The growth of the BR

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Wed 31 Mar 2004 17:47
The growth of the BR - mfarrow
I thought I'd do a little post counting, just to see how the BR is growing as I continue to read it. (Yes, I know, but it was either that or work!).

Number of posts ...

From March 01 to March 02: ~46500
From March 02 to March 03: ~73000
From March 03 to March 04: ~92300

that's 20% growth in the past year! Also...

No of Discussion posts in last year: ~62000
No of Tech. Matt posts in last year: ~25000

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Wed 31 Mar 2004 17:53
The growth of the BR - PoloGirl
Blimey....and I thought I'd cornered the market on work avoidance techniques.

PG (Have now tidied the whole flat, done the shopping online and still not written a word)

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Wed 31 Mar 2004 17:56
The growth of the BR - No Do$h
You need to get out more. Both of you.
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 01:06
The growth of the BR - mfarrow
You need to get out more. Both of you.


Well, I'm trying to keep up the kind of useless numerical calculations as I was doing this morning: www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?m=213391...e

btw with a bit of luck this is message 213627 :-P
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?m=213627...e
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 01:12
The growth of the BR - mfarrow
Now tell me which is more interesting: The drag coeffeficient of a coach, or counting post numbers?

(btw, seriously, does anyone know the drag coefficient of a coach?) I got 0.35 from somewhere but that sounds too good!
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 01:14
The growth of the BR - No Do$h
IIRC the Audi 100 of the mid-eighties boasted of its class-leading cd of 0.33, suggesting that a coach is going to be somewhat higher than 0.35

I'm sure someone with a doctorate in fluid dynamics will be along with a flipchart and pointer in a minute.....
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Wed 31 Mar 2004 18:04
The growth of the BR - BazzaBear {P}
If you want to know about the most impressive, and amusing, work avoidance technique ever, read 'A Googlewhack Adventure' by Dave Gorman.
Oh, and the Mini cats club of North Wales is mentioned in it, so there's a motoring connection! ;)
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Wed 31 Mar 2004 18:35
The growth of the BR - PoloGirl
Is that the same Dave Gorman who went and found all the other Dave Gormans in the country and invited them all onto his comedy show? Quality stuff.

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Wed 31 Mar 2004 20:13
The growth of the BR - DavidHM
No PG, it's one of the other 54 :-)
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Wed 31 Mar 2004 20:34
The growth of the BR - BazzaBear {P}
Certainly is, and if anything this story is more barmy and more hilarious than that one.
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Thu 1 Apr 2004 09:20
The growth of the BR - Vin {P}
"From March 03 to March 04: ~92300"

That's a post every six minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Wow.

V
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