When I was in college a million years ago, I had a class in Chaos Theory.

The professor knew I worked on sets for the theater group, and he wanted me to build a full-size double pendulum that someone could ride on. I pointed out that it would likely kill the rider, tear itself apart, or both.

Instead I wrote a double pendulum simulator. You could adjust the weights and lengths for each pendulum and the starting position. Run it with the exact same setup and see the exact same result, or make a tiny, tiny change and see the motion was completely different.

I think I still have it somewhere. On a 3.5" floppy disk. Borland TurboPascal.

More like:

Use reports lightbulb is broken. Support spends an hour talking user through diagnostic tests. Determines that the lightbulb in question is a houseplant.

https://youtu.be/lJhHjACjJjA

Microcenter, perhaps.

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/

Odd. For me it says:

Sheriff’s Office: Vision, Mission and, Values

VISION:

Our vision is to become the most professional law enforcement agency in the County and our region. To make this vision a reality:

We will become well known for our high professionalism, our competence, and the dependability of our word—and through these we will gain and establish the public’s trust. We will consistently demonstrate exemplary performance of duty to serve and protect the Court and the citizens of Adams County, and to assist our peers in the law enforcement community to maintain order in our community. We will become known as reliable members of the community, as enthusiastic participants in its activities, and as visible forces for good within it. Each of us will become a knowledgeable and skilled ambassador for the Sheriff’s Office and an educator-through-action for the public. Through our actions and our integrity, we will become known as models of diligent, steadfast, and thoughtful public service. We will carry ourselves with dignity and be proud to show our passion for exceeding expectations, doing things well, and making the work of others easier. We will always learn something valuable from our mistakes, and never miss an opportunity to help create a positive heritage for the people we serve.

MISSION:

The mission of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is to provide first-class professional, dignified, and courteous service to the Adams County Court, the citizens of the County, its agencies, and all law enforcement agencies with whom we partner to maintain order in our community.

We will serve with integrity and distinction, whether providing security for court proceedings, serving warrants and papers, conducting prisoner transport, or fulfilling any other duties required under law and statute.

As we undertake our Mission, we shall keep in mind at all time the Vision and Core Values of this organization.

CORE VALUES:

We subscribe to three (3) core values which guide our actions and our conduct:

Duty Service Integrity Our duty is to uphold the Constitution of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the statutes of the state. We have a duty to uphold the trust of the public we serve, a duty towards each other, to the Office of the Sheriff of Adams County, and to ourselves.

We are mindful that we are a service organization, funded by the public, and guided by the notion that community partnerships are the best way to establish trust between public law enforcement agencies and the citizens they serve. As service providers, we have a duty to serve each other with diligence, dignity, and respect so that we can all do our best to serve those outside our office.

We understand that integrity is the currency of all our transactions, the stock in trade and basis of our worth as an office. Without integrity, there can be no trust from the people we serve.

To show that these values are fundamental to our performance as a team:

We will always be true to our word, keep all our promises, and take every step that quality follow-through requires. We will take every opportunity to convey our mutual support for each other and what we stand for. We will earn the respect that others have for us through service, hard work, and proven commitment to our own growth and self-improvement. We will act with dignity, respect, and self-possession—because what each one does reflects upon us all.

They’re the same picture.

Interesting read:

https://www.adamscountypa.gov/departments/sheriff/contacts/james-165f386f3bd77473551eec07f8fbfe34/james:

Unethical life pro tip there. “Steal from volunteers” shouldn’t inspire any sympathy for you from anyone.

If you’re going to steal, steal from Home Depot.

Both. Malice inspired poor training.

If I remember correctly, they weren’t undocumented. They were in the country and working legally.

My mom was definitely more uptight about sex than my dad. He had the kind of attitude you’d expect from someone raised by his mother.

My mom was raised Catholic, by a mother who was abusive. My mom couldn’t go out on dates. All she was allowed to do was go to school, church, and work. My mom was so completely sheltered, when she and her friends encountered a flasher, she didn’t know what she was seeing. Her friends had to explain it to her.

My mom’s version of the talk: “If you have any questions, ask.”

That’s it. It was very clear that she didn’t want me to ask anything.

My paternal grandparents were banging away almost to the end. I think the lung cancer that initiated my grandfather’s decline also may have stopped the sex.

I’m the youngest of three. For each of us, when we had our first long-term relationship, they would take the grandkid and the significant other out to an expensive dinner. Then, after the food was delivered, my grandmother would give the sex talk.

Basically, it was just about: sex is ok, there’s nothing wrong with it, no need to be ashamed or uptight. There were no graphic details discussed. Just use protection and enjoy yourselves.

I’m 55, and I was the youngest, so we’re not talking about free love hippies from the 60’s. They were in the “lived through the great depression” generation. While it was one of the weirdest experiences to go through as a teenager, I tend to look back at it as a pretty amazing thing.

I am also lucky enough to still be with the girl who was at the dinner with me. Three kids, all planned. I guess the talk worked.

Also, during the entirely of the talk, my grandfather said nothing. He just sat there eating his steak.

People believe these things because they can’t imagine that their Granny getting plowed by the pastor’s son.

Don’t be ridiculous. Granny got plowed plenty. Just because she didn’t share the details with her grandkids doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

Every generation thinks they invented sex. Where do they think we all came from?

Granny knew what you’d be doing on that blanket when she knitted it.

Same thing she did on her Granny’s blanket.

Same thing humanity has done on every Granny’s blanket since knitting was invented.

My oldest has no children and works fully remote.

When the pandemic started, his company decided to have everyone work from home. They very quickly discovered that they were just as productive, and the owner decided it made sense to dump their office space.

A group of employees decided to go on vacation together, while still working. Since they are all remote, they didn’t actually have to work from home. They got an Airbnb with good Internet, worked during the day, and saw the sites and had fun together after work.

If you’re remote and you miss that sense of community, reach out to your coworkers and ask them if they want to hang out after work. It’s possible they don’t and you’ll be disappointed. It’s also possible that they feel the same way but didn’t know they could do something about it.

Either you’ll be the hero that saved everyone from their solitary existence, or you’ll have to accept that they don’t want to hang out with you.

There’s a point in the size relationship where “girl holding owl” becomes “owl holding girl”, and this seems a bit too close to that point.

It’s definitely because you were raised on soda.

Were there any anti war protests even close to that large in the US during W’s administration?

It’s important to remember that Trump isn’t the problem, he’s a symptom.

The pressure needs to increase until the problem is solved.