Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Mohican]

Am I right in thinking that John Lloyd is the fella behind QI??

Yes.

And he produced Blackadder amongst many other things.

I was watching a rerun of QI in which he made the point that light can't be seen in a vacuum and thought it too much of a coincidence for them not to be the same person.

[Tal]

Am I right in thinking that John Lloyd is the fella behind QI??

Yes.

And he produced Blackadder amongst many other things.

I was watching a rerun of QI in which he made the point that light can't be seen in a vacuum and thought it too much of a coincidence for them not to be the same person.

Yes well that's because light (photons) is invisible; you see what it bounces off

[tikay]

Duck thing. Nothing missing.

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[tikay]

Boaty thing. Nothing missing.

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[kinboshi]

Show off

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[Chili]

I don't think it is fair comparing the two tikay.

The 9/11 attacks happened to be filmed for an amazing amount of cameras, tied in with the fact it was such a shock and happened in a world now where visual media is by far the largest form.

Also its far easier to put ourselves in the shoes of the people who died. Normal office workers who were going about their daily business like millions and millions do every day.

Far far harder to have the same kind of emotive feelings about innocent people who are in the crossfire in places like Mali and Syria as their entire life experience is so totally removed from our own.  I would imagine that they couldn't even comprehend that their are thousands and thousands of people out there who live like relative kings to them for clicking a choice of 3 buttons all day long.

Thanks Ryan.

Now that is perspective.

As an aside I was in New York last week and the 9/11 memorial was such a weird but beautiful place.  Really is a must do.  I took some pics of the surrounding area so when I get my camera back from the GF I'll upload some.  One thing that really, really surprised me was how the nearest fire station was only a 30 second walk away from the site.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/aug/15/ground-zero-memorial-september-9-11

Kinda felt a bit confused tho that they had a 'Gift' shop but suppose its America and I think the profits go to good causes so....

Have you ever been to New York?  Woulda thought it was your kind of place given there so many amazing buildings/engineering feats there.

Yes, do please post those photos from New York, Ryan.

No, I've never been there, though I'd like to. I've been very staid & conservative as to where I have travelled in my life, & I much regret it now. For instance, I don't think I have ever, in my life, visited anywhere in Asia. How that happen? I think daft things put me off - food especially. When I went to St Petersburg, I dined three times a day, every day, in the same eatery. It was a KFC.

Bit late now to address all these mistakes. The cliche is "no regrets", but there have been a few. Red Card for anyone who Posts "but then again too few da dada. .........

Reading the emboldened part just made me feel really really sad for you. I think that has improved a tiny bit now, but has it really?? Just because you have regrets, doesn't mean you can't change them going forward. It ain't over yet by a long chalk.

[Woodsey]

Dunno if you are into trams as well as your trains, but here's some pics I took earlier this week. I'll let you guess the location, no googling unless you absolutely must.

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[Skippy]

Dunno if you are into trams as well as your trains, but here's some pics I took earlier this week. I'll let you guess the location, no googling unless you absolutely must.

The one with the flag is a bit of a clue...

[Tal]

Dunno if you are into trams as well as your trains, but here's some pics I took earlier this week. I'll let you guess the location, no googling unless you absolutely must.

The one with the flag is a bit of a clue...

So is the one with the name of a place on the tram

[Woodsey]

Dunno if you are into trams as well as your trains, but here's some pics I took earlier this week. I'll let you guess the location, no googling unless you absolutely must.

The one with the flag is a bit of a clue...

So is the one with the name of a place on the tram

Only if your a googlestein cheat, 95% ain't getting it without cheating.

[Eso Kral]

I got it but had to marry a Slovak first

[Woodsey]

I got it but had to marry a Slovak first

I'll let you off then, most others would cheat and lie 

[Tal]

Dunno if you are into trams as well as your trains, but here's some pics I took earlier this week. I'll let you guess the location, no googling unless you absolutely must.

The one with the flag is a bit of a clue...

So is the one with the name of a place on the tram

Only if your a googlestein cheat, 95% ain't getting it without cheating.

Not many languages with a "Zlate"

But point taken

[Eso Kral]

I got it but had to marry a Slovak first

I'll let you off then, most others would cheat and lie 

Yep that's how I got married