Entropy on Boards.ie

hatrickpatrick

Anyone else notice the trend that as the page number increases, so does the level of madness and chaos in a thread to the point where if you've been in a debate about the OP around say page 4, and you come back later to a thread with 12+ pages, you know that in all likelihood the topic has been completely derailed by now and there is therefore no point in posting in it?

frozenfrozen

The likelihood of the pc brigade showing up grows logarithmically with every post

mattjack

I managed to get entropy into an assignment recently,the lecturer was damn impressed I tell ya.

amacca

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Anyone else notice the trend that as the page number increases, so does the level of madness and chaos in a thread to the point where if you've been in a debate about the OP around say page 4, and you come back later to a thread with 12+ pages, you know that in all likelihood the topic has been completely derailed by now and there is therefore no point in posting in it?

I pride myself on being an agent of chaos after about page 5ish of any thread

kirving

mattjack wrote: »

I managed to get entropy into an assignment recently,the lecturer was damn impressed I tell ya.

Not too inpressive if you're studying engineering. Enthalpy, now there's a difficult one!

Captain_Generic

How about those communists though, filling oreos with toothpaste. Also.......spatula.

mattjack

Kevin Irving wrote: »

Not too inpressive if you're studying engineering. Enthalpy, now there's a difficult one!

Au contraire , I study drugs counselling , hows that for inpressive ?

losthorizon

Whats the point in being in a conversation that stays the same and never develops. It would be like my marriage.:p

green_beret

frozenfrozen wrote: »

The likelihood of the pc brigade showing up grows logarithmically with every post

the pc brigade @ boards are the 99%

amacca

mattjack wrote: »

Au contraire , I study drugs counselling , hows that for inpressive ?

It would be more impressive if you were completing a course on herbal remedies and modern witchcraft and you managed to work a bit of entropy in there

sfwcork

I dont know what entropy is

ManMade

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Anyone else notice the trend that as the page number increases, so does the level of madness and chaos in a thread to the point where if you've been in a debate about the OP around say page 4, and you come back later to a thread with 12+ pages, you know that in all likelihood the topic has been completely derailed by now and there is therefore no point in posting in it?

If it wasn't for the RCC......

mattjack

amacca wrote: »

It would be more impressive if you were completing a course on herbal remedies and modern witchcraft and you managed to work a bit of entropy in there

As quoted by the OP ... A level of madness and chaos.

Gummy Panda

Still better then other forms of bulletin boards

partyatmygaff

The likelihood of a post getting thanked is inversely related to its sequence in the thread with each new page leading to a logarithmic decrease in thanks potential.

Bonus graph.

D1stant

I agree O' Gara should be dropped

amacca

sfwcork wrote: »

I dont know what entropy is

How about tracker mortgages?

Do you know what they are?

extinct

mawk

Kevin Irving wrote: »

Not too inpressive if you're studying engineering. Enthalpy, now there's a difficult one!

The amount of energy in the system available for mechanical work? Been a while since thermo lectures..

Terry pratchett had a great throwaway line to the effect of; the great race between entropy and enthalpy had been run. And the winner was the favourite from the start

amacca

partyatmygaff wrote: »

The likelihood of a post getting thanked is inversely related to its sequence in the thread with each new page leading to a logarithmic decrease in thanks potential.

Bonus graph.

Also, it can be demonstrated that:

As time elapsed increases in any thread the probability of a clash between anti and pro ps/social welfare posters tends to one

mike65

sfwcork wrote: »

I dont know what entropy is

Ah this is what happens if you never watch BBC4!

Pottler

My kid won en trophy in the hundred meters last summer. Very proud of it he is. It's up there with his boxing trophies. I didn't know you could win them for getting to page 12 of a thread though... ah, sure every day I'm learning new stuff..

El Guapo!

Anyone ever notice how the Persian rug always ends up on the yellow side of the building and you can never figure out why the clock has stopped even though the guy in the shop assured you that your Nike Air Max were never involved in the holocaust?

Fromthetrees

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Still better then other forms of bulletin boards

How many of your 14 and a half thousand posts reference pandas Gummy Panda?

How would you feel if I said I'd eat a panda without giving it a second thought.

mattjack

El Guapo! wrote: »

Anyone ever notice how the Persian rug always ends up on the yellow side of the building and you can never figure out why the clock has stopped even though the guy in the shop assured you that your Nike Air Max were never involved in the holocaust?

Sir , I challenge you to a duel.

Setun

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Anyone else notice the trend that as the page number increases, so does the level of madness and chaos in a thread to the point where if you've been in a debate about the OP around say page 4, and you come back later to a thread with 12+ pages, you know that in all likelihood the topic has been completely derailed by now and there is therefore no point in posting in it?

Anybody else notice how the thanks button generates a positive feedback loop?

Archeron

What's NOT to like about alligators? There used to be a bakery in Newry that sold alligators. They were like really big long cream donuts, but with buttercream. Not as nice as fresh cream, but it took my mind off the scorch marks on the wall outside the shop.

mattjack

Archeron wrote: »

What's NOT to like about alligators? There used to be a bakery in Newry that sold alligators. They were like really big long cream donuts, but with buttercream. Not as nice as fresh cream, but it took my mind off the scorch marks on the wall outside the shop.

Newry was where I used bring my pet wasp for wash , this was round time I got married for the first time.
After a couple months the three of decided we couldn't live together.I still miss that wasp.

C.K Dexter Haven

Entropy entropy, they all have it .. Er, never mind

kfallon

Entropy.......ooooo someone had a dictionary for dinner!

Amalgam

kfallon wrote: »

Entropy.......ooooo someone had a dictionary for dinner!

Racist. Post reported etc..

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

frozenfrozen wrote: »

The likelihood of the pc brigade showing up grows logarithmically with every post

That's weird. just shy of 7 years and 13,500 odd posts and I've yet the see this mysterious PC Brigade.

SV

what's worse is the guaranteed posters who think they're hilarious coming in within the first few posts..as has been demonstrated here very nicely

DonkeyStyle \o/

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

That's weird. just shy of 7 years and 13,500 odd posts and I've yet the see this mysterious PC Brigade.

We have a private forum.