Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Thanks. I can add that to my list of stuff I never hope to need to understand !drhaggis said:
In case someone wanted to do normal operations in a computer (i.e. floating point arithmetic).mully79 said:
I came to see what’s annoying and just got confused. Why would someone need to represent 3.1416 in binary ?drhaggis said:
The thing is, 3.1416 is not even exactly representable in binary. It's just a poor choice.First.Aspect said:
Well there literally is a reason to force a rational value as explained above, and its the same as many other of the F1 rules - cheating.drhaggis said:
Is pi 3.14? No. Should that team be disqualified for building oversized engines? Probably.First.Aspect said:
I am struggling to see where your objection comes from.drhaggis said:
Of course not! It has zero quantum mechanics on it...pinno said:
I read something to that effect about 10 years ago, either in a technical F1 forum or at the official F1 website, which was then confirmed with google's help. I am negatively surprised it's still there for the 2026 regulations.
Presumably somewhere along the line, someone has tried rounding down to 3.14 to get a slightly larger engine capacity.
And before anyone queries, this is exactly how it would work, to justify a larger dispacement and compression ratio.
My objection is that there is zero reason to force a rational value of Pi. The value that's been on pocket calculators since the 70's is more than good enough. And before you complain about poinless precision and errors, the manufacturing process is going to have an error. The FIA measuring process is going to have an error of what, 0.01 mm? On something measuring about 100 mm? There you have it, pi to 8 s.f and no longer an issue.
Next I know, 1/3 = 0.3333. By that logic, 3/3 is not 1 anymore...
I can't think of a scanario where 1/3 would cause an issue, but perhaps Adrian Newey just hasn't thought of where to use it yet.0 -
Look Mum No Hands has had to close, which is a shame.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
More detailsrjsterry said:Look Mum No Hands has had to close, which is a shame.
https://bikebiz.com/london-cycle-cafe-look-mum-no-hands-announces-closure/
I liked the idea, but never had much joy in the place.0 -
Must say that I agree. Popped in for a coffee and found it pretty soulless.TheBigBean said:
More detailsrjsterry said:Look Mum No Hands has had to close, which is a shame.
https://bikebiz.com/london-cycle-cafe-look-mum-no-hands-announces-closure/
I liked the idea, but never had much joy in the place.
Maybe different on a race day.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
The idea that being busy at work is a good thing. I like an easy life.0
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In professional services busy should mean £££TheBigBean said:The idea that being busy at work is a good thing. I like an easy life.
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As I said, I like an easy liferick_chasey said:
In professional services busy should mean £££TheBigBean said:The idea that being busy at work is a good thing. I like an easy life.
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There used to be a comedy skit about that. He was the butt of the joke.rick_chasey said:I know but see it as a “I’m making lots of money” brag and it makes more sense.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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Here’s hoping it’s trivial.
In A&E.
Bike slid out from under me. Lotta skin gone on the left, and I can’t currently lift my left arm forwards and my left hip ligaments hurt when I lift my left leg up.
Managed to cycle the bike home and clean myself up so I’m a little comfortable in context,
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Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?0 -
Get well soon Rick, hope it's trivial.0
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Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time.0 -
Sounds painful but as you seem to be OK I suppose I can ask what tyres you had on your bike, given you warned me off my current very slippy ones...rick_chasey said:
Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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rick_chasey said:
Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time.
It's probably not the time to suggest you take yourself to A&E if you've got any doubts about ouchy bits. Sounds like it might be too big an area to cover with Tegaderm or similar, but well worth it if you can, and can get big enough dressings... stops the stinging.
Anyway, I hope anything is superficial and that you recover quickly.0 -
Hopefully a speedy recovery.rick_chasey said:Here’s hoping it’s trivial.
In A&E.
...The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Haha. I spotted the oil on the road after the fact so I think most people at my speed would have gone down.Stevo_666 said:
Sounds painful but as you seem to be OK I suppose I can ask what tyres you had on your bike, given you warned me off my current very slippy ones...rick_chasey said:
Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time.
Conti GP5000s0 -
pblakeney said:
Hopefully a speedy recovery.rick_chasey said:Here’s hoping it’s trivial.
In A&E.
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I ought to learn to read. Good luck with the wait & any treatment required, RC.0 -
Ah, OK. Hope its not too painful, I did that myself a few years ago on the commute.rick_chasey said:
Haha. I spotted the oil on the road after the fact so I think most people at my speed would have gone down.Stevo_666 said:
Sounds painful but as you seem to be OK I suppose I can ask what tyres you had on your bike, given you warned me off my current very slippy ones...rick_chasey said:
Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time.
Conti GP5000s"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo_666 said:
Ah, OK. Hope its not too painful, I did that myself a few years ago on the commute.rick_chasey said:
Haha. I spotted the oil on the road after the fact so I think most people at my speed would have gone down.Stevo_666 said:
Sounds painful but as you seem to be OK I suppose I can ask what tyres you had on your bike, given you warned me off my current very slippy ones...rick_chasey said:
Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time.
Conti GP5000s
I ride like a complete wuss at this time of year, especially after all the road grit that makes treated roads into skating rinks at the best of times... add in oil as well, and they are a nightmare. Even riding like a wuss I managed to slide on the gentlest of corners a couple of years ago. Can't remember the tyres...0 -
I'm fairly careful myself as I know how much it hurts if it goes pear shaped. Some of the lanes round here can be quite tricky with water, soil, grit and gravel etc - especially the steep ones.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Ah, OK. Hope its not too painful, I did that myself a few years ago on the commute.rick_chasey said:
Haha. I spotted the oil on the road after the fact so I think most people at my speed would have gone down.Stevo_666 said:
Sounds painful but as you seem to be OK I suppose I can ask what tyres you had on your bike, given you warned me off my current very slippy ones...rick_chasey said:
Think it’s ok. Felt a bit wobbly on the way home but couldn’t tell if that was me or it.First.Aspect said:Hopefully it is trivial.
How is the bike?
Will take a look another time.
Conti GP5000s
I ride like a complete wuss at this time of year, especially after all the road grit that makes treated roads into skating rinks at the best of times... add in oil as well, and they are a nightmare. Even riding like a wuss I managed to slide on the gentlest of corners a couple of years ago. Can't remember the tyres..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Having been dry for a while makes it worse when it does get damp, been a bit drizzly here today after quite a long dry spell. Not that there's any chance of me getting out due to sore hip and covid combined, hopefully both will be good soon0
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veronese68 said:
Having been dry for a while makes it worse when it does get damp, been a bit drizzly here today after quite a long dry spell. Not that there's any chance of me getting out due to sore hip and covid combined, hopefully both will be good soon
Yeah, needs a good drenching to wash the roads now. And judging by car number plates, a lot of people need to wash their cars now before they rot away from the salt.0 -
That’s a bit cr*p Rick I hope it’s not too bad.0
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Broken shoulder. Proper break but not displaced so 4 weeks in a sling.
Really shouldn’t have cycled home…0 -
Tough going there RC. Best wishes.0
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F*ck that’s bad Rick. I hope you can bounce back quickly no pun intended.0
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rick_chasey said:
Broken shoulder. Proper break but not displaced so 4 weeks in a sling.
Really shouldn’t have cycled home…
Arsicles. Bad luck. Just as well you got it checked straight away.
I hope you mend quickly & well.0
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