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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