tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6677223040734416726..comments2024-03-28T13:21:09.326-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, January 18 2018 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45606616399161047942018-01-20T22:13:29.377-06:002018-01-20T22:13:29.377-06:00D4E4H: DU is the University of Denver.... your 201...D4E4H: DU is the University of Denver.... your 2017 NCAA National Champions. I played there a long time agoJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74423090818932835892018-01-19T10:18:29.762-06:002018-01-19T10:18:29.762-06:00D4E4H @1211 - Shh it's a secret! Clue can be ...D4E4H @1211 - Shh it's a secret! Clue can be found in Romeo & Juliet Act 5 Scene 1.<br />Do NOT post when you figure it out!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63523792775403119852018-01-19T03:26:05.449-06:002018-01-19T03:26:05.449-06:00Ridiculous, isn't it, that we expect our Ameri...Ridiculous, isn't it, that we expect our American students to pay for their own higher education? <br />That so many accumulate incredible DEBTs to pay for their undergrad educations is a mark of great shame for our nation. <br /> <br />Thank goodness that several of our top private institutions - incl. Harvard & Yale - are using their large endowments to cover tuition for all qualified students! <br />Why do our public universities lack the political will to follow their lead? In many first world nations, it is assumed that taxpayers should support college education - as they all do for K-12 schooling.<br /><br />Why should America lose the brains and talent and eventual social contribution of so many students whose parents cannot afford to complete their education? Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27898393587356821222018-01-19T00:42:35.255-06:002018-01-19T00:42:35.255-06:00And, Picard, in case my little for fun and profit ...And, Picard, in case my little <a href="http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html" rel="nofollow">for fun and profit </a>jest was lost, that's Aleph's original paper. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-1F7vaNP9w0" rel="nofollow">Shall we play a Game?</a> -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68488908817953756802018-01-18T23:50:37.526-06:002018-01-18T23:50:37.526-06:00Thank you, Picard, for the additional TURING infor...Thank you, Picard, for the additional TURING information, and thank you, Anon T, for introducing me to ADA LOVELACE! I love the things I learn on this blog!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24245280733364768572018-01-18T23:49:44.022-06:002018-01-18T23:49:44.022-06:00Picard - my current work is to keep out hackers @a...Picard - my current work is to keep out hackers @a F500; I'm pretty good at it because, well, that was my hobby as a kid. So, it's a joke because it's 1/2-true. It's the little gremlins in the machines that we look for - to exploit for fun and profit.<br /><br />C.C. I've been remiss in every post - SO to your (and our!) Boomer @SPARES was a nice touch.<br /><br />Last thing re: Golf (a good walk spoiled). I was told the 1st time I played that I had to a) hit from the men's TEE and b) If I didn't hit it past the lady's TEE that I'd have to drop my DRAWERs to prove I was a dude. Q. Did y'all (who golf) do that to beginners too?<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72374937600017185282018-01-18T23:35:51.438-06:002018-01-18T23:35:51.438-06:00Misty: Glad my explanation about ALAN TURING was h...Misty: Glad my explanation about ALAN TURING was helpful. The TURING Machine is the basis of modern computation. He invented the idea of a central processor separate from memory. He invented the idea of "universal computation". He invented the very idea of computer science as we know it.<br /><br />There were others who contributed earlier, including Lady Ada Lovelace (daughter of Lord Byron.) But TURING made modern computation possible.<br /><br />D4E4H: Thank you for the kind words about my MANATEE and other photos. Yes, I was familiar with the origin of Unicorn.<br /><br />AnonymousT: From yesterday, glad you also appreciated the learning moment that MHO is now called SIEMEN. Your comment today about BUGS I was not sure if it was meant as a joke?<br /><br />In any design process there are bound to be unexpected consequences given unexpected inputs. It is not possible to test all possible situations. That is why we do BETA TESTS. There will always be BUGS. But ideally most common situations will work well enough for most purposes!<br /><br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14769306796645578642018-01-18T23:11:22.650-06:002018-01-18T23:11:22.650-06:00Michael - you're stronger than I. I couldn...Michael - you're stronger than I. I couldn't watch past 1:38 of CED's vid#1 (and now am afraid to touch my Alfa!)