Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned

[albion]

According to ARS it appears the US DHS is attempting to collect data on peopie criticising ICE around the world.

The agencies certainly have 'bums on seats' targets so even if you dislike 'Whisky with ICE' there is some risk of being targetted if visiting the US. Me, I have zero plans to visit but people really need to be aware of the small, and now real risk.
Long term, stuff like safe SMS could be scooped up, that much going via Google. (Probably quite safe for now though)

 

[ColinJ]

According to ARS it appears the US DHS is attempting to collect data on peopie criticising ICE around the world.

The agencies certainly have 'bums on seats' targets so even if you dislike 'Whisky with ICE' there is some risk of being targetted if visiting the US. Me, I have zero plans to visit but people really need to be aware of the small, and now real risk.
Long term, stuff like safe SMS could be scooped up, that much going via Google. (Probably quite safe for now though)

A friend of mine is married to an American woman. They spend half their time in the US and half their time here. He was telling me yesterday that he is well aware of the risk of being turned back when he flies into the USA if someone in authority there doesn't like his views so he is very careful who he says what to!!

 

[Dogtrousers]

I don't really have an opinion as I've never ridden a recumbent trike.

 

[albion]

A friend of mine is married to an American woman. They spend half their time in the US and half their time here. He was telling me yesterday that he is well aware of the risk of being turned back when he flies into the USA if someone in authority there doesn't like his views so he is very careful who he says what to!!

My brothers wife's siblings are mainly US. He usually never does politicals so when he brought him up by text I had to warn him.
You do not get sent home, you commonly near disappear into their semi-private money earning systems.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

A friend of mine is married to an American woman. They spend half their time in the US and half their time here. He was telling me yesterday that he is well aware of the risk of being turned back when he flies into the USA if someone in authority there doesn't like his views so he is very careful who he says what to!!

That seems very like what you would expect from North Korea
or Putin - if it was extreme

that fact that people are even talking about it maybe being true is horrific!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Half asleep, I recited "Thirty days hath September, April, June and November" but then stopped! On autopilot I ticked the mental 31 days box...

30 days - 4, 6, 9,11!

I could never remember that rhyme

They I noticed that the months with 31 days alternate except July and August with both have 31

then the rest have 30 except Feb which is weird

that concept makes more sense to me that a rhyme

4, 6, 9, 11! The months that have 30 days.

only mnemonic that I have remembered is "Virgins In Bed Give You Odd Reactions" - for the colours of the spectrum - backwards

A physics teacher told us that once in school then looked shocked that he had said it

Roygbiv, or Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (which is a very unScottish way to remember it, I know).

Besides the rhyme about days in a month, another way I've used in recent decades as a guide is to work my way through my knuckles and the dips inbetween, starting at the index knuckle on a loosely clenched fist (then returning to index knuckle after little finger knuckle)...

Each knuckle month is 31 days
Each dip has 30, except Feb

What ARE you lot wittering on about? For months with 30 days, just remember... 4, 6, 9, 11!

April (4), June (6), September (9) and November, (11)!
Foursixnineeleven!

Nine eleven rolls off the tongue too, but for other entirely different reasons! 😆

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

4, 6, 9,11!

4, 6, 9, 11!

Roygbiv, or Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (which is a very unScottish way to remember it, I know).

What ARE you lot wittering on about? Just remember... 4, 6, 9, 11!

April (4), June (6), September (9) and November, (11)!

9 11 rolls off the tongue too, but for other entirely different reasons! 😆

ROYGBIV never worked for me until I heard the VIBGYOR and did it backwards

no idea what April (4) etc means

I seem to use a different memory concept to most people - so I have to work my own things out

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Unless its Laphroaig, then it can be poured down the drain.

Someone bought me some once

took me ages to get through it

pouring it down the drain should unblock it pretty effectively!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

ROYGBIV never worked for me until I heard the VIBGYOR and did it backwards

Actually, I always use the 'Richard Of York...' one anyway.

no idea what April (4) etc means

The month number?? 🤷‍♂️

I did not make it entirely clear I was talking of months with 30 days.

I seem to use a different memory concept to most people - so I have to work my own things out

We were never taught the rhyme about the Months, so to be fair, I just made my own using the month numbers, instead of some unwieldily sounding saying.

4, 6, 9, 11. They have 30 days, so everything else falls into place once you remember that.

 

[Alex321]

Actually, I always use the 'Richard Of York...' one anyway.

The month number?? 🤷‍♂️

I did not make it entirely clear I was talking of months with 30 days.

We were never taught the rhyme about the Months, so to be fair, I just made my own using the month numbers, instead of some unwieldily sounding saying.

4, 6, 9, 11. They have 30 days, so everything else falls into place once you remember that.

Yes, but it is just as easy to remember April, June, September, November.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yes, but it is just as easy to remember April, June, September, November.

True, but it's just shorter, sharper, and I seem to remember numbers more anyway.

46911!

Either that or

Four Six Terrorist Attack! 😆

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

For which months have 31 days, place hands palm down, using finger knuckles and gaps between them as months starting on left hand.👍

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

For which months have 31 days, place hands palm down, using finger knuckles and gaps between them as months starting on left hand.👍

This had never even occurred to me. 👍🏻
That said, like I said previously, we were never really taught these things at school. 👍

Anyway, just saying that all I've ever had to remember is '46911', the rest takes care of itself (including February).

135781012 is an entirely different number to remember entirely! 😊

 

[albion]

Well, I always assumed everyone learnt the knuckle mnemonic as a child.
Realised not so.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Well, I always assumed everyone learnt the knuckle mnemonic as a child.
Realised not so.

We were destined and conditioned for greatness, we were the chosen, guilded few, so such things would have been beneath us! 😆

Seriously though, we were never taught anything like that, in fact, I don't think we ever really learned anything like nursery rhymes or similar either.
I remember kids getting into trouble for counting on their fingers.

It seems that such things really WERE beneath us after all!