The Coffee House

[smoke665]

7% humidity.

No wonder you ain't right boy, it's so dry out there it's turning you into a mummy. Currently a pleasant 78. The rest of the week it isn't expected to get above 70 as a high, and down to a low of 38 one night-----My kind of weather. It could stay this way all year for me.

 

[waday]

Wade do you mean a photo illustration? I've done alternate processes (cyanotypes, lumen prints, etc.) which take a photograph and transform it into another type of artwork (or into something else, or another galaxy...).

But I don't know offhand if there's a thread for either of those. So no help am I young Jedi.

For something like this, if you still have your retinas after looking at it...


Bright Dog by Wade, on Flickr

So, yes, I think "alternate processes" could be included in this.

 

[smoke665]

For something like this, if you still have your retinas after looking at it...

Whoa!!! That's bright!!!!!! Might want to warn us ahead of time. LOL FYI I like it, I like it very much!!!

 

[vintagesnaps]

I'm not sure what you'd call that...

We had a cairn terrier when we were kids. But it wasn't red & purple...


I don't know Wade, the teacher in me would send you back to work on it some more so I'd get what the intention was or where you were going with this idea... maybe you're on to something I just don't quite get.

 

[davidharmier60]

Still talking about how stuff looks on 'puters eh?
I finished the box of peenies Trish will purchase tomorrow.
I've gone through most of the rolls of 60's I had rolled and ditched everything with the tiniest problem.
Now I'm going to do the same thing to other copper rolls I did.
At least until dinner.

 

[limr46 1]

I'm glad to hear this! I want to see the movie, and if it's showing a realistic view of what it's like to be in such a position, I'm all for it. Realistic views of science, engineering, etc are so important for young folks. The one person that I work with started with us fresh out of college a year ago, and she's still learning what it is like to be in the real world. (She'll be there for the next few years.) Being able to pause the movie to discuss it with students as you watch would be extremely helpful, I would think?

My one nephew has a particularly idealistic view of science and research. He often claims he loves science. This past summer, he wanted to do science camp. It was only a week, and it wasn't sleepover camp. Easy, right? He stopped after the first day, because he said it was boring. He likes the end result, but not the work to get there. I've bought him fun science experiments to do at home, but he won't do them because "they're too much work".

In the past, I worked for a metals laboratory, I've been a lab assistant for my university's laboratory, and I've worked with a professor doing research. Collecting samples in the field isn't nearly has fun as it sounds, and working with dangerous strains of E. coli in the lab is pretty stressful. Late nights without sleep in the lab aren't fun (especially when security comes in and questions what you're doing while you're in the middle of work, LOL). Patience is extremely important, and it's not always available when you want it.

Saying that you work in a laboratory, collect samples in the field, and work with dangerous strains of bacteria sounds so interesting and exciting. But, when you realize after you spent several hours worth of work that you need to redo it because of accidental contamination or due to incorrect procedures, it's frustrating. And it's even more frustrating when it's not your fault, rather that of others. Or, when you realize that samples included raw wastewater samples from the local wastewater treatment plant, uh... meh. That smell is ingrained in my mind. You have to LIKE and LOVE the work, otherwise, you're going to quit. Some parts are fun, some parts want to make you jab a sharpened pencil into your palm.

This comic always comes to mind...

Funnily enough, it was the precision of lab work that made me almost major in biology. My sister is a microbiologist and she worked at the University of Florida when I went there (which is also one of the reasons I went there - my parents thought she would keep an eye on me. Ha! Joke was on them because she moved to Jacksonville after just one semester! ) I spent a bunch of time with her in her lab and helped her with a few experiments now and again. There was one experiment that required her to go and check the progress of something at about 1am and she was afraid to go alone, so she got me to go with her in exchange for her buying me dinner. We went to a place with an all-you-can-eat buffet (hey, it was Florida in the late '80s - that was really popular back then!). We were still full when we went to the lab at 1am!

She also helped me get a job in a bio lab as a student worker. I didn't like the dishwashing, but after a while, I got to help making simple solutions and going to the library for research. Loved that.

I think what stopped me was that I was afraid of organic chemistry and math, and then I got hooked on Linguistics before I could take a harder science class to test myself. I still really like the thought of lab work, though and hope to someday take some Bio and Chem classes now that I can do so for free at my community college.

It might have to wait, though, until after I take some classes in Cybersecurity

 

[Gary A.]

7% humidity.

No wonder you ain't right boy, it's so dry out there it's turning you into a mummy. Currently a pleasant 78. The rest of the week it isn't expected to get above 70 as a high, and down to a low of 38 one night-----My kind of weather. It could stay this way all year for me.

Down to 5%.

 

[Gary A.]

I'm glad to hear this! I want to see the movie, and if it's showing a realistic view of what it's like to be in such a position, I'm all for it. Realistic views of science, engineering, etc are so important for young folks. The one person that I work with started with us fresh out of college a year ago, and she's still learning what it is like to be in the real world. (She'll be there for the next few years.) Being able to pause the movie to discuss it with students as you watch would be extremely helpful, I would think?

My one nephew has a particularly idealistic view of science and research. He often claims he loves science. This past summer, he wanted to do science camp. It was only a week, and it wasn't sleepover camp. Easy, right? He stopped after the first day, because he said it was boring. He likes the end result, but not the work to get there. I've bought him fun science experiments to do at home, but he won't do them because "they're too much work".

