About RobertLovesPi

I go by RobertLovesPi on-line, and am interested in many things, a large portion of which are geometrical. Welcome to my own little slice of the Internet. The viewpoints and opinions expressed on this website are my own. They should not be confused with those of my employer, nor any other organization, nor institution, of any kind.

American Fascism 2017

Posted on 27 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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It’s easy to throw words like “fascism” around without really thinking about their definitions . . . so I looked the word up, to reexamine it. In my opinion, the “shoe fits,” as the saying goes, whether you call it “American fascism,” or simply “Trumpism.” Just look at the details of the Google-provided definition above:

Authoritarian? Check.
Nationalistic? “Make America Great Again!” “America First!”
Right-wing? Very much so.
Government? Firm control of two of three branches, at the moment.
Social organization? They’re working on that, in the usual “us and them” form.
Extreme? Almost comically so.
Intolerant? Vividly so.

What’s more, all of this is apparent after Donald Trump has been in office for only a week.

3, 4, 5, 6

Posted on 26 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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This post’s title is derived from the fact that the faces of the polyhedron above have three, four, five, and six sides. I created it using Stella 4d, which you can try for yourself here.

On Building Character During the Trump Presidency

Posted on 24 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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The world now has a new, simple way to build character:

Watch the American president, and
Try your best to avoid acting like him.

[Image found here.]

An Enneacontahedron

Posted on 24 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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Enneacontahedra have ninety faces, and this is but one of many which are possible. I made it with Stella 4d, which you can try for free at this website: http://software3d.com/Stella.php.

Conjoined Twin Starfish

Posted on 21 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

I made this using Stella 4d: Polyhedron Navigator. You can try this program for yourself at this website.

Some Tetrahedral Stellations of the Truncated Cube

Posted on 19 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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I created these with Stella 4d, which you may try for free at this website. To make a given polyhedral stellation appear larger, simply click on it.

Twisted Polyhedral Compound

Posted on 18 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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I used Stella 4d to make this. You may try this program for free at http://wwwsoftware3d.com/Stella.php.

A Polyhedron Made of Enneagons and Pentagons

Posted on 17 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

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This polyhedron has 20 enneagons and 12+60=72 pentagons (of two types) as faces. I made it using Stella 4d, which is available at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday: A Public Service Announcement

Posted on 15 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

This year, in the USA, the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is observed tomorrow. However, it is today — January 15th — which is his actual birthday.

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Source of image: http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

My 2017 Birthday Stars

Posted on 12 January 2017 by RobertLovesPi

I turn 49 today. This is a 49-pointed star, to mark the occasion — an old tradition of mine.

My first birthday was in 1968 — on the day I was born. A year later, on my second birthday, I turned one year old. Carry this up to the present, and that makes today, when I turn 49, my 50th birthday. For those reasons, here’s a second star, with 50 points.