lowbrowwoman, Birdbrain\\\'s Eternal Senile Whore!...

[Peeler]

On 27 Apr 2023 13:54:31 GMT, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:


> There is a gimmick I saw at at local fair.

Oh, no! Not yet another \"thrilling\" story from the resident senile gossip\'s
\"dramatic\" life! LOL

--
More of the senile gossip\'s absolutely idiotic senile blather:
\"I stopped for breakfast at a diner in Virginia when the state didn\'t do
DST. I remarked on the time difference and the crusty old waitress said
\'We keep God\'s time in Virginia.\'

I also lived in Ft. Wayne for a while.\"

MID: <t0tjfa$6r5$1@dont-email.me>

 

[John Larkin]

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:28:32 +0100, Martin Brown
<\'\'\'newspam\'\'\'@nonad.co.uk> wrote:

On 26/04/2023 17:04, John Larkin wrote:
On 26 Apr 2023 15:18:53 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:07:18 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

After my last eye surgery, my eyes wouldn\'t coordinate. One image was
horribly twisted and zoomed and offset from the other. I could barely
walk. I thought I was doomed. After about a week, things suddenly
snapped into perfect alignment. My brain adjusted.

I remember an experiment where the subject wore inverting lenses. After a
few days his brain adapted. I think George Stratton was the first
experimental psychologist to try it.

I had a chance to try such goggles once. It was seriously disorienting
and very hard after you put them on and almost as hard when you took
them off again at the end of a session. Also an experiment trying to
sign your name on paper where you were looking at it through a periscope
thing that flipped the directions that your hand moved.

I recall banks in the UK once had silly anti forgery pens with a wide
skirt that were almost impossible to hold comfortably and prevented you
from seeing the point of contact with the paper. Must have been
someone\'s acid trip brainwave. The result was that nobodies signature
looked anything like correct or in the right place on the form.
ASCII art doesn\'t quite convey how ugly they were

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It was quickly abandoned. Anyone in the UK remember them?
Did it happen in the US too?

Experimental psychology is quite a bit different to the pap in \'Psychology
Today\'. The Frankfurt School and its descendants have no use for it in
their Critical Theory since it depends on sound scientific technique and
not woo-woo.

I\'ve imagined two separate 3D images somehow scattered around inside
two gooey masses of brain cells. The two jello bags are in effect
constantly distorted to adjust for each eye\'s inherent geometry and
distance and lens fl and viewing angles. And then they are
cross-correlated to merge the images to a 3D moving picture with
higher resolution than either had alone. With both eyes constantly
jerking around. For moving objects. In milliseconds. With chemical
logic elements.

It is more like we keep an updated model of the world around us in some
sort of 3D memory network and are forever looking for threats or things
to eat. Our eyes and brain evolved to handle an ancient world of eat or
be eaten where food had to be found or caught before you could eat it.

Yes. Inside our image processing is a huge set of acquired images that
are cross-correlated in milliseconds. Tigers, bikinis, xor gates,
thousands of symbols and printed words in various languages and fonts.
We cross-correlate our realtime processes image to the tens of
thousands of saved patterns, in milliseconds.

Some people never forget a face, and some faces are instantly
recognized by a billion people. Face recognition is amazing, given
that most people\'s faces have all the same parts in the same places.

That\'s impressive DSP.

We can be quite easily fooled by well aimed misdirection. Most close up
magic tricks rely on misdirection and the brain filling in any gaps with
plausible \"data\". The internal world model we have is remarkably good.

In many ways a fly\'s eye and brain processing power touse it is even
more impressive. Imagine having to sort out the mish mash of convolved
overlapping images that come from a compound eye lens into stereo vision.

Dragon flies are truly impressive top insect predators and have been so
for a *very* long time.

How can people hit baseballs? Or read?

We can learn some remarkable skills given practice. Basic pattern
matching is one of the things that boot straps written languages. Some
people struggle with mirror writing and either end up dyslexic or able
to read text in any orientation on a desk (bad news for their managers).

The ability to anticipate and plan for what someone else is about to do
is half the battle in returning a fast serve or saving a penalty. It is
an application of the skill that once allowed us to catch live prey.

It would be quite handy to be able to dodge bullets - particularly in
the USA.

