Cancer Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 For this particular course, I think that is almost universally true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 No-one there voluntarily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I'm not aware of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 But then, at least you get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 But then' date=' at least [i']you [/i]get paid. There is that "non voluntarily" thing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Instinct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Headdesk. 1350 / 10^-12 = ? (Lots are saying 1.35 * 10^14.) Iterated headdesk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 1350 / 10^-12 = ? i compute this way: 1350 / (10^-12) so 1350 / -1,000,000,000,000 = -0.00000000135 How did i do? did people forget to apply BOMDAS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations#Mnemonics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 1.35 * 10^15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 1.35 * 10^15. you forgot the negative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Nope. 1/(1*10^-1) is the same as 1*(1*10^1). 1/0.1 = 10; 1*1*10 = 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 oh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Not the first time Bazza has triggered headdesk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 We've all done that, at one time or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Yeah, and most of the time I'm my own trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Trigger happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Not the first time Bazza has triggered headdesk. oh, so i got it wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 We've all done that' date=' at one time or another.[/quote'] Yeah' date=' and most of the time I'm my own trigger.[/quote'] Works both ways too...FYI Trigger happy? Try not to be...but it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 And after no more than two days off (plus Friday but the University always gives Good Friday off), it's back into the harness tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 we have 4 days Good Friday to Easter Monday as standard public holiday* *except for if you are atheist in which case you have to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 The Eastern Monday is a regular day here, since a few years back. Someone decided that the Flag Day -- June 6th -- ought to be a public holiday. Don't know why, no-one ever celebrates it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Though I remember (I think) it was a Swede and a Finn holding forth saying "religious holiday" was equivalent to "Let's get pissed!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 That's because it's a holiday. It's just a co-incidence that most holidays are religious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Since the word is obviously derived from "holy day", I suppose that follows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Secular holidays would be May Day, Swedish Flag Day, Midsummer's Eve, and Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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