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mchammer89 said:
Jesus and his disciples were walking around one day, when Jesus said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9."
The disciples looked very puzzled, and finally asked Peter, "What on earth does Jesus mean - the Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9?"
"Don't worry." said Peter, "It's just another one of his parabolas."
I know this link isn't a joke... but it's a bloody amazing website. I just literally copied and pasted the function exactly as it was in the quote above and got this:The disciples looked very puzzled, and finally asked Peter, "What on earth does Jesus mean - the Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9?"
"Don't worry." said Peter, "It's just another one of his parabolas."
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=3x+squared+pl...
It draws graphs on two scales, shows alternative forms of the function, shows the roots, the derivative, the indefinite integral, the global minimum etc etc
It's a great website for maths stuff.
Frankthered said:
Goa'uld said:
Had this as my wallpaper on the work machine for ages, still makes me chuckle - not a geek joke as such, but only geeks seem to find it funny. Only a little NSFW due to one naughty word.
Geeky
I really did LOL! Geeky
Showed it to (non-geek) Mrs FTR ...
(Had to explain!)
Steven Fry's explanation of how GPS works is a joke, although not intentional.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/18/stephen_fr...
He really is "a stupid person's idea of a clever person"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/18/stephen_fr...
He really is "a stupid person's idea of a clever person"
Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 18th January 13:47
plg said:
ProSc2008 said:
Boy meets girl in a bar:
"Excuse me, are you made of a Copper Tellurium compound?"
"No, why?"
"Because you're CuTe"
"Ta" she replied, "Actually I'm a Ho. Would you like to touch my As?""Excuse me, are you made of a Copper Tellurium compound?"
"No, why?"
"Because you're CuTe"
"Uuo!"
JonRB said:
Steven Fry's explanation of how GPS works is a joke, although not intentional.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/18/stephen_fr...
He really is "a stupid person's idea of a clever person"
Every time I hear somebody doubt Stephen Fry's intellect, I feel I need to post the debate vs the catholic churchhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/18/stephen_fr...
He really is "a stupid person's idea of a clever person"
Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 18th January 13:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zb0-yI3q9A
Yes, he sounds like a complete idiot indeed
JonRB said:
Steven Fry's explanation of how GPS works is a joke, although not intentional.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/18/stephen_fr...
He really is "a stupid person's idea of a clever person"
I haven't watched the video but the bit about atomic clocks is true for GPS but not for TCP/IP. Sure it wasn't badly edited?http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/18/stephen_fr...
He really is "a stupid person's idea of a clever person"
Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 18th January 13:47
zac510 said:
I haven't watched the video but the bit about atomic clocks is true for GPS but not for TCP/IP. Sure it wasn't badly edited?
So you agree that a GPS Receiver sends a simultaneous transmission to 4 satellites which somehow receive and collate the request and magically translate them into a position, whilst at the same time doing this for millions of other people too?(As opposed to a receiver simply receiving a signal continuously transmitted from each satellite)
Perhaps Mr. Fry believes that when he listens to the wireless it somehow asks the DJ to play a song for him?
Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 18th January 14:09
JonRB said:
zac510 said:
I haven't watched the video but the bit about atomic clocks is true for GPS but not for TCP/IP. Sure it wasn't badly edited?
So you agree that a GPS Receiver sends a simultaneous transmission to 4 satellites which somehow receive and collate the request and magically translate them into a position, whilst at the same time doing this for millions of other people too?(As opposed to a receiver simply receiving a signal continuously transmitted from each satellite)
Perhaps Mr. Fry believes that when he listens to the wireless it somehow asks the DJ to play a song for him?
Edited by JonRB on Tuesday 18th January 14:09
zac510 said:
No I didn't agree with his whole quote I just know that all the satellites are synced by atomic clock for the triangulation to work.
That much is true. Unfortunately he said that atomic clocks were used to reassemble emails that had been split into packets back into the right order. GetCarter said:
Give him a chance, he's a comedian (and a jolly nice chap to boot).
So he should stick to comedy rather than pretending to be learned on a pseudo-intellectual television show.Honestly, what he came out with would have belonged better on "Call By Bluff" as one of the 'bluff' answers.
JonRB said:
zac510 said:
No I didn't agree with his whole quote I just know that all the satellites are synced by atomic clock for the triangulation to work.
That much is true.JonRB said:
GetCarter said:
Give him a chance, he's a comedian (and a jolly nice chap to boot).
So he should stick to comedy rather than pretending to be learned on a pseudo-intellectual television show.Honestly, what he came out with would have belonged better on "Call By Bluff" as one of the 'bluff' answers.
I've been in the middle of those many times when I didn't say anything like what was reported. Mr Fry is (in his own estimation) 'the worst kind of geek', give him a break... At least 50% of what people are accredited of having said in the press (and on the net) have never once been said.
As English graduates go, Fry is one of the most techie literate blokes out there, one who has always championed tech advancements, and has bought it to an audience that many 'proper' geeks never could.
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