<br /><br />TxMs. Thanks. That explains why I had to cut Phil's trunk two years ago. Phil's haircut is set for Saturday. BTW, the palms seem to have made it this time (I lost a 30' beauty - like in the Corona commercials - 5 or so years ago). <br /><br />CED - Re: Vid#2. OK, so today <a href="https://explorecourses.stanford.edu/instructor/timc911" rel="nofollow">Dr. Chou </a> discussed AI & IoT (specifically in control systems, you know, like a Tesla). All I could think of is IoT gone bad... You know...<a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L1UxZJ9owXY" rel="nofollow">kill-bots.</a> [iRobot clip] <br /><br />Near the end of his Keynote... "If we don't incorporate Precision (the name of his book) and AI into IoT someone else will do it..." Oh, joy! Foreign robots from s***-hole countries killing us :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />//disclosure - my undergrad is EE and grad works was CS w/ a specialty in AI & machine vision. This was before a computer could kick your ass in Go and then learn Chess on it's own in <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9CoNk3EYOpc" rel="nofollow">four hours</a> [19m]. I, for ONE, welcome the robot overloards (and remind you to be nice to Siri!)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10445044170734584762018-01-18T23:07:10.454-06:002018-01-18T23:07:10.454-06:00If there was any doubt about today's author, S...If there was any doubt about today's author, SPARES removed it. I was afraid it was a musical reference. I agree that it was very entertaining. As was Steve's write-up.<br /><br />I read MB's link and said "Can that be our Melissa B? Anything you and anyone else can do to help this horrendous penal system is appreciated. <br /><br />TURING and his cracking of Enigma badly begs the question "If the Germans had set up a spy apparatus to support the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the communications had been tapped then ergo Churchill knew it was coming. A+B=C. A and B are fully documented. It's not conspiracy, simply logic. Any jury would convict. <br /><br />Rick P, that was your best "story" yet. <br /><br />Although I too had BACK before Blue, it's always amusing to read about what some people know and others not. <br /><br />Sirenian obviously comes from the myths about sirens and mermaids. <br /><br />Lots of learning yesterday and today. I'm not convinced that Napoleon was 5'7" but I believe M.A. was unjustly treated. Ada was interesting but Byron was indeed dangerous, ultimately to himself in his Grecian escapade. <br /><br />Well, feeling better I risked a meal and my gout is back. Gout med is slow to take effect.<br /><br />YR, great news about Alan. <br /><br />G'nite. WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63204434962200927192018-01-18T21:48:38.546-06:002018-01-18T21:48:38.546-06:00Thanks, CC, and Steve. Wow - I don't think I&...Thanks, CC, and Steve. Wow - I don't think I'd enjoy spending precious money visiting India - yikes. Filled in SEED b4 checking out the surrounding perps - corrected it to PEEL when I worked the SW. <br /><br />HG's gas can photo: I have that kind, and it's a real pain, especially with arthritic thumbs. My solution is to remove the "new-and-improved" pour spout contraption and just screw the cap, with the insert in place, back on the can. I know the spout's a safety feature, but I don't have children around. <br /><br />M-Bee, FLN: What a great grassroots volunteer organization you’ve started in Adopt an Inmate. I’m sure your efforts have helped so many inmates during their prison time and changed their lives after their release because you made a difference! <br /><br />The built-up sleet is finally melting - four days later! I think the last time it was below-freezing for so many days in South TX was way back 40(?) years ago. Pipes didn't burst (hot/cold water trickling and ceiling attic access propped open a tad with a broom handle), so I'm a happy camper. I’ll face the gas/water bills next month (a bargain compared to plumber/sheetrocking charges).<br /><br />D-O/Anon-T/Pat, saw on the news tonight a horticulturist saying don't cut back brown dead foliage - it acts as insulation, EXCEPT on Phils: trim the soggy parts so the rotten tissue doesn't infect the trunk. Had the same two philodendron in my backyard for 38 years, through hurricanes, droughts, and freezes - even I can't kill them. <br /><br />Stay warm, everyone.<br />TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30457314546943480572018-01-18T20:38:37.931-06:002018-01-18T20:38:37.931-06:00Hi All!
