The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXVII

[madviking]

Considering I got a good answer anyways, it just serves to show you that it's not that hard to quit trolling me and give me a good, and informative answer, even with the detail level of my questions.

i don't think owen is trolling as i didn't understand your question either. don't be a butt thinking people are out to troll you.

 

[bhsup]

Can someone explain to me the idea or concept behind the saying "<so and so> is the new <something>"? The whole thing just confuses me.

It was -originally- used in fashion, as far as I know. For example, red is the new white would mean that red had taken over as the popular color for the season's fashion from white.

 

[Domen]

What exactly is possibly wrong with Queen Elisabeth's DNA?

There has been a hilarious slip of the tongue in Polish TVN24 news broadcast concerning this:

Instead of saying "Czy w &#380;y&#322;ach królowej p&#322;ynie królewska krew?" ("Does the Queen have royal blood in her veins?"),

News anchor said: "Czy w &#380;y&#322;ach królowej p&#322;ynie kurewska krew?"

The sound change was quite subtle but the change of meaning - not exactly:

królewska - http://pl.bab.la/slownik/polski-angielski/królewski

kurewska - http://pl.bab.la/slownik/polski-angielski/kurewski

 

[bhsup]

Well they're talking about the recent discovery of something possibly amiss in the genes of Richard III. Read about that yesterday. So, it may have been intentional and not a slip of the tongue.

Richard III's DNA throws up infidelity surprise

 

[Arakhor]

Whilst mildly interesting, it's thoroughly unimportant, as it doesn't in any way suggest that she's not descended from the Stuart dynasty and royal succession law is based on descent from the Electress Sophia, regardless of whether or not James VI & I's great-grandmother (a Tudor) was descended from Edward III or not.

 

[James Stuart]

Whilst mildly interesting, it's thoroughly unimportant, as it doesn't in any way suggest that she's not descended from the Stuart dynasty and royal succession law is based on descent from the Electress Sophia, regardless of whether or not James VI & I's great-grandmother (a Tudor) was descended from Edward III or not.

It's doubly unimportant given that it's been suspected for centuries that Edward IV was a bastard anyway.

 

[sophie]

That makes much more sense now, thanks.

Considering I got a good answer anyways, it just serves to show you that it's not that hard to quit trolling me and give me a good, and informative answer, even with the detail level of my questions.

Genuinely not a troll. You just phrased your question in a really difficult-to-understand manner, so it was difficult to grasp what exactly you were looking for.

Was it generic: this new thing is gaining popularity

Was it contextual implications: For example x is the new Friends in terms of cultural relevance/penetration/ubiquity

Was it direct comparison: This is the new Rodney King riots

etc.

I honestly didn't know what level of explanation you were looking for.

 

[Arakhor]

It's doubly unimportant given that it's been suspected for centuries that Edward IV was a bastard anyway.

There's that too. Tony Robinson did a documentary on it years ago, coming to the conclusion that a British-Australian gentleman-farmer was in fact the 'proper' heir to the throne.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Australia totally should PU Britain.

 

[Arakhor]

It's already the junior partner in a personal union with Britain.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Their prestige is too low. They should declare war for the throne.

 

[Borachio]

Ah, but you see, when an elderly parent reaches a certain age and decrepitude, a role reversal happens.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Well, your queen is a vampire and I doubt that the same rules apply to vampires. Poor Charles, he'll never see the throne.

 

[bhsup]

Well, your queen is a vampire and I doubt that the same rules apply to vampires. Poor Charles, he'll never see the throne.

Wat? If anything, she's a werewolf.

 

[Sanguivorant]

Someone help me with isolating. It's mathematics.

E=Z*sqr.((p*(1-p)/n)

How would I isolate n?

 

[warpus]

Divide both sides by Z, go from there?

 

[Antilogic]

Yup. Divide by Z, square it, multiply by n, divide by everything not-n on the left.

 

[Sanguivorant]

Thanks you very much. I'm going to get rekt in Calculus next semester.

 

[Borachio]

n=E^2/(Z^2*(p(1-p)) ?

That's really easy peasy. I get confused with exp (arc tan ln x), and such.

 

[madviking]

Someone help me with isolating. It's mathematics.

E=Z*sqr.((p*(1-p)/n)

How would I isolate n?

Easy:

E=Z*sqr.((p*(1-p)/

n

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