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[Das Outsider]

And a 00?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

0h.

[sionnsar]

'Face, hope you're still here!

I am home now, though what day this really is is up in the air. Had over 24, possibly 26 hours, between the time the sun went down "yesterday" (my clock) in New Delhi and when it came back up "today" (my clock) in Chicago. Left New Delhi ~1 AM local time Friday, arrived Seattle ~1 PM local time Friday.

India was great and I hope the prospect of a return visit materializes, but NnBob needs to get that transporter technology into shape. Won't help with "jet" lag, but anything that eliminates hours spent sitting in airline steerage class can't be all bad.

One lesson learned (almost the hard way): APTP -- always pack toilet paper! My travel kit now has a mini roll in it.

One loss: After almost a decade of travel, my Samsonite suiter has been trashed beyond repair.

Tried out the space bags with mixed success. Packed a "fleece" vest against my return (surprise, it was too cold even for that); maybe it was just my rolling procedure but there were wrinkles upon my return. No harm done, but a lesson learned. They worked quite well with dirty laundry, though (packed in such a way as the keep the bags clean) -- my suiter got selected for a random search and the searcher complimented me on my unusual organization, saying that most people just throw their dirty laundry in the suitcase. (He did not feel the need to open up any of the space bags to check their contents. *\;-)

But all in all, I think I understand a little more about you and Pakistan.

(I learned two Hindi words from listening to my hosts: "Ha" is "yes", and "Tikka" "correct." Can't read the script yet, but know a few letters...)

[Das Outsider]

That's good - I nearly said 'things'!!

Oh dear! No, no, that won't do. Have we had "the talk?" You know, the one about the danger of THINGS?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I am well versed on the danger of things, which I why I prefer stuff.

[sionnsar]

Are you home, now? I hope?

Yes! And through the painful afternoon nap that puts me on schedule on my west-to-east trips.

How are you?

[Tax-chick]

Vlad's eating all the time. I'm tired! Typical 3-weeks postpartum situation.

[Das Outsider]

I am well versed on the danger of things, which I why I prefer stuff.

Don't let the Things peddlers fool you. They're also calling it "objects" (though not in the Lockean sense, of course).

[Irish_Thatcherite]

And they also call things yokes.

[Das Outsider]

And they also call things yokes

Yokes? What will they think of next?

[NicknamedBob]

"NnBob needs to get that transporter technology into shape."

The transporter technology is as much of an advance in technology over the Fax Machine as the internet is over the telegraph.

And not even a regular Fax Machine, either -- one of mine.

But I am giving it some thought.

[Das Outsider]

I've got an idea...

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Miscellaneous?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Oh?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Oh.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Goodnight, everyone!!

[sionnsar]

The transporter technology is as much of an advance in technology over the Fax Machine as the internet is over the telegraph.

Really?! Then it's only a matter of economic feasibility. After all, one could easily implement full Internet connectivity via telegraph -- the pieces are all there, just hook them up to use Telegraph as the underlying datalink layer.

Granted, it'd be a bit slow transmitting even small JPEGs, and you'd want LOTs of error-correction...

[sionnsar]

'Night, 'Morning, 'Afternoon, 'Evening or the appropriate salutations for your locale and time, IT!

[NicknamedBob]

And, of course, there is that whole Heisenburg Uncertainty thing ...

[Das Outsider]

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The above text is the original post that started this thread, with a few minor alterations. First, it was translated from English into Russian. Then it was translated back into English. The mutated English version was then translated into Greek; the Greek into German; the German into French; the French into Dutch; and then back into this mangled, partially indecipherable helping of postmodern goodness.