tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post5532075091793872006..comments2024-03-08T13:38:56.717+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Five MinutesM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-74296522499295244072013-01-29T04:24:26.685+00:002013-01-29T04:24:26.685+00:00Listening to The Etymologicon made me laugh; we c...Listening to The Etymologicon made me laugh; we clearly have the same disease. My sons, in their youth, hardly dare ask me a question lest I rush to the encyclopoedia to FULLY explain the answer. <br />Now, in their 30's they are grateful but still say, 'Mum never uses a couple of words where 2,000 will easily do.' (with apologies to the late Jake Thackray.).<br />So, as you may imgine I am vastly enjoying your book.Zola the Gorgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569877587588044249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-15938655149546959802013-01-29T04:22:18.214+00:002013-01-29T04:22:18.214+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zola the Gorgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569877587588044249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-1461786226379566762013-01-23T12:21:23.807+00:002013-01-23T12:21:23.807+00:00That's fantastic. Reminds me a little of this ...That's fantastic. Reminds me a little of this http://xkcd.com/1007/M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-40271885990276450412013-01-22T10:50:04.221+00:002013-01-22T10:50:04.221+00:00A bit of number-crunching of the Google Ngram resu...A bit of number-crunching of the Google Ngram results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmDbRlD3FW6xdEl6OXFoNThWTzJKc29uNzJ2YXk5Unc<br /><br />I've done a weighted average of various intervals to see how long "on average" things take. There's a steady quickening as you might expect. And as you can see, by around 2130, everything will happen instantly :)Ben Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719633145744835359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-76859377149050078692013-01-22T06:11:38.513+00:002013-01-22T06:11:38.513+00:00You are making going back in time more and more de...You are making going back in time more and more desirable. No more 'I'll do it in ten minutes' would be bliss!Swan Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753221018632333066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-85241593953399338322013-01-21T20:22:46.754+00:002013-01-21T20:22:46.754+00:00Mach 48 is quite impressive.Mach 48 is quite impressive.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-14178587027907372752013-01-21T17:59:10.317+00:002013-01-21T17:59:10.317+00:00Very interesting!
For decades I have wondered how...Very interesting!<br /><br />For decades I have wondered how it is that the whole world uses the system of 60 seconds, 60 minutes, 12 hours, etc. We can't agree on other units of measure like feet vs. meters, yet everyone in the world uses the Babylonian measure of time. Were there even other contenders, I wonder?BenYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741988493525971014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-19764837486596660352013-01-21T17:29:51.372+00:002013-01-21T17:29:51.372+00:00Very timely.
Very timely.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com