the blog of david dean » humour http://www.davidbdean.com currently not blogging much at all Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:30:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Found on slashdot: statistics and miniskirts http://www.davidbdean.com/2008/03/19/found-on-slashdot-statistics-and-miniskirts/ http://www.davidbdean.com/2008/03/19/found-on-slashdot-statistics-and-miniskirts/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:40:30 +0000 David Dean http://www.davidbdean.com/2008/03/19/found-on-slashdot-statistics-and-miniskirts/ Statistics are like mini skirts; they show a lot but hide the most important facts.

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Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

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What does xkcd mean?

It means having to look up something on wikipedia for every second comic. (Ackermann function, Graham’s number)

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Buy here (sorry link is dead, I don’t think they sell it anymore – Subway’s lawyer zombies probably got to them). Thanks Boing Boing.

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From: Board of Directors, Sodor Railroad Ltd.
To: Sir Topham Hatt, Esq., managing director
Re: On the advisability of the use of sentient trains

Sir Hatt,

The board of directors would first like to commend you on the overall excellence of the Sodor Railroad’s operations. Under your leadership, new branch lines have been opened, unsafe lines repaired, and freight shipments have increased 20 percent year over year for the past five years. Bravo, Sir.

It is unfortunate, therefore, that we must once again question your decision to employ sentient railway engines and cars in lieu of the more typical non-sentient trains found on most railroads. These self-aware trains, especially the engines, have produced continued disruptions only outweighed by your hands-on management style, and forceful manner in dealing with them.

As the father of a 3-year old this is very amusing. Follow the link, there is more.

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Every computer, at the unreachable memory address 0x-1, stores a secret. I found it, and it is that all humans ar– SEGMENTATION FAULT.

Link.

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You Passed 8th Grade Science


Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!

Woot! Thanks, Ian.

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Thanks to Rocketboom for telling me, and Boing Boing for reminding me.

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