The Off Topic Topic

[Razgovory]

"The captains and crew of a vessel like the Bayesian are not chosen at random.

Well no, they are chosen by statistical inference.

[HVC]

70s are back. VW has a new van, but electric this time around.


*edit* nvm, late to the party. Came out like a year ago

Kinda wish it wouldn't be insane to ship over the Euro-version (it's a bit smaller than the super-sized US-spec variant)...I'd like to get one for my mom.

Looks like the euro version has arrived in the US? Still only the 3 row version though.

[Tonitrus]

I doubt it?  I know they've had Euro-specs bouncing round, but only as display/promotional models at car shows and such.

The Euro-spec is only 2 rows/10 inches shorter.  Because we're "super-size" 'Merica, we'll only get the 3-row.

[Josquius]

Lots of stuff in the news at the moment about GCSE (end of senior school) results time.
Fair enough for this time of year.
... But they feel the need to point out the kids leaving school this year were in their first year during lockdown.

Is it just that I had kids then (very possible) or has covid totally fucked up the flow of time? It does not feel that long ago.

[Syt]

Was looking for Jira add ins for Microsoft 365 and came across this gem of corporate gibberish.

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Strategic delivery has a nuance and complexity that exceeds portfolio management practices and processes all while strategic planning presents you with the complex interactions and cross team dependencies that don't easily fit into the nice and neat world of portfolio management's hierarchies currently implemented in business.

Strategy-AI for Jira is a fully embedded, immersive experience to visually prioritize on strategic factors side by side with the cyclic nature of agile scrum and kanban, while also letting you dynamically anticipate the impact of strategic priority changes - through Strategy Profiles.

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[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Was looking for Jira add ins for Microsoft 365

 

[Josquius]

Jira is the devil.

[Syt]

Was looking for Jira add ins for Microsoft 365

 

Yes, but it's what we have

[Josquius]

Apparently there are moves to stop use of the word pet

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce813eeyegzo

Really sounds like something the geordie daily mail would invent but nope

[HVC]

I legitimately thought this was a crunchy animal rights thing at first.

[Sheilbh]

German navy is in London

Apparently the captain chooses the music and "there is no deeper meaning"...

[Legbiter]

Another eruption just started. Seems slightly bigger than usual.

[The Minsky Moment]

That's not what's odd. It's that on the same day one co-defendant is out jogging and fatally hit by a car and the other is on a yacht that sinks in an accident. Just very weird.

It's an extremely low probability event, unless for some reason your Bayesian prior was elevated. 

[Norgy]

Just returned from a week on Crete, Greece. And while the prices certainly have changed from year to year, Greeks have not.

"In Greece, cash is king". I don't think I was a bad tourist, and what I brought back was mostly olive oil, because they know how to make them. That being said, I think Knossos was a tad too warm for me, since I forgot to take even one photo and almost melted.

The Greeks that managed to follow a conversation with a Norwegian speaking RP English were interested in why we don't have a minimum wage here in Norway.
"Mostly because we have trade unions", I replied. And they looked like , "What are those?".
And, I must say, Greek food, except the salad, really isn't great for keeping the weight down as a middle-aged man.
"Want some fried cheese topped with honey? And some fried lamb with some fries and a slice of tomato on top just to give the impression this is a dish that won't kill you in 12 months?"
"Sure, go at it!"

[Josquius]

I want to go see the historic bits of Greece someday.
Though I definitely want to do it in November. The heat is horrific.