In which little answering is actually accomplished
Sun Mar 04, 2007 18:51 EST (UTC -5)

The Ask Jordon mailbag has been getting heavy over the past few weeks, so let's bust it open and see what we've got. It's time for an Ask Jordon Extravaganza.

Johnathan: Why did britney Spears shave her head bald?

This question arrived a few weeks ago, almost immediately after the big story broke. In fact, I got this e-mail even before my sister, who actually cares about what happens to famous people, found out that Britney Spears had shorn her locks. But, to answer your question, Jonathan, I'd say the answer is either "For attention" or "Who cares?"

Natasha Dean: Will i ever go out with jordan thundow

Another interesting one, considering this site already has a Natasha/Jordon thing going on. Nevertheless, this user comes from the UK, so it's not my friend Natasha in some clever disguise.

Well, other Natasha, I don't know this Jordan Thundow you speak of, so I can't say for sure, but if you want a guy to go out with you, my best advice is to be direct. The reason my best advice sounds really bad and vague is because I have no experience in this field. Anyway, glad I could help. Next.

Wilhelm T. Grate: What can you tell me about paint thinner and thinning paint and whatnot?

Well, my friend Luke, I know very little about thinning paint. I assume you'd want to thin paint in order to chip it off or something, and in order to do that, it would be good to use paint thinner because you can be fairly certain that it is actually for thinning paint. Paint thinner is highly flammable, and it probably smells bad. That's all I can tell you.

Peter: Three questions. Get ready. PS: This is not a question.

Okay.

Peter: Will you continue blogging when you're in college?

As far as I can tell, yes. Just as I blogged to inform and entertain readers about the strange new experiences of high school almost four years ago, I think it'll be fun and interesting to keep it up as I undertake the biggest thing that will ever have happened to me in my whole entire life.

Peter: C^i vi povias korekti la mia mala demando en Esperanto?

Jes, certe. Oni dirus "Ĉu vi povas ĝustigi mian malbonan demandon en Esperanto?" Vidu, ke mi uzis la akuzativon. Estas ofta eraro forlasi ĝin, sed ne forgesu. Fakte, post iom da tempo, vi verŝajne memoros bone, kaj ne plaĉos al vi la sono de ĝia misuzo.

Peter: Can you tell me what the other question I was going to ask you, because I forgot?

No, I don't know what it was. Do you remember it now?

Wilhelm T. Grate: Is the Game of Life an application of fuzzy logic or just regular logic?

Well, Luke, it seems to be smooth rather than fuzzy, so I'd say it's just regular type. Incidentally, Xlife blows my implementation of Life out of the water.

Political interference in science is not a good thing. Here's an A to Z guide of examples of this phenomenon.

One of those cheesy articles that might actually be helpful: 10 Things You Shouldn't Buy New.


3 comments

#1 by Peter | Sun Mar 04, 2007 19:56 EST (UTC -5)

Nope.

But how do you get c^u to become "Ĉ" without copying and pasting?

#2 by Jordon | Sun Mar 04, 2007 20:03 EST (UTC -5)

You can type Ĉ for that. I think there are also Esperanto keyboard layouts that facilitate the typing of the special characters.

#3 by the natasha | Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:32 EST (UTC -5)

so the natasha with the question is not the infamous canadian natasha in a clever disguise, but i think jordon was right, if she wants to find out if this other jordan wants to go out with her, then she should directly ask him, and if she's too shy, then get a good friend to ask him. . but it's always good to confront things that your nervous about. .

looks like my work here is done

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