Random Thoughts

[zachary_amaryllis]

- What is the greatest goat of all time?

I just like that searching "famous goats" on Google literally supplied me 20 different answers in the first 20 results.

Which means there is a greatest goat of all time and there is no greatest goat of all time.

TIL: Famous goats exist.

[hotdogPi]

Which image hosting website is "John Madden.com"?

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=19421.msg2854848#msg2854848

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I see the image correctly. I have the "Leave words uncensored" option checked. The host is actually maineanencyclopedia dot com (no "Sault Sainte John Madden" in it).

N.b.: This post only makes sense with that option on.

[hotdogPi]

For those who don't change it:

Code Select Expand

m a i n e a n e n c y c l o p e d i a

It looks like it filters the first three letters, anything at all instead of just an s for the fourth letter, and the last letter.

[hotdogPi]

The "parked domain" issue on the forum is much more prevalent for me today than it usually is. Is anyone else experiencing this?

[Big John]

The "parked domain" issue on the forum is much more prevalent for me today than it usually is. Is anyone else experiencing this?

yes

[Scott5114]

ASCII art meat cleaver.

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[zachary_amaryllis]

(_0_)~~~

Enchilada night.

[kurumi]

What if Gritty is actually a handsome prince, and if the Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup, the curse will be broken?

[1995hoo]

Something made me remember this utterly obscure piece of random "poetry."

On registration day at taxidermy school
I distinctly saw the eyes of the stuffed moose
Move.

[hotdogPi]

Try having a Zoom call with these people. Text in blue is constantly changing.

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[Flint1979]

This must be a full-time job.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Where did storks build their nests before churches were built?

[kurumi]

Mildly interesting: the current populations of SD, NE, KS, and OK, in a row, are slightly less than 1MM, 2MM, 3MM, and 4MM.

South Dakota, at 895,000, is the furthest behind its 1MM boundary, but did grow at the highest rate over the past decade.

Source: https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/population-growth-by-state/#map

[Scott5114]

I've always thought it's strange that OK's population is higher than KS. Kansas has been around for a lot longer and is, in general, more effectively managed.

[J N Winkler]

I've always thought it's strange that OK's population is higher than KS. Kansas has been around for a lot longer and is, in general, more effectively managed.

I looked up the historical demography of both states.  Kansas did have a larger population than Oklahoma until the 1920 Census.  However, Oklahoma grew extremely rapidly, especially in the first few years of statehood, and the World War I-era oil boom was more pronounced there.

Kansas also had more robust growth from 1930 to 1960:  population increased from 1.9 million to 2.2 million, while Oklahoma stagnated around 2.3 million.  Since then, however, Oklahoma has had consistently higher population growth with each Census with the exception of 1980-1990 (4.0% in Oklahoma versus 4.8% in Kansas).

I'm not sure how to account for the disparity in recent decades, but suspect it has to do with the fossil-fuel energy industry, which is much bigger in Oklahoma on a per capita basis.  Oklahoma has over four times as many barrels of proven oil reserves as Kansas (1.474 billion versus 292 million), and its supply and distribution networks handle more than ten times as much natural gas (2.6 trillion cubic feet versus 152 billion cubic feet).  Both states get almost the same share of their electricity from wind (47% in Kansas versus 44% in Oklahoma).

The energy industry has a way of propping up other sectors of the economy (Wichita owes its aviation cluster to entrepreneurs who made their investment capital in the El Dorado oil fields in the late 1910's and early 1920's), so in Oklahoma I suspect it has helped mask significant problems with rural decline.

[Hunty2022]

With this post, I am on pace for 62 posts this month. I predicted 60-70 posts for this month yesterday.

Here is my amount of posts per month:

April 2022: 46
May to August 2022: 0
September 2022: 37
October 2022: 1
November 2022: 126
December 2022: 181
January 2023: 70
February 2023: 8
March 2023: 65
April 2023: 109
May 2023: 42
June 2023: 32
July 2023: 26
August 2023: 2*

[ZLoth]

The extreme differences that can exist within a county. For example, in the county I live in:

• Southwest corner: Very dense housing, shopping centers
• Western Border: Major corporate regional offices, Dallas North Tollway
• North of US-380: Major transition from dense housing to new housing developments and undeveloped areas
• Northwest corner: Not much at the moment, although there is sone construction related to the DNT
• Northeast corner: Mostly farmland with Texas route 121
• Southeast corner: Mostly farmland with a Buc-ees just south of the county border

Then again, if you look at W Park Blvd in Plano between Alma and Custer, there are two farms completely surrounded by housing.

[formulanone]

How come the past tense of troubleshoot is not troubleshot?

[US 89]

How come the past tense of troubleshoot is not troubleshot?

Is it not? I think that’s what I would have used. 

[formulanone]

How come the past tense of troubleshoot is not troubleshot?

Is it not? I think that's what I would have used. 

"Troubleshooted" comes up a lot. Maybe that missing O just looks like a typo.

[Takumi]

I've only ever used the gerund form, like "they were troubleshooting it" , so I've never really thought about past tense.

[J N Winkler]

StackExchange:  troubleshooted versus troubleshot

Personally, I tend to steer clear of both--the former is awkward while the latter is widely considered questionable.  If I'm describing the outcome of troubleshooting, I tend to use a word like diagnosed.

[Flint1979]

Hard to believe it's been 28 years since the passing of J.P. McCarthy. He was the iconic morning radio talk show host at WJR radio in Detroit for over 30 years. A true Motor City legend.

[Scott5114]

troubleshootize