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Why did you choose the nickname that you have?

I am a bit of a philosophy enthusiast- and the term "ataraxia" comes from ancient Greek philosophy- mostly from the Epicurean, Stoic, and skeptic schools of thought- but also others. It meant slightly different things in each of these schools- but all gravitating around a general idea. But I like the concept- it even has some resonances with the Buddhist concept of Nirvana.

The etymology of the word: "The term "ataraxia" originates from the Greek word ἀταραξία, meaning "impassiveness" or "freedom from emotional disturbance." It is derived from the prefix "a-" meaning "not" or "without," and "tarassein," which means "to disturb". The concept was notably used by the philosopher Epicurus as a key component of his ethical system, representing a state of tranquility and serenity."



Admittedly, it IS somewhat difficult to have any "freedom from emotional disturbance" with the shirt that girl is wearing.... :rolleyes::)
 
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Allan said:
My father's side of the family has a tradition of using the same two names and reversing them for each generation. So Allan was my father's first name and my first name was his middle name. This goes back to my great great grandfather.

We're apparently very lazy about naming babies.
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I was named for two dead uncles (still haven't decided what I think about that!) and gave my son 'Allan' for his middle name too.
 
I’ve always used movie characters as my username on message boards. The timing was just right when I joined DP to use the little guy’s name from The Mandalorian series.

On one board I was and still am known as Wulfgar, the terrorist played by Rutger Hauer in the movie Nighthawks. On other boards, I was Winston Wolfe, the Harvey Keitel character from the movie Pulp Fiction. I’ve seen the name spelled Wolf and Wolfe, but the script for the movie I read showed Wolfe, and that’s what I went with. Though I think even the screen credits show it as Wolf. Oh well. I wanted a fresh start here.

Had some great photo avatars of those guys in character, too.
 
Rumpel said:
i thought of Rumpelstiltskin
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I was in my fallback career, IT cabling installation, and I got sent to Air Force Plant #4 in Fort Worth, TX.
It was right after 9/11 and security was super tight, and for a change we got a "funny" guard who stared at my TX driver's license picture.
I was wearing a red flannel lumber shirt.

"So who are you supposed to be, you look Iraqi or something, what do they call you, Checkerboard Strangler?"

Laughter from the rest of the crew, it stuck.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
I was in my fallback career, IT cabling installation, and I got sent to Air Force Plant #4 in Fort Worth, TX.
It was right after 9/11 and security was super tight, and for a change we got a "funny" guard who stared at my TX driver's license picture.
I was wearing a red flannel lumber shirt.

"So who are you supposed to be, you look Iraqi or something, what do they call you, Checkerboard Strangler?"

Laughter from the rest of the crew, it stuck.
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Come to think of it you do look Iraqi.

Unrelated question: anyone know ICE's phone number?
 
Contrary to what one might think, I do not like terrible coffee.

While browsing site a couple days, before signing up, I kept telling myself "Some of these people are nuts. Place is Chock full of them!":D

So I just went with that. Who's nuts is up for debate to individuals views, so we won't go there.
 
Stealers Wheel said:
My moniker is homage to a rock group from the 1970s. Their biggest hit reflects my political leanings.

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Haha. I remember there was an ad a few years ago playing this song “Stuck in the middle with you”, while it was showing thin women’s panties hung on a clothesline swinging by. I don’t even remember anymore now what the ad was for, but I just remember I saw that and started laughing so hard! 😀🤣🤣🤭
 
A bastardized spelling of Tamerlane, leader of the Timurid empire
 
In the late 1950s, the US weapons labs were trying to develop warheads for the ICBMs that America was developing. Their first attempt, which would have been the W35, was tested in Hardtack Koa in May of 1958. They were hoping for a 1.75 megaton yield, but only got 1.37 megatons, which was entirely unsatisfactory for a warhead that weighed as much as it did.

This led to the W35 being scrapped and the development of a warhead based on the successful Mk28 bomb. This was tested in Hardtack Walnut in June of 1958 and achieved a yield of 1.44 megatons. This became the W49, our first ICBM warhead.

Getting our warheads to perform adequately as we make them as light as possible was a recurring challenge, and the lighter the warhead the harder it became. A few years after the above tests, someone got the idea of compressing fusion fuel to much higher densities, which it was hoped would cause it to detonate (like TNT) instead of burning rapidly (like gunpowder in a pipe bomb). So in June of 1962 they took the failed W35 design and modified it so the fusion fuel would be compressed much more than normal. The test, Dominic Yeso resulted in a spectacular 3 megaton yield.

About a decade later they decided to create a warhead using this technology. So they took an existing small warhead design (I do not know which one) and changed it to compress the fusion fuel to the point where it would detonate. The resulting test, Toggle Almendro, was an amazing success. Later tests, Bedrock Mast, Anvil Inlet, and Anvil Pool were also wildly successful.

The 455 kiloton W88 warheads for the Trident II missile that we briefly made at the tail end of the Cold War are based on this design. They are the most advanced warheads that the US ever designed. And unless the treaty limiting nuclear tests to under 150 kilotons is abolished, they are the most advanced warheads over 150 kilotons that the US will ever design.
 
ataraxia said:
I am a bit of a philosophy enthusiast- and the term "ataraxia" comes from ancient Greek philosophy- mostly from the Epicurean, Stoic, and skeptic schools of thought- but also others. It meant slightly different things in each of these schools- but all gravitating around a general idea. But I like the concept- it even has some resonances with the Buddhist concept of Nirvana.

The etymology of the word: "The term "ataraxia" originates from the Greek word ἀταραξία, meaning "impassiveness" or "freedom from emotional disturbance." It is derived from the prefix "a-" meaning "not" or "without," and "tarassein," which means "to disturb". The concept was notably used by the philosopher Epicurus as a key component of his ethical system, representing a state of tranquility and serenity."



Admittedly, it IS somewhat difficult to have any "freedom from emotional disturbance" with the shirt that girl is wearing.... :rolleyes::)
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yes, it is a fine shirt! 👍
 
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