sinkquick 05-09-2004, 04:41 PM Subject: Thought of the day - very interesting
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat
ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs
is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but
the wrod as a wlohe.
XL-Dennis 05-09-2004, 05:10 PM Which explain why You, who have english as the first language, can understand when the the rest of the world try to write in english :)
Or perhaps not :D
Banjo 05-09-2004, 05:18 PM Saying that a Geordie has English as a first language is stretching things a little surely :p
XL-Dennis 05-09-2004, 05:24 PM The term "You" does not necessarily cover a Geordie ;)
Banjo 05-09-2004, 05:32 PM I assumed that you were referring to SinkQuick.
sinkquick 05-10-2004, 07:42 AM Banjo, your from Yorkshire, so your no better :P
Banjo 05-10-2004, 07:46 AM Actually I just live in Yorkshire, well Hull, so that would be worse. However, I an in fact a posh Southerner. From Surrey to be (sort of) precise.
Timbo 05-10-2004, 05:45 PM What, no "eh by gum"? You've just thrown all these years of private hilarity out the window there Banjo! :mad: :p
Mandelbrot 05-13-2004, 08:14 AM I was down your way the other day, Banjo, up in Briddlington for a day out - just a bit of R&R.
Deadalus 05-13-2004, 10:08 AM Subject: Thought of the day - very interesting
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat
ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs
is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but
the wrod as a wlohe.
The interesting thing is that it doesn't even effect the spelling mistakes people make. :p
By the way, we're not going to have every junkmail classic in RT now, are we? :-\
Banjo 05-13-2004, 05:42 PM I have plenty of spam in my inbox if you're interested :p
btw, where you from Mandlebrot?
Mandelbrot 05-14-2004, 02:24 AM I'm up in Northallerton, Banjo. Write software for the NHS.
Banjo 05-14-2004, 02:47 AM As an employee or a private contractor?
If the former then: You poor sod.
If the latter then: You're in the money, you're in the money!
Mandelbrot 05-14-2004, 02:49 AM Let me put it this way: I'm a poor sod! :(
I have to admit, though - it's a nice stable job. The unfortunate thing, though, is that I have to put up with all of the stupid petty rivalries, politics and so on... That kind of makes it a joke, really.
Banjo 05-14-2004, 03:49 AM Yeah, that's always the problem with working in an bureaucracy. My Mum works for the Forestry Commission and she has to put up with the same rubbish.
Must be infuriating though when you get a note saying that you need to cut back on IT spending but that note has been passed down through 10 thousand levels of management!
Mandelbrot 05-20-2004, 02:38 AM Sorry I didn't get back sooner.
A few months back I ordered a 256MB memory stick, and it took 3 months for it to "go through the processes". I didn't dare ask our techies to install it, as that would mean going through a "Work Request Process", which would take another couple of months!
I've identified a serious bug with Oracle ODBC that locks users accounts when their passwords expire. The only problem is (even though I've researched the problem, and found the solution) the tech team will not do the job as they've got too much work on. So, 70 users every month continually ring the tech team to have their passwords reset.......
Yep - I can really sympathise with your mum, Banjo. :mad:
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