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Bettina

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  1. at the timer you have a hot wire going out to each valve, which then connects into a common wire.

     

    all the valves share the same common wire, and im assuming its nothing but a ground to complete the circuit.

     

    we just put in a second timer and because of how my yard is laid out and what wires i already ran it would be much easier for me if i could put the new valves on the new timer's hot wire, but on the old timer's common wire.

     

    im curious if there is any problem with connecting a valve to power through one timer, and grounding it through another timer.

     

     

    (didnt we used to have an electricity subforum?)

     

    My friend said that you can do that as long as you tie a wire from the old timers ground to the new timers ground. All the grounds can be common.

     

    Thats all I know.

     

    Bee

  2. Can someone top these ones found in a carefully labeled storage cupboard at work.

     

    "Assesories"

    "Battery Charges"

     

    And my personal favourite,

     

    "Vaccumme"

     

    ;):)

     

    Yes, "These ones" :) Sorry, I couldn't resist...

     

    (“this one” should not be pluralized to “these ones.” Just say “these.")

     

     

    Bee

  3. How much out of control experimentation is going on today?

    Have fun pondering!- Jeff

     

    The most dangerous one to me would be a biological weapon that we lose control of. I would bet that somewhere their working on something scary.

     

    Bettina

  4. Hi bettina,This is my first time here. I have read some of your other posts about being empathic. I am also Empathic. When people walk into a room where I am sitting. Within 30 seconds I know what type of person they. I feel their anger,their depression,their happiness etc.

    I know just how to talk to them because I already know what their going through at the moment.

     

    Hi, I see its your first time here but you are way off topic in this thread and you did it again in another. Thats against the rules here so please private message me instead and I will tell you where to go...

     

    Bettina

  5. Carl Sagan died 10 years ago this day. Here's to a great scientist, author, videographer, and a vocal advocate of science education. His books changed my life.

     

    I miss him a lot too. I learned a lot from him and he was a respected person that I admired. Oh, and hell does not exist but if it did, I rather be there with Sagan than in heaven with Gods pedophile priests and his rapist friends.

     

    Bettina

  6. Bee,

     

    I think what you say is very true, every word. My only criticism is that you're telling someone else to fight your battles for you. The divide between religion and science is a big one, and a serious one, maybe even a dangerous one, but the fact of the matter is Blike already made his purposes very clear. He intends for this to be a science forum and not a religion vs. science debate forum. You can say whatever you want about Blike's ignorance of the "bigger problem", but I leave that for you to say - it won't be me.

     

     

     

    Now I'm going to have to watch that to see what you mean :D

     

     

    Gib65... I never meant to imply Blike was ignorant because he is surely not and as I already posted, that divide is not as big as some think but religion was only one aspect of my argument and thats a lost cause now anyway. The other is seeing certain experts treat newbies like trash and get away with it every single time. Some newbies are afraid to post for fear of getting stepped on... and they will.

     

    Caddyshack was a comedy which depicted an elite group of stuffy golfers that revered their private club and looked down on newcomers as invading trash. ;)

     

    The other thing is why is it so hard to answer someones questions in a civil tone without telling them that these questions have been answered before and to use the ($%&$#) search function. If thats the attitude then they would be better off going to Wiki or another forum like I do.

     

    The sad thing is that a forum is supposed to be a nice place to meet with people with similar intererests that are friendly like the teen forum I go to. I haven't seen that here in awhile which is why I haven't posted...

     

    I still like a lot of the people here very much (like you) and miss what they have to say but anway...... have a nice life.

     

    Bettina

  7. In what sense was it a mistake? This forum was never intended to be a one-stop shop. The fact that it took on that characteristic was an unintended consequence of creating a religion and politics forum in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I did not mind having the forums on this website. Nonetheless, when they festered up I had absolutely no qualms about getting rid of them. They are not science forums and as such they exist on this forum soley at our pleasure. Thus, to call it a mistake for removing them is misdirected. As you'll find, our purpose statement includes no such discussion.

     

    I speak for myself here, and not any other staff nor the site. Ignorance isn't chastized, idiocy is. There exists a large and quite discernable divide between the two. I have little patience for those who refuse to even make an attempt to cross the bridge.

     

    The only thing it should tell you is that they refused in some capacity to follow our rules. I do not care how nice or informative they are on other forums.

     

    I wasn't going to answer this because its a moot argument anyway but the sense of the mistake, which was getting rid of the religion forum, is that its not that way in real life. In the real world, science and religion are intertwined tightly.... especially by the creationists who have managed to infiltrate the school boards in several states. So, by stopping the debate here is another win for creationism to apply those red stickers in our science books.

     

    The divide you speak of is much narrower than you think, and I know for a fact that some have left because of a few board experts. You can remove the red bars form their signatures, but not the arrogance. There have been little posts from me lately for that very reason.

     

    I have nothing against you. Its your board and I only offered an opinion based on the OP and my observation as a teenager. Maybe when I get older, I will see a different board but right now I liken it to the golf club on Caddyshack.

     

    Again, I'm having a bad day and not picking on you or your board. I still intend to visit if allowed to although asking questions here is another thing.

     

    Bettina

  8. The goal of this site isn't to create a place to post about whatever you want to post about just for the sake of having high post counts. Yes, the post count dropped significantly with dropping of the theology forum -- does that mean there was an error or a mistake? Only if your primary goal is to have high post counts at whatever expense. That's not our goal. Our goal here is to have a nice free forum to talk about science. That's it.

