Thursday, December 30, 2021

So I went to Sciencing to get the title right.

I don't usually make scatter plots. But I'm doing one now, and I don't want to mess it up. So I looked it up.






Sounds good. So I went to Sciencing to get the whole story. Specifically, to get the title right.


Too much information, maybe.

I read it twice. Then I made my scatter plot title. Then my forehead wrinkled and the gray matter told me That's not right.

If "plant growth" is the y-axis variable and the proper form is "y-axis variable vs. x-axis variable", then the title would be "Plant Growth vs. Amount of Fertilizer." Not "Amount of Fertilizer vs. Plant Growth."

Now I have to wonder if it's just coincidence Google omitted that last sentence from Sciencing, or if the Google AI is really smarter than I am.

Friday, December 24, 2021

Me v. three

We have three dogs.

In the wee hours, before anyone else is up, I am glad the dogs don't understand the concept of majority rule.

Monday, August 2, 2021

So I typed my message into the "Type here to search" on windows 10 ...

 

 ...and this is what came up:

I had a good laugh, seeing that lots of people have complaints similar to mine.

Then I saw the fucking "download the app" crap there at the bottom -- and "Bing" and the "Microsoft Edge" tab up top, and I stopped laughing. This kind of shit is supply-side economics at its evil best.

DON'T put your fucking advertisements on my computer, and DON'T force me to use a browser I don't want to use. 

Oh, and go fuck yourself, Microsoft.

Saturday, May 8, 2021

"Most patients may pay as little as zero dollars for botox"

 (from a TV commercial)

Most, probably *all* of them will pay AS LITTLE AS zero dollars. Many will pay more. Few will pay less.