Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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A fraction provides absolute accuracy0
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Shirley Basso wrote:A fraction provides absolute accuracy
Only in a few universes.0 -
Ones all you need0
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Shirley Basso wrote:A fraction provides absolute accuracy
On paper maybe. In the physical world there are always limits to the degree of accuracy achievable. If you can only measure an object to the nearest ten thousandth of an inch, there is no way to know if you have exactly divided it in thirds or, say, 333331/100000, 333334/100000 and 333335/100000.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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rjsterry wrote:
Surely you need to specify a degree of accuracy, since absolute accuracy is physically impossible.
I don't think you understand maths or perhaps mathematicians - it is not a pursuit of what is physically possible.
For example, take sin (pi/3)=sqrt(3)/2. Other than writing it properly, that is a final answer to a mathematician, no further simplification or calculation is required.0 -
TheBigBean wrote:rjsterry wrote:
Surely you need to specify a degree of accuracy, since absolute accuracy is physically impossible.
I don't think you understand maths or perhaps mathematicians - it is not a pursuit of what is physically possible.
For example, take sin (pi/3)=sqrt(3)/2. Other than writing it properly, that is a final answer to a mathematician, no further simplification or calculation is required.
No, I get that. The key word was physically. We started off talking about units of length, but the same applies to any physical property.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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people who say "about to pull the trigger" when buying something on the internet.
jog on. its not a trigger its a button on your telephone/mouse. and you push it. and you don't pull a trigger anyway.
pain cave man shed trigger pulling wankers.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
estate agents.
wankers.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Danny Dyer. Show biz cockneys in general. I think I preferred Dick Van Dyke.
(Saying this as a Lahnderer, innit.)0 -
careers magazines where people in wanky administration jobs in different firms all say "no two days are the same".
bollox. you work in admin. every day is the same.
administration wankersPostby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-118386660 -
Ballysmate wrote:Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-11838666
Assume you mean Robbie, don't think Robin Williams is in a fit state for collaborations unfortunately.0 -
Pross wrote:Ballysmate wrote:Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-11838666
Assume you mean Robbie, don't think Robin Williams is in a fit state for collaborations unfortunately.
Yup. My bad. :oops:0 -
Pross wrote:Ballysmate wrote:Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-11838666
Assume you mean Robbie, don't think Robin Williams is in a fit state for collaborations unfortunately.
i must admit that i saw that as well and was quite shocked as I never really saw TF as a clairvoyant/witty raconteur, but hey, everyone has a hidden talent.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Matthewfalle wrote:Pross wrote:Ballysmate wrote:Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-11838666
Assume you mean Robbie, don't think Robin Williams is in a fit state for collaborations unfortunately.
i must admit that i saw that as well and was quite shocked as I never really saw TF as a clairvoyant/witty raconteur, but hey, everyone has a hidden talent.
My wife could contact him, she's a medium now.
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Cowsham wrote:Matthewfalle wrote:Pross wrote:Ballysmate wrote:Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-11838666
Assume you mean Robbie, don't think Robin Williams is in a fit state for collaborations unfortunately.
i must admit that i saw that as well and was quite shocked as I never really saw TF as a clairvoyant/witty raconteur, but hey, everyone has a hidden talent.
My wife could contact him, she's a medium now."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Is Cowsham still a bastard?0
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The whole Harry and Megan saga.
If you don't want the gig, fcuk off then.
Oh and you could at least pay some of the public funds back for your house renovations before you go.0 -
Ballysmate wrote:The whole Harry and Megan saga.
If you don't want the gig, fcuk off then.
Oh and you could at least pay some of the public funds back for your house renovations before you go.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 -
Ballysmate wrote:The whole Harry and Megan saga.
If you don't want the gig, fcuk off then.
Oh and you could at least pay some of the public funds back for your house renovations before you go.
