I have loved Pi for a long time. But Vi Hart has convinced me that Tau (2 Pi) is a better way to do circle math and trigonometry. It has all the things that make Pi wonderful, but is even simpler and easier to understand.
Happy Tau Day!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Ready Player One - awesome book
I stumbled upon the book Ready Player One at my library, and I LOVED it. It's a veritable nerdgasm of pop culture references. (Badass scifi author John Scalzi nailed that description.) It's a tale of a kid in the future trying to find easter eggs in a virtual world to inherit Steve Jobs' fortune. I mean, not Steve Jobs, "James Halliday".
At one point, there's a party where R2D2 DJ's, and a Klingon bartender serves Pan-Galactic Gargleblasters.
It's a really fun ride, with very clever nerd culture references.
At one point, there's a party where R2D2 DJ's, and a Klingon bartender serves Pan-Galactic Gargleblasters.
It's a really fun ride, with very clever nerd culture references.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Happy Picard Day!
June 16th is Captain Picard Day. It's the day when all the children on the Enterprise create a likeness of the captain to celebrate him. Lots of nerds of the world did the same. This one is my favorite.
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