Thanks C.C. for a puzzle filled with NERD...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks C.C. for a puzzle filled with NERD fun! Not only the GUTS of computers but an entomological hunt to squash the BUGS. Thanks Steve for the expo - I heard that a Chinese company is developing personal air-filters (electronic ones) that they plan to export to India. Too late for this trip but...<br /><br />WOs: AHA b/f OHO, PELEe, rind b/f PEEL, and Men's TEE @1st.<br />ESP: ETRE<br />FIW: ANgARA & UnA @22a which messed up the dog with a funny tail.<br /><b>Fav</b>: Seeing ALAN TURING spelled out.<br />Other fun in my area: NPR x2, Li-ION, DON'T BE EVIL, ECARD, and, this week, an ODE to dry socks :-) <br /><br />{B+, A} {Cute+} Nice Rick - coda not needed.<br /><br />HG - I have that GAS CAN and hate it. Plus, since it, like Steve, can't breath, the whole thing collapsed itself when it got cold (it was mostly empty). PV=nrT indeed.<br /><br />BillO & Picard - BUGS are features used by only by hackers. Ask the NSA.<br />//BTW, today I was at an IoT (Internet of Things) for Oil & Gas symposium. One of the presenters was from Booz Allen and, while talking about NSA work they did in IoT, mentioned their ex-employee Ed Snowden.<br /><br />SHE walks in Beauty made me think of <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8mL0KXo7SuI" rel="nofollow">The Judybat's SHE Lives in a Time of Her Own</a> [know that one tawnya?]<br /><br />BTW, <a href="http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-ada-lovelace" rel="nofollow">Ada Lovelace</a>, for whom the ADA programming language is named, is the daughter of Lord Byron.<br /><br />YR - good news about Alan.<br /><br />PK - if you use email to reset passwords [like your bank's] it's useful to a hacker.<br /><br />JJM - I 1/2-feel ya! I only have one in College now. She should be out b/f Youngest starts. Looks like I have to stay employed for at least 7.5 more years to keep them out of DEBT!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58978449218310473702018-01-18T20:35:40.692-06:002018-01-18T20:35:40.692-06:00Here are ABBA singing in their native language.Here are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0hbNGQPOuU&list=RDH0hbNGQPOuU&t=12" rel="nofollow">ABBA</a> singing in their native language.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12639255816226692562018-01-18T18:09:20.757-06:002018-01-18T18:09:20.757-06:00D4E4H, regarding your use of "'splaining,...<b>D4E4H</b>, regarding your use of "'splaining," I'm feeling grateful today for the contribution of Desi Arnaz to our great American vocabulary.<br />Would we ever have had the neologism, "mansplaining," if he had not first demanded of his wife, "Lucy, you got some <i>'splainin'</i> to do!"? <br /><br />Did they ever do a golf-themed episode on <i>I Love Lucy</i>?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85061856539818997912018-01-18T17:39:20.392-06:002018-01-18T17:39:20.392-06:00Thanks, Jinx, et al, for explaining BLUE TEE and t...Thanks, <b>Jinx</b>, <i>et al</i>, for explaining BLUE TEE and the various tee colors. <br />When we read media reports of presidents' golf scores, there is never a mention of the tee color. Should we assume they all play the white or blue distances? Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8740596093335570942018-01-18T17:31:15.597-06:002018-01-18T17:31:15.597-06:00JJM 153P
I am unfamiliar with "D U" whic...JJM 153P<br />I am unfamiliar with "D U" which has a Hockey team. Please elaborate.<br /><br />Spitzboov 333P<br />Thanks for 'splaining "Sirenia" Please correct my link at 1242P to this spelling. Looks like we each learned on this one.<br /><br />Dave 2D4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88396190653950724032018-01-18T17:30:58.628-06:002018-01-18T17:30:58.628-06:00JJM: didn't they tell you about the "Pov...JJM: didn't they tell you about the "Poverty Through Parenthood" program? There ought to be a blank bankruptcy petition attached to every birth certificate.<br /><br />CED: I only got three minutes into your video at 2:09 -- you've got more staying power than me! -- before the accumulated mechanical disasters got to be too much.<br /><br />Where else but here, can you finish a crossword, AND get two units of learning at the same time?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53322439636549018162018-01-18T17:03:46.139-06:002018-01-18T17:03:46.139-06:00Ta- DA!
