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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 01:20:59
Message: <4af11d4b@news.povray.org>
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:07:24 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:09 -0800, Darren New wrote:
>> 
>>> andrel wrote:
>>>> Sure, but how can you know?
>>> You can't. That's what sucks about the Bourne convention.
>> 
>> <insert witty comment about Jason Bourne here>
> 
> Yeah. Berne. I knew it looked wrong.

LOL, I wasn't even commenting on that (I thought you had it right, it 
just struck me funny).

Jim


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 01:21:22
Message: <4af11d62$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:17:48 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>> I'd try to make it up to ya, but I don't think it'd be appreciated. ;-)
>> 
>> 
> :P

I see that I was correct in that assessment. ;-)

Jim


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 01:44:16
Message: <4AF122BD.4080405@hotmail.com>
On 3-11-2009 23:03, Darren New wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> Sure, but how can you know?
> 
> You can't. That's what sucks about the Bourne convention.
> 
I assume they scan the database for illegal content every now and then. 
In that process they could add a flag if they recognize it as something 
that is allowed to be there. Perhaps even better, remove it and replace 
by a link to an officially uploaded video. What is the point of having 
10 'different' versions of the clip of Orinoco Flow?


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 01:49:00
Message: <4AF123D9.6040909@hotmail.com>
On 4-11-2009 6:32, Stephen wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> On 3-11-2009 22:02, Stephen wrote:
>>> andrel wrote:
>>>> On 3-11-2009 19:56, Stephen wrote:
>>>>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:25:42 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's kinda like the "6 degrees" game.  You could probably do the 
>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>> with music influences to JS Bach. :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00nf3kr
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pete Townshend talks about the influence on his songwriting of 
>>>>>>> composer
>>>>>>> Henry Purcell.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Unavailable after 13:30 GMT. :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's a problem, then, just getting to this now. :-(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>> Gone! And never called me mother!
>>>>>
>>>> How should I parse that?
>>>>
>>>> 1) never called me 'mother'!
>>>> 2) never called me. Mother!
>>>> 3) never called my mother!
>>>>
>>>> And what does it mean?
>>>
>>> The lady’s son died before he knew that she was his mother. 
>>> (Alcoholic poising IIRC) So number 1 is correct.
>>> It is from the play of “East Lynne” a sensation novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lynne
>>
>> Today I had a recurring discussion about the use of English in 
>> science. Someone had submitted a manuscript for correction to a native 
>> speaker. A number of the suggested corrections were good English but 
>> incorrect scientific/international English. Which reminded me that 
>> sometimes at conferences I have trouble understanding some Brits that 
>> wrongly assume that English is the language of the conference and that 
>> therefore can use any expression that they know. This would be a 
>> typical example.
>>
> 
> You have mentioned this one or two times before ;)

I was afraid so. But if you knew that, why do you cite such obscure 
literature without a footnote in an international forum?

> Because you are from the Lowlands every English speaker expects you to 
> be fully fluent in several languages. (A complement BTW) But I’m sure 
> that we won’t go to war over it (again :-P)
> 
>> BTW how did Ellen become Henri?
> 
> When Miss Ellen Price married Mr. Henry Wood she became known as Mrs. 
> Henry Wood. This was the accepted practice in England in the early 19th 
> century (and even later).
It was just that I didn't see him mentioned in the wikipedia page, so 
how was I to know?


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From: Tim Cook
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 02:24:57
Message: <4af12c49$1@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson wrote:
> Japanese?  Quenya I knew, since I own that disc (and the films), but I 
> didn't know about Spanish and Loxian (I don't even know where that is 
> from - off to Google it - ah, and I have that album too).  But where does 
> she use Japanese, Spanish, and Welsh?

Japanese - Sumiregusa, track 7 on A Day without Rain (originally used in 
a commercial for Fujitsu a year or so earlier iirc)
Spanish - La Soñadora, track 10 on The Memory of Trees
Welsh - Dan y Dŵr, track 14 on Enya/The Celts

--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net


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From: Tim Cook
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 04:11:48
Message: <4af14554@news.povray.org>
...and a bit of French in Only If... on Paint the Sky with Stars

--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 07:20:40
Message: <4af17198$1@news.povray.org>
andrel wrote:

>>
>> You have mentioned this one or two times before ;)
> 
> I was afraid so. But if you knew that, why do you cite such obscure 
> literature without a footnote in an international forum?
> 

Sorry if I caused you any distress Andrel.
I wrote it because I was replying to Jim and this is Off Topic ;)
When I am at work and writing for my German and Dutch colleagues, I use 
clear English but in a social situation I don’t always. I actually 
thought that the phrase was quite well known but after doing a straw 
poll at work I stand corrected. The only person I asked who had heard it 
was the office cleaner and she has a degree in fine arts.
But look on the bright side your knowledge of English Victorian 
literature has increased and at the next garden party you attend you can 
astound all and sundry.


>>> BTW how did Ellen become Henri?
>>
>> When Miss Ellen Price married Mr. Henry Wood she became known as Mrs. 
>> Henry Wood. This was the accepted practice in England in the early 
>> 19th century (and even later).
> It was just that I didn't see him mentioned in the wikipedia page, so 
> how was I to know?

I was a bit surprised it wasn’t mentioned in Wikipedia, either. But that 
is Wikipedia for you. It is not the be all and end all :)
-- 

Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: TC
Subject: Posh Office
Date: 4 Nov 2009 10:33:38
Message: <4af19ed2$1@news.povray.org>
> poll at work I stand corrected. The only person I asked who had heard it 
> was the office cleaner and she has a degree in fine arts.

