Southerly: We Haven't Forgotten You Christchurch!
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I hear that Ihimaera chap might have one out again soon.
The book so good, he's writing it twice? (Or, 1.996 times, final number may decrease as Jolisa finds more free time).
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The book so good, he's writing it twice? (Or, 1.996 times, final number may decrease as Jolisa finds more free time).
I heard a rumour that this number approximates a Z score, which means that, because it exceeds 1.98, we can be 95% confident that the book is his. Luckily he's an academic not a student though. For if we had to use Student's t distribution, then we might be forced to accept the null hypothesis. <too early in the week for obscure stats jokes?>
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no, never too early 'round these parts....
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@ Dave and Emma:
Aww. Thanks. Rest assured, when the opportunity arises, I'll make a beeline back to to ChCh to meet you two. Good luck with the launch! -
Right, few photos from the Christchurch event
It was good to meet some of the esteemed PAers and I promise to try and make a bit more noise in future.
My double identity continues to confuse Emma in amusing ways, but given the pace of the past few weeks she may be forgiven :D
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Bloody hell, Robert -- that was quick! And very fine photos, too.
I think that this one is practically the best photograph of me ever. It certainly captures David Haywood in his native surroundings.
Thanks to everyone for turning up. And what a nice bunch you all are!
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Gutted that a triple booking meant I missed it - so I'll just echo the statement made further up thread that David and Emma write LOTS more books so another book launch is required
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That was a remarkably enjoyable evening. David and Emma both heartily deserve every success.
The warm fuzzies generated by good company and the sponsor's product have yet to wear off :-)
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Student's t distribution
For years and years and years...and years, I could not understand why anyone was interested enough to name a distribution stats thing after "a student". Why were students so important???
The eureka moment was shattering. It suddenly dawned one day while idly perusing a statisticians bookshelf when I saw an author called....Student.
Duh.
Please please please tell me there were/are others just as confused.....
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when I saw an author called....Student
For a couple of years I assumed it was because it was an uncomplicated test, therefore used mostly by students.
However, the real story is much better. William Sealey Gosset worked for Guinness, but was prohibited from publishing by his employer, so used the pseudonym A. Student. Guinness used statistics both for beer production, but also barley production. Actually, it's rather disturbing how much of statistics is based around agricultural sampling in a field. I used to exhort my students to have a Guinness every day they used the t-test.
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This is really cool info - thank you, James Green!
I'll probably never use it but - it's just *so* good to know. -
Bloody hell, Robert -- that was quick! And very fine photos, too.
I think that this one is practically the best photograph of me ever. It certainly captures David Haywood in his native surroundings.
I may have become quite proficient at getting photos online promptly over the past couple of years ...
Your native habitat has library decor, beer and an attractive woman nearby reading one of your books? Lucky bastard ;D
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Thank you James.....phew...
William Sealey Gosset worked for Guinness, but was prohibited from publishing by his employer, so used the pseudonym A. Student.
You are right, and "commercial sensitivity" was a 'problem' even back then!!
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My double identity continues to confuse Emma in amusing ways, but given the pace of the past few weeks she may be forgiven :D
Oh arse, I cocked that up again, didn't I? I can tell Marsden from Matsen, it's just the names I get confused. Sorry. And I have to give you massively big ups for spelling my children's names correctly in the captions.
I think that this one is practically the best photograph of me ever. It certainly captures David Haywood in his native surroundings.
It makes you look all dark and brooding and Relevant to my Interests.
I did take some pics last night but I don't have Robert's legendary uploading speed. I was at the hospital at seven this morning and haven't really recovered yet.
For those who are interested, this one features my partner, Karl, and both our children. My daughter is the redhead in the tiger-print dress who spent the whole launch reading my book.
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Is this your ghost writer David?
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@Emma don't worry, I'm sure there will be opportunity for me to get you to re-sign it with something more appropriate :D I didn't notice myself at the time (cap M, upstroke in about the right place) until you miscalled me to Isabel, which prompted me to check what you had written.
But do you realise how far back through your journal I had to go to find something more helpful than 'son' for Kieran? T'other, not a problem :p
Hope the scan went well.
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But do you realise how far back through your journal I had to go to find something more helpful than 'son' for Kieran?
Heh. I was labelling christmas presents this weekend, and had to go back to something like September at Livejournal to get the spelling right for Kieran. I can remember R's as she (or perhaps Karl) taught me to sign it years ago.
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Hope the scan went well.
Yeah. I now know what the important difference between a CT and an MRI is: about forty minutes.
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Emma/Robert you have cleared up a bunch of "didn't I used to know you by a different name?" and "who was that masked poster?" confusion.
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I don't think this can be a ghost writer - from the condescending expression, I'd say it's a critic.
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Certainly not the apple cheeks of a ghost writer (their cheeks are usually rather hollow). Actually the subject of the photograph is rather keen on the book -- he finds the drawing of Too-Fat Smith (the well-known necrophiliac) rather amusing: "Look at that man's trousers!" I only hope that other critics will be similarly amused.
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I vote for "Look at that man's trousers!" as the title of your next book.
Or indeed Emma's.
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I vote for "Look at that man's trousers!" as the title of your next book.
Or indeed Emma's.
I's probably buy two copies.
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The eureka moment was shattering. It suddenly dawned one day while idly perusing a statisticians bookshelf when I saw an author called....Student.
I'm still waiting for the eureka moment to strike me as to why New Zealand's Reserve Bank has named its governor after a traffic cone. And is it for this same reason that people in the Land of the Broken Boot get around by riding German singers and/or Native American tribes?
I'm not actually all that sure that the eureka moment will be all that much fun when it does arrive. But I'm waiting for it anyway. In economics, this is known as laisser-faire, or in laybeing's terms "staring doom in the face like a wallaby in headlights".
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Obtuse is not the word.......
And is it for this same reason that people in the Land of the Broken Boot get around by riding German singers and/or Native American tribes?
Australia??? Two front seats and a tray on the back - Utes are beaut? Holden? Ford?
"Land of the broken boot"?? WTFIT?
Italians? Big Booted italy kicked little Sicily, into the middle of the Mediteranean Sea.?? But is is not broken.
Broken Boot??/ Seen if the bootup of a PC fails????
Other than that....I give up.
Eureka??....er...no.
Bollard. One may assume that those who take up the opportunity to sign Bank Notes need to have a thick skin...or are able to survive a good bollocking. Bollards hardly move so maybe.....Then there are those who are a little Brash and also signed the bills.
Actually a bollard may not necessarily be a traiifc cone. They are a bit more solid than that being they keep things like cars etc out! One can move a cone.
Maybe he is a conehead? Alienish?
Rolls of fthe tongue though doesn't it. Bollard, Bolllaaaarrd. Bolaaaard. Bollllllllllard. Got a good gutteral start and a loud harsh ending.
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