Banter RDT CLXXXII - Searching for stars in a thunderstorm

[Carbine Chaos]

100km to go.

 

[Keys]

100km to go.

How’s the toe holding up

 

[Carbine Chaos]

How’s the toe holding up

Good! But wet feet have meant more blisters between the smaller ones. First big fall today down a hill banged my knee and ankle up a bit. But the finish line in sight making things feel better.

 

[Mop]

Good! But wet feet have meant more blisters between the smaller ones. First big fall today down a hill banged my knee and ankle up a bit. But the finish line in sight making things feel better.

You gonna be sad to finish or keen to get home?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

You gonna be sad to finish or keen to get home?

Good question hey, I'm not actually sure yet how much I've liked it etc. I think I'll need a big old reflect and maybe putting my footage together will help too.

I'm only home for five days before I'm on the road for a lap with the dog, then five days after that before Europe, so not seeing much of home for this 6 months.

 

[Mop]

Good question hey, I'm not actually sure yet how much I've liked it etc. I think I'll need a big old reflect and maybe putting my footage together will help too.

I'm only home for five days before I'm on the road for a lap with the dog, then five days after that before Europe, so not seeing much of home for this 6 months.

You hiding from Bikies or something? Jeez

 

[Dazzler9]

You hiding from Bikies or something? Jeez

Either that, or, I'm guessing, a public servant using up his accrued long service leave.

 

[Mop]

Either that, or, I'm guessing, a public servant using up his accrued long service leave.

Ah, that old geezer who had six years of leave because no one audited the public service.

Very good

 

[DanWCE]

Isn't Thorne a teacher?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Isn't Thorne a teacher?

Okay kids, if Petch kicks 10 goals next weekend, but only 8 the week after, what is the probability of him kicking at least 9 the week after that?

 

[DanWCE]

Ohh, nope not a teacher. He writes fiction

 

[Dazzler9]

Okay kids, if Petch kicks 10 goals next weekend, but only 8 the week after, what is the probability of him kicking at least 9 the week after that?

I'll have a crack.

Petch's mean goals per week is 9 (being [10 + 8]/2).

Petch's standard deviation from the mean is 1 goal per week.

Petch gets injured and kicks zero goals the week after.

??

 

[Truckosaurus]

They're a bit heavy reading, probably not great for easy reading/listening, kinda lots of existential ramblings and what not

Have you read House of Leaves?

 

[Bender_]

Have you read House of Leaves?

I have not, a quick search and it sounds very interesting. Is it for smarter people? Coz that I am not - I'm Idaho.

 

[Truckosaurus]

I have not, a quick search and it sounds very interesting. Is it for smarter people? Coz that I am not - I'm Idaho.

I think you can enjoy it on multiple levels. There's also an old forum on the author's website with people discussing it that's pointed out all the things I missed.

 

[Bender_]

I think you can enjoy it on multiple levels. There's also an old forum on the author's website with people discussing it that's pointed out all the things I missed.

I will check it out. Getting quite the backlog now, managed to find the the 3 Stephen King short story collections and the first 3 Hannibal books (those 6 second hand), and to my great surprise and elation 3 new Hellboy graphic novels which I thought they stopped making after he went (back) to hell. This House of Leaves may be a good one to break it all up a bit.

 

[squashface]

Marching Powder is my favourite book. It's probably the only one I have read more than once (bar the Harry Potters that I would read on the reg as a kid)

 

[Farang83150]

Marching Powder is my favourite book. It's probably the only one I have read more than once (bar the Harry Potters that I would read on the reg as a kid)

Just dl'd the audio book...cheers

 

[Bender_]

I did like Marching Powder but found the last quarter somewhat tedious.

 

[RookiePick]

I'm a massive fantasy/sci-fi geek so have the typical suspects from those genres.

My favourite book outside that world is probably:

trustee from the toolroom by Neville Shute

 

[Farang83150]

trustee from the toolroom....sex life!

 

[Mop]

Proper crime procedural dude myself.
Really like the high quality local stuff.

Alan Carter / David Whish-Wilson / Dave Warner,

plus the interstate gems like Margaret Cutter, Chris Hammer and of course, Jane Harper. She is magnificent.

 

[Mop]

I find it amusing and depressing that a cow being hit by a train can stop half a rail network for 2 and a half hours.

Poor stupid moo cow.

 

[kane249]

It should have mooved..

 

[Mop]

It should have mooved..

That's terrible