# MMP - GT's Airport Adventures or, Paris-CDG, an airport that comes with a manual **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 9, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135 "2006-01-09T10:59:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/261 "2006-01-14T00:40:33Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > Okay, so I did do a bit better at math. 750. \ What does LEEP actually stand for? I wish you the best of luck getting in, I’m sure you will. 🙂 > > Cheesecake has a voice? I wouldn’t know - cheesecake and I have always had a telepathic connection. It doesn’t have to say anything. I just _know_. 😃 750?!? I bow to my new math overlord. You probably actually _know_ the quadratic formula and all by heart! :eek: LEEP stands for something that they made a bad acronym for. It’s something like Library(distance) Education E something P something. I forget. Hope they don’t aks me! **Pug** and **all other interested parties** here is what I need for the program I’ll hopefully be in: > [@](#): > > Other skills vital to GSLIS course work are outlined here; you can pick up these skills before you begin the program, or by taking special free workshops that are offered by GSLIS during the LEEP summer entry session. When classes start, you will be expected to have four basic competencies: > > Elementary knowledge of a computer operating system. This means that you can do such tasks as save and find files, create a directory or folder, and start a program. > Information retrieval skills. You need the ability to use the UIUC on-line catalog and common bibliographic databases found in many libraries. You should have the following Internet information skills: transferring files and finding information on the Web. > E-mail and bulletin board skills. You should know how to use e-mail and electronic bulletin boards, with proper etiquette. > Basic HTML coding. Workshops will teach basic HTML for putting information on the Web. > In addition to these basic computer literacy requirements, students must have access to the necessary technology at work or at home, including hardware (either UNIX, Linux, Windows, or Macintosh personal computers with sound capability), software, and network connectivity. > > Technologies currently in use support the following activities: asynchronous discussions via an electronic bulletin board (class discussions via threaded text messages); live session interactivity (class presentations by faculty, students and guest lecturers; group Web browsing; text-chatting; break-out rooms for small group discussions); archive of live sessions (including all class components–audio, webpages, text); collaborative document creation and editing (create, edit, and share documents online without leaving one’s web browser). I think I’ve got the threaded text messages down pat. 😃 Oh, and cheescake does indeed have a voice. For me, it is the voice of Colin Firth, whispering. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/262 "2006-01-14T04:56:38Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > 750?!? > > I bow to my new math overlord. You probably actually _know_ the quadratic formula and all by heart! :eek: ```auto ax[sup]2[/sup] + bx + c = 0 x = (1/2a)(-b +/- (b[sup]2[/sup] - 4ac)[sup]1/2[/sup] ) ``` Don’t applaud, just throw money. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/263 "2006-01-14T08:02:48Z")
> [@Taters](#): > > I forgot to mention that additional plans for tomorrow also include going to some other friends’ house and watching the Seahawks vs. Foreskins game. Neither the hubby or I are really interested in watching, but…they’re huge fans and want us to come over. > > Frankly, I don’t think the Seaslugs stand a chance in hell of making it to the the Superbowl, much less winning it. They’re like most every other Seattle team, they choke in the end. > \ But _IF_ the ‘hawks do get into the Supperbowl (yes, i know I spelled it wrong) and it’s played here, we’re rentin’ rooms! $1000/ night, shuttle service extra! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/264 "2006-01-14T11:02:58Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > ```auto > > ax[sup]2[/sup] + bx + c = 0 > > x = (1/2a)(-b +/- (b[sup]2[/sup] - 4ac)[sup]1/2[/sup] ) > > ``` > > Don’t applaud, just throw money. This looks like some kind of crazy math haiku that’s missing the last line. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/265 "2006-01-14T11:48:18Z")
The quadratic formula that made my HS math hell had a square root in it, somewhere–or maybe they just did that specially for me. Off to work-hope it’s not as bad as Tuesday. I wish the acuity would drop a bit. Have a great weekend, Cool Kids! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/266 "2006-01-14T12:40:55Z")
**rigby** , the square root is indicated by the quantity in parens raised to the 1/2 power. I remember this formula, along with the dirty and the clean mnemonics for remembering the color order on resistors plus the dirty and clean ones for transistor characteristics. I can write out the chart, but I have no idea what it means any longer - I learned it over 30 years ago. Does anyone even _use_ transistors any more?? I also learned, this week in fact, that **gt** and I share a special bond. It’s like we have a secret club - neener neener neener! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/267 "2006-01-14T12:47:45Z")
So what is that formula used for? In simple terms, for my simple brain, please. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/268 "2006-01-14T12:54:53Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Does anyone even _use_ transistors any more?? Does the pope shit in the woods? Transistors are still the essential element of any programmable circuit. It’s just that the ones in use in, say, computers, now are microscopic, so no one talks about individual transistors anymore. **indecisive1** , that formula is used any time you have an equation of the form: ax[sup]2[/sup] + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are just numbers and x is the variable. The quadratic formula is a quick and dirty way to solve for x. So if I have: 3x[sup]2[/sup] + 2x + 7 = 0, the quadratic formula tells me that x = [-2 +/- (-40)^1/2]/6. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/269 "2006-01-14T13:02:21Z")
