what I have learned today.

[David Martin]

It's nothing to do with native american babies on hides is it?

Sounds good. Which of the many books of that title is it?

[fuzzy]

Starting reading my new book today - The Philosophy of Mathematics.   Learned the proof of Pythagoras theorem, very simple and elegant but I'd never thought about it before.

I think the first couple of chapters would even be accessible by my daughter

Yeah? But what about us simpletons?

[Legs]

Learned the proof of Pythagoras theorem, very simple and elegant but I'd never thought about it before.

Which one?

[rafletcher]

Learned the proof of Pythagoras theorem, very simple and elegant but I'd never thought about it before.

Which one?

I'd hazard the three squares one.

[rafletcher]

That it is considered acceptable by the Head of Planning of AVDC (one Susan Kitchen) to give outline planning permission to a development that, as part of providing access to a site, requires the demolition of an end of terrace property (in a terrace of three 2-up, 2-down 1740 farm workers cottages of "no architectural merit" and flimsy single brick on dead wood and mud foundation construction). Said property is empty, but the (currently) mid-terrace one isn't. Presumably such considerations as the physical and mental well-being of the occupant of thet mid (soon to be end) terrrace isn't worthy of consideration (she doesn't want to move) nor legally of any import in granting the permission. I suspect Ms Kitchen sleeps very well at night.

[ElyDave]

It's nothing to do with native american babies on hides is it?

Sounds good. Which of the many books of that title is it?

It's simply called Philosophy of Mathematics, by James Robert Brown

Starting reading my new book today - The Philosophy of Mathematics. 

Learned the proof of Pythagoras theorem, very simple and elegant but I'd never thought about it before.

I think the first couple of chapters would even be accessible by my daughter

Yeah? But what about us simpletons?

Yes, even you 

Learned the proof of Pythagoras theorem, very simple and elegant but I'd never thought about it before.

Which one?

I'd hazard the three squares one.

Two Squares

[Bledlow]

That marriages in which the woman is older than the man are getting more common in Japan
1975: Man older = 68.0%, woman older = 11.4%
1995: Man older = 64.4%, woman older = 18.0%
2015: Man older = 55.0%, woman older = 24.2%


I'm proofreading the translation of a report on marriage trends in Japan. It's Table 15. Ages in years.

[Cudzoziemiec]

That when Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit of Everest, Tenzing's water bottle contained "a delicious brew of water, sugar, lemon crystals, and raspberry jam." Makers of energy gels take note!

[Basil]

What I have leaned today is
Not much Welsh.

First two hour class for numpties tonight.  Unfortunately I missed the first week of term as i had to be in Reading last week. 

[Basil]

Some quiz programme was on the wireless as I was painting this morning.
Q.  Which school did Virginia Woolf attend?

The correct answer was that she never attended any school.
(Although her brothers were sent to public school and to Oxford)

[fuzzy]

That Messrs Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins ahd to fill out an immigration landing card on arrival in Hawaii post vacation-

http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image-of-apollo11_customs_immigration_form.jpg

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Shitting into a cardboard potty and then scooping it into a testtube isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Especially if you have a cat who wants to help.

[geraldc]

Shitting into a cardboard potty and then scooping it into a testtube isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Especially if you have a cat who wants to help.

A Dr on TV advised putting some clingfilm over your toilet, and depositing onto that. Remember not have the cling film too taut.

[rogerzilla]

That there actually is a (Dr) Ron Hill, purveyor of Ronhill Tracksters.

[mark]

Shitting into a cardboard potty and then scooping it into a testtube isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Especially if you have a cat who wants to help.

A Dr on TV advised putting some clingfilm over your toilet, and depositing onto that. Remember not have the cling film too taut.

I ws sent a sheet of paper to put in the toilet, that would float on top and remain intact long enough to collect the sample, then dissolve after flushing. At least that's what the instructions said, and my toilet works fine after I followed the instructions.

[eck]

That there actually is a (Dr) Ron Hill, purveyor of Ronhill Tracksters.

And most excellent distance runner in the 60's   
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38814518

[Paul]

That the prison transport truck I frequently see taking the short cut restricted to buses and bikes does, in fact, meet the legal definition of a bus, and that I should stop sending ranty emails to the company about this therefore.

 

[Ashaman42]

Ah I've had a couple prison vans (presumably heading towards Lewes) overtake me on the bus lane out of Brighton before. I did wonder if they were allowed or not.

[jsabine]

IIRC, if it says 'Buses,' then anything minibus-sized or above (9+ passenger seats?) can be legally driven on it, but if it says 'Local buses' then it's actually got to be, well, a local bus (ie a stage service).

I did a bit of a double take when I first saw prison vans using a bus lane but yes, they've got plenty of passenger seats ...

[Paul]

... but no stop-on-request bell.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I've also seen "scheduled buses" on signs, presumably to keep out tourist coaches and random minibuses but allow non-local buses which are timetabled.

[Kim]

Canterbury, popular tourist coach destination that it is, could have done with a "Buses driven by experienced local drivers who can reliably thread the needle through the Westgate rather than getting stuck and gridlocking the ring road" variant...

[jsabine]

I've also seen "scheduled buses" on signs, presumably to keep out tourist coaches and random minibuses but allow non-local buses which are timetabled.

Pretty sure that's not a permitted variant, so it probably means the whole thing is unenforceable on a technicality ...

[Pingu]

Shitting into a cardboard potty and then scooping it into a testtube isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Especially if you have a cat who wants to help.

A Dr on TV advised putting some clingfilm over your toilet, and depositing onto that. Remember not have the cling film too taut.

I ws sent a sheet of paper to put in the toilet, that would float on top and remain intact long enough to collect the sample, then dissolve after flushing. At least that's what the instructions said, and my toilet works fine after I followed the instructions.

Mrs P has a story about this 

[Torslanda]

That audax and randonneur are different.