Is having a Premium acct. worth it?

Nah, that just makes you seem insincere.

I'm not sure why you quoted me, though...none of that was meant for you. The majority of the 'tension' was between two other parties, although I did stick my nose in here and there.

I tried to lighten that "tension" up a couple of times, but one of the parties you mentioned took off abit of my nose each time

Thank God my shape has modifiy rights.

Ya gotta be quick! Get in, get out, and keep the schnoz covered!

Stick and move. *IBTL*

Wow. I guess I'm just a really horrible person.

True, I conceded the point regarding quantum superposition to someone with apparently superior knowledge. I see how that would negate that particular point, but not how it invalidates my argument which did not in any way hinge on that point. And frankly I only conceded the point because I was sick and didn't feel like researching it. I'm looking around today and see plenty of discussion of quantum superpostion that describes it as a quantum particle existing in two or more different states simultaneously. Not just theoretically, but actually applied in materials science and quantum computing. It may be in dispute, but it still appears to be widely-accepted as far as I can tell.

And true, I provided links to Wikipedia articles that would help illustrate my points. Where I come from, a participant in a debate is expected to actually support their arguments, not just state them over and over again. While it is popular to say Wikipedia is unreliable because anyone can edit it, in my experience it is usually as accurate as the more reputable and established encyclopedias (which aren't nearly as accurate as most people think -- they just tend to be wrong in more mundane and less obvious ways). Unfortunately most of the reputable sources are available only through a paid subscription, so that most people would not be able to view the content.

And true, I took an argument to the extreme by presenting an apparently absurd idea. Someone suggested we "think outside the box," and I did exactly that. It would now seem that my idea of "outside the box" is too far outside the box as far as most people here are concerned. It's always lovely to be accused of mental illness just because I can imagine something other people can't.

And true, I may have used a few fancy words and referred to possibly obscure (not obtuse) theories. I do occasionally do things that appear smart, because I am smart. I have an IQ of a certain high number that is a simple fact, just like my height and eye color. I also have a reasonably adequate education and an interest in learning about new things. I also have attention-deficit disorder, which has kept me from achieving the mega-brain status that was expected of me, but at the same time leads my mind to constantly explore a gargantuan number of interesting ideas. Well, interesting to me, as obviously these ideas are quite boring to others. Nevertheless, while I accept being told to shut up because I'm boring, I don't accept being told to dumb myself down as if there is something wrong with occasionally revealing my intelligence. You can even tell me to shut up because I'm wrong, but only if you are willing to provide and defend a rational argument for your position.

And finally, it is true that once I realized that further argument was futile and obviously boring everybody, I attempted to join in the fun others were having by making up a nonsense statement that obliquely referenced something related to the earlier discussion. I thought it was obvious enough that many people would immediately see the allusion, but apparently not. Figuring that at least someone would know, I added to the fun by offering a prize of 250L, or 500L if the answer comes in before the thread is locked.

Afraid that the waffle riddle was perhaps too obscure, I sent it to my sister with no context whatsoever. She got it in 10 seconds. So it seems it is quite solvable, and the prize is still up for grabs. I'll edit it here so as not to be naming the name of someone who clearly wants no part of the game.


That said, I am clearly too boring, stupid, heretical, long-winded, ignorant, crazy, arrogant, or otherwise lame and undesirable to be posting here. If anyone answers the riddle, please send me an IM inworld so I know to come check.

Ava.

I am so glad to have "met" you. I enjoy your posts. It is wonderful to have someone posting who writes well, and is so very patient and helpful with all requests for assistance.

Of course I would expect nothing less from a North Coast girl

Love,
Jannae

*joins the Ava fan club*

(But I don't do riddles...they give me math word problem flashbacks. *shudder*)

Syrup?

Interesting coming in at the end of the thread and being asked that, lol. Dare I read the rest of the thread?

I will say it alludes to not liking two of the same together, waffles has double f and bottom has double t.

But then again it's friday and my brain has already went home....

That almost sounds illegal. The whole reason for them to offer a lifetime account is to get some cash upfront, then once they decide they are better off forcing you to a monthly pay, they can just cancel it one sided?

PS -- Ava, I like your posts too, so don't let anything get you down. Just blithly ignore the people who don't appreciate you, and trust in the fact that there are many more of us, who do. Meantime, don't sweat it.

That's not against anyone else here, I happen to like most of the people here ^_^

(runs to get a big platter of milk and cookies for everyone, since it sounds like we might all be desperately in need of some...)

Fine...turn all those spinning ad farm boxes into cats, dipped in tar, slathered with pron advertisements, and set to rotate, levitating overhead, and then...and only then, might I concede to find some bizarre quantum beauty in some dim bulb's attempt to make a quick buck off a 16m plot.
When the front page of the SL website starts showing views of blighted, prim-littered, casino camping zombified avatars...THEN I'll think my premium purchase may have been "worth it".
Until that day comes, I will wrestle with the nightmarish urge to buy a 512 plot...just to plant a forest of purple, flexi-prim penii...just because I CAN.
Be grateful I have access to cough syrup and nasal spray to curb my unholy desires...

I can offer you some cheese cake.

Thanks for the support, guys.

And better yet... Congratulations to Slack!!! Slack is now the proud owner of 500 shiny new lindens, having messaged me with the correct answer:

Quarks!

One characteristic of quarks is 'flavor', which comes in the following varieties:
- up
- down
- strange
- charmed
- top
- bottom

'Top' and 'bottom' have also been named 'truth' and 'beauty'.

/me runs off to get a slice of Slack's cheesecake.

That is one of my favorite quantum physics jokes. My other is "How many relativity scientists does it take to replace a light bulb?"

Two. One holds the bulb while the other one rotates the universe.

hehe how many quantum mechanics scientists does it take to change a light bulb? one if you're not looking, two if you are observing!

I wanna be in the Ava fan club too. Did somebody really reduce Sschrodinger's cat to the level of a LOLCAT back there?

And Ava...anybody who turns their nose up at a Wikipedia citation is basically copping out of the debate. Wikipedia entries themselves cite external sources (newspaper articles, scientific journals, etc.) so it's not like you're asking people to trust an article based on the opinion of some anonymous non-entity who got up one day and decided to write encyclopaedia articles.

/yap over.

LOL

I propose that in the next viewer upgrade LL includes 'quantum properties' in the list of possible object parameters.

that'll make building even MORE fun than it already is.

a forum was the last place I'd expect to find a bit of science. made me remember my high school physics.

blah blah blah
riddles are copouts, but thank you anyway. sorry, no time to reasearch wiki for c&p snippets.

IM IN UR REALITEE, CHANJIN TEH LAWS OF FIZZIKS!

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