon Jinn.

You shall learn that history is an intricate weaving of many events. No one thing can be understood without the proper context.

The best techniques are passed on by the survivors.

Over here, or the only way I've ever heard it used, was to mean, "What he said." Or "Same to you." Like...just a couple of lame examples:

"I'll have a double cheesburger." "Ditto."

"I love you." "Ditto."

Never heard it to mean "Okay." Not that it doesn't, just never heard it used in that context.
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"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

I would pay good money to hear an American say 'righto!'. Extra if they wear a pinstriped suit and bowler hat Razz

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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

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