What annoys me is the way the press sensationalize them and analyse everything they do. Just leave them alone. Report on major events and whatever THEY want published (assuming its news worthy) ... we don't need to know every time they breathed in/out. We don't need to know the content of a private letter written. We don't need to know every time they have a disagreement either between themselves or with their family - it's normal.0 -
Ballysmate wrote:The whole Harry and Megan saga.
If you don't want the gig, fcuk off then.
Oh and you could at least pay some of the public funds back for your house renovations before you go.
Absolutely. We should stop giving the Royals any public money and just let them keep the income from the Crown Estate, thereby reversing the deal struck in 1697.
Oh, wait...You can fool some of the people all of the time. Concentrate on those people.0 -
The way I see it is that it is mainly the press fault, and I actually feel really sorry for the pair of them. The press has been absolutely vile. That said, Harry hasn't really done much to a) keep Megan a bit more under control (apparently she is a serious diva, to put it lightly) and b) sort the press out straight away.
Although it's hard to life a live which is basically used to raise the profile of the UK and various charities without having a profile in the press.0 -
Slowbike wrote:Ballysmate wrote:The whole Harry and Megan saga.
If you don't want the gig, fcuk off then.
Oh and you could at least pay some of the public funds back for your house renovations before you go.
What annoys me is the way the press sensationalize them and analyse everything they do. Just leave them alone. Report on major events and whatever THEY want published (assuming its news worthy) ... we don't need to know every time they breathed in/out. We don't need to know the content of a private letter written. We don't need to know every time they have a disagreement either between themselves or with their family - it's normal.
Yes, the Royals receiving public money does mean the public are entitled to some degree of access/coverage, but everyone is entitled to a right to privacy and some private life. It's a basic human (and European eeek) right.0 -
elbowloh wrote:the Royals receiving public money does mean the public are entitled to some degree of access/coverage
Again, Sovereign Grant/Civil List v Crown Estate income. We're on to a good deal here. Politicians in the late 17th century were obviously brighter than our lot.You can fool some of the people all of the time. Concentrate on those people.0 -
Those silver seals on the end of toothpaste tubes. Can be very hard to remove sometimes.0
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Stevo 666 wrote:Cowsham wrote:Matthewfalle wrote:Pross wrote:Ballysmate wrote:Saw that Tyson Fury and Robin Williams were to collaborate. My heart soared at the prospect of the gurning chimp from SoT getting a good pasting only to find out they were to release a record. Pah!!
https://news.sky.com/story/robbie-willi ... m-11838666
Assume you mean Robbie, don't think Robin Williams is in a fit state for collaborations unfortunately.
i must admit that i saw that as well and was quite shocked as I never really saw TF as a clairvoyant/witty raconteur, but hey, everyone has a hidden talent.
My wife could contact him, she's a medium now.
You are correct it was me that thought clairvoyant cos she usually gives dress size in numbers. (whole numbers no fractions Robby will be glad to know )0 -
Ballysmate wrote:Is Cowsham still a bastard?0
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I would genuinely appreciate it if someone gave a thorough explanation of the attraction to superhero films, and why otherwise well read sensible people see something interesting in a genre that seems incredibly childish and contrived.
A such, the mysterious appeal of them is trivially annoying, since I can only see them as sh!te.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:I would genuinely appreciate it if someone gave a thorough explanation of the attraction to superhero films, and why otherwise well read sensible people see something interesting in a genre that seems incredibly childish and contrived.
A such, the mysterious appeal of them is trivially annoying, since I can only see them as sh!te.
Seen 2 - Meh.
Seen 3 - Bored now.
Not watching a fourth.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 -
PBlakeney wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:I would genuinely appreciate it if someone gave a thorough explanation of the attraction to superhero films, and why otherwise well read sensible people see something interesting in a genre that seems incredibly childish and contrived.
A such, the mysterious appeal of them is trivially annoying, since I can only see them as sh!te.
Seen 2 - Meh.
Seen 3 - Bored now.
Not watching a fourth.
I thought super Saturday was a let down.0