Base Jumping
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It felt a little sudden, to switch off PC and start climbing just 20 minutes after :) While on the way, I lost my breath completely about 5 times, which told me I badly need more exercise. I braved it wearing just a t-shirt, for the weather below felt great, but as I made it half way I knew I was in for a bit of suffering for such stunt. I got caught by rain while I was 2/3 of the way up, sat it out under a rock, catching my breath, and when I got to the top, the wind was storming, felt like 10C less than at the bottom, and the sun made no difference. When I got down, I drove to the nearest pub for a glass of hot whiskey, to chase off a possible cold, not sure if it helped enough, *cough* :) It was a great day, I took a few nice pictures. Maybe I should publish them as a separate message :) To answer your question about Monroe, the link was right there, on that page, pointing at the answer: Marilyn[^] ;)
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Hi Vitaly, I would personally enjoy seeing some pictures. What type of parachute did you use to come down ? As to "Marilyn:" and that I missed the link to it: how frequently my fantasies blind me to what is "right there," and what is "wrong there" ! To compensate you for my egregious mistake, allow me to offer the following factoids: the word "factoid" was invented by Norman Mailer in his book on Marilyn Monroe. Her name was changed to MM from Norma Jean Baker (one of several last names she went through, as she was multiply adopted), finally named MM by Ben Lyon at 20th. Century Fox. Depending on where you look on the web, the origins of the family name "Lyon" is listed as Irish, Scottish, or French. Ergo: we cannot rule out, in an infinity of possibilities, an archetypal memory on the part of Ben Lyon, of hypothesized Irish descent, of "sheer mountains == breasts" linked to a dim memory of the Irish word "Marilyn" and his choice of that first name for Norma Jean. best, Bill
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Hi Vitaly, I would personally enjoy seeing some pictures. What type of parachute did you use to come down ? As to "Marilyn:" and that I missed the link to it: how frequently my fantasies blind me to what is "right there," and what is "wrong there" ! To compensate you for my egregious mistake, allow me to offer the following factoids: the word "factoid" was invented by Norman Mailer in his book on Marilyn Monroe. Her name was changed to MM from Norma Jean Baker (one of several last names she went through, as she was multiply adopted), finally named MM by Ben Lyon at 20th. Century Fox. Depending on where you look on the web, the origins of the family name "Lyon" is listed as Irish, Scottish, or French. Ergo: we cannot rule out, in an infinity of possibilities, an archetypal memory on the part of Ben Lyon, of hypothesized Irish descent, of "sheer mountains == breasts" linked to a dim memory of the Irish word "Marilyn" and his choice of that first name for Norma Jean. best, Bill
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I feel my profound thinking is beginning to betray me at 3:30am, so I just wanted to say - thank you, Bill. The descent was by foot, same as ascent, no parachutes on the way down, no helicopters on the way up :) later ;)
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There are 10 kinds of people who do it: adrenaline junkies and programmers.
Of the base jumpers I know a disproportionate number do seem to be programmers and strangely perhaps there are quite a few accountants too. Maybe there's some kind of homoeostasis effect where people who lead really boring lives 9 to 5 need to redress the balance.
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There are 10 kinds of people who do it: adrenaline junkies and programmers.
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I feel my profound thinking is beginning to betray me at 3:30am, so I just wanted to say - thank you, Bill. The descent was by foot, same as ascent, no parachutes on the way down, no helicopters on the way up :) later ;)
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Vitaly Tomilov wrote:
I feel my profound thinking is beginning to betray me at 3:30am
Hi Vitaly, As a writer of fiction, I find the quoted phrase of yours a perfect beginning for a short-story, but, if I write it, I will have to include you as co-author :) And, then: what if it won the Bulwer-Lytton annual prize for worst opening sentence ?[^]. I would not wish to drag you down a literary mountain of bitter with me ! best, Bill
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Hi Bassam, Actually a "double entendre" is a phrase which can be interpreted with two different meanings, where, most often, the second meaning has either sexual connotations, or, "impolite," or "socially taboo," connotations. In this case, I'd propose the phrase "adrenaline junkies and programmers" is, technically, a slightly comic rhetorical device: a redundant juxtaposition in which the author sub-textually "hints" at a thesis that: most programmers are adrenaline-junkies. But, I am open to other exegetical theories, and would relish being put into a pickle by hearing them :) best, Bill
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Vitaly Tomilov wrote:
I feel my profound thinking is beginning to betray me at 3:30am
Hi Vitaly, As a writer of fiction, I find the quoted phrase of yours a perfect beginning for a short-story, but, if I write it, I will have to include you as co-author :) And, then: what if it won the Bulwer-Lytton annual prize for worst opening sentence ?[^]. I would not wish to drag you down a literary mountain of bitter with me ! best, Bill
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...but it is always nice to be quotable :)
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Hi Bassam, Actually a "double entendre" is a phrase which can be interpreted with two different meanings, where, most often, the second meaning has either sexual connotations, or, "impolite," or "socially taboo," connotations. In this case, I'd propose the phrase "adrenaline junkies and programmers" is, technically, a slightly comic rhetorical device: a redundant juxtaposition in which the author sub-textually "hints" at a thesis that: most programmers are adrenaline-junkies. But, I am open to other exegetical theories, and would relish being put into a pickle by hearing them :) best, Bill
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Hi Bassam, Actually a "double entendre" is a phrase which can be interpreted with two different meanings, where, most often, the second meaning has either sexual connotations, or, "impolite," or "socially taboo," connotations. In this case, I'd propose the phrase "adrenaline junkies and programmers" is, technically, a slightly comic rhetorical device: a redundant juxtaposition in which the author sub-textually "hints" at a thesis that: most programmers are adrenaline-junkies. But, I am open to other exegetical theories, and would relish being put into a pickle by hearing them :) best, Bill
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Bassam is correct, I intended it as a (non-sexual) double entendre. Adrenaline junkies base jump from high places; programmers base jump in their minds (they jump between base 10, base 2, base 8, base 16, and so on). The further humor comes from the fact that, to understand the double meaning, you have to base jump to understand that "10" is the base 2 representation of "2" in base 10. :)
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And how does it make 10? - 9 adrenaline junkies, plus 1 programmer who stepped on a banana?
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I don't think that not knowing a joke is a good reson for being downvoted, so I've compensated a little.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I don't think that not knowing a joke is a good reson for being downvoted, so I've compensated a little.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I get just about every of my posts downvoted here, even this one: The spirit of the Lounge[^], which says a lot about the kind of people here. Just follow that link ;)
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I get just about every of my posts downvoted here, even this one: The spirit of the Lounge[^], which says a lot about the kind of people here. Just follow that link ;)
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It's probably just a giggling schoolgirl who thinks he's having a great effect on your life by clicking a button on a web page. If you put in a complaint, and they find that's the case, they might be able to remove his votes -- but that would require the effort of typing a couple of sentences, and I'm not sure a dick like that is worth that much effort.
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