So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Ummm... what are error bars?

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

They are little markers attached to data points in graphs to show the size of the uncertainty in the value being plotted. Say you have a graph of the temperature measured each day at nine am in the morning; your thermometer is only accurate to one degree Celsius, so you measure a value of 10 degrees, but the actual temperature might be 9 or 11. When you plot it on your graph you put a dot at 10 degrees and then draw little lines up and down from that point to show the interval the actual value is in. (I do hope that made sense; it is the sort of thing that is easiest to explain with a picture, but I haven't got one to hand!)