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julien_simon
22-08-2009, 01:53 PM
I was just sitting here when it hit me: "Why do we like forums?"
we are sitting in front of a computer, interacting with people we are very unlikely to ever meet.
what are your reasons?
Muddy
22-08-2009, 01:56 PM
Whataya mean? We've all met!
julien_simon
22-08-2009, 01:58 PM
I was probably still under the bed...
julien_simon
22-08-2009, 01:59 PM
there are some serious posters on here. Krisma (32 posts a day), you and me around 25 posts a day...and that's just here!
how many degrees could we have taken, or languages could we have learned if we hadn't been on forums??
krisma5
22-08-2009, 02:03 PM
I think it's because we enjoy the thoughts of others on our opinion, but it's alot easier to talk to someone that you haven't ment, and probably will not ever. The annomous option is great. And if there happens to be someone that we would actually want to meet, we would do this probably with more pleasure than a normal person because we would know each other better than strangers.
does that make any sense?
Muddy
22-08-2009, 02:04 PM
It's not too late! Wanna learn something new? I'm going to start cooking more.
julien_simon
22-08-2009, 02:06 PM
how about you say that in another language? then we'll get to know each other AND get educated at the same time.
krisma5
22-08-2009, 02:09 PM
It's not too late! Wanna learn something new? I'm going to start cooking more.
REALLY? I thought baking bread was your thing.
Muddy
22-08-2009, 02:10 PM
I'm differentiating between baking and cooking. Baking I already do..not much cooking.
krisma5
22-08-2009, 02:11 PM
If you want some homemade german recipies, just ask.
julien_simon
22-08-2009, 02:26 PM
Ferre bakes a lot to :D
krisma5
22-08-2009, 02:28 PM
We're getting off theme here.... :focus:
julien_simon
22-08-2009, 02:29 PM
it's my thread, I can do whatever I want with it....
but yeah, let's get back on topic
I was just sitting here when it hit me: "Why do we like forums?"
we are sitting in front of a computer, interacting with people we are very unlikely to ever meet.
what are your reasons?
Interaction with like minded people. Nothing wrong with online friends.
And, I've met 3 people that I originally met online, one of them is my wife.
Meeting Christy was a blast and I would like to see her again.
So, while we don't meet everyone (and some of us will never meet anyone), I think online meetings still enrich our lives.
ewomack
22-08-2009, 10:57 PM
Forums represent a new dimension of our social beings: the virtual. We can go online and be whoever we want without worrying about body language, bad breath, getting dressed (I'm always in the buff), or dropping food on our trousers as we type (my lap is always filled with droppings). And in the end none of our visual fleshy selves matters a snit because all we are here are bits and bits and bits. What could be better?
Ok... maybe playing lawn darts with Dudette would be better, but apart from that what?!?!?
Ok... maybe playing lawn darts with Dudette would be better, but apart from that what?!?!?
Leapfrog? :sqlaugh:
Fractal geometry is driving me crazy.
I suspect that the edge of the universe looks like the Mandelbrot blob.
If the universe wasn't infinite and had a perimeter, and we were able to stand back and observe it, it should resemble a Mandelbrot set.
Fractals are found in earthly nature, but is the occurrence of matter throughout space, nature?
It would seem so, and if it was then we can know what the shape of the universe is by mapping a piece of matter inhabited space, assuming it is not infinite.
Muddy
23-08-2009, 12:14 AM
If the universe wasn't infinite and had a perimeter, and we were able to stand back and observe it, it should resemble a Mandelbrot set.
He certainly has quite a set (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Mandel_zoom_00_mandelbrot_set.jpg).
If this cannot be done, and the universe was indeed finite, then we might assume that the universe is much larger than we expected and that we simply have not been able to map a section big enough to incorporate the required patterns to reveal that they are part of the set.
Muddy
23-08-2009, 12:25 AM
Makes sense to me.
Or..
maybe the patterning of matter in space is not governed by such rules, and would indicate the possibility that fractals are only found in earthly nature, which could indicate that earthly nature is not nature at all, but an orderly phenomenon in the midst of chaos.
I just got through watching Hunting The Hidden Dimension on NOVA and found it breathtakingly inspiring to say the least. I would suggest that everyone watch that.
Muddy
23-08-2009, 12:37 AM
I'll check it out. What does it inspire?
Questions and theories such as I've just demonstrated.
If it were not for the computer, there would be no Mandelbrot set, and no modern cellphones.
We are apparently able to calculate how much carbon dioxide is taken in by an entire forest by examining one tree in it, thanks to the discovery of fractal geometry.
I'll check it out. (...)It's airing again in 50 minutes CST. I'm excited to watch it again.
Muddy
23-08-2009, 02:22 AM
Well the problem is, the only TV we possess is in the master bedroom. At this point in time my wife is also in the master bedroom. Far more than torpid. Indeed she's quite somnolent.
Well it may be appropriate to address her as Your Somnolence, however, I should point out that the same can most probably not be said of Your Torpidity.
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