A nice Thursday romp from our C.C.!
That...<i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b><br />A nice Thursday romp from our <b>C.C.</b>! <br />That picture of a Flea, <b>Steve</b>, really caught my attention. Wow! Thank the stars that my three doggies seem to be immune from such monstrous parasites. (Knock wood!) Maybe it's our SoCal climate - or just decent veterinary attention ...<br />That photo of Indian smog was quite an eye-opener. I guess Los Angeles used to look like that. And I remember London when I first arrived there.<br /><br />BLUE TEE was new to me, the only surprise. I never played golf. My older son took it (<i>studied</i> it?) in college. <br />I went to watch him play - and discovered that I couldn't see the *#@! ball in the air. It's just too small and too fast. <br />C'mon. In football and baseball you can at least see the blasted thing. Is this why caddies are needed? To spot the balls?<br />What if tennis was like this? - with players unable to see the ball in flight? They'd just be flailing blindly, hoping to feel a smack!<br /><br />Thanks, <b>Yellowrocks</b>, for posting <b>Lord Byron</b>'s famous (and maybe most evocative) poem, <i>She Walks in Beauty</i>. A reminder that he was truly gifted, the leading exemplar of the British romantic movement - and not only, as described by <b>Lady Caroline Lamb</b>, "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know..." <br />_________<br />Diagonal report: Strangely, only one sub-diag, a secondary mirror forward slash running NE to SW from square 15 to sq 212.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21132798593762268062018-01-18T16:14:26.568-06:002018-01-18T16:14:26.568-06:00I too wondered about that gas can HG posted,
I eve...I too wondered about that gas can HG posted,<br />I even went on YouTube to find it.<br />(There are a couple of vids on how it works)<br />But YouTube doesn't like "Ameri-Can."<br />You have to type in Ameri-can Gas Can.<br /><br />I did find an 8 minute video from a guy that hates them so much,<br />he shows you how to convert them back into the old vented style cans.<br />(but again, I did not find it link worthy...)<br /><br />I haven't bought a new gas can in many years, I am very happy with<br />just using a funnel and trying to be careful not to splash gas on the hot engine.<br />Besides, I love the smell of Gas!<br />I always take a wiff whenever I refill the tractor.<br /><br />Although, I think that in years past, when it was leaded, <br />it did have a nicer bouquet.<br /><br />Here are 7 more minutes of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoBYQ65ltr0" rel="nofollow">technological mishaps...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90195503843895983472018-01-18T15:33:48.194-06:002018-01-18T15:33:48.194-06:00D4 @ 1242 - From Merriam:
"Definition of S...D4 @ 1242 - From Merriam: <br /><br />"Definition of Sirenia. : an order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals including the manatee, dugong, Steller's sea cow, and several fossil forms that have the tail horizontally flattened and expanded into a broad rounded or bilobed fin, the hind limbs rudimentary or wanting and the front ones paddle-shaped, and jaws with horny plates on the front part and usually numerous flat-crowned molar teeth."<br />Four out of 6 letters are vowels and so, being Thursday, a word a puzzle creator might have considered using.<br /><br />Oddly, while the dugong and manatee require tropical waters, the Steller's sea cow was a denizen of the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea. I believe they were hunted to extinction in the 18th century, not too long after they were discovered by the Bering Expedition.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52989622863222305202018-01-18T15:19:41.897-06:002018-01-18T15:19:41.897-06:00Very nice puzzle but I also wanted BACKTEE as BLUE...Very nice puzzle but I also wanted BACKTEE as BLUETEE is not necessarily a given starting point for skilled golfers. For instance, my course offers five sets of tee boxes and none are blue. I also looked at the scorecards for the last six courses I played and only one offered blue tees and it represented the second shortest yardage. Certainly, many courses do offer blue colored tee markers and some might even be the longer yardages. Perhaps adding "on some courses" would have been more appropriate cluing. Thanks for a fun Thursday challenge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893036307054016867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61658506360320165072018-01-18T15:16:38.960-06:002018-01-18T15:16:38.960-06:00Nifty puzzle, a pleasure to solve. Nifty puzzle, a pleasure to solve. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88447977752014483922018-01-18T15:13:12.471-06:002018-01-18T15:13:12.471-06:00Musings
