Author Topic: what I have learned today. (Read 862075 times)

ian · « **Reply #6250 on:** 07 July, 2022, 12:33:26 pm »

Taking the output of various scripts, jiggling it in Excel, so I can insert graphs in Powerpoint is like a terrifying rollercoaster, just without the potential relief of being flung free of the car and into a field of thorn bushes and hungry tigers.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6251 on:** 09 July, 2022, 09:24:32 pm »

That the Albanian surname Hoxha, as in Enver Hoxha, is, like so many surnames, associated with a particular profession; in this case, teacher.

Kim · « **Reply #6252 on:** 14 July, 2022, 05:59:00 pm »

The retroreflective bits on clothing are visible on x-rays.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6253 on:** 14 July, 2022, 06:37:15 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 14 July, 2022, 05:59:00 pm

The retroreflective bits on clothing are visible on x-rays.

Not posted from A&E I hope?

Kim · « **Reply #6254 on:** 14 July, 2022, 07:37:07 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 14 July, 2022, 06:37:15 pm

Quote from: Kim on 14 July, 2022, 05:59:00 pm
The retroreflective bits on clothing are visible on x-rays.
Not posted from A&E I hope?

Nope. Barakta was having her bone healing checked (more to come in another thread, I expect). She'd cunningly worn some loose-fitting Decathlon running trousers that we'd preemptively bought for ease of physioterrorism, etc. so was able to head off the initial line of inaudible radiographer questioning with "There's no metal in these trousers, and my last period was n days ago". We hadn't anticipated the Kalenji logo hovering above the image of her right knee, thobut.

Apparently it's becoming a real problem with $stripey_sportswear_brand. Something to bear in mind if you're trying to avoid having to undress for x-rays.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #6255 on:** 17 July, 2022, 06:32:19 pm »

That there is an item of clothing called a "shacket". No. Just no.

perpetual dan · « **Reply #6256 on:** 17 July, 2022, 07:09:49 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 17 July, 2022, 06:32:19 pm

That there is an item of clothing called a "shacket". No. Just no.

Combined shorts and jacket?

Basil · « **Reply #6257 on:** 17 July, 2022, 07:13:37 pm »

Quote from: perpetual dan on 17 July, 2022, 07:09:49 pm

Quote from: Tim Hall on 17 July, 2022, 06:32:19 pm
That there is an item of clothing called a "shacket". No. Just no.
Combined shorts and jacket?

Shirt/Jacket surely?

ElyDave · « **Reply #6258 on:** 18 July, 2022, 05:51:50 am »

Shawl/jacket?

I may have seen one in the wild, without knowing it

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #6259 on:** 18 July, 2022, 06:41:26 am »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 17 July, 2022, 06:32:19 pm

That there is an item of clothing called a "shacket". No. Just no.

I've got about 4 of them. They are great 👍

MattH · « **Reply #6260 on:** 18 July, 2022, 07:26:06 am »

I was thinking it might be along the lines of the men's onesie shirt - a polo shirt with snaps under the crotch to stop it coming out of your trousers. An awesome look.

T42 · « **Reply #6261 on:** 18 July, 2022, 07:31:56 am »

How to tie a Prusik. Nifty.

Canardly · « **Reply #6262 on:** 18 July, 2022, 10:37:13 am »

I have always wondered why kids are not taught a few basic knots at school as a life skill.

T42 · « **Reply #6263 on:** 18 July, 2022, 10:43:06 am »

"Please, miss, Ralfie just hanged Jeanette."

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #6264 on:** 18 July, 2022, 10:48:11 am »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 17 July, 2022, 06:32:19 pm

That there is an item of clothing called a "shacket". No. Just no.

Cursory use of a FWSE suggests it’s a jacket with MOAR buttons. If I wanted a jacket with MOAR buttons I for one would get a Mao jacket and wear it while brandishing my old red passport at the head of a column of AFVs in central London.

Canardly · « **Reply #6265 on:** 18 July, 2022, 10:57:44 am »

Quote from: T42 on 18 July, 2022, 10:43:06 am

"Please, miss, Ralfie just hanged Jeanette."

I must confess I did not have a noose in mind.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6266 on:** 20 July, 2022, 04:06:32 pm »

The Edwardian nipple rule in planning regulations:

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In many parts of the UK, homes that face each other at the rear are required to be built 21 metres apart... The 21-metre rule is, according to the Stirling prize-winning architect Annalie Riches, a bizarre hangover from 1902, originally intended to protect the modesty of Edwardian women. The urban designers Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker walked apart in a field until they could no longer see each other’s nipples through their shirts. The two men measured the distance between them to be 70ft (21 metres), and this became the distance that is still used today, 120 years later, to dictate how far apart many British homes should be built.

ElyDave · « **Reply #6267 on:** 20 July, 2022, 04:19:40 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 July, 2022, 04:06:32 pm

The Edwardian nipple rule in planning regulations:
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In many parts of the UK, homes that face each other at the rear are required to be built 21 metres apart... The 21-metre rule is, according to the Stirling prize-winning architect Annalie Riches, a bizarre hangover from 1902, originally intended to protect the modesty of Edwardian women. The urban designers Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker walked apart in a field until they could no longer see each other’s nipples through their shirts. The two men measured the distance between them to be 70ft (21 metres), and this became the distance that is still used today, 120 years later, to dictate how far apart many British homes should be built.

I have a telephoto lens that could see nipples much further away than that

Diver300 · « **Reply #6268 on:** 20 July, 2022, 06:16:39 pm »

That Dolby Digital sound on 35 mm film was encoded as 2D barcode in between the sprocket holes.

TheLurker · « **Reply #6269 on:** 20 July, 2022, 08:02:29 pm »

That Glasgow is in England. Well it is according to Joe Biden.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #6270 on:** 22 July, 2022, 08:02:06 pm »

Today I are learning that, except at the start, inflatable structures are forbidden by the UCI. This following A Yates being attacked by Thee Bouncy Castle ov Doom on the Tour that time. yeh.

ElyDave · « **Reply #6271 on:** 22 July, 2022, 08:59:33 pm »

I remember that, but not TEH ROOLZ change

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #6272 on:** 22 July, 2022, 11:59:34 pm »

Nice* C Boardman has been turning a trawl through the UCI rule book into a series of featurettes for the Tour highlights show; this one came up tonight.

* At least, I think it’s Nice C rather than Evil C.

ian · « **Reply #6273 on:** 23 July, 2022, 02:11:41 am »

Electricity. So many lies. It’s not even in the wires. They don’t tell you that. Poynting vectors. Sneaky.

T42 · « **Reply #6274 on:** 23 July, 2022, 06:45:11 am »

Crappy holiday camps too, from what I've heard.