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On Tue, 11 May 2010 22:47:13 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>>> You would probably find QI interesting, not always about sciencey
>>>> stuff, but a good programme to watch.
>>> I do sometimes watch that, yes. Although it's not especially easy
>>> figuring out when it's actually on TV. But if somebody else discovers
>>> that it's on, I'll sometimes sit and watch it.
>>
>> http://bbc.co.uk/qi seems to be a pretty definitive source for that
>> information. But googling "qi schedule" turns up some good hints as
>> well. ;-)
>
> Yes, obviously it hadn't occurred to me that these days the data is
> probably online.
Indeed, there are quite a few things online that answer the sorts of
questions you're prone to asking. ;-)
>>> I think meeting Mr Fry might possibly be almost as interesting as
>>> meeting Einstein. ;-)
>>
>> I'm quite sure he'd be more interesting. :-)
>
> I'm not so sure... but neither claim is falsifiable, so...
It depends on the person. Did you know that Stephen Fry writes about
open source software?
>>> You could live in a dark hole under a rock somewhere and you'd still
>>> know who Einstein is. ;-)
>>
>> Have you talked to someone who lives in a dark hole under a rock
>> somewhere and asked them? ;-)
>
> Well... not literally, but I've come close. ;-)
Does such a place exist in the UK?
>> I could argue that you could live in a dark hole under a rock somewhere
>> and still know who Jane Goodall or Richard Dawkins was, too.
>
> Good luck with that. Dawkins I've heard of, Goodall I haven't.
Well, now you've heard of both of them. ;-)
Jim
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