Nice to see CoSG getting a shout out here. I am (or was - do these things expire?) a Rogue Media Doktor, and RL pals with Ivan Stang and Princess Wei. Good people. *Weird* people maybe; but good.
My elementary schoolers were given the challenge of memorizing digits of pi. A third grader got over 100. A fourth grader apparently won with 148 or something.
I doubt either of those kids are geniuses, but it's a seriously impressive accomplishment for them. That took real dedication and focus, and they can feel really good about it.
Pi day is the second nerdiest holiday after May the Fourth.
Sadly, Schiaraperelli is mostly known for kicking off the canal craze (even though he never claimed that the “channels” he observed on Mars were artificial) that Percivale Lowell ran with in the early 20th century.
I didn't realize (or had forgotten) that Pi Day was invented by a Bay Area museum--the Exploratorium (founded by Oppenheimer's brother.) So, if there's any reflected glory, I'm basking in it.
This slack thing is highly underrated. Although I am not a follower of the Church of the Sub-Genius, I am a big believer and promoter of slack. Without slack, life is misery.
" The "different" are being silenced by a global conspiracy. WEIRDOS ARISE!! You probably already knew that the U.S. Government is a SHAM. Something propped up there for you to blame. But did you know that the real "powers that be" are not even people? That they are actually shambling, unbelievable, unmentionable, unthinkable THINGS??
YES! JEHOVAH IS AN ALIEN AND STILL THREATENS THIS PLANET!"
"Also speaking of geniuses, your first present today is a 1990s commercial for The Church of the Subgenius, a thing I should probably know way more about than I do."
I found their book hilarious when I was 20, but it's been a while since I looked at it, so I can't really vouch for it.
“aldi emergency quiche” counts as pie, right? my sinuses are packed like they’re going on a long trip and i’m trying to decide when to take my next covid test, so it’s splendid isolation meanwhile pour moi
Ee-yada-yada-yada!
Nice to see CoSG getting a shout out here. I am (or was - do these things expire?) a Rogue Media Doktor, and RL pals with Ivan Stang and Princess Wei. Good people. *Weird* people maybe; but good.
My elementary schoolers were given the challenge of memorizing digits of pi. A third grader got over 100. A fourth grader apparently won with 148 or something.
I doubt either of those kids are geniuses, but it's a seriously impressive accomplishment for them. That took real dedication and focus, and they can feel really good about it.
over the years I have typed (and even keypunched) the line of code:
pi = 3.14159265358979323d0
many times. So celebrate pi day and remember: it's not true that pi are squared. pi is always round.
I almost scrolled and then was like WAIT, THAT'S MY CAT.
Thanks Wonkette! Her majesty would also love it if she could speak English.
Pi day is the second nerdiest holiday after May the Fourth.
Sadly, Schiaraperelli is mostly known for kicking off the canal craze (even though he never claimed that the “channels” he observed on Mars were artificial) that Percivale Lowell ran with in the early 20th century.
Hurray, hurray, it's the eighth of May;
Outdoor intercourse starts that day.
This celebrates early summer above 45N.
I didn't realize (or had forgotten) that Pi Day was invented by a Bay Area museum--the Exploratorium (founded by Oppenheimer's brother.) So, if there's any reflected glory, I'm basking in it.
This slack thing is highly underrated. Although I am not a follower of the Church of the Sub-Genius, I am a big believer and promoter of slack. Without slack, life is misery.
" The "different" are being silenced by a global conspiracy. WEIRDOS ARISE!! You probably already knew that the U.S. Government is a SHAM. Something propped up there for you to blame. But did you know that the real "powers that be" are not even people? That they are actually shambling, unbelievable, unmentionable, unthinkable THINGS??
YES! JEHOVAH IS AN ALIEN AND STILL THREATENS THIS PLANET!"
-- Church of the SubGenius Pamphlet #1, 1980
https://www.subgenius.com/pam1/pamphlet_p1.html
"Also speaking of geniuses, your first present today is a 1990s commercial for The Church of the Subgenius, a thing I should probably know way more about than I do."
I found their book hilarious when I was 20, but it's been a while since I looked at it, so I can't really vouch for it.
Anyone cracked it lately?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_SubGenius
https://alisav.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-men-who-write
My daughter shared this with me today.
It's a wonkette's mantra.
I got a free pie today from a pie store in Waterloo, on account of having graduated from the University of Waterloo with a math degree.
It's the first time in my life that a university degree has been a direct material benefit to me.
His name is J. R. Bob Dobbs
Speaking as a Bob, isn't that J.R. "Bob" Dobbs?
"Seek slack."
-- Bob Dobbs
Today... is a good day for pie!
Q'pla!
Talking of constants:
-1 = e . exp[i*pi]
better than sex
Dick Feynmann approves.
Math or not math?
Very pretty kitty!
“aldi emergency quiche” counts as pie, right? my sinuses are packed like they’re going on a long trip and i’m trying to decide when to take my next covid test, so it’s splendid isolation meanwhile pour moi