Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by EdH

Nah, proofreaders would have caught that, wouldn't they?

Yeah, you'd think.

I vote for "in time of need." I think this sort of thing is in a play called The Importance of Being in Context.

[jasong]

Captain Sparklez, real name Jordan Moran, used to have a Youtube series named Mianite. When you type Mianite into Google, it auto-corrects to Moabite. Google tells us that a Moabite is a person that used to live near the land of Jordan, by the Dead Sea.

I've heard of circular reasoning, but this is the first time I've seen circular Google.

[LaurV]

try google "recursion"

[jasong]

Originally Posted by LaurV

try google "recursion"

Yeah, I expected as much.

When you enter "recursion" as a search, it replies "Do you mean 'recursion?'" with the exact same spelling.

I forget, what tech company has the address 1 Infinite Loop, is it Apple? Or maybe Google.

[xilman]

Originally Posted by jasong

I forget, what tech company has the address 1 Infinite Loop, is it Apple? Or maybe Google.

Google is your fiend.

[jasong]

Originally Posted by xilman

Google is your fiend.

El Goog, I think you mean. Spanish for the evil one, or some such thing. Also, "Go Ogle." Both very appropriate.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Today's (11-07-2018) Jeopardy! had the following clue:

"In 1952 an early computer was used to discover the 13th Mersenne one of these numbers."

The contestant said, "What is a Fibonacci number?"

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

Today's (11-07-2018) Jeopardy! had the following clue:

"In 1952 an early computer was used to discover the 13th Mersenne one of these numbers."

The contestant said, "What is a Fibonacci number?"

Wrong answer, but a slightly informed guess. At least they knew a bit of math (but not much or enough.)

[retina]

Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

Today's (11-07-2018) ...

Had me confused there for a moment. Hmmmm, today isn't in July I thought. Oh, yeah, that crazy middle endian date thing. Hmmmm.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by retina

Had me confused there for a moment. Hmmmm, today isn't in July I thought. Oh, yeah, that crazy middle endian date thing. Hmmmm.

I have to say that the logic of 'y-m-d' date order is indisputable. They sort in the expected "correct" order, on computers, for starters.

Don't expect the US to give up on that date order, any more than on the English system of weights and measures..

[Nick]

Originally Posted by kladner

I have to say that the logic of 'y-m-d' date order is indisputable. They sort in the expected "correct" order, on computers, for starters.

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