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Forum: The Haven Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 4:04 am
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probably around -2. I still haven't found a job, which really sucks, and I just can't think of anything to do.  |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: giant telescope? |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2011, 12:54 am
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Replies: 18
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| I love the astronomical acronyms! VLT = Very Large Telescope. E-ELT = European Extremely Large Telescope OWL = Obscenely large Telescope and LBT = Large Binocular Telescope (the one you are talking about in this, there will be PEPSI, the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument. :-)... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: giant telescope? |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2011, 11:35 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Perhaps NASA should turn its attention to building a huge new space telescope, now that it has ended its shuttle missions? Though I suppose we'd have no way to get it up there. :lol: Funny but actually sad. Have you heard of the James Webb Space Telescope? it is an IR telescope currently being buil... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Bible, The Torah and The Qu'ran is ancient fiction? |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2011, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 52
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| Literally Genesis this is a series of youtube videos (one per chapter) where someone reads the bible, with commentary pointing out how silly the bible really is. This is very funny, but slightly NSFW due to some 'bad words' I used to be a christian, but then I started to realise that I had been bra... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The worst sound in the world |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2011, 4:08 pm
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,656
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-Really high pitched sounds (old TV's)
-fire alarm
-the bloody dog barking!
-general background noise when I am trying to concentrate.
-the rumble that comes before the shaking in an earthquake. not really bad, but certainly scary! |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Earthquake stress |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2011, 9:38 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I've been in a few earthquakes including the Northridge earthquake which had the highest ground velocity of any earthquake on record, and happened to live in one of the most liquefaction prone areas of the US at the time. the two 6.3's both had higher accelerations than the Northridge quake, and th... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Am I Literally the Only Aspie Who Is Not A Gamer?? |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2011, 8:19 pm
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Replies: 42
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| Shooting games? no strategy games? yes. Portal is AWESOME!! !! I also like Minecraft. seriously, if you haven't tried Minecraft, you have to try it. on the other hand, if you have a tendency to get obsessed with things easily, it might not be such a great idea, since it is SOOOO addictive, and you w... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Earthquake stress |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2011, 8:12 pm
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| My story over the last year or so: since 2009, I have been at uni studying physics and astronomy. I had been fine, and even enjoying uni up till mid semester 2 of year 2. then everything started to change. 4th September 2010, 4.35am: a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Canterbury, rudely awakening every... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Getting worse when growing up? |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2011, 7:49 pm
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| Recently, I think I have been getting worse. I had been fine, and even enjoying uni up till mid semester 2 of year 2. then everything started to change. 4th September 2010, 4.35am: a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Canterbury, rudely awakening everyone, including me. The rest of that semester went rea... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Another earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand :( |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 12:08 am
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Replies: 53
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I am fine. lots of liquefaction on our street in Hoon Hay.
I was at uni when the earthquake happened, so it didn't feel too bad.
last update 145 killed |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Post a Picture of the Real You. |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 1:32 am
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Here's a photo of me playing the Tuba in Mudgee, Australia.
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: 22 yr old from Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 12:51 am
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Hi, I'm from Christchurch too, and I go to UC. just finished my second year with a BSc, majoring in physics or astronomy (haven't decided yet). I intend to do honours, then maybe a PhD.
how have you survived the earthquake? |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 25% of Kiwis want New Zealand to be part of Australia! |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 12:47 am
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| New Zealanders have the right to travel and live in Australia without even needing a passport. You still need a passport to prove you are from New Zealand, or else anyone could fly into NZ, then fly to Oz from NZ without a passport. I went to Sydney at the beginning of December, and I can use the a... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Astrology and Asperger's |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2010, 3:27 am
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Replies: 105
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I'm a Taurus, that's all I know, but I am studying Astronomy, so I know that astrology is just nonsense.  |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Why is Math so Powerful? |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2010, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 119
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I guess because you can use maths as a tool in physics to describe the world around us.
also
e^Pi*i +1 = 0  |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Distinguishing Science and Pseudoscience |
| MattTheTubaGuy |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2010, 4:53 am
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Replies: 30
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| I would say that science (A scientific theory) describes the world around us, is able to be repeatedly tested, and can be proven wrong. one could probably say with confidence that all current scientific theories are wrong, and that better theories will be made eventually, but science is not black an... |
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