Laptop beyond saving?

From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)31 Oct 2011 16:53
To: ComtronBob 31 of 87
Given that FP was discontinued in 2006, no version is that recent. But, yes, I seem to recall that I was using one of the earlier ones (given away with NT Server).
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)17 Nov 2011 18:46
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 32 of 87
Hi Drew
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)17 Nov 2011 19:53
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 33 of 87
It only goes up to seven.
From: ComtronBob17 Nov 2011 20:29
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 34 of 87

"It only goes up to seven".

 

I thought it went to 11?

 

From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)17 Nov 2011 22:18
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 35 of 87
Crap.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)17 Nov 2011 22:18
To: ComtronBob 36 of 87
Wow, I thought KG showed up for a second!
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)18 Nov 2011 00:12
To: ComtronBob 37 of 87
I expected that to come from Truffy.
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)18 Nov 2011 00:21
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 38 of 87
Matt
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)18 Nov 2011 04:13
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) 39 of 87
hello ken
From: graphitone18 Nov 2011 11:55
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 40 of 87

This thread has gone downhill in terms of quality over the last few posts.

 

Please amend.

 

:-Y

From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)18 Nov 2011 11:59
To: graphitone 41 of 87
Ok, here is an interesting thing. You know steps in old buildings like castles and shit, where there's a curve worn into the leading edge from all the centuries of feet? That curves represents the probability distribution of where a foot is most likely to step, and ends up, unsurprisingly, as a bell curve.
EDITED: 18 Nov 2011 11:59 by X3N0PH0N
From: patch18 Nov 2011 12:05
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 42 of 87
At some point I'll take a photo of the thing outside my flat where people have been sitting for about 500 years. People's arses are surprisingly wearing.
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)18 Nov 2011 12:06
To: patch 43 of 87
:D

I would like to see that.
From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)18 Nov 2011 13:01
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 44 of 87
Wow, that's small. nj
From: graphitone18 Nov 2011 13:08
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 45 of 87

This is the sort of thing I like learning about. :D

 

There must some sort of graph that can be drawn.

From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)18 Nov 2011 13:44
To: graphitone 46 of 87

There is. It looks like a bell. :Y
HTH.

From: johngti_mk-ii18 Nov 2011 14:37
To: graphitone 47 of 87
Would you be interested in knowing that the actual length of any river is about three times longer than the straight line joining the source to the end then? That's Maths too.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)18 Nov 2011 14:48
To: johngti_mk-ii 48 of 87
Eh? That must depend on the age of the river. And the softness of the terrain it travels through.

*searches*

Ok, so the average of all rivers approaches pi.
From: johngti_mk-ii18 Nov 2011 15:02
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 49 of 87
Now go and be equally picky with xen's factoid
From: graphitone18 Nov 2011 15:09
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 50 of 87
Wouldn't it look like two bells with most people having two feet?