Daylight growing shorter?

[Naz]

Originally Posted by AlfredP Hey, William, haven't you ever heard of "negative growth"? Alfred

There's no such thing as negative growth. It's a bit like saying negative profits, you wouldn't, you'd say a loss. Similary instead of negative growth you would use someother context appropriate word, e.g. contraction or decline.

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by Naz There's no such thing as negative growth. It's a bit like saying negative profits, you wouldn't, you'd say a loss. Similary instead of negative growth you would use someother context appropriate word, e.g. contraction or decline.

Reminds me of that cartoon showing the boss at his office desk, seated in front of a wall-chart showing strong "negative growth":

"We're a not-for-profit... We didn't mean to be!"

[William]

Just testing to see if your all awake.

[AlfredP]

Originally Posted by William Just testing to see if your all awake.

Is this another test?

Alfred

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by Lon in California Hmmm, could be my imagination, but does anyone notice the days getting shorter?

Originally Posted by AlfredP Is this another test? Alfred

Living on the Web, there may be lots of clouds, but the Sun never sets.

[AlfredP]

Originally Posted by RichardS Living on the Web, there may be lots of clouds, but the Sun never sets.

That sounds like a pronouncement by the Oracle!

Alfred

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by AlfredP That sounds like a pronouncement by the Oracle! Alfred

Long memory; but it was just a random thought.

BTW. I've just updated their VirtualBox, but Win8 still doesn't like it.

[Naz]

Originally Posted by RichardS Living on the Web, there may be lots of clouds, but the Sun never sets.

Well it is the biggest SPARC in the solar system ;-)

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by Naz Well it is the biggest SPARC in the solar system ;-)

[mjh]

Originally Posted by AlfredP That sounds like a pronouncement by the Oracle! Alfred

GOSSIP of the day:

Oracle's Larry Ellison just bought 98% of one of the Hawaiian islands.... for cash, around 600 million usd.

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by mjh GOSSIP of the day: Oracle's Larry Ellison just bought 98% of one of the Hawaiian islands.... for cash, around 600 million usd.

Yes, he's no fool:

For reasons best known to Whitehall, UK Air Passenger Duty (ie. tax) is much lower for the longer flight to Hawaii, than to Sir Richard Branson's Caribbean island.

[Art]

Originally Posted by jacksjacobs Is anyone concerned that you sleep, maybe 1/3rd of the day, every day?

Only if I take too long an afternoon siesta Jack, I usually sleep at night.

Art

[Peanuts]

Originally Posted by Art Only if I take too long an afternoon siesta Jack, I usually sleep at night. Art

But if a day is 24 hours long then surely night is day

[jacksjacobs]

Originally Posted by Lon in California Hmmm, could be my imagination, but does anyone notice the days getting shorter.....

Originally Posted by ericlnz Actually for some of us they are getting longer......

Originally Posted by David Walker Nope, there's still 24 hours in my day.

Originally Posted by jacksjacobs Is anyone concerned that you sleep, maybe 1/3rd of the day, every day?

Originally Posted by Art Only if I take too long an afternoon siesta Jack, I usually sleep at night. ...Art

The point of my comment is that David Walker says the day is 24 hours, at which point I ask: how do you fit in the night for sleeping?

As for me, I tend to sleep at times during the day, or more specifically, during the evening - especially through a TV science documentary I particularly want to watch.

[RichardS]

Originally Posted by jacksjacobs The point of my comment is that David Walker says the day is 24 hours, at which point I ask: how do you fit in the night for sleeping?

Before that, something else for you to see on your next visit to London: Blackfriars Bridge Station.

I thought that these covers were just something to protect VIPs during the Jubilee River Pageant. But apparently they are permanent as part of a new station.

Even my fuzzy photos from the Wibbly Wobbly Bridge and Tate Modern, show how the view up the Thames is now blocked.

[TAE]

Originally Posted by RichardS Before that, something else for you to see on your next visit to London: Blackfriars Bridge Station. I thought that these covers were just something to protect VIPs during the Jubilee River Pageant. But apparently they are permanent as part of a new station. Even my fuzzy photos from the Wibbly Wobbly Bridge and Tate Modern, show how the view up the Thames is now blocked.

So maybe the daylight isn't growing shorter, they are just covering the sun?