Another stupid USA insult to poison a thoughtful discussion. Jerk.

 

[John Larkin]

On 27 Apr 2023 13:54:31 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:28:32 +0100, Martin Brown wrote:

I had a chance to try such goggles once. It was seriously disorienting
and very hard after you put them on and almost as hard when you took
them off again at the end of a session. Also an experiment trying to
sign your name on paper where you were looking at it through a periscope
thing that flipped the directions that your hand moved.

There is a gimmick I saw at at local fair. The challenge is to ride a
bicycle 50\'. There is a gear train in the head that reverses the handlebar
direction. The shill makes it look easy but few make it more than a few
feet.

There was once a project to design a bicycle that was unrideable. It
turned out to be challenging.

 

[The Natural Philosopher]

On 27/04/2023 15:11, rbowman wrote:

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:37:42 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:


You should be able to dodge sniper bullets if you see the flash and
duck. Flight time is a bit transonic so say 1200mph, so a 1 mile shot
takes 3 seconds to hit.

Which way do you duck? Gunny Hathcock talked about trying to sight in a .
50 BMG by watching the hits on a clay bank about 1000 yards away. Then a
hapless VC wandered into position right where his shots had been hitting.


In fact most people with a hand gun cant hit a stationary target at 6
feet. So moving fast is a very good option

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqPTb3RQCwI

An expert marksman at 1bout 12 feet. where delay to target is minimal.

I rest my case.

There is a simpler version with 5 spokes around a center pivot. Same deal,
shoot one plate and it starts to rotate. I\'ve seen people clean all five
almost before it starts to spin.

I don\'t think mots \'defenders of my home\' or crims spend much time
practising.



--
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of
making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people
who pay no price for being wrong.”

Thomas Sowell

 

[rbowman]

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:59:34 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

Yes. Inside our image processing is a huge set of acquired images that
are cross-correlated in milliseconds. Tigers, bikinis, xor gates,
thousands of symbols and printed words in various languages and fonts.
We cross-correlate our realtime processes image to the tens of thousands
of saved patterns, in milliseconds.

ChatGPT can do that -- and it only costs $700,000 per day.

 

[rbowman]

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:28:17 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I don\'t think mots \'defenders of my home\' or crims spend much time
practising.

Given the kills per shots fired the crims don\'t. As far as the defenders,
roll the dice and find out.

 

[Peeler]

On 28 Apr 2023 02:28:21 GMT, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:

Given the kills per shots fired the crims don\'t. As far as the defenders,
roll the dice and find out.

Good grief! What senile SHIT is this now about?

--
More typical idiotic senile gossip by lowbrowwoman:
\"It\'s been years since I\'ve been in a fast food burger joint but I used
to like Wendy\'s because they had a salad bar and baked potatoes.\"
MID: <ivdi4gF8btlU1@mid.individual.net>

 

[Peeler]

On 28 Apr 2023 02:12:31 GMT, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:


> ChatGPT can do that -- and it only costs $700,000 per day.

ChatGPT can\'t even produce all that senile nonsense and gossip you keep
spouting here everyday, you pathological chatterbox!

--
More of the resident bigmouth\'s usual idiotic babble and gossip:
I\'m not saying my father and uncle wouldn\'t have drank Genesee beer
without Miss Genny but it certainly didn\'t hurt. Stanton\'s was the
hometown brewery but it closed in \'50. There was a Schaefer brewery in
Albany but their product was considered a step up from cat piss.

My preference was Rheingold on tap\"

MID: <k9mnmmF9emhU1@mid.individual.net>

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:52:59 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:40:48 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

Safeway is for bulk shopping, milk and paper towels. Their rotesserie
chickens are OK and make great broth.

We no longer have Safeway. When Albertson\'s bought the chain they had to
divest themselves of the Safeway stores in Missoula which became Fresh
Markets which were recently bought by Yokes. The changes were minimal as
far as I can tell.

We had a Lucky\'s Market that lasted two years. Tidyman\'s was another
option but losing a $6.3 million sexual discrimination suit put the chain
out of business.

Why the fuck is $6.3 million require to shut up some lesbians?

