tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post6736531149078587187..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: A Picture-Perfect Snapshot Of The Modern UKJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34236292969067875692008-10-07T14:11:00.000+01:002008-10-07T14:11:00.000+01:00Metric:1. Function defining distance between two p...Metric:<BR/><BR/>1. Function defining distance between two points of a topological space and fulfilling the axioms:<BR/><BR/>1. d(x,y)>=0 with equality iff x=y;<BR/>2. d(x,y)=d(y,x);<BR/>3. d(x,z)=< d(x,y)+d(y,z)<BR/><BR/>2. Also an expression used by po-faced bureacratic lickspittles to give a spurious scientific veneer to thesis that local government can do no wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36028255505044369622008-10-05T17:53:00.000+01:002008-10-05T17:53:00.000+01:00"the relevant metric is "risk of someone actually ...<I>"the relevant metric is "risk of someone actually dying". Which they will have used in this case."</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, the relevant metric is them thinking 'Well, won't be <B>me</B> who dies, it'll be some other poor sod'.<BR/><BR/>Like Mr Woodman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-25706643449468761322008-10-05T13:44:00.000+01:002008-10-05T13:44:00.000+01:00Hindsight isn't relevant - what's relevant is the ...Hindsight isn't relevant - what's relevant is the best evaluation you can come up with in advance. <BR/><BR/>"Whether someone actually dies" is an entirely irrelevant metric, since it's based on chance; the relevant metric is "risk of someone actually dying". Which they will have used in this case.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024263999778310292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-708606269273252312008-10-04T16:15:00.000+01:002008-10-04T16:15:00.000+01:00A 'better idea about the right course of action'? ...A 'better idea about the right course of action'? Does it look that good, in hindsight, to <B>you</B>, then?<BR/><BR/>If the answer's yes, then let's ask Mr Woodman's kids that same question, shall we...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-72555381231489163032008-10-04T14:53:00.000+01:002008-10-04T14:53:00.000+01:00"The council had consulted the Royal Society for t..."The council had consulted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, which recommended they be removed"<BR/><BR/>D'you not think that, just possibly, RoSPA might have a better idea about the right course of action for the council to take than an Internet loudmouth who's read one Daily Mail piece about the case?John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024263999778310292noreply@blogger.com