**indecisive1** , that formula is used any time you have an equation of the form: ax[sup]2[/sup] + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are just numbers and x is the variable. The quadratic formula is a quick and dirty way to solve for x. So if I have: 3x[sup]2[/sup] + 2x + 7 = 0, the quadratic formula tells me that x = [-2 +/- (-40)^1/2]/6. [/QUOTE] ::thud:: (that’s me passing out from brain strain) ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/270 "2006-01-14T15:25:58Z")
Well, our plans may change today. My daughter is sick. She rarely gets sick, but she’s sick today. She tells me her stomach hurts and that she feels like somebody punched her there. She also tells me she ALMOST threw up. Of course, she was up ALL night playing her game and I discovered her at 7:00 am this morning kind of panting and crying in front of the computer. I MADE her lie down. She feels kind of clammy and warm too, so I’m going to check her temp after I type this. I am hoping with a few hours rest, she’ll feel better. If not, I’m going to have to cancel my plans for watching the game and then going to dinner later this evening. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/271 "2006-01-14T15:54:38Z")
I’m at work. Poop. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/272 "2006-01-14T16:39:31Z")
Forgot to tell everyone that I’m in Memphis right now. Yesterday was: Oak Court mall, Peabody Place, Texas de Brazil (where I spent more than I ever have on dinner, because I picked up the tab for both of us), Brokeback Mountain (although I had read the book, I still cried nonstop for about the last 20 minutes.), and then Beale Street (although almost everything had shut down, and most of the people there were homeless.) Today is the Wolfchase mall. And… I don’t know. I should have announced this trip ahead of time, because the computer is about to get packed. However, if you really think that I need to go do something before I leave, my AIM is in my profile. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/273 "2006-01-14T16:55:12Z")
**Dolores** I am at work to - and it is crazy go nuts! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/274 "2006-01-14T17:42:38Z")
Just back from our morning runabout. We started at the post office where I mailed a calendar to a friend who’s going to remail it to my daughter’s friend - anyone here remember SpamFerries?? 😃 Then we had breakfast, ran to WalMart for a prescription and some critter food, then to the boat to check it out (it’s still floating), next to BJ’s for some food, and finally to Woody’s so **FCD** could get a haircut. I just finished packing and freezing the fish we got at BJ’s and I emptied and reloaded the dishwasher. I’m about to head to the basement to help **FCD** build the cat’s tower. Carry on! ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/275 "2006-01-14T17:46:52Z")
There you go, being all productive and stuff again **FCM.** Don’t you just ever just, you know, _RELAX_ on a weekend? 🙂 I’m feeling all guilty and stuff now because all I’ve done is throw a load of clothes into the wash. I’ve been checking up on my daughter and stuff, but she’s sleeping and I don’t want to wake her. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/276 "2006-01-14T17:48:56Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I also learned, this week in fact, that **gt** and I share a special bond. It’s like we have a secret club - neener neener neener! 😛 ::Comes in from the cold where she is building secret clubhouse:: It’s almost ready, **FCM**! Just need to stock up on the chocolate… In **real** life, I’m cleaning house and need to bake and need to clean kitchen & bath and need to wrap presents and need to move plants and need to take recycling and trash out and just let me just say: “Hellllppppp!” It’s almost 1:00 and company is supposed to be here by 6:30. At least we’re invited out to dinner. Sorry you’re at work **Delores** and **ems**. Hang in there! GT ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/277 "2006-01-14T19:50:14Z")
> [@Taters](#): > > There you go, being all productive and stuff again **FCM.** Don’t you just ever just, you know, _RELAX_ on a weekend? 🙂 > > I’m feeling all guilty and stuff now because all I’ve done is throw a load of clothes into the wash. I’ve been checking up on my daughter and stuff, but she’s sleeping and I don’t want to wake her. I’m with **Taters** on this one! All I’ve managed is a trip to the grociery store. I did buy white cheddar so I can try out the cheese straw recipe, but that means grating cheese. Sounds like too much work to me. Maybe I can bribe someone to do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/278 "2006-01-14T20:37:18Z")
> [@Taters](#): > > There you go, being all productive and stuff again **FCM.** Don’t you just ever just, you know, _RELAX_ on a weekend? Have I not explained this before? Think about it - when I’m not doing anything, I have nothing to write, so I don’t. So you know when I have nothing to share that I’m being a bum. Like now. We just finished the construction part of the [kitty tower](http://groups.msn.com/FairyChatMom/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=178). FCD had cut out all the wood parts some time back. I covered the blue parts, and he covered the carpeted parts. Tomorrow, I’ll sew a “cave” that’ll be attached to the top, giving Murray a place to hide and observe the world. But for the rest of the night, I’m gonna pretty much be a bum. **gt** , you did get the _good_ chocolates, didn’t you? After all, we’re worth it! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/279 "2006-01-14T21:08:50Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **gt** , you did get the _good_ chocolates, didn’t you? After all, we’re worth it! But of course…lessee: Lindt truffles, an assortment of Ritter Sport flavors, several types of Dove and Ghirardelli, and Hershey bars, with and without almonds. Did I miss anything? Of course, all my work on the secret clubhouse has put me a bit behind on the clean-up efforts. I’ve decided that baking won’t happen till tomorrow. I’ve got about 2 1/2 hours before I need to be showered and ready to go. Surely I can finish up…? GT ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135/280 "2006-01-14T23:50:02Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > lessee: Lindt truffles _DING DING DING DING DING DING_ - we have a winner!!! 😃 It’s blowing like crazy here, and snowing. Weatherfolk have issued a high wind warning thru 7AM - winds gusting 50-60 MPH. I just took Bernie out to relieve herself, and I saw our picnic umbrella blown toward the side gate, and the table it was originally in was up against a tree, on its side. Yep, a mite breezy out there. And what little I can see reveals way too many branches strewn around the yard. I sure hope the trees close to the house are sturdy and not likely to fall on the roof… :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-gts-airport-adventures-or-paris-cdg-an-airport-that-comes-with-a-manual/339135.md?page=15)