-YR This GAS CAN can be turned upside down...<br />Musings<br />-YR <a href="https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/13740862?wid=520&hei=520&fmt=pjpeg" rel="nofollow">This GAS CAN</a> can be turned upside down and no gas will come out. When the can is upside down with the spout in the tank opening, you lower the can down until the flange on the spout hits the edge of the tank filler cap and then continue on and that flange opens the spout as it slides up into the spout. Pulling the spout out stops the flow immediately. Cool!<br />-Tin, seeing your Florida temps makes me glad I don’t have 100 kids down there today as I usually did around MLK day.<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35397266001875258022018-01-18T14:24:33.939-06:002018-01-18T14:24:33.939-06:00D4E4H, I wondered about the gas can, too. HG, wha...D4E4H, I wondered about the gas can, too. HG, what is special about it?<br />CE DAVE @11:48, that was my experience when I taught a combination first and second grade class. The school had two full classes for each grade with ten students in each grade left over. They were given to me. I had six reading groups, three in each grade and six math groups. The three groups were immutably preordained and absolutely no rationale to combine any of them was acceptable. PS. The next year that policy was changed. In addition I had a non English speaking ESL student. I loved the ESL students and considered them my specialty, but I needed time to devote to them. I had a weak student teacher to "help" me, but she was just another responsibility. STRESS!! with all caps.<br /><br />51A, or the parents' burden. My grandson turned down a generous college scholarship in order to go to a school of his choice with no scholarship. Then at the end of October my son in his mid 50's lost his six figure job. With three college years left to go, the expenses will come out of retirement savings unless something comes up. Terrible timing. David thought he still had those three years of employment. And these days the assurance of a well paying job for new graduates is not high.<br /><br />CE Dave, how expensive and how exasperating!<br /><br />On a positive note, Alan is doing very well for more than 10 weeks with only minor glitches. Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81688612228829428672018-01-18T14:15:27.692-06:002018-01-18T14:15:27.692-06:00Nice puzzle. Didn't notice the theme until I g...Nice puzzle. Didn't notice the theme until I got to the reveal.<br /><br />Seemed easy for a Thursday. Gubdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050780245533058219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25871292047881526752018-01-18T14:09:06.626-06:002018-01-18T14:09:06.626-06:00D4E4H,
It may be Golf to you, but it's more l...D4E4H,<br /><br />It may be Golf to you, but it's more like Flog to me....<br /><br />Speaking of being Flogged, and Bugs,<br />being the kind of guy that takes pride in fixing things,<br />(the icemaker is still broken.)<br />when the furnace sprung a leak in the autovent last week<br />I immediately called a pro. ($400-)<br /><br />Exactly 6 days later, after the whole gas fired hot water baseboard<br />furnace would not work! (new water pump $1400-)<br />(DW still thinks they guy last week rigged it to fail!) <br /><br />In fact, this entire year so far has been a technological nightmare.<br /><br />So, when I saw this video, (20 minutes, I only watched 5 so far...)<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTUsl4D6QP4" rel="nofollow">I got some solace in not feeling so alone.</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.com