Comments on: Here’s Something You Don’t See Every Day http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:50:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Samantha http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-80177 Samantha Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:28:56 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-80177 Were the pelicans picketing the sign? Were the pelicans picketing the sign?

]]> By: Chanda http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-80123 Chanda Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:25:53 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-80123 When I moved to Waterloo last year, I drove from Santa Cruz to Ontario, and my first stop was in Nevada. I freaked out when I went to a restaurant, was surrounded by smokers and realized there was nothing I could do about it. I am glad that I was at least moving to a place that also has laws about smoking in public places! And fair enough about the the "market" ... although it felt more like one before they built a mall with a trolley. Why the trolley?!? Gentrification in L.A. makes me so sad. When I moved to Waterloo last year, I drove from Santa Cruz to Ontario, and my first stop was in Nevada. I freaked out when I went to a restaurant, was surrounded by smokers and realized there was nothing I could do about it. I am glad that I was at least moving to a place that also has laws about smoking in public places!

And fair enough about the the “market” … although it felt more like one before they built a mall with a trolley. Why the trolley?!? Gentrification in L.A. makes me so sad.

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79972 spyder Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:00:41 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79972 Oh feel blessed ye of California. In much of the Midwest smoking is not restricted even in bars and restaurants. This "freedom" to choose to harm oneself, and "assuming" that others are free to not be harmed (though of course there is some very respected research that identifies second hand smoke as having certain causal connections with health issues), encourages the smokers to avoid any sort of self-imposed conscious efforts to curtail the puffing of their toxins in the close and immediate presence of others. Worse, this form of socially accepted slow-death suicide further encourages those that are thus addicted to scatter the toxic and hazardous remains of their butts hither and thon across all the landscape. Oh feel blessed ye of California. In much of the Midwest smoking is not restricted even in bars and restaurants. This “freedom” to choose to harm oneself, and “assuming” that others are free to not be harmed (though of course there is some very respected research that identifies second hand smoke as having certain causal connections with health issues), encourages the smokers to avoid any sort of self-imposed conscious efforts to curtail the puffing of their toxins in the close and immediate presence of others. Worse, this form of socially accepted slow-death suicide further encourages those that are thus addicted to scatter the toxic and hazardous remains of their butts hither and thon across all the landscape.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79951 Clifford Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:01:00 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79951 They suggested   [tex]rdrd\phi[/tex], but since it is liberal Santa Monica, they allow you the freedom to use your own coordinates. -cvj They suggested   rdrd\phi, but since it is liberal Santa Monica, they allow you the freedom to use your own coordinates.

-cvj

]]> By: Navneeth http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79942 Navneeth Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:17:52 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79942 How do they define 'immediate area'? dxdy? How do they define ‘immediate area’? dxdy?

]]> By: Bee http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79938 Bee Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:06:15 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79938 did the fish have a say about it? <a href="http://www.mouseplanet.com/lani/tp030827lt.htm" rel="nofollow">There are even travel advices for smokers in California</a> where you learn essential details about the designated smoking areas. did the fish have a say about it? There are even travel advices for smokers in California where you learn essential details about the designated smoking areas.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79928 Clifford Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:13:17 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79928 That place is nice, but it's not a farmer's market, despite the name. I'm talking about the real farmer's markets that I've blogged about here many times, such as the Hollywood, the Santa Monicas, etc. There were shouting matches over the lighting up. Happily, no food fights, despite there being ammunition everywhere within easy reach. [update: sorry.... it was the Hollywood Farmer's Market where I saw this. Same place I saw a motorcyclist attempt to ride once... very appropriately got shouted at, since it's officially a pedestrian area when in use for the market.] -cvj That place is nice, but it’s not a farmer’s market, despite the name. I’m talking about the real farmer’s markets that I’ve blogged about here many times, such as the Hollywood, the Santa Monicas, etc.

There were shouting matches over the lighting up. Happily, no food fights, despite there being ammunition everywhere within easy reach. [update: sorry.... it was the Hollywood Farmer's Market where I saw this. Same place I saw a motorcyclist attempt to ride once... very appropriately got shouted at, since it's officially a pedestrian area when in use for the market.]

-cvj

]]> By: Chanda http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79914 Chanda Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:25:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/19/heres-something-you-dont-see-every-day/#comment-79914 What happened when the smoker attempted to light up at the farmer's market? And which one was it? The one they built that awful Grove mall around? What happened when the smoker attempted to light up at the farmer’s market? And which one was it? The one they built that awful Grove mall around?

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