Tough market. When I used to travel I was amazed at how much cheaper food
was in LA, Phoenix, Seattle or other major markets.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:52:59 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:40:48 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

Safeway is for bulk shopping, milk and paper towels. Their rotesserie
chickens are OK and make great broth.

We no longer have Safeway. When Albertson\'s bought the chain they had to
divest themselves of the Safeway stores in Missoula which became Fresh
Markets which were recently bought by Yokes. The changes were minimal as
far as I can tell.

We had a Lucky\'s Market that lasted two years. Tidyman\'s was another
option but losing a $6.3 million sexual discrimination suit put the chain
out of business.

Why the fuck is $6.3 million require to shut up some lesbians?

Tough market. When I used to travel I was amazed at how much cheaper food
was in LA, Phoenix, Seattle or other major markets.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:52:59 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:40:48 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

Safeway is for bulk shopping, milk and paper towels. Their rotesserie
chickens are OK and make great broth.

We no longer have Safeway. When Albertson\'s bought the chain they had to
divest themselves of the Safeway stores in Missoula which became Fresh
Markets which were recently bought by Yokes. The changes were minimal as
far as I can tell.

We had a Lucky\'s Market that lasted two years. Tidyman\'s was another
option but losing a $6.3 million sexual discrimination suit put the chain
out of business.

Why the fuck is $6.3 million require to shut up some lesbians?

Tough market. When I used to travel I was amazed at how much cheaper food
was in LA, Phoenix, Seattle or other major markets.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 04:48:13 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:13:21 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:

They freeze well. I get the loin chops and vacuum pack then freeze
them. They\'ll last 8-12 months in a properly cold frezzer.
Same deal with the italian sausages and fresh salmon filets (after
slicing into 3oz portions).

My refrigerator is vintage. Remember the ones with the little aluminum box
that held two ice cube trays? Luckily I can eat the same thing for days
with no difficulty.

Why is it still running?

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:01:08 +0100, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:

On 2023-04-23, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:40:24 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

My regular store (Meijer, a Midwestern regional chain similar to
Walmart) has good prices, very good produce, and decent meat.

It\'s been a long time since I\'ve been in the area but comparing Meijer to
Walmart is an insult. Walmart is my local vendor of last resort and the
couple of times a year I go in I\'m not impressed by the meat. The veggies
aren\'t too bad; it\'s hard to screw up an onion.

The comparison stems from being able to buy everything from apples
to car batteries. (At least, I think they have car batteries.)

Never heard of Ebay? I buy everything except food there. Although I do buy dark chocolate orange as my supermarket doesn\'t stock those.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:13:50 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:40:24 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

My regular store (Meijer, a Midwestern regional chain similar to
Walmart) has good prices, very good produce, and decent meat.

It\'s been a long time since I\'ve been in the area but comparing Meijer to
Walmart is an insult. Walmart is my local vendor of last resort and the
couple of times a year I go in I\'m not impressed by the meat. The veggies
aren\'t too bad; it\'s hard to screw up an onion.

A Meijer warehouse almost ruined my day. I\'d hauled apples from Washington
in the middle of the winter. They threw a strip recorder on the load and
it showed a dip close to freezing in North Dakota, not surprising since it
was 25 below. After cutting up several random apples they accepted the
load. I had visions of being parked at a truck stop selling crates of
apples if they\'d refused the load.

Sounds fun. Stick a big sign up and you\'ll get cash.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 03:30:07 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:59:11 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

That\'s great. I used to be a Costco member, but I never got enough use
out of the membership to make it worthwhile. And I _hate_ shopping
there. It\'s like a casino.

There is that. They just enlarged and reorganized ours. It took me two
months to find the dried blueberries again. Then there are the products
that make one appearance and then are gone forever.

Sounds like our Aldi. The middle aisle is random stuff like lawnmowers. But you don\'t know what they\'ll have. You might go for a lawnmower and have to buy a barbecue. WTF is the point in that?

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:37:37 +0100, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:

Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> writes:
On 2023-04-23, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> writes:
On 2023-04-23, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> writes:
On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 17:46:32 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:


Safeway is for bulk shopping, milk and paper towels. Their rotesserie
chickens are OK and make great broth.


Safeway is not good for anything other than extracting dollars
from suckers. Their meat department is sub-par. Nob Hill has
better meats and produce and they don\'t require membership for
deals.

