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    Today I learned that I finally got a job working in an office in my school.

    Also, I learned that 70 foreign exchange students from Germany are attending my school until the end of the first semester (december) to learn the english language.And one of them is in my mechanics class and his name is Christopher Klup something. He is such a cutie.^_^

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    Today I learned that buying a fruit drink you've never seen or heard of before isn't the greatest idea.

    It tasted like medicine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Genma
    Today I learned that buying a fruit drink you've never seen or heard of before isn't the greatest idea.

    It tasted like medicine.
    I learned something similar, though it was actually a couple days ago...

    My buddy bought this random grape flavored alcoholic beverage that caught his eye, and it tasted like very strong grape flavored cough syrup... So we gave up on that nasty shit and just decided to stick to our beer. I'd warn to stay away from the drink but I can't remember the name of it, not that I really care to anyway.

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    Today I learned that most places in the greater seattel are don't process B&W film in house.

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    Today I learned some of the basics of the programming language Python. I also learned a bit about using Unix.

    <@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs

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    today I learned precisely why it's important that we define pushdown automata as nondeterministic when we're talking about recognizing non-trivial context-free languages. We didn't talk about strategies for dealing with that nondeterminism though... but I know of two or three anyway.

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    today i learned how to release the eight seals of the apocalypse mwuhahahahahahahahhahahahahahaah


    ....oh, and i learned why people say "if it's not broke dont fix it"......damn bitcomet 0.71

    ...ohhh, and i also learned that
    Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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    Today (well, yesterday) I learned that computers have cases for a reason, and it's not a good idea to thoughlessly reach inside one while it is turned on unless one is prepared to be attacked by a fan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kippykinkel
    ...ohhh, and i also learned that
    Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
    Yay for Gestalt...

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    Quote Originally Posted by kippykinkel
    today i learned how to release the eight seals of the apocalypse mwuhahahahahahahahhahahahahahaah


    ....oh, and i learned why people say "if it's not broke dont fix it"......damn bitcomet 0.71

    ...ohhh, and i also learned that
    Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
    Wow...I actually read that without a problem. Today I learned that kippykinkel can type in a way to piss people off but still manage to communicate.


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    Today I learned that people's attention spans are amazingly focused and myopic. My class of 100 was told to watch a video of people passing a ball around a room, after the video played we were asked if anyone had seen the woman with the umbrella walk right through the middle of the people passing the ball, only two people noticed. I also learned that a lot of cognitive psychologists from the 50's and 60's were remarkably foolish and oblivious.

    @kippykinkel don't do that shit! just because it can be decoded unconsciously doesn't mean that it's not more taxing (annoying) tn the mind to confirm what's being said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yukimura
    Today I learned that people's attention spans are amazingly focused and myopic. My class of 100 was told to watch a video of people passing a ball around a room, after the video played we were asked if anyone had seen the woman with the umbrella walk right through the middle of the people passing the ball, only two people noticed.
    I've seen the exact same video, only instead of a woman with an umbrella, it's a guy in a gorillla suit. About 10 people saw it (I wasn't one of them) out of ~100. Pretty cool.

    <@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs

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    Today I learned School rumble rulez! Nuff said.
    Also learned I shouldn't stay up 3 consecutive days in a row......
    Don't believe in yourself, believe in me, who believes in you.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucifus
    Today I learned School rumble rulez! Nuff said.
    YES!! school rumble does rule! it's so awesome! teehehe.

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    Today, I learned that pot may protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. Pot contains THC which can help the brain tp protect agaisnt the disease. Research done by Scripps Research Institute

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    Quote Originally Posted by gr3atfull
    Today, I learned that pot may protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease. Pot contains THC which can help the brain tp protect agaisnt the disease. Research done by Scripps Research Institute
    Theres always new things discovered that may "protect" the brain form Alzheimer's, it's just an excuse to get things published. I did a 4 week internship with a lab that specifies on Alzheimer's; all they did was western blots and such. I don't know how they come by these "new developments," since techically the protein responsible hasn't completely been identified.

    Today I learned how darn useful Chi Squared tests are. However I'm still trying to figure out the internal logic on how they work.

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    Today I learned never read through every comic of "penny-arcade" in one sitting, no matter how hilarious it gets.

    ...MY EYES BLEED.


    LaZie made this...a long time ago.

    "It was a very depressing time in my life, since I had no money I was unable to screw the rules" -Kaiba

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    Dear thread,

    Today I learned that sleeping on carpetted floor is comfortable only for the first 6 hours; anything beyond that makes your spine feel practically nonexistant.

    KIMOCHI~II

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    Don't be so spineless. (Sorry, couldn't help it.)

    Today I learned that my radio station is getting money from Google. There's a guy from Google here right now. I'm resisting the urge to steal his Blackberry and copy all the numbers.
    "Samsonlonghair - The Defender of the Oppressed And Shunned!" -Kraco

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    Today I learned that walking into a room full of guys and asking, "Do you have any sugar?" can be interpreted in a variety of ways that I didn't intend...

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