Facebook fails Vol. 2

[silverthorn2151]

anonymous said:

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Spitfire v Hurricane? Of course it's mandatory. I think you'll find it in the preface section before you even get to the index, it being the very essence of the man-manual.

[Johnnytheboy]

silverthorn2151 said:

anonymous said:

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Spitfire v Hurricane? Of course it's mandatory. I think you'll find it in the preface section before you even get to the index, it being the very essence of the man-manual.

You know those "I'm not a robot" tests you have to do when filling in online forms?

I think we've just invented PH's one: "identify the Hurricane or we won't let you register".

[DocJock]

silverthorn2151 said:

anonymous said:

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Spitfire v Hurricane? Of course it's mandatory. I think you'll find it in the preface section before you even get to the index, it being the very essence of the man-manual.

What would be the point of a man-manual? None of them would ever get unwrapped never mind read...

[eltawater]

Johnnytheboy said:

You know those "I'm not a robot" tests you have to do when filling in online forms?

I think we've just invented PH's one: "identify the Hurricane or we won't let you register".

Registration form for UK Airshow Review Forums

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/ucp.php?mode=register

[Johnnytheboy]

eltawater said:

Johnnytheboy said:

You know those "I'm not a robot" tests you have to do when filling in online forms?

I think we've just invented PH's one: "identify the Hurricane or we won't let you register".

Registration form for UK Airshow Review Forums

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/ucp.php?mode=register

This deserves its own thread. By the power vested in me...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Matt Hew]

I'm not entirely sure or even comfortable with what has just been serviced if I'm honest.

[Lazermilk]

Matt Hew said:

I'm not entirely sure or even comfortable with what has just been serviced if I'm honest.

[Kermit power]

Fun Bus said:

Sorry for it being a crime for not knowing.

It's not a crime for you not to know. Unless you're the Twitter person for the Imperial War Museum? In which case, it's pretty bloody poor!

[The Dangerous Elk]

Kermit power said:

It's not a crime for you not to know. Unless you're the Twitter person for the Imperial War Museum? In which case, it's pretty bloody poor!

They will be "young".

As such WW2 is of passing interest and spotting the difference between a Spitfire and a Hurricane is like pointing out King Richard III against King Richard II.

Employed by degree rather than knowledge.

[havoc]

The Dangerous Elk said:

They will be "young".

As such WW2 is of passing interest...

Which has got to be a problem, surely?

(Not just WW2, but significant events in history in general: "those who forget history...")

Totally O/T, but there do seem to be a LOT of young people who are proud of their ignorance. A lot of them are now unfortunately of voting age...

[eybic]

I left school in '95 and unless you chose GCSE History, nothing about either of the 2 world wars was taught. Really sad I think, are we ashamed of our history due to PC nonsense?

[eybic]

anonymous said:

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OK, no I don't think PC is the next boogyman I was just wondering why we weren't taught it. It was simply a question rather than a statement.

[4x4Tyke]

History in Schools is taught in the sequence it occured, stone age, bronze age, Roman occupation, 1066, Normans.

FFS... Crop rotation in the 14th Century or was it the 8th Century? Unimportant compared to the rise of of say Hitler, Stalin or Mao.

I've long considered History should be taught in reverse, with youngest kids taught modern history and working backwards.

Edited by 4x4Tyke on Tuesday 25th September 11:49

[GIYess]

anonymous said:

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I think it is here or there when working in a place which should not be making these mistakes.

[WinstonWolf]

anonymous said:

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If by visually similar you mean plane shaped then you may have a point, but every man really should know the difference.

[havoc]

I went to school >20 years ago and I think the 'chronological' comment above may be correct - nothing 20th century (and very little 19th century) was studied until A-Level...where the curriculum was "Europe in the last 200 years".
(how ethno-centric is that? Because of course nothing interesting outside of Europe has happened anytime since 1800...)

Conversely my 6y.o. lad has just done the Pharonic Egyptians at school...

[4x4Tyke]

anonymous said:

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Similar, really?

Litteral every single part of them looks different, the tail fin, the fuselage, the cockpit, the wing shape and the nose.



It's a bit like saying these look the same, both are sports cars

[andrewrob]

Matt Hew said:

I'm not entirely sure or even comfortable with what has just been serviced if I'm honest.

Reminds me an email that came into our work the other week.
Customer had attached pictures of a damaged product we'd sold, plus a downloaded pornhub video

[WinstonWolf]

anonymous said:

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Well obviously, because you got it wrong

Don't defend it, just go "whoops" and move on.

[Gameface]

It's not as important to other people as it is to you, so just move on.