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LaurV 2015-08-24 02:34

[QUOTE=only_human;408624][URL="http://www.wired.com/2015/08/meet-guy-sorts-worlds-numbers-attic/"]Meet the Guy Who Sorts All the World’s Numbers in His Attic[/URL]
"Neil Sloane curates the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) from his attic home office in Highland Park, N.J."[/QUOTE]
Very nice! And moving! I think I am going to make a (very small) donation...

jasong 2015-08-24 07:46

[QUOTE=retina;408364]And indeed almost all modern societies require some form of dress code. Just try walking around naked in public and see how far you get before starting to have your freedom curtailed. Perhaps there are still some remote tribes in Africa or South America or somewhere that wouldn't care but for the most part you will find it difficult.[/QUOTE]
Makes one wonder what would happen if someone were to create a highly transparent fabric that was reasonably inexpensive and capable of keeping one warm.

jasong 2015-08-24 07:52

[QUOTE=only_human;408624][URL="http://www.wired.com/2015/08/meet-guy-sorts-worlds-numbers-attic/"]Meet the Guy Who Sorts All the World’s Numbers in His Attic[/URL]
"Neil Sloane curates the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) from his attic home office in Highland Park, N.J."[/QUOTE]
He'd do it in his basement, but people would make fun of him. ;)

science_man_88 2015-08-24 11:26

[QUOTE=jasong;408661]Makes one wonder what would happen if someone were to create a highly transparent fabric that was reasonably inexpensive and capable of keeping one warm.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/transparent-yarn.html[/url] with double knitting and that wouldn't be too hard I think.

ewmayer 2015-08-27 01:47

[url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/25/us-usa-crime-rentboy-idUSKCN0QU26220150825]U.S. arrests CEO, employees of largest online male escort service[/url] | Reuters

The CEO's Twitter handle kinda gives it away, wouldn't you say?

kladner 2015-08-27 15:17

[QUOTE=retina;408503]I have no doubt they do. People also do that inside their own houses. But those places are not public places AFAICT. Private beaches with restricted "club member" access, and private houses, etc. aren't public places. Try going to your local government office naked to pay your taxes and let us know the outcome.[/QUOTE]


Modernism and naturism meld at the world’s biggest nude town, [URL="http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/27/naked-city-cap-agde-sun-swingers-shoplifting"]Cap d’Agde in France[/URL], which swells to 40,000 people in summer. Could there ever be a naked metropolis? Phil Hoad exposes himself to nude urbanism.

ewmayer 2015-08-27 21:18

[QUOTE=kladner;408958]Modernism and naturism meld at the world’s biggest nude town, [URL="http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/27/naked-city-cap-agde-sun-swingers-shoplifting"]Cap d’Agde in France[/URL], which swells to 40,000 people in summer. Could there ever be a naked metropolis? Phil Hoad exposes himself to nude urbanism.[/QUOTE]

LOL, you said 'swells.' Said the town cop to the late arrival: 'I think we may be able to squeeze you in, sir.'

kladner 2015-08-28 03:47

[QUOTE=ewmayer;408986]LOL, you said 'swells.' Said the town cop to the late arrival: 'I think we may be able to squeeze you in, sir.'[/QUOTE]

"Always room for one more!" -W. S. Burroughs

jasong 2015-08-30 00:31

[url]http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6942231/listen-to-the-most-unwanted-song-in-the-world-scientifically-induced[/url]

Xyzzy 2015-09-02 00:23

[url]https://i.imgur.com/YwIhFvE.gifv[/url]

kladner 2015-09-02 01:25

Great single-cycle loop. I wonder how long it hung on.


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