tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post198270401982999197..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Friday PotpourriRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-24044908793893569152008-10-12T12:03:00.000-04:002008-10-12T12:03:00.000-04:00Transfinite Maths Made Stupid, with your hostess, ...Transfinite Maths Made Stupid, with your hostess, Dr. X:<BR/><BR/> Aleph-null is the, erm, smallerest transfinite number.<BR/><BR/>From Wikipedia: "...m is a transfinite cardinal. That is, there is a Dedekind infinite set A such that the cardinality of A is m. <BR/> "m + 1 = m." Or m + 10. Or m + 100. And so on, though not exactly forever. <BR/><BR/> And that's the only sensible situation that came to mind in which "411" = "the new 411," other than for extremely small values of "new" which would appear to be ruled out by the emphasis given the greater utility (and implicitly, more content) of the "new 411."<BR/><BR/> OTOH, advertising has been driving the value of "new" near zero for over a century...Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44127410266464216122008-10-12T00:47:00.000-04:002008-10-12T00:47:00.000-04:00"Look, that only works with Aleph-null (et seq...)..."Look, that only works with Aleph-null (et seq...)"? Am I missing some context here?Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-18414025580443118142008-10-11T23:33:00.000-04:002008-10-11T23:33:00.000-04:00Welcome to my brain! I sleep like a baby at Mom&#...Welcome to my brain! I sleep like a baby at Mom's house (remote location, no internet) but can't get better than three hours sleep at my friend's house (quiet neighborhood, cable modem in the guest room beckons to me) unless I've got lotsa alcoholic reinforcement. Mmmm, Rum & coke.Cowboy Blobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880979084783592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20364487117400640902008-10-11T15:13:00.000-04:002008-10-11T15:13:00.000-04:00Durn, I musta dun got my histry rong. All this tim...Durn, I musta dun got my histry rong. All this time I thought it was Davy Crockett. I'm glad you set me straight.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85879815065872869152008-10-11T15:07:00.000-04:002008-10-11T15:07:00.000-04:00No, Roberta, it doesn't seem silly. It's good to h...No, Roberta, it doesn't seem silly. It's good to have family around, and I have some friends that who I consider family. It is comforting to have them near no matter if my eyes are closed or not.<BR/><BR/>Tam's better than any alarm system, too. After all, she done kilt a bear at the tender age of three.Somerledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027195332132735795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56127601387133664542008-10-11T07:17:00.000-04:002008-10-11T07:17:00.000-04:00It's not the drowsiness; I've got that part down. ...It's not the drowsiness; I've got that part down. It's that 14-year-old that lives in the back of my mind: she's of a nervous disposition. If there's someone else in the house, she can figure any odd noise is made by that individual. But a-l-o-n-e? Oh, <I>noes!</I><BR/><BR/> It's appalling but despite conscious knowledge that the place is secure, I get half asleep and a cat leaps to the floor or a car door slams down the block and blammo! I'm sittin' up in bed wide awake, trying to decide what it was I just heard.<BR/><BR/> Sleep aids just make it worse: I hear a noise and I'm too muzzy to do more than panic.<BR/><BR/> Tam's back. I slept like a baby last night, despite a higher-than-usual incidence of car doors and polite chatter from the neighbors having a party. Pretty silly, ey?Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72625011669209984522008-10-11T02:24:00.000-04:002008-10-11T02:24:00.000-04:00Now for a word from a lovely bunch of mixed market...Now for a word from a lovely bunch of mixed marketeers, GlaxoSmithKline.<BR/><BR/>""Take Sominex tonight and sleep...sleep...sleep". <BR/><BR/>"How does Sominex® work? <BR/>Sominex® contains the active ingredient diphenhydramine HCl, which will induce drowsiness and will help you fall asleep. It will provide approximately six to eight hours of restful sleep."<BR/><BR/>Rest well, Roberta.Somerledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027195332132735795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69362325496080037092008-10-11T01:43:00.000-04:002008-10-11T01:43:00.000-04:00On vacation, but not sleeping? That does not sound...On vacation, but not sleeping? That does not sound good at all. I hope things get better for you soon.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-63573955415985605182008-10-10T20:31:00.000-04:002008-10-10T20:31:00.000-04:00"just barely enough wits to fight my way back acro..."just barely enough wits to fight my way back across an infinity trapped in my own skull"<BR/><BR/>I recognize that.Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27141399464078594342008-10-10T19:46:00.000-04:002008-10-10T19:46:00.000-04:00Precisely. And the other lesson I have learned is...Precisely. And the other lesson I have learned is that "house" does not equal "farm." America, whatta country!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69408474953840890032008-10-10T18:14:00.000-04:002008-10-10T18:14:00.000-04:00"When you need more than 411, call the new 411." N..."When you need more than 411, call the new 411." No, dammit, "411" was the number for the old 411. Or is black the new black? "When you need a number more than five, use five."<BR/> So-if I'm following your drift, which may be in some doubt, this also suggests that 2+2=4, except for very large values of 2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-26062199412652738192008-10-10T15:07:00.000-04:002008-10-10T15:07:00.000-04:00"Congress is a Them everyone can agree on."Some ap..."Congress is a Them everyone can agree on."<BR/><BR/>Some appropriate quotes:<BR/><BR/>"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress."<BR/>-Mark Twain<BR/><BR/>"The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets". <BR/>-Will Rogers<BR/><BR/>"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress."<BR/>- John Adams<BR/><BR/>"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."<BR/>- Thomas Jefferson<BR/><BR/>"It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." -G.K. ChestertonBobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4577346166544856992008-10-10T13:28:00.000-04:002008-10-10T13:28:00.000-04:00I think you mean Animal Farm. ;)I think you mean Animal Farm. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com