Friday, 30 July 2010
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Project Euler
(Leonard Euler, pictured at left, was a Swiss 18th Century mathematician.)
Labels:
Computer programming,
education,
History,
Leonhard Euler,
Math,
mathematics,
Project Euler
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Thursday, 8 July 2010
The universe as rounding error
Image via Wikipedia
I enjoyed this quote: "Nine out of every 10 atoms in the universe are hydrogen, the first element and the major constituent of stars. The other 10 percent of all atoms are helium. That's already 100 percent. The rest of the periodic table, Elements 3 through 118, lithium through ununoctium, barely register on a cosmic scale. The rest of the universe, you and I included, is a rounding error."
Sam Kean/ Hydrogen: Where It All Started in Slate
Labels:
chemistry,
Hydrogen,
Life,
periodic table,
philosophy,
science,
thought
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Friday, 2 July 2010
Russian optimism
From Reuters via Yahoo News
Monday, 28 June 2010
2010 World Cup is lowest scoring competition ever
"2010 is indisputably the lowest scoring World Cup in history."
From: http://footballpolemics.wordpress.com/ via: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/
From: http://footballpolemics.wordpress.com/ via: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/
Labels:
2010,
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
soccer,
soccer FIFA,
Sport,
statistics,
world cup
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The man who sold a $22 billion share in Apple for $800
Ron Wayne co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. At the beginning he owned 10% of the company. Today that 10% would be worth $22 billion. Alas, Wayne sold his 10% back for $800 before Apple succeeded. A rough investment decision! More details at CNN here.
With a tip'o'the hat to Uncle Eric.
Labels:
Apple,
business,
Company,
Ron Wayne,
Steve Jobs,
Steve Wozniak
Friday, 18 June 2010
OnLive gaming service comes to the Mac
Labels:
Games,
Mac,
Macintosh,
OnLive,
Personal computer,
Steam (content delivery),
television,
Video game
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