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What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
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 (July 18, 2020 at 7:32 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: Is it my imagination or is the serious tag being overused at the moment? You’re not imagining it. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
Seriously?
 RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
July 18, 2020 at 8:24 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2020 at 8:25 am by Porcupine.)
(July 18, 2020 at 7:39 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Seriously? Yes. (July 18, 2020 at 7:32 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: Is it my imagination or is the serious tag being overused at the moment? Well, I will not use it again. Realizing it doesn't work is certainly a strong motivation for not bothering to use it again!
"Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes." - Alan Watts
(July 18, 2020 at 8:24 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 7:39 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Seriously? I got scolded for "abusing" a [serious] thread. 
 (July 18, 2020 at 8:38 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 8:24 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote: Yes. Looking at the new posts the last few days, you pretty much can't post anything anywhere as everything is labeled "serious". Thread counts are up...posts are up...quality is down. “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius
So, it's a subjective issue.
That the group of homeomorphisms of a locally compact Hausdorff space under the compact open topology does not have to be a topological group.
Yes, my days are *exciting* (July 18, 2020 at 9:16 am)polymath257 Wrote: That the group of homeomorphisms of a locally compact Hausdorff space under the compact open topology does not have to be a topological group. I have no idea what this is about. And I doubt I have the capacity to understand.  I am glad whatever it is makes you happy. “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius  (July 18, 2020 at 8:24 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 7:39 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Seriously? It's pretty obvious that you're just pushing the limits with the topics that you're calling [serious], Mr motor-fingers.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
RE: What Do You Know Today That You Didn't Know Yesterday?
July 18, 2020 at 10:18 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2020 at 10:19 am by Porcupine.)
(July 18, 2020 at 8:40 am)arewethereyet Wrote: Thread counts are up...posts are up...quality is down. You forgot to end this with "YMMV". (July 18, 2020 at 9:55 am)Fireball Wrote:(July 18, 2020 at 8:24 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote: Yes. All the topics that I posted with the serious tag are seriously meant to be seriously addressed both by myself and others.
"Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes." - Alan Watts
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