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sunrat Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 The Strange Case of Bobby DunbarA missing child, replaced by another Quote On August 23, 1912, Percy and Lessie Dunbar loaded up their two young sons and left their Opelousas home for a camping trip at nearby Swayze Lake. That night, four-year-old Bobby Dunbar wandered away from the family’s tent and disappeared. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Sadly, there are lots and lots of "strange" cases of disappearances like this one. Many of these mysteries are NEVER solved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abarbarian Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 If the mods can think of a better place for this then please do move it. Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2024 A very interesting site. Before you have look. What is the most widely used operating system in use around the world ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 On 2/9/2024 at 2:48 AM, abarbarian said: Why did Marsh's Library stop requiring the cage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 15 hours ago, crp said: Why did Marsh's Library stop requiring the cage? Because no one wants to steal books anymore. It's all about digital piracy. Who has room for all those physical volumes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Marsh's Library Dublin has a fascinating history. Quote While Marsh was at Trinity College Dublin, he was concerned that the library there was not well maintained, and that books were missing. It was difficult to use even for students of the college. For anyone else, there was no access to the college library, and he said of the Dublin booksellers that they had only ‘trifles and pamphlets’. It was this that made him think of building a library for the use of the reading public of his day. Public libraries were not very usual at the time and when he told his friends what he planned they commented that neither Oxford nor London had a public library. https://marshlibrary.ie/about/history/ Quote At the beginning, readers were allowed to go into the bays to choose their own books. Unfortunately, they were so interested in the books that they stole them from the Library. By the mid-1760s, there were over 1000 books missing. The Governors made an order that no-one but the librarian was to go into the bays, and that readers were either to read at the table in the reading room where they could be supervised, or be locked into the cages so that they could not steal the books. The reading 'cages' at the end of the Second Gallery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 OpenAI’s Sora Turns AI Prompts Into Photorealistic Videos The results are pretty amazing. https://media.wired.com/clips/65cd609bb4d2e54e7c66f6b7/720p/pass/mammoth.mp4 Quote AI-generated video made with the prompt “several giant wooly mammoths approach treading through a snowy meadow, their long wooly fur lightly blows in the wind as they walk, snow covered trees and dramatic snow capped mountains in the distance, mid afternoon light with wispy clouds and a sun high in the distance creates a warm glow, the low camera view is stunning capturing the large furry mammal with beautiful photography, depth of field.”Courtesy of OpenAI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sunrat Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, abarbarian said: Sounds like the kind of things one would hear on QI, one of my favourite shows. English is weird; who decided how to pronounce words, eg. why is row your boat different from having a row with your missus? And I doubt anyone can explain the pronunciation of yacht! And here's my parochial choice of the QI clips I watched today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 On 2/16/2024 at 2:20 AM, abarbarian said: OpenAI’s Sora Turns AI Prompts Into Photorealistic Videos The results are pretty amazing. https://media.wired.com/clips/65cd609bb4d2e54e7c66f6b7/720p/pass/mammoth.mp4 no claims made for accuracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 3/3/2024 at 11:30 AM, sunrat said: Sounds like the kind of things one would hear on QI, one of my favourite shows. English is weird; who decided how to pronounce words, eg. why is row your boat different from having a row with your missus? And I doubt anyone can explain the pronunciation of yacht! And here's my parochial choice of the QI clips I watched today: Not one of my programs of choice. However there were some funny parts to the compilation. Narcoleptic horse is just too funny. On 3/3/2024 at 11:30 AM, sunrat said: And I doubt anyone can explain the pronunciation of yacht! Or heir ....( usually sounds like the blue speaker ( /eə(r)/ ) https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/heir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) Even the gods use Arch linux it seems. Edited March 15 by abarbarian 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/15/2024 at 7:37 AM, abarbarian said: Even the gods use Arch linux it seems. Well you know..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine Quote The term ‘money laundering’ is often associated with mobsters, drug lords and morally dubious executives. But the expression’s first use was far less lawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Move over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months Quote The rare cosmic event is expected to take place sometime before September 2024. When it occurs it will likely be visible to the naked eye. No expensive telescope will be needed to witness this cosmic performance, says Nasa. T CrB oubursts only happen about once every 80 years, the last was was back in 1946. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 On 3/30/2024 at 3:12 AM, abarbarian said: Move over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months I'm pretty sure it already happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Interesting way to try sailing I suppose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7-h3FO-KKo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 10 hours ago, crp said: I'm pretty sure it already happened. Doubt that as it is expected towards September. Als Quote And it is expected to remain fiery and visible to the unaided eye for at least a few days, but its explosive event could very well last more than a week. the BEEB would have been reporting on it every half an hour for weeks an they have not mentioned it at all yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 6 hours ago, crp said: Interesting way to try sailing I suppose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7-h3FO-KKo The skateboard and umbrella scam was neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 "maths" still grate on my ears -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Solar eclipse 2024: when and how to see the April 8 eclipse Quote If you’ve always wanted to glimpse some kind of solar eclipse, now’s the time to get excited. A solar eclipse next week (on Monday, April 8, to be specific) will see parts of Mexico, the US and Canada fall into the ‘path of totality’, meaning the moon will perfectly align with the sun and millions will be plunged into minutes of darkness – lots of places across the US have even issued safety warnings. Here in the UK we’ll only see a partial eclipse, meaning the sun won’t be completely blocked out. Total solar eclipses are rare events, and each place on Earth can only expect to see one once every 400 years. Where in the UK can you see the Monday 8 April solar eclipse? Quote A total solar eclipse is set to span North America on Monday - from Mexico to the very eastern tip of Canada. The astronomical phenomenon will be less dramatic in the UK, but a partial eclipse could be visible in some parts of the country. Quote How do I watch the total eclipse online? Audience members outside North America who want to see the total eclipse can catch our live coverage on the BBC website. There will be a livestream to watch the event as it happens and regular text and video updates on a live page. Coverage will begin at 14:00 BST and continue throughout the day, complete with live dispatches from our reporters who will be stationed at eclipse gatherings across the US and Canada. Bloomin Yanks gettin the good stuff yet again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 58 minutes ago, abarbarian said: Bloomin Yanks gettin the good stuff yet again Indeed! I just happen to live in an area where the total eclipse will be visible for 3 minutes, 40 seconds! (Yes, I have eclipse glasses. The local library gave them away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 10 hours ago, Corrine said: Indeed! I just happen to live in an area where the total eclipse will be visible for 3 minutes, 40 seconds! (Yes, I have eclipse glasses. The local library gave them away. Hope you get good clear sky's for it. I witnessed a total whilst living up in the Lakes. I was out in the countryside away from civilization surrounded by trees with a small amount of thin cloud. All the wildlife went totally silent and it was a most eerie atmosphere. Even spookier than doing the Easy Rider tripping in a graveyard at night in the dead of winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 (edited) coming down to Earth? At least knock first. (i posted link from my YT history, so hopefully there will be no layering problem.) Edited April 11 by crp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) 3 D printing has moved on by leaps and bounds. You can get a good starter unit here for less than £200. Even cheaper in the USA. Edited April 13 by abarbarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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