Sod's law

Fuck Sod's Law. I wanted to know who this pessimistic 'Sod was' and here's my summary:

Sod's law is a name for the axiom "Anything that can go wrong, will". 

E.G "Toast will always land butter side down" is often given as an example of Sod's law. 

The phrase is seemingly derived, at least in part, from the colloquialism : "unlucky sod".

And that's all, it's also on an album (Spear of Destiny) which is a good album and song. 

But, after searching, there was no Sod. He didn't exist. How depressing. 

Yet, there is an extremely confusing hypothesis and reasoning behind Sod's law, which I will try and decipher for you.

The Hypothesis

There are 5 factors taken into account:
Urgency(U)
Complexity(C)
Importance(I)
Skill(S)
Frequency(F)

And then, I summarised it into these lists.

1. Rate the urgency, importance and complexity of the task on a scale of 1 to 9 and add these figures together.
2. Rate how skilled you are at the task. Subtract this from 10.
3. Multiply your answers to steps 1 and 2 together and divide by 20.
4. Rate from 1 to 9 how frequently you perform the task and divide this by 10.
5. Calculate the sine value of your answer to step 4 (you’ll find this a ‘sin’ on most calculators) and subtract this from 1.
6. Divide 1 by your answer to step 5.
7. Finally, multiply your answer to step 3 by 0.7, and then multiply this by your answer to step 6. Voila - you have your Sod’s Law rating.
8. The closer to 10 it is, the higher your risk of falling victim to Sod’s Law.

 All factors have a top 8.6 score. So, for example, urgency of eating would be pretty high. But, can't go above 8.6.
Anyway, this wasn't that mini, but it was a fun topic. Facebook comment or Blogger comment on some events you tried. I think this'll be fun to try.

But, don't be mistaken between your idiocy and Sods law.

Terms and Conditions apply.

I hate them. They are the most worthless piece of writing I have ever had the displeasure even to set my gaze upon them. 

I have to say, it's not just once or twice. They're everywhere, and I know they need to be, for legal reasons. But, please comment, if you actually read them. Because, I don't know a single person who does. You see them come up, and to be honest, I actually see if I can press accept without even looking at what I'm accepting for, iTunes, Xbox, etc. 

Let's just go a bit deeper, into why these T&C's actually exist. I can find two reasons.

1) It made a good South Park episode (The Human Cent-i-Pad)

2) To annoy you

iTunes are the worst I have seen, They actually throw it in your face. Not like most sign ups, where you just tick a box, then every single time, you think you have done something spectacularly different from everyone, you feel rebellious, you really shouldn't. Everyone does it. Admittedly, the closest I get is reading the first couple of lines because it's generally in my face. Well, screen.

So, this took me half an hour to write. Why? Because I wrote this when an agreement came up, I scrolled through it, and this is what iTunes is making you agree too. Because, I'm sure you won't do this. Right?

Nocturnally normal.

3 days:10pm-7am. It may come as a surprise to you, but it wasn't as bad as you may think. Just imagine being in a large supermarket, with three people you got on with, and loud music. 

Okay, it was a struggle to switch my body clock in a day. Plus, you have to work hard, but it also gives you a lot of time to think. Loud music may distract you from thinking, but when you look at your phone and it's 4am, you don't personally give a damn. You just get on with things, and it lets you just think about everything that may confuse you, or things that you've always wanted to consider. Funny or emotional. And that's what people need to do more.

Like on my first night I vaguely remember considering what would happen if all the inanimate items, came to life. That would be awesome.

If people reflected, they would be a lot more wise. Like owls, they're renowned for being nocturnal and wise. 

Funny that, I just got the wise owl saying.

Maybe both. But, this owl is exactly how I imagine an owls response to this blog.

Hard to make a living.

My energy is soon to be tested. 

I'm soon to work three 10pm-7am shifts.

It's going to be pretty boring. Luckily, I have Village People to listen too. I mean, where would I be without them?

In other news, I had a prom last night. It was fun. Then, we had the best year 13 after party that would make most people possibly envious. There were 5 people at the Railway. We left after 5 minutes. I have football now, we may win the league. So much pressure on being a keeper like me.

Isn't pressure a funny thing? It makes you feel all kind of things. Like peer pressure... but don't succumb to it, stand up for what you think is right. Otherwise, you'll end up like this guy.

                           And you wouldn't want that now, would we.