Must be quite an office if the cleaning is seen as a fine art  ;-)


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Posh Office
Date: 4 Nov 2009 12:37:39
Message: <4af1bbe3@news.povray.org>
TC wrote:
>> poll at work I stand corrected. The only person I asked who had heard it 
>> was the office cleaner and she has a degree in fine arts.
> 
> Must be quite an office if the cleaning is seen as a fine art  ;-) 
> 
> 
> 
I think that Rubens would have thought so :)

-- 

Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 14:07:49
Message: <4af1d105$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:24:56 -0500, Tim Cook wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Japanese?  Quenya I knew, since I own that disc (and the films), but I
>> didn't know about Spanish and Loxian (I don't even know where that is
>> from - off to Google it - ah, and I have that album too).  But where
>> does she use Japanese, Spanish, and Welsh?
> 
> Japanese - Sumiregusa, track 7 on A Day without Rain (originally used in
> a commercial for Fujitsu a year or so earlier iirc) Spanish - La
> Soñadora, track 10 on The Memory of Trees Welsh - Dan y Dŵr, track 14 on
> Enya/The Celts

Wow, now I need to go grab the discs (or the subsequently ripped MP3s) 
and have another listen.  Thanks!

Jim


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 14:08:24
Message: <4af1d128$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:11:47 -0500, Tim Cook wrote:

> ...and a bit of French in Only If... on Paint the Sky with Stars

Hmmm, now there's an album of hers I don't have yet....

Jim


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From: Tim Cook
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 15:39:43
Message: <4af1e68f@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:11:47 -0500, Tim Cook wrote:
>> ...and a bit of French in Only If... on Paint the Sky with Stars
> Hmmm, now there's an album of hers I don't have yet....

It was a compilation album, only having Only If... and Paint the Sky 
with Stars as songs that hadn't previously been on albums (though Only 
If... had been on a single).

There's about half a dozen or so songs she's done that are 'b-sides', as 
it were, appearing either only on a single or on different countries' 
versions of an album...you can fairly easily find them in torrents that 
contain (almost all of) her discography.  As specific variants of albums 
and singles are extremely difficult to find (and almost certainly not 
other than secondhand) most places, I don't see it as terribly bad, 
especially if you've already legitimately bought the albums to which you 
*do* have access.

--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 16:41:09
Message: <4af1f4f5$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:39:41 -0500, Tim Cook wrote:

> It was a compilation album, only having Only If... and Paint the Sky
> with Stars as songs that hadn't previously been on albums (though Only
> If... had been on a single).

Interesting, I guess maybe I had seen one of these compilation albums a 
couple years ago and forgot it - but now you mention it, it does sound 
familiar.

I do own most of her albums, having gotten Amarintine last December as a 
gift.  The rest I collected over the years, I have two copies of The 
Celts, actually - two different releases.

Jim


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 22:11:09
Message: <4af2424d$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> And then we get to Why is 
> the Rum Gone? and it's ilk...

Hey, I *liked* that one!

And mixes like that are actually legal.  Something about it being an 
artistic reinterpretation; a lot of rap artists got started doing 
similar things.

...Chambers


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 4 Nov 2009 22:17:00
Message: <4af243ac$1@news.povray.org>
andrel wrote:
> I assume

That's because you assume intelligence.

Unless they've changed their policy, then YouTube waits for someone 
(anyone!) to claim that your video impinges their copyright.  Once 
someone makes that claim, they remove your video and you are required to 
prove that you are legally entitled to post it before you're allowed to 
upload it again.

AFAIK, there is a very small burden of proof placed on the party 
claiming infringement.

...Chambers


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 5 Nov 2009 04:32:28
Message: <4af29bac@news.povray.org>
>>> ...and a bit of French in Only If... on Paint the Sky with Stars
>> Hmmm, now there's an album of hers I don't have yet....
> 
> It was a compilation album, only having Only If... and Paint the Sky 
> with Stars as songs that hadn't previously been on albums (though Only 
> If... had been on a single).

Indeed. And it's one of my favourit tracks on the album, as it happens.

I, however, own not only the album, but also the sheet music. ;-)

(It turns out most of Enya's music is based around trivial chord 
progressions and harmonies. It only actually sounds cool when Enya sings 
it.)


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 5 Nov 2009 04:33:38
Message: <4af29bf2$1@news.povray.org>
Chambers wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> And then we get to Why is the Rum Gone? and it's ilk...
> 
> Hey, I *liked* that one!

So did I. But I'm just saying it's highly, highly illegal.

> And mixes like that are actually legal.  Something about it being an 
> artistic reinterpretation; a lot of rap artists got started doing 
> similar things.

Heh, yeah *right*.

How much money do you think the person who made that has? How much money 
do you think Disney has? Hence: illegal.


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: Lies, damn lies and statistics
Date: 5 Nov 2009 11:14:45
Message: <4af2f9f5$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> "Customers who bought Enya also bought:
> 
> - Enigma
> - Clannad
> - Dido
> - Madonna
> - Dire Straits
> - U2
> - Michael Jackson
> - Fleetwood Mac
> ..."
> 
> 
> The first couple of entries make sense. But... Dire Straits?! WTF? From 
> there on it just makes less and less sense. o_O

They were working through the alphabet.  They bought the Fleetwood Mac next.

Regards,
John


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