Fair enough, how are you doing now? Any word out from them yet?

In the Netherlands we've always had coaxial connections as long as I can remember. A quick google search tells me this has been so since the introduction of TV in the 1940's.

1. Make sure you can't see a clock at night. Not knowing how late it is will stop your mind from going over at least one detail, how much time you have left to sleep.
2. Get a notebook next to your bed so you can write things down if something urgent comes up in your mind. If you're like me, changes are you'll never write down anything.
3. Try to not think about anything for 10 seconds or better 10 breaths. No toughts whatsoever.
4. If everything fails, have a book or e-reader ready, so you can relax while reading for a bit. Nothing with LCD screens though, they tend to wake you up even more.

These gems probably weren't even on display in the museum, just hoarded in storage forever.

This is the general meaning of the word "to grok", as originated in Heinlein's book "Stranger in a Strange Land".

At this rate with this mentality, we are going to have photo "evidence" of bigfoot and UFO's before 2030.

About the blocking attempts reagarding accuracy; here in the Netherlands the older analog meters could only measure real power. The reasoning is that the new smart meters don't do this, but instead measure in another way, causing consumers to also pay for reactive power. In reality, this isn't true, but the urban legend is strong.

I'm an engineer. Most of the time I solve the tricky technical problems. Other times I design some new technical thing, or I think of new ways to do something.

Imagine finding a suspect with this method, and not taking their actual finger prints to check if the match is correct.

Don't worry, I get that reaction a lot. Also the "that's just aging" reaction regarding both the forgetting and the endurance (stamina?). But if you can't remember the names of people you speak every week, and who don't have forgettable face and demeanor, that's not normal for me. Also, if you suddenly are exhausted after walking a stair where this was no problem before, that's also not normal.

I disagree with you on this, because actions tend to speak even louder than words. I do agree with some other people in this thread that OP should look inwards to his own feelings, and determine what hé has to change to prevent him feeling awkward.

The molecule is formed during the digestion of broccoli, so unless you're gonna put your digested broccoli back into your mouth it probably won't have the desired effect.