I wasn't really intending on blogging much today, but I did a quick scan of the BBC News website not long after regaining consciousness, and this caught my eye:

Not to be too nerdy (OK, a bit late for that now), but if the Beeb was getting one-tenth of its normal traffic today, then that would be a drop of 90 per cent. I'm not totally awake yet, and I'm certainly not caffeinated, but I can't figure out how you get to 269 per cent below normal.

Actually, I also can't figure out why I care! :)

Later (still without caffeine)

If "normal" traffic to the Beeb is 100, and today the traffic was 37.174721, then a 269 per cent rise would bring the level back to 100.

However, going from 100 down to 37.174721 is a drop of about 63 per cent.

Improving the world's numeracy: Bill Doskoch's goal for 2007. :)

Here's my wish that whether Christmas is a secular or spiritual day for you, it is ultimately a happy and peaceful one.

The Beeb's Jane Little writes that while the Christmas wars may have eased in the U.S., they are going strong in Europe.

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