Posted by thanatoid on 04/26/06 03:11

Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in
news:mn.cc137d64bfac563e.1980@nobody.invalid:

> On 4/25/2006, thanatoid posted this:
>> Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in
>> news:mn.cb897d6433311482.1980@nobody.invalid:
>
>> With your impressive knowledge, you probably also know
>> that humans start losing brain cells around the age of 30,
>> not to mention other contributing factors.
>
> Not so impressive: my major was in physics - I was supposed
> to know that stuff.
>
> But I thought brain cells started to fade before age 30...

I read 30... I'm sure it varies, especially depending on how
much you drink and drug yourself. But apparently the brain is
still growing as opposed to deteriorating until about 20. Then
there's a steady-state (term usage?) for about ten years. Who
cares. We're all getting dumber, that's all there is to it.

>> Being over 50, I understood just enough to get a good
>> idea, and I thank you for taking the time.
>
> Once in a while I swithc nto my teaching mode - I can't
> help it :-) Bu to me you're a yongster.

I would say "it's all relative", but I read once that (although
that phrase is used billions of times every day), Einstein's
theory of relativity ACTUALLY means exactly the opposite.
Perhaps as a physicist, you could clarify.

<Name-dropping crap snipped, with my apologies>

> You should be allowed to listen to what you like, because
> YOU like it, not because someone says you're supposed to...

I know, and I have no problem with narrow-minded people giving
me shit. You should see the extensive tri-state-fire-sized
flames I am caressed with every time I mention that I still use
an 8�-year old 166/64MB/33.6 modem with Win95B for Internet
(and everything else except heavy music and image editing - I
bought a used 2GHz P4 for that about a year or so ago).
Apparently everyone finds that EXTREMELY offensive.

>> And it's a good thing I don't have any local friends
>> because I could NEVER learn to operate a cellphone. Still,
>> unlike almost everyone that uses them (and may they be
>> forever cursed, especially the ones who use custom
>> ringtones), I DO know why it's called a cellular phone.
>
> Cute pun...

[ponders for a minute]
Ahhh. I get it. No, that's not that I meant, although I like
your interpretation.

They're called cellular phones because any given area is divided
into relatively small octagonal (I think) "cells", with all
available channels used in every cell, but switching between
channels as the user moves around from cell to another cell.
There's not enough frequencies to assign one to every call.
That's why there are so many cell phone company antennas all
over the place.

> Re cell phones, I suggest you find a post by Reginald Blue
> in microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter and check his sig
> file.

Thanks for the laugh. BION, I can manage a computer rather well.
But I started learning about them over 15 years ago, when I
still HAD some brain cells.

> BTW, AFAIK, even the built-in ringtones of all cell phones
> are weird, so don't blame it on downloaded ringtones :-)

I know, they should all be set to vibrate-or-tazer mode.


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