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Warp wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz <m.n### [at] ieee org> wrote:
>> 110%
>
> That's an especially funny expression because it's so easy to defend,
> and so easy to debunk at the same time.
>
> "Doing 110% means that you not only do everything you can, but you
> make extra effort and surpass yourself and give a little more."
> But if you could surpass your efforts by 10%, that means you weren't
> doing it at 100% to begin with...
This reminds me of a PBS commercial a while back which said something to
the effect, "the best minds in medicine, and then some."
If you already have the best minds in medicine and then add more, then
you aren't really adding superior or even equal minds! The result could
be overspent research money and distraction...
Sam
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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?
Date: 17 Jun 2008 16:57:53
Message: <48582551@news.povray.org>
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> Warp wrote:
>
> > I somewhat similar common expression is "we are light-years ahead of
> > our competitors".
> >
> > What they really want to say is "we are years ahead of our
competitors"
> > (in terms of progress, technology, experience or whatever). It's just
> > that "light-years" sounds fancier.
>
> "A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar. Twas light years of
> time since his mission did start."
>
> Like, WTF?
Songwriters != scientists.
It's like claming a ship is so fast it can do the Kessel run in less that 12
parsecs
(though a hasty later explaination was given as to why it is an applicable
measurement)
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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?
Date: 17 Jun 2008 17:00:16
Message: <485825e0@news.povray.org>
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> But for #10, over here, I hear "opportunity" instead of "problem".
Does it bother anybody else that every piece of technology must be
referred to as a "solution"?
"We have developed a new HR solution."
Erm, no you haven't. You've thrown together a half-broken piece of VB
code that is going to cause the HR and IT departments endless headaches
for years to come. You have *not* developed a *solution*!!
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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> Not only is the term "parsec" used as a unit of time in the original
> Star Wars, but there's actually a second WTF related to the use of that
> unit: It's a unit related to the orbital diameter of the Earth, and Star
> Wars happens "in a galaxy far, far away". No Earth there.
Damn. I never even thought to look up what a parsec is! Hehe, I just
figured it was either a completely made-up term, or they knew what they
were talking around. WRONG! ;-)
--
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?
Date: 17 Jun 2008 17:03:23
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> > "A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar. Twas light years of
> > time since his mission did start."
>
> > Like, WTF?
>
> Not only is the term "parsec" used as a unit of time in the original
> Star Wars, but there's actually a second WTF related to the use of that
> unit: It's a unit related to the orbital diameter of the Earth, and Star
> Wars happens "in a galaxy far, far away". No Earth there.
No one ever said in starwars that the parsec was the same one we use (3.26
ly). It could be the parsec calculated from Coruscant's orbit for all we
know. A parsec can be calculated from any orbit.
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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?
Date: 17 Jun 2008 17:06:25
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> > Not only is the term "parsec" used as a unit of time in the original
> > Star Wars, but there's actually a second WTF related to the use of that
> > unit: It's a unit related to the orbital diameter of the Earth, and Star
> > Wars happens "in a galaxy far, far away". No Earth there.
>
> Damn. I never even thought to look up what a parsec is! Hehe, I just
> figured it was either a completely made-up term, or they knew what they
> were talking around. WRONG! ;-)
Apparently there are notes in the original script that indicate that Han was
making up false claims when he said that.
Can't find reference right now. Maybe google can
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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?
Date: 17 Jun 2008 17:08:43
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> Jim Henderson wrote:
>
> > But for #10, over here, I hear "opportunity" instead of "problem".
>
> Does it bother anybody else that every piece of technology must be
> referred to as a "solution"?
>
> "We have developed a new HR solution."
>
> Erm, no you haven't. You've thrown together a half-broken piece of VB
> code that is going to cause the HR and IT departments endless headaches
> for years to come. You have *not* developed a *solution*!!
And new software doesn't have 'problems' or 'bugs' it has 'issues'
I once asked a project manager if the software's 'issues' were weekly or
monthly. He wasn't impressed.
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
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> "We have developed a new HR solution."
>
> Erm, no you haven't. You've thrown together a half-broken piece of VB
> code that is going to cause the HR and IT departments endless headaches
> for years to come. You have *not* developed a *solution*!!
This sounds like the way I code things!
Sam
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From: Mueen Nawaz
Subject: Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?
Date: 17 Jun 2008 17:33:57
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Warp wrote:
> I somewhat similar common expression is "we are light-years ahead of
> our competitors".
>
> They don't realize that's exactly as silly as saying "we are miles ahead
> of our competitors", or in European, "we are kilometers ahead of our
> competitors". IMO that expression just isn't sensible with a measurement
> of distance.
Actually, people *do* regularly say "miles ahead of..." in that
context. Just do a Google search and see.
--
When the lion was given his courage, he promptly ate up the Wizard,
Dorothy, the scarecrow and the tinman.
/\ /\ /\ /
/ \/ \ u e e n / \/ a w a z
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stbenge <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> This reminds me of a PBS commercial a while back which said something to
> the effect, "the best minds in medicine, and then some."
Actually I don't see anything odd in that expression. It could simply
mean that they have the best minds in medicine and also lesser minds (or
other similar resources) to back them up.
OTOH, if the expression "and them some" means "and something even better"
(I'm actually not completely sure of the usual meaning of that expression),
then you may be right.
--
- Warp
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