tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post2500793165795858137..comments2023-09-20T16:16:26.566+01:00Comments on I sold up and moved to Mars: PropheteeringArtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-5652555312288429072013-04-27T13:15:01.139+01:002013-04-27T13:15:01.139+01:00Yes, the reggae/ska soundtrack is a welcome additi...Yes, the reggae/ska soundtrack is a welcome addition. If quite random.Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-82185153508444195702013-04-27T00:49:12.442+01:002013-04-27T00:49:12.442+01:00Hmm, just watched a couple of episodes, not quite ...Hmm, just watched a couple of episodes, not quite up there with The Inbetweeners. Excellent soundtrack though, just played <i>Ring The Alarm</i>.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-35138800068619985272013-04-26T23:57:31.270+01:002013-04-26T23:57:31.270+01:00More than anyone would ever need to know probably,...More than anyone would ever need to know probably, my brain bailed when he said I needed to catenate something.<br /><br />I made a mental note to watch <i>Plebs</i> and then forgot all about it.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-42231926707374251552013-04-26T23:14:03.478+01:002013-04-26T23:14:03.478+01:00BTW Plebs is quite funny. Like Rome x The Inbetwee...BTW Plebs is quite funny. Like Rome x The InbetweenersSwiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-56370527718577697322013-04-26T23:13:24.006+01:002013-04-26T23:13:24.006+01:00I now know far more than I did before about Roman ...I now know far more than I did before about Roman mathematics. And can see how wrong I was about multiplication. Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-32545551530764293292013-04-26T22:31:23.446+01:002013-04-26T22:31:23.446+01:00Not sure that link's working so:
http://turne...Not sure that link's working so:<br /><br />http://turner.faculty.swau.edu/mathematics/materialslibrary/roman/<br /><br />Iss? In vino veritas by any chance Davy?Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-23910002770069020002013-04-26T22:21:40.905+01:002013-04-26T22:21:40.905+01:00Here we go - Roman ArithmeticHere we go - <a rel="nofollow">Roman Arithmetic</a>Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-53946719162300128152013-04-26T22:13:06.719+01:002013-04-26T22:13:06.719+01:00Tempus fugit mate, carpe diem, arte et labore et c...Tempus fugit mate, carpe diem, arte et labore et ceteraSwiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-47730593775363795412013-04-26T22:04:05.400+01:002013-04-26T22:04:05.400+01:00Iss Quid Pro Quo, innitIss Quid Pro Quo, innitdavyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-20806702894781236212013-04-26T22:03:19.984+01:002013-04-26T22:03:19.984+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-23528415249176205662013-04-26T20:10:00.184+01:002013-04-26T20:10:00.184+01:00Exactly.Exactly.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-45372422212091633352013-04-26T20:00:22.257+01:002013-04-26T20:00:22.257+01:00'hail citizens of Rome. I am from the future a...'hail citizens of Rome. I am from the future and I bring you.... Zero'. <br />'Zero?'<br />'Yes, zero, an absence of number, a quantity of nothing'.Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-67382638892003299722013-04-26T19:50:02.607+01:002013-04-26T19:50:02.607+01:00I'm sure they must have been able to multiply,...I'm sure they must have been able to multiply, they had words for it (semel, bis etc.). And it's just such a useful skill to have if you're going to take over Europe, Asia Minor and Northern Africa. Maybe I could introduce zero, but I'm not sure I get it enough to have really sold it to them.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-17677991114906566302013-04-26T19:13:03.201+01:002013-04-26T19:13:03.201+01:00Or multiplication. You could have invented that, w...Or multiplication. You could have invented that, which I believe can't be done using Roman numerals.Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.com