"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[Headwinds]

My daughter was admitted to Harvard Law School while working on a Masters in Creative Writing. When she mentioned it to some of her fellow students, one of them quipped, "See you can do something with an English major!"
By the way, one of the reasons Harvard admitted her was good writing skills.

My daughter earned a Masters in Music, decided she’d rather make money than teach, and switched to Audiology. The people in the Audiology Department told her that her Music degree was a big plus in getting her into one of the few spots available. (Something about having good hearing.)

Then there was the symphony violinist who kept trying to discourage his son from becoming a musician because it was so hard to make a good living at it. One day he came into rehearsal with a big smile on his face. The fellow sitting next to him asked what he was so happy about. “My son has finally decided not to become a musician!” he said. “What’s he going to be?” asked the other guy. “A poet!” said the violinist proudly.

 

[afishhunter]

Well 'console' yourself with this: in the near Digi and AI future all subjects and skills will be pretty well redundant anyway Even lawyers (perhaps especially) teachers, admin workers, management layers, PR, HR, advertising, drivers, many doctors will easily be substituted by IT software. As for critical intelligence and pride in skills I suspect they may be unwelcome in Dystopia... Undertaking, that's a secure job with plenty of future job prospects Unless of course we reach the Brave New World level, where people simple evaporate ....

Study is always worthwhile if it improves the mind

I dunno. I think you'll always have truck drivers.
AI could never handle the docks. (specific door, specific time, backing in, the paperwork, securing the load, "sealing" the doors with tags or locks ... and at Customs, signing for each and every one of the 100 plus boxes on that load at pick up, ("chain of evidence" is what they call it) and ensure the person on the delivery end signs for each and every single box ... AI would especially have difficulty in the situations where the dock is underground in a basement, like some at several downtown LA, Seattle, and NYC hotels and shopping malls, and some areas of NYC and other places where you have to pull up out front on the street to unload because there is no shipping dock. There are also places in Chicago where you effectively have a maze of girders supporting the overhead subway tracks and narrow arse gaps between buildings to back through to get to the loading/unloading are, with or without a raised dock.

AI might be able to "drive" the truck from one location to another, but it can't handle the docks ... or fueling. Loads picking up and/or delivering to a military base would also cause AI to tilt or crash the computer.

 

[Student762]

I assume they'd just change the way the docks are made. Have laser scanners to identify each package and its contents, conveyor belts and simple robotics to move it around.
Also you're assuming the ai is still subservient to humans and willing to abide by their rules and legislation. Why worry about customs if you're supreme overlord of the earth?

 

[Will Power]

AI will decide what you want and where, plus when you can leave the house provided you have Digi Permission. Wait a minute, that sounds like...

 

[Will Power]

meako Quite right for being exact

Here's a clip worth taking on board

It can easily be converted to a KNIFE context, particularly sharpening: " Excuse me Forumite, this may sound silly but do you know how to sharpen that thing??" " No, never had a lesson!"
The lesson being, be careful the next time you mock somebody's technique or inability to be as pedantic as you in the sharpening ritual

 

[Jolipapa]

meako still listening LPs pre Angie, but then I heard London Calling...

It's just over amazing that Keef Richards is still alive in any form

You just can't imagine what money can do (and Swiss medicine or is it the reverse???)
BTW M Jagger is "confined" in his Touraine castle.

 

[screened porch]

Poor Mick.
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me on NPR had a guest who had worked security for the Stones until Keith Richard asked him what he was going to do with his life because he had to get his life together. Keith put him through veterinary school.
It seems impressive to be told by Keith Richard that you need to get your life together.
I'm probably too old to work security for the Stones.

 

[meako]

Now I'm going to have nightmares....

Never fear my friend.
I have Thunderbird 4 on standby...just having a few problems with the swimming pool
and palm trees pre launch....F.A.B.

 

[Prester John]

Look what my wife found for me.
Will post more pics later. This my first post from my new iPad.

 

[joeradza]

I don’t recall ever losing a knife. Yet in the last week I’ve lost my Douk-Douk twice in my apartment while in lockdown. I found it once and I’m sure it’s here somewhere. But where?

 

[Jolipapa]

I don’t recall ever losing a knife. Yet in the last week I’ve lost my Douk-Douk twice in my apartment while in lockdown. I found it once and I’m sure it’s here somewhere. But where?

I don't stop losing knives! I even lost my More Maker, which is quite beefy! And as of today, I like to remember where the heck did I put my Ohta!

 

[joeradza]

The funniest thing I hear when something is lost is "where did you lose it?" If I knew that, it wouldn't be lost. Haha!

 

[r8shell]

The funniest thing I hear when something is lost is "where did you lose it?" If I knew that, it wouldn't be lost. Haha!

Also: "It'll be in the last place you look."

 

[Headwinds]

Also: "It'll be in the last place you look."

It’s often not in the last place I look, since the last place I look is usually just the last place I look before I give up looking. It seems that most times I find something it’s after I give up looking for it and when I’m looking for something else.

 

[Jack Black]

Look what my wife found for me.
Will post more pics later. This my first post from my new iPad.

Wow! Great find Vince

 

[Prester John]

Here's a little more about that book I posted yesterday. My wife found this first edition in excellent condition at an estate sale (online) for $12.00! We made a curbside pick-up. Here are some more photos:

Just a few sample pages. Fascinating book. You can find this online for WAY more than my wife paid for it. I guess she really does love me!

 

[Headwinds]

Here's a little more about that book I posted yesterday. My wife found this first edition in excellent condition at an estate sale (online) for $12.00! We made a curbside pick-up. Here are some more photos:

Just a few sample pages. Fascinating book. You can find this online for WAY more than my wife paid for it. I guess she really does love me!

Great find. Congratulations!

 

[Will Power]

All the talk of losing knives is shocking but not surprising given the craziness of current things But I've lost a car key, or rather one of those hi-tech fobs that do everything Probably in the short walk of a few metres from garage to front door across closed communal garden So, a potential thief can now unlock the car and drive off, or a small child has picked it up as a toy, or kicked it down the drain...Or is it indoors here?? Can't find it anywhere and having a new one programmed can cost 350€ Why can't car manufacturers make these keys bright green orange, yellow etc not black which hides itself away very effectively- I hope

 

[meako]

Im sure theres an app which locates lost things...because we all need more apps....not.

 

[Just Tom.]

Im sure theres an app which locates lost things...because we all need more apps....not.

I always thought there should be a button on the TV which makes the remote control beep so you can find it. I have never lost the remote but you would not believe the places my children have left it...