I follow several webcomics, and some of them use charts (graphs) as an alternative to other drawings. That's fine, and some of the charts are funny and/or informative. However, I think that there are 2 basic rules to follow ( Read more... )

The BBC have reported a couple of problems with impossible questions in A level exams:
AS-level maths error: students set impossible question (02 Jun 2011)
Exam question error in AS-level paper (06 Jun 2011 ( Read more... )

I've recently been going through my LJ archive and "tagging" my old posts, and that is now basically done. There are some cases where I've introduced a new tag after referring to the subject a few times, so the previous posts now have an incomplete set of tags, but this is good enough for now, and should make it easier to find old posts ( Read more... )

Well, yesterday was a pretty full day. I went off climbing at Westway again, and passed the "do you know what you're doing?" test. This means that I don't have to be supervised, and can in turn supervise other people. In practical terms, it means that if only two of us can turn up, it's still worthwhile for the other person, since he/she can then ( Read more... )

I went swimming again today - the first time since the lessons finished, so I thought it was about time I put that training to good use, now that my exams are over. It went ok, although the slow lane was a bit congested (due to parents helping young children to sort of swim). Ah well, once I get better I can shift into the fast lane, which will ( Read more... )

A few bits and bobs here ( Read more... )

Well, since my last entry, I've been pretty lazy here. Caught up on the TV I'd taped during the week last night and played Magic, then read through the latest batch of comics today. In particular, the paperback of "Midnight Nation" is now out (JMS comic), which is an excellent story ( Read more... )

Well, not much to report since my last entry - I've spent most of the last few days diligently studying. Consequently I haven't been very sociable (e.g. not on IRC much), but that should improve next week, once lectures start again ( Read more... )