     

    What does everyone think? What can we do to increase volume here? Was having the frontpage more attractive?

     

     

    I don't believe people posted here just to get high post counts because they would have stayed here to drive it higher still. I believe one reason was the loss of one stop shopping where you can discuss everything from D-branes, Intelligent design, flight mechanics, religion, etc, all in one place. And, yes it was a mistake that cannot be reversed now.

     

    But another reason as to why some posters left for other boards are the specific pompous people on your board that go out of their way to insult someone less intelligent than themselves then display their colors in their signature attesting to that fact. Or, the posters that reply with one liners or Wiki entries. Another thing I noticed is that some posters who were banned here are good members on other boards and I've learned a lot from them so that tells me something.

     

    This is an elite club now and I know I haven't been a model student here but I'm only answering your question so take it with a grain of salt. I'm quite happy visiting here and picking up information here and there but I just find posting here uncomfortable and do it somewhere else.

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Bee

  9. Well, it could very well be that there isn't many hardcore debates going that interest people. Forums tend to go to hell if everybody is intelligent, and they're all intelligent enough to find no reason to disagree.

     

    So basically, once the idiots all leave, there's no more debate forum.

     

    Or... maybe when the "idiots" ask questions and get told their idiots instead of receiving an answer, they go somewhere else.

     

    Bee

  10. Look forward to seeing you there. Are you under the same name?

     

    Yes, I still use my name but I have another problem. I noticed that some freely use the fword in their posts and thats a no-no with me. (I've always associated fword boys with rtards)

     

    I left a message there asking if there was a way for me to turn them off but if there isn't, I'm outta there.

     

    Bettina

  11. My dad is 66 years old and very active and young. An hour before he goes to bed he takes three Benadryl tablets totalling 75mg. He has been doing this every night for at least five years because he said if he doesn't he can't get to sleep. With them, he sleeps soundly.

     

    I love him and I'm worried that long term usage might harm him.... Please let me know if I have to worry or not.

     

    Bettina

  12. Currently I'm reading Angles and Demons by Mark Brown.

     

    Is about the Illuminati comming back and attempting to destroy Vatican City and with it the Catholic Church.

     

    I really like the books of his series... Digital Fortress was very good. As was DaVinci Code. The other one I haven't read yet. What can anyone tell me about Deception Point?

     

    I've read all of Dan Browns books with The DaVinchi Code being what I considered his best. Although Digital Fortress was not as good as his others, it kept my interest enough for me to finish it.... but barely.

     

    Right now I'm reading "The Elegant Universe". I just finished "Warped Passages"

     

    Bee

  13. Herme3

     

    Hope you find that troublemaker thats messing up your forum. Search around your site and see if there is anyone who sounds nervous about IP investigations. That jerk would most likely be guilty.

     

    Good Luck

     

    Bettina

  14. Does anybody have any comments on my post #11?

     

    Sure. Its not awkward at all. If I like the person coming toward me I would already know his name. I would look at him, smile, and say "Hi". I would not stop. I already broke the ice and the next move would be his.

     

    I always smile and say hi to people passing me even if I don't know them or say hi back if they say it first. Sometimes I will smile without saying anything but I always aknowledge the person passing me. No matter what age they are because its common courtesy.

     

    The problem I (and my friends) have are the middle age adults who stare at us without saying anything. The mall lurkers who follow you from aisle to aisle pretending to shop near you just to gawk up close. If we make eye contact with them they will keep it going never breaking first and its worse when were in an ice cream shop where they sit close to you and stare. These guys freak us out. Its not just me, and thats why my friends and I always car pool and go out in groups.

     

    The senior gentlemen are ok. We always smile at them. I think it kinda makes their day. ;)

     

    Bettina

  15. ...Now, to be honest, I'm a little bit hypocritical: when I see certain people, I just get the urge to glare right at them.

     

    I get that all the time whether at the mall or just at dinner with dad. It creeps me out big time coming from people old enough to be my father and it ticks my dad off even more. Do teens a favor and don't do that.

     

    Bettina

  16. You can get something from nothing and somthing can return to nothing.

     

    In QM it allows a pair of particles to form (from nothing) and then anhialate with each other (returning to nothing). This violates your first rule. As you first rule is the basis of your theory, and has been shown to be an incorrect assumption, then your theory breaks down.

     

    When proposing preopsition (rules) it is important to check that those prepositions are indeed true. In this case your first preposition was shown to be incorrect. You logic and resoning might be impecable, but if your starting premises are incorrect, then you will come to incorrect results.

     

    But you are making the assumption that QM is infallible.

     

    Bee

  17. Opps,

     

    Is there a way I could cancel an account or transfer my satus to a new one with a different screen name and password?

     

    All this ammounts to is that I feel bad, I've made mistakes on this site that I know I'm smart enough to avoid and I feel somewhat humiliated and ashamed that I have offended people that don't deserve it.

    I just would like a chance to make another first impression and learn from my mistakes without being defined by them in other people's eyes.

     

    Why?

     

    Recognizing your mistakes and making a public apology is a huge sign of character. You shouldn't throw that away.

     

    Bettina

  18. Before they close this thread. I love you Martin and just want you to know that I appreciate the understanding you always gave me. the Fatwa was a stupid sarcastic comment on my part and I got an official warning for it which I deserved and which should finally make some people happy.

     

    I've been watching what you have been saying and your going to get into trouble... so please stop. Your respected here and I want you to stay that way...

     

    Your friend...

     

    Bee

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