OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

PC Power Prediction

In 1999, the PC I used had required a 200W power supply.
In 2005, the PC I used had required a 380W power supply.

Making some simple assumptions, I was soon able to plot the graph and make a prediction.

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Christmas Threats

If – and only if – I don’t see you before then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Counting Windows

Once I dreamt that someone told me a very funny riddle. […] “Cool,” I thought, “Independent verification! It really is funny!”

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Pots and Puns

Do you remember in the ’80s when they started putting digital watches in everything? Hand-held games, pens, key-rings, telephones, toilet roll holders. My grandmother bought a saucepan with a built-in clock. But it never boiled.

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Categories: Humour
Tags: Humour

Hurt by the Hula, Part II

Julian gets beaten again…

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Hurt by the Hula, Part I

Julian gets beaten by young girl, and vows to get revenge

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The Grudge

How an innocent buffoon earned my ungrateful enmity.

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The Tale of Three Painters

What unnatural processes! Haven’t the experiences of the Chrysler Corporation taught you anything of the benefits of Extreme Painting?

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Applications for CLOSE THAT WINDOW!

Do you have what it takes to win the games that is sweeping the world? Could you be a contestant on Close That Window and win big cash prizes?

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Statistical Outliers

A lecturer in statistics once explained to me that when you had a large sample of measurements, it is sometimes necessary to identify the “outliers”; values which are either very suspicious (if there is a risk of experimental error) or very interesting because they are so far outside of the normal range of values. There’s […]

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