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raddevus wrote: "I need the myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar."
"Targ (noun) Comparable in form to Terran boars but with spikes on their backs. They were usually dark brown, although some were spotted. Targs were generally regarded as "vicious and destructive" animals. Klingons kept domesticated targs as pets and livestock, and hunted wild targs for sport. The meat of the targ – including the heart – was eaten, while their shoulder fat was used to make var'Hama candles."
Klingon Dictionary[^]
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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I knew people would find those words, somewhere, in some language.
Didn't expect it to be Klingon. 
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I only noticed it because the word is so overused in TNG and DS9, usually as a derogatory slang.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Alan Burkhart wrote: I only noticed it because the word is so overused in TNG and DS9, usually as a derogatory slang.
Interesting.
I watched a lot of TNG. Was "targ" planted there in the subconscious somehow? What other things do I know that I do not know about?
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I might be getting the TV shows and the novels mixed up. 
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Then you probably also never heard of Toby the targ[^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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raddevus wrote: 1. Is the only reason that you do not understand because you are stupid (not smart enough)?
No. It sounds like he is having a stroke. Someone help me electrocute Einstein to save his life!
raddevus wrote: 2. He cannot communicate what he wants to _you_. He is not smart enough (even though he's a genius) to understand how smart you are and alter his message accordingly.
The message can wait. It is not smart to figure out what someone is trying to say while they are having a stroke.
raddevus wrote: Even if you're a Genius, you better know how to communicate.
Even if you're a Genius, you better know how to communicate to your audience.
I'll bet you he didn't survive that lecture whilst having a stroke, you genius.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: It sounds like he is having a stroke. Someone help me electrocute Einstein to save his life
I hope I never have a stroke when you're around.
[Edit]I hope I never have a stroke[/edit]
Seriously, if someone has a stroke, do not electrocute them.
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You mean I shouldn't try to save you? 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Wasn't Einstein the same one to say "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"?
modified 15-Jun-18 18:29pm.
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I think he was and I only used Einstein as the example genius because so many people know him. This story is really about the self-styled Einsteins who believe they are geniuses.
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I don't get it.
Why wouldn't you just myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar like he says? 
I think the proper response would be gobble da undink raba shuna.
I mean, the guy's a genius and you're just rude 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I think the proper response would be gobble da undink raba shuna.
Perhaps, if you happen to be Jabba the Hutt.
And now you should say something like 'Bring me Solo! And the Wookiee!'
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Bring me Solo! And the Wookiee!
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So it was you who actually went to see that movie.
Obligatory cat picture[^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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You've transcended!! Genius!!!
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Or, you know, acknowledge the fact that he claims a need for the myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar.
Write it down, along with the general context of the conversation, and research the variations of myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar before assessing the value of the need.
If it turns out to be redundant in your own assessment, reconvene on a later date with the myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar as requested and a working alternative addressing your own concerns.
With both options present, have an objective cost/benefit analysis, and pick the best one together.
If he defends the objectively worst option based on an emotional claim, you stab him with a knife.
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A reasoned and balanced approach.
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Einstein: Imagination is more important than knowledge
Is this why I can't imagine why some things just don't work the way they are supposed to?
Now the phrase "I need the myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar." makes much more sense, it is a string of muttered expletives. I do this all the time.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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raddevus wrote: "I need the myxl targ plinkle gop to onkatik shoosilfar."*
To which I will reply in the words of "Weird Al" Yankovic:
"It's unintel-ligible
I just can't get it through my skull
It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss(?)
With all these marbles in my mouth" - Smells Like Nirvana
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It's also possible that Einstein has developed expressive aphasia, you have developed impressive aphasia, or both. Aphasia[^] is a common result after a transient ischemic attack (TIA)[^] or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)[^], more commonly known as stroke.
Unfortunately I'm intimately familiar with this concept, as Mrs. Wife had two strokes a few years ago 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: It's also possible that Einstein has developed expressive aphasia, you have developed impressive aphasia,
That's really interesting and another good possibility.
Another poster mentioned that Einstein must surely be having a stroke.
Communication between two people is wrought with difficulty and prone to error.
The Internet was supposed to fix this.
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raddevus wrote: Communication between two people is wrought with difficulty and prone to error.
Interestingly, my wife's written speech (in the form of Facebook posts) is quite a bit more 'fluent' than her spoken speech. She knows the words she wants to use, she just can't remember how to say them some times.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: my wife's written speech (in the form of Facebook posts) is quite a bit more 'fluent' than her spoken speech
When done correctly, writing is the superior form of communication. IMO.
I'd rather read a good book on a subject than watch video in most cases. PluralSight is really good, but most of the time I have to crank up the speed the presenter speaks at.
With books I can flip through until I find the part I want. 
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