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BringBackFootie. said:
One of the last of the gentlemen scientists is Dyson.

He calculated all the atoms in the sun when he was 5, pretty decent maths for a ****in 5 year old :D

Not been through the whole mess we call academia, he's worked the science for 70 years.
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Bit of a bugger checking it out, though.
 
BringBackFootie. said:
true that but I think just the fact of trying to work that out at 5 years old is pretty impressive imo. At 5 he had better maths skills than 99% of current daily mail readers <laugh>

or most adults today :bandit:
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Certainly better than mine.
Beyond basic arithmetic, maths isn't my strong point.
 
saintKlopp said:
Certainly better than mine.
Beyond basic arithmetic, maths isn't my strong point.
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I worked for over 15 years in IT and never needed more than basic calculations for all the crap my teachers fed me about it being important.

Ah sure spell checker has created a generation of adults who can't spell <laugh>
 
BringBackFootie. said:
I worked for over 15 years in IT and never needed more than basic calculations for all the crap my teachers fed me about it being important.

Ah sure spell checker has created a generation of adults who can't spell <laugh>
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All maths is built on basic calculations. The rest is how you apply it. The skills you gained from doing that I dare say helped you apply those basic skills in IT.
 
Dean's car curseIn September 1955, James Dean was killed in a horrific car accident whilst he was driving his Porsche sports car. After the crash the car was seen as very unlucky.
a) When the car was towed away from accident scene and taken to a garage, the engine slipped out and fell onto a mechanic, shattering both of his legs.
b) Eventually the engine was bought by a doctor, who put it into his racing car and was killed shortly afterwards, during a race. Another racing driver, in the same race, was killed in his car, which had James Dean's driveshaft fitted to it.
c) When James Dean's Porsche was later repaired, the garage it was in was destroyed by fire.
d) Later the car was displayed in Sacramento, but it fell off it's mount and broke a teenager's hip.
e) In Oregon, the trailer that the car was mounted on slipped from it's towbar and smashed through the front of a shop.
f) Finally, in 1959, the car mysteriously broke into 11 pieces while it was sitting on steel supports.
 
London coffee shop bans Uggs and calls them ‘slag wellies’ on sign

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A London cafe has been heavily criticised for displaying a sign outside that reads: ‘Sorry no Uggs (slag wellies).’
Brick Lane Coffee in Shoreditch has since removed the message – but not before people took offence.
Lily Potkin tweeted: ‘I’d like you to explain to my kid what qualifies calling women slags. Then explain to yours. Then get in the bin.
 
Klopp kops it said:
London coffee shop bans Uggs and calls them ‘slag wellies’ on sign

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A London cafe has been heavily criticised for displaying a sign outside that reads: ‘Sorry no Uggs (slag wellies).’
Brick Lane Coffee in Shoreditch has since removed the message – but not before people took offence.
Lily Potkin tweeted: ‘I’d like you to explain to my kid what qualifies calling women slags. Then explain to yours. Then get in the bin.
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<laugh><laugh> completely illogical but brilliant.

PS no more illogical than the whole ugg phenomenon.
 
Treble said:
All maths is built on basic calculations. The rest is how you apply it. The skills you gained from doing that I dare say helped you apply those basic skills in IT.
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I learn as I need. I taught myself advanced algorithms when I got into programming as a hobby almost 2 years ago. There are classes on youtube of all sorts and free lectures online from MIT and Stanford and others.

There is so much stuff out there one hardly needs to go to college to learn it in many subjects including mathematics it depends on your aptitude for said subject, we can educate ourselves. When you get stuck, then ask an expert. If not crack on :D

You learn twice as much just looking for answers compared to a classroom setting wher you are fed specific information. I like study guides which give you subject focus.
 
Milk :bandit: said:
£100 for midget wellies? <laugh> My Wellies cost $10 (£6 something) have steel toe caps and are more practical because they come up the leg further. <ok>
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They're not even useful as wellies as they're nubuck leather and sheepskin.

They were trendy a few years back, but now they're chav uniform
 
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