Costco is far better for bulk shopping, milk and paper towels. Half
the price of Safeway for higher quality goods.

The Costco rotisserie chickens are almost twice the size
of the Safeway/Nob Hill/Raleys version and still $4.99 vs. $7.99.

I\'ll have to take your word for it; we don\'t have Safeway here.
We have Kroger, which appears to be comparable. I don\'t shop
at the local Kroger because their meat and produce aren\'t very
good. My regular store (Meijer, a Midwestern regional chain
similar to Walmart) has good prices, very good produce, and
decent meat. If I catch stuff on sale, the price is as good
as Costco; they\'re close to my house; and I don\'t need a paid
membership. I have their affinity card. I consider it a fair
trade: my buying information for lower prices on things I buy
regularly.

As for membership costs, my executive card at costco
returns 2% annually, which more than covers my membership
costs. I\'m fortunate that I have one 10 minutes away,
with a gas station (20-40% less expensive than the brand-name
filling stations) and pharmacy.

I\'m also a shareholder, so I get a quarterly dividend check.

That\'s great. I used to be a Costco member, but I never got enough use
out of the membership to make it worthwhile. And I _hate_ shopping
there. It\'s like a casino.

I\'m not sure what you mean? Too much cigarette smoke? One-armed
bandits singing?

I\'ve been to very crowded stores in San Jose, the main problem
is getting in and out of the parking lot. My current store
is in-and-out in 10 minutes. The self-service checkouts have
made a big difference.

Only trouble I have in car parks is that I cause myself. Those prats who like to reverse into a space, then find I got in first.

 

[Max Demian]

On 27/05/2023 05:05, Commander Kinsey wrote:

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 04:48:13 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:13:21 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:

They freeze well.  I get the loin chops and vacuum pack then freeze
them.  They\'ll last 8-12 months in a properly cold frezzer.
Same deal with the italian sausages and fresh salmon filets (after
slicing into 3oz portions).

My refrigerator is vintage. Remember the ones with the little aluminum
box
that held two ice cube trays?  Luckily I can eat the same thing for days
with no difficulty.

Why is it still running?

My grandparents bought one in 1935 when they were virtually unknown in
this country. It was still running in the 70s when my sister took over
the house. I don\'t know whether it ever stopped working; maybe they
replaced it as it was so inconvenient. It was the size of a wardrobe but
the whole bottom half was the mechanism. There was about 6\" of
insulation around the refrigeration compartment so you ended up with an
18\" cube space to put the food in. There was a little ice cube
compartment at the top. The ice cube trays just had metal dividers so
you couldn\'t out different things in the compartments.

--
Max Demian

 

[Peeler]

On Sat, 27 May 2023 12:00:39 +0100, Max Dumbian, the REAL dumb, notorious,
troll-feeding senile idiot, blathered again:

Why is it still running?

My grandparents bought one in 1935 when they were virtually unknown in

MORE of the inevitable senile \"reminiscences\" of one of the dumbest
troll-feeding senile ASSHOLES in these groups, Mad Dumbian himself.

--
Max Dumb having another senile moment:
\"It\'s the consistency of the shit that counts. Sometimes I don\'t need to
wipe, but I have to do so to tell. Also humans have buttocks to get
smeared due to our bipedalism.\"
MID: <6vydnWiYDoV1VUrDnZ2dnUU78QednZ2d@brightview.co.uk>

And yet another senile moment:
\"A fawn bowl will show piss a lot less than a white one.\"
MID: <tv1of3$1v4qg$1@dont-email.me>

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:58:16 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:17:42 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Toilet paper is far cheaper and much higher quality (and costco hasn\'t
reduced the width or number of sheets per roll like most of the store
brands have).

And you get a lifetime supply...

Odd, they\'re all doubling the sheets per roll here.

But do they do triple ply?

 

[Max Demian]

On 29/05/2023 16:55, Commander Kinsey wrote:

On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:58:16 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:17:42 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Toilet paper is far cheaper and much higher quality (and costco hasn\'t
reduced the width or number of sheets per roll like most of the store
brands have).

And you get a lifetime supply...

Odd, they\'re all doubling the sheets per roll here.

That\'s Asda. People complain the rolls won\'t fit in their holders now.

--
Max Demian