Photo by Jose Llamas on Unsplash Are you bored at work? Try wrecking the place. On the Ordnance Survey for the Isle of Whight, the map maker (Bill) has written his name in the cliffs. If you are really sad and don’t believe me go to the Get a Map facility on the Ordnance Survey web site and […]
New Here
When somebody new starts working with you, how do they know how to do it right? What is included in their training? Do they have a “buddy”? Are they moved around different jobs? Who says they are competent? Does what you think should happen happen? How do you know? Image by Ed Yourdon
Black Men can’t Swim
How many Olympic class black swimmers can you think of? Eric Moussambani? There is an evolutionary theory for this: White people have evolved to live in cold climates, so have a layer of subcutaneous fat to keep them warm. This also aids buoyancy. Black people on the other hand carry less fat and tend to […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
In The Wall Street Journal cyclist Floyd Landis talks about cheating in the Tour de France. Most remarkable of the litany of allegations is that blood transfusions were performed in buses parked on remote alpine passes, but the list goes on and on. It is amazing the lengths people will go to to win if […]
Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Newspaper
Statistics are wonderful things. I found this old advertisement. I saw it and wondered who would fall for it. Then the penny dropped, lots of people, otherwise they wouldn’t be banned for being misleading. Which then got me wondering, when was the last time I was misled by statistics? Not so long ago. How about […]
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