In the past, I worked for a metals laboratory, I've been a lab assistant for my university's laboratory, and I've worked with a professor doing research. Collecting samples in the field isn't nearly has fun as it sounds, and working with dangerous strains of E. coli in the lab is pretty stressful. Late nights without sleep in the lab aren't fun (especially when security comes in and questions what you're doing while you're in the middle of work, LOL). Patience is extremely important, and it's not always available when you want it.

Saying that you work in a laboratory, collect samples in the field, and work with dangerous strains of bacteria sounds so interesting and exciting. But, when you realize after you spent several hours worth of work that you need to redo it because of accidental contamination or due to incorrect procedures, it's frustrating. And it's even more frustrating when it's not your fault, rather that of others. Or, when you realize that samples included raw wastewater samples from the local wastewater treatment plant, uh... meh. That smell is ingrained in my mind. You have to LIKE and LOVE the work, otherwise, you're going to quit. Some parts are fun, some parts want to make you jab a sharpened pencil into your palm.

This comic always comes to mind...

Funnily enough, it was the precision of lab work that made me almost major in biology. My sister is a microbiologist and she worked at the University of Florida when I went there (which is also one of the reasons I went there - my parents thought she would keep an eye on me. Ha! Joke was on them because she moved to Jacksonville after just one semester! ) I spent a bunch of time with her in her lab and helped her with a few experiments now and again. There was one experiment that required her to go and check the progress of something at about 1am and she was afraid to go alone, so she got me to go with her in exchange for her buying me dinner. We went to a place with an all-you-can-eat buffet (hey, it was Florida in the late '80s - that was really popular back then!). We were still full when we went to the lab at 1am!

She also helped me get a job in a bio lab as a student worker. I didn't like the dishwashing, but after a while, I got to help making simple solutions and going to the library for research. Loved that.

I think what stopped me was that I was afraid of organic chemistry and math, and then I got hooked on Linguistics before I could take a harder science class to test myself. I still really like the thought of lab work, though and hope to someday take some Bio and Chem classes now that I can do so for free at my community college.

It might have to wait, though, until after I take some classes in Cybersecurity

Organic is a monster.

 

[snowbear135 66]

Morning Hosers! Mondays are great. Mondays are great. Mondays are great. Mondays are great...

A coworker, presumably being nice, said, "Happy Monday!"

Reminded me way too much of Office Space.

After the last time someone said that to me, I had to enroll in an anger management class.

 

[Gary A.]

@JonA_CT: Gary has some friends at JPL that, if they’re not too busy, who might be persuaded to Skype the science class and participate with the movie discussion. (Should the science teach want to rent the movie.). One rocket scientist in particular might be fun on the lunar lander crash, (Gary thinks that scene is in the trailer), as she is presently working on a Mars helicopter.

 

[snowbear135 66]

I can’t imagine using any browser other than Chrome at this point. (Except on iOS devices, I guess). It might be because all of my productivity tools for work are Google-based now. I also use my accounts across 4-5 devices in our building, and with the profile function of Chrome, everything looks the same no matter where I am.

I use the Google Apps on my iOS devices. I actually just picked up a new iPad and Apple Pencil to use for notes and grading. The Notes App integrates seamlessly with Google Drive and Google Classroom. It’s been sort of life changing.

I use Chrome on the PCs and Safari on the phone.

 

[snowbear135 66]

. . . take some classes in Cybersecurity

I took a week-long crash course a few years ago. Loved trying to hack on Wi-Fi and cracking passwords. We even got to try the RFID snooper.

 

[limr46 1]

. . . take some classes in Cybersecurity

I took a week-long crash course a few years ago. Loved trying to hack on Wi-Fi and cracking passwords. We even got to try the RFID snooper.

We have a whole Associate Degree program - I could get another certification for free (no need for the degree). I think I would enjoy the irony of having a Paralegal Cert right next to my hacking credentials

 

[snowbear135 66]

. . . take some classes in Cybersecurity

I took a week-long crash course a few years ago. Loved trying to hack on Wi-Fi and cracking passwords. We even got to try the RFID snooper.

We have a whole Associate Degree program - I could get another certification for free (no need for the degree). I think I would enjoy the irony of having a Paralegal Cert right next to my hacking credentials

So then you can be the grammar AND the cyber police!

I enjoyed it, though some was a bit over my head. We were told "Break into the laptops up here, NOT the real ones in the building." We were at the State Police & Correctional Services Academy.

I actually got to try out a little of the craft later, when I was asked to check out the browser history of one of the clerks in the office (boy, ya oughtta be ashamed of yourself!)

 

[JonA_CT]

@JonA_CT: Gary has some friends at JPL that, if they’re not too busy, who might be persuaded to Skype the science class and participate with the movie discussion. (Should the science teach want to rent the movie.). One rocket scientist in particular might be fun on the lunar lander crash, (Gary thinks that scene is in the trailer), as she is presently working on a Mars helicopter.

That's some cool stuff. I'll let you know if she's interested.

I'm watching the Packers right now because my wife thinks that Aaron Rodgers is dreamy AND uber manly.