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Memory....
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:32 pm
by Flipside
You know they say that as you get older your memory gets worse?
Well, it's occuring to me that it doesn't get worse, it just gets....bigger....
I find myself not able to remember pertinent facts not because I don't have the answer, but because there are several pertinent facts. I've watched so many comedians that I don't remember which told what jokes etc. As soon as someone mentions the name, I'll immediately put names to faces/quotes etc, but sometimes getting information out without some kind of guide is pot luck.
It's kinda like having a Hard Drive that's filling up with data, it takes longer to access the data, and there's no defrag option
It's wierd...
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:05 am
by Taristin
Meh, if that's how it is when you get older, I'm f00ked. I'm that way
now...
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:18 am
by Hammer
i think im like that due to years of alcohol abuse(damn im only 20)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:29 am
by aldo
eh, sorry, what?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:55 pm
by CIH
what was then question again ?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:29 pm
by d3jake
Who are you and why are you in my house?!
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:13 pm
by aldo
House? So that's what you call it!
A ho...hoo....huos.....bugger.
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:29 am
by Grug
LoL.
I call it a magical drug that induces that kind of behaviour... <..< >..>
But yes, some things are best left forgotten.
I have a horrible short term memory at times, my long term memory isn't all that great either.
A friend of mine is a bloody robot though. He memorised pi to 100 decimals, has recorded all of our mates number plates in his head, and is very
very rarely ever seen forgetting something.
I reckon his brain will wear out as he gets older though.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:48 pm
by CIH
Periodic table in school was a frickin' nightmare. Everyweek a test, get less than half (10) right and you had to write it all down. then 2 copies the next week, 3 copies the next. I had about 50 copies after a couple of months.
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:24 am
by kasperl
I could never learn anything by heart, but I can remember stuff with practice. I can remember lots and lots of useless facts, but putting it all together is hard... And that's just being 18.....
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:49 pm
by CIH
V/TOSL = vertical take off and short landing. No doubt the fate of the universe will hinge on my knowing that.
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:43 pm
by d3jake
What do you know?
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:48 pm
by ngtm1r
I've always known it as V/STOL, too. Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing.
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:12 pm
by Hammer
ngtm1r wrote:I've always known it as V/STOL, too. Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing.
yeh same here
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:14 am
by Flipside
I've always known it as just VTOL, but that was for the Harrier
