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The Magic Pudding

#5385
February 11, 2012, 05:35:38 PM Last Edit: February 11, 2012, 05:42:54 PM by The Magic Pudding
Nonsense, bumped heads, nothen never did make no sense here.

Tank

#5386
February 11, 2012, 06:25:14 PM
Quote from: Ali on February 11, 2012, 05:15:51 PM
Is anyone else having trouble with the forum today?  Half the time I can't connect to it.

I remember hearing about a study with rats where some rats got a pellet of food every time they pushed the lever.  They would push the lever a few times, get bored, and leave off.  Some rats never got a pellet of food when they pushed the lever.  Those rats would push the lever a few times, get bored, and stop.  The last group of rats got a pellet of food every once and a while, randomly, when they pushed the lever.  Those rats would pound away at the levers obsessively until they dropped from exhaustion.  I feel like that kind of rat.
The forum has been okay for me.

The experiment may have been done with rats but I think you are refering to Skinner's superstitious pigeons and it's called partial reinforcement.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Guardian85

#5387
February 11, 2012, 06:52:31 PM
The forum has been a little choppy today...


"If scientist means 'not the dumbest motherfucker in the room,' I guess I'm a scientist, then."
-Unknown Smartass-

DeterminedJuliet

#5388
February 11, 2012, 07:05:47 PM
Received $1800 worth of software in the mail today. So glad it came intact.

Also, I miss everyone at HAF. Damn my busy life. Any entertaining trolls lately?
"We've thought of life by analogy with a journey, with pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end, and the THING was to get to that end; success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you're dead. But, we missed the point the whole way along; It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing, or dance, while the music was being played.

Tank

#5389
February 11, 2012, 07:08:00 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 11, 2012, 07:05:47 PM
Received $1800 worth of software in the mail today. So glad it came intact.

Also, I miss everyone at HAF. Damn my busy life. Any entertaining trolls lately?
We hav been relatively troll free of late.

What was the software?
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

DeterminedJuliet

#5390
February 11, 2012, 07:11:20 PM
Adobe's Technical Communication suite 3.5. It comes with Framemaker, Robohelp, Adobe Acrobat, Captivate and Photoshop.
The best part is that I didn't have to pay a cent for it out of pocket because it's covered by my school as a requirement for my program.  ;D
"We've thought of life by analogy with a journey, with pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end, and the THING was to get to that end; success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you're dead. But, we missed the point the whole way along; It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing, or dance, while the music was being played.

Tank

#5391
February 11, 2012, 07:12:17 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 11, 2012, 07:11:20 PM
Adobe's Technical Communication suite 3.5. It comes with Framemaker, Robohelp, Adobe Acrobat, Captivate and Photoshop.
The best part is that I didn't have to pay a cent for it out of pocket because it's covered by my school as a requirement for my program.  ;D
Cool! How much of it can you use?
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Guardian85

#5392
February 11, 2012, 07:19:54 PM
Got new sneakers today. Had my dad buy them in the states.


"If scientist means 'not the dumbest motherfucker in the room,' I guess I'm a scientist, then."
-Unknown Smartass-

DeterminedJuliet

#5393
February 11, 2012, 07:21:30 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2012, 07:12:17 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 11, 2012, 07:11:20 PM
Adobe's Technical Communication suite 3.5. It comes with Framemaker, Robohelp, Adobe Acrobat, Captivate and Photoshop.
The best part is that I didn't have to pay a cent for it out of pocket because it's covered by my school as a requirement for my program.  ;D
Cool! How much of it can you use?

Do you mean licensing-wise, or skill wise? Licensing-wise it's the whole kit and caboodle. Skill wise, I'm still learning. Haha. I'm doing a Framemaker course now. I'm pretty familiar with acrobat, and I've had some limited flirtations with photoshop. Robohelp and Capitvate are part of my program, but I also have a dandy membership with this website, so I know what I'll be doing in my spare time for the next, um, forever.

Life long learning, gotta love it, you do. 
"We've thought of life by analogy with a journey, with pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end, and the THING was to get to that end; success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you're dead. But, we missed the point the whole way along; It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing, or dance, while the music was being played.

Tank

#5394
February 11, 2012, 07:32:05 PM
It was the capability side of things, there's a lot of stuff to get one's head around there. What will you ultimatly use this for?
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

DeterminedJuliet

#5395
February 11, 2012, 07:43:14 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2012, 07:32:05 PM
It was the capability side of things, there's a lot of stuff to get one's head around there. What will you ultimatly use this for?

I'm doing a technical writing program, so, ultimately, I hope I can use it as a technical writer. I find document design really interesting; mixing the best of writing and design elements. As for what I'll actually end up using it for, it's hard to say. But I'm not one to turn down free(ish) software!
"We've thought of life by analogy with a journey, with pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end, and the THING was to get to that end; success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you're dead. But, we missed the point the whole way along; It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing, or dance, while the music was being played.

Sweetdeath

#5396
February 12, 2012, 04:41:52 AM
Dyed my hair "caramel latte."  Oh lala~
Law 35- "You got to go with what works." - Robin Lefler

Wiggum:"You have that much faith in me, Homer?"
Homer:"No! Faith is what you have in things that don't exist. Your awesomeness is real."

"I was thinking that perhaps this thing called God does not exist. Because He cannot save any one of us. No matter how we pray, He doesn't mend our wounds.

Amicale

#5397
February 12, 2012, 04:42:55 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 12, 2012, 04:41:52 AM
Dyed my hair "caramel latte."  Oh lala~

I bet it's beautiful!  :)


"Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb we are bound to others. By every crime and act of kindness we birth our future." - Cloud Atlas

"To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is to never die." -Carl Sagan

Sweetdeath

#5398
February 12, 2012, 04:46:54 AM
Quote from: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 04:42:55 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 12, 2012, 04:41:52 AM
Dyed my hair "caramel latte."  Oh lala~

I bet it's beautiful!  :)

Hehe, thanks. I'm still waiting for it to dry, but i'm sure it will turn out great. :D
Law 35- "You got to go with what works." - Robin Lefler

Wiggum:"You have that much faith in me, Homer?"
Homer:"No! Faith is what you have in things that don't exist. Your awesomeness is real."

"I was thinking that perhaps this thing called God does not exist. Because He cannot save any one of us. No matter how we pray, He doesn't mend our wounds.

Dobermonster

#5399
February 12, 2012, 07:54:34 AM
Craving sour skittles . . . too late for skittles run? The debate continues . . .
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