RIP 2010 - Page 40

Morrigoon · 08-11-2010, 11:41 PM

Which is related to how I found out about his death. He was a friend of Dr. Bartner (and therefore the Trojan Marching Band)

Ghoulish Delight · 08-12-2010, 01:49 AM

Senator Ted Stevens of "series of tubes" fame.

You know, I never quite understood the level of ridicule leveled at him for that. Long before he ever said that, the term "pipe" was used to refer to one's connection to an ISP. The term "tunneling" is a technical term referring to a specific method of connecting between two devices on a network. As an analogy, a "series of tubes" is not a horrible one. I seriously doubt he literally thought it was tubes.

Not that there weren't other things said in that speech that were utterly wrong about how the internet works, and he clearly demonstrated that, even granting the tube analogy, he had no clue how data might flow through those hypothetical tubes. I've just always been surprised that "series of tubes" was what got latched onto, as opposed to, say, "an internet".

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-16-2010, 02:56 PM

Harrison "Buzz" Price

Kevy Baby · 08-16-2010, 04:22 PM

Something in the bathroom

At least it smells like it.

Tref · 08-16-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Something in the bathroom

At least it smells like it.

Sounds like a change of diet is in order.

Gemini Cricket · 09-02-2010, 05:49 PM

Bonnie Blue Butler is dead.
For reals this time.

Gemini Cricket · 09-14-2010, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Actor Harold Gould

Aww. He played Arnie then later Miles, Rose's boyfriends, on "The Golden Girls".

SzczerbiakManiac · 11-03-2010, 08:28 AM

Jerry Bock, composer of Fiorello! and Fiddler On The Roof

SzczerbiakManiac · 01-05-2011, 11:24 PM

Another "late" entry: Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Haven't heard of him? Neither had I until I heard about him on the SGU. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was on a business trip in Hiroshima on Aug 6, 1945. In case you don't remember that date, it's when we dropped the first atomic bomb. However, he survived and returned to his home in Nagasaki a few days later, just in time for the second bomb to be dropped—and he survived that as well!. He is the only person to be officially recognized by the Japanese government as surviving both explosions. He passed away at the age of 93 last January.

Strangler Lewis · 08-18-2010, 11:43 AM

Bobby Thomson. Makes me smile every time I see it.

08-11-2010, 11:41 PM	#1
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Which is related to how I found out about his death. He was a friend of Dr. Bartner (and therefore the Trojan Marching Band) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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08-12-2010, 01:49 AM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Senator Ted Stevens of "series of tubes" fame. You know, I never quite understood the level of ridicule leveled at him for that. Long before he ever said that, the term "pipe" was used to refer to one's connection to an ISP. The term "tunneling" is a technical term referring to a specific method of connecting between two devices on a network. As an analogy, a "series of tubes" is not a horrible one. I seriously doubt he literally thought it was tubes. Not that there weren't other things said in that speech that were utterly wrong about how the internet works, and he clearly demonstrated that, even granting the tube analogy, he had no clue how data might flow through those hypothetical tubes. I've just always been surprised that "series of tubes" was what got latched onto, as opposed to, say, "an internet". __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	Harrison "Buzz" Price
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Something in the bathroom At least it smells like it. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Bonnie Blue Butler is dead. For reals this time.
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SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Jerry Bock, composer of Fiorello! and Fiddler On The Roof __________________
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SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Another "late" entry: Tsutomu Yamaguchi Haven't heard of him? Neither had I until I heard about him on the SGU. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was on a business trip in Hiroshima on Aug 6, 1945. In case you don't remember that date, it's when we dropped the first atomic bomb. However, he survived and returned to his home in Nagasaki a few days later, just in time for the second bomb to be dropped—and he survived that as well!. He is the only person to be officially recognized by the Japanese government as surviving both explosions. He passed away at the age of 93 last January. __________________
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Bobby Thomson. Makes me smile every time I see it. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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