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<WeylandsWings> raptop: what is that about X ray lasers?
* X zaps
<WeylandsWings> also i would think nuclear pumped x ray lasers (NPXRL?) would be one of those things that is still stupid classified
* X knows nothing
<WeylandsWings> oh sorry for the pings X
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<raptop> WeylandsWings: just that apparently they might not work at all
<WeylandsWings> Based on a single test though?
<raptop> well, yes
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<raptop> pretty sure a fire alarm in another unit is chirping
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<SnoopJ> raptop, I was thinking along similar lines during the trip I was on when you sent me that speculative map of English names. Anglicized names for places in Ireland are interesting contrasted with their Irish names
<SnoopJ> !wpn -add:adj inconel
<galois> Added adj ''
<SnoopJ> uh
<SnoopJ> !wpn -del:adj inconel
<galois> Deleted adj ''
<SnoopJ> iconel → inconel IIRC, unless there are two trade names for it
<SnoopJ> I guess Dublin is a pretty prominent example since the anglo name is taken from Duibhlinn ("black pool") but the formal name is Baile Átha Cliath ("town of the hurdled ford")
<SnoopJ> also: 'Baile' vs. 'Béal' which seem to share an anglicization (bally-/balli-) more often than they don't
<SnoopJ> there's a lovely (and recently established) museum in Ballina (Béal an Átha) that we visited that had a great collection of maps along with some video content about the etymology of place names, although I'm not sure if the latter is available online anywhere. anyway, place names! \o/
<raptop> hm
<galois> [url] Scientific proof that capybaras love hot baths | Boing Boing | boingboing.net
<X> They look like giant rats.
<SnoopJ> I mean…
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<raptop> X: I have either very good or very bad news for you
<X> I want the good news.
<X> raptop: give me the good news
<raptop> X: well, this depends on if you like rodents in general and/or rats in particular
<raptop> Capybaras are the biggest rodents
<SnoopJ> Grandmother Rat!
<raptop> !wpn
* galois gives raptop an Apple trie
<SnoopJ> is that a threat
<raptop> !8 is that a threat?
<galois> raptop: yes
<raptop> oh
<SnoopJ> at least it's honest
<X> Oh wonderful. Well do they poop everywhere?
<X> That is my main complaint with rats.
<SnoopJ> As pets they can be trained quite well to localize it but I assume you do not mean pet rats
* raptop glares at the chirping smoke detector at the top of the stairs outside of the apartment
<raptop> !choose chirp back at it|call maintenance|try replacing a battery yourself
<galois> raptop: Your options: chirp back at it, call maintenance, try replacing a battery yourself. My choice: call maintenance
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