One thousand posts is M in latin numerals.

We don't really want non-sequitors like what I just posted, do we?
Maybe this thread and its like need more direction...

[QUOTE=davar55;417021]One thousand posts is M in latin numerals.

We don't really want non-sequitors like what I just posted, do we?
Maybe this thread and its like need more direction...[/QUOTE]

The entire point of the thread was to be directionless. (Does that qualify as a direction?)

[QUOTE=davar55;417021]One thousand posts is M in latin numerals.

We don't really want non-sequitors like what I just posted, do we?
Maybe this thread and its like need more direction...[/QUOTE]
There is this idea of a rabbit garden. I'm not sure if it worked that well in practice, but the scheme would be that when a farmer fenced in his vegetables he would set aside a plot of crops with lower security that he intended to be a distraction and easier for the rabbits to get into so that they'd be less likely to be destructive to the main harvest.

Now the rabbits have their own point of view, of course and the farmer doesn't really want them computing Fibonacci numbers and moving into the main garden; well, it depends on the farmer, of course.

These rabbits can watch Ratatouille or Wallace And Gromit or plan missions like the Fantastic Mr. Fox or commiserate with flying chickens but how fast they work through their garden is just one of many things to think about and not necessarily as important as stopping to smell the roses.

Drunk sailors...
 

Don't know where to post this, ran into it randomly, it is not funny, but not sad either. Well, a bit funny. And a bit sad too..

[URL]http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article.php?id=550521[/URL]

Actually, it was not randomly, I was searching for "plagiarism", as RDS directed me in the "number theory" thread, because I didn't see any freaking connection with the subject discussed there. Then I run into some articles saying "linking to original material is not plagiarism", anyhow, it doesn't matter. The website above had a nice article about plagiarism in Russian universities - one is 5 thesis backed up by the rectors is plagiarized, I didn't link that article, just thinking that the situation is the same in Romanian universities too.

Then from a link to another I ran into the funny/not funny thing about the drunk sailor... Avast me hearties! Obviously, he had to walk the plank after that...

A political cartoon from the drunken sailor sidebar. The title is Putin's Russia, and I have no clue what it is supposed to mean that two guys a fencing with woodpeckers, instead of foils.

Another dose of vulcanology
 

Lurking in Plain Sight – [URL="http://www.volcanocafe.org/lurking-in-plain-sight-apoyeke-ndvp-2/"]Apoyeque, NewDecadeVolcanoProject #2[/URL]

Again, the NDVP attempts to select volcanoes with the likelihood of causing catastrophic human casualties. This particular volcano is part of a complex either very near to, or within the city of Managua, Nicaragua. There is also a caldera lake with the potential of submarine eruptions, which could be especially bad for the city of 2M+ inhabitants.

Beautiful location, though.

[QUOTE=kladner;417072]A political cartoon from the drunken sailor sidebar. The title is Putin's Russia, and I have no clue what it is supposed to mean that two guys a fencing with woodpeckers, instead of foils.[/QUOTE]
It means that fencing with vegetarian hotdogs would be harder to portray.
[QUOTE=kladner;417074]Lurking in Plain Sight – [URL="http://www.volcanocafe.org/lurking-in-plain-sight-apoyeke-ndvp-2/"]Apoyeque, NewDecadeVolcanoProject #2[/URL]

Again, the NDVP attempts to select volcanoes with the likelihood of causing catastrophic human casualties. This particular volcano is part of a complex either very near to, or within the city of Managua, Nicaragua. There is also a caldera lake with the potential of submarine eruptions, which could be especially bad for the city of 2M+ inhabitants.

Beautiful location, though.[/QUOTE]
After looking at the pretty pictures I then wondered if blasting a canal through a caldera might be a bad idea.
[URL="http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/dream-of-nicaragua-canal-with-iowa-ties-still-alive-despite/article_d1bbbfba-4fed-562b-bbd8-ce9059fbe5fa.html"]Dream of Nicaragua canal — with Iowa ties— still alive despite critics[/URL]

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_Canal[/url]

We salute Oracle's/Sun's [URL="https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads"]VirtualBox 5[/URL]. It fixes an USB bug which was very bothering for us. And it has a nicer splash screen :razz:

[QUOTE=davar55;417021]One thousand posts is M in latin numerals.
We don't really want non-sequitors like what I just posted, do we?
Maybe this thread and its like need more direction...[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Dubslow;417052]The entire point of the thread was to be directionless. (Does that qualify as a direction?)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=only_human;417060]There is this idea of a rabbit garden. I'm not sure if it worked that well in practice, but the scheme would be that when a farmer fenced in his vegetables he would set aside a plot of crops with lower security that he intended to be a distraction and easier for the rabbits to get into so that they'd be less likely to be destructive to the main harvest.
Now the rabbits have their own point of view, of course and the farmer doesn't really want them computing Fibonacci numbers and moving into the main garden; well, it depends on the farmer, of course.
These rabbits can watch Ratatouille or Wallace And Gromit or plan missions like the Fantastic Mr. Fox or commiserate with flying chickens but how fast they work through their garden is just one of many things to think about and not necessarily as important as stopping to smell the roses.[/QUOTE]

I see. It's not how fast, but the route. And it meanders. No rush; no problem.

[QUOTE=davar55;417117]I see. It's not how fast, but the route. And it meanders. No rush; no problem.[/QUOTE]

Arguably the more directions we go in the faster we'll get there, but I like to think we're enjoying the journey as much or more than the destination itself :smile:

[QUOTE]After looking at the pretty pictures I then wondered if blasting a canal through a caldera might be a bad idea.[/QUOTE]

I am working on a more extensive answer.

However, Wiki says that Lake Nicaragua, as opposed to Lake Managua, is of tectonic origin. Still, there are at least two volcanoes on an island. In fact, just because the lake is not a caldera (still not sure on this) does not preclude it containing such. Besides, it is suggested that may be the product of rifting, which, in combination with the subduction happening along the volcanic arc of which this area is a part, can certainly enhance the chances of volcanic activity. Rifting would mean that the crust is thinner there, so the hot stuff could break through more easily.