Hexadecimal: The Mathematical Fountain of Youth

Posted on 1 May 2016 by RobertLovesPi

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An average human life-span in the 70s seems much better now that I’m back before the midway-point. =D

On “Thinking Outside the Box” (Thanks, Mom)

Posted on 30 April 2016 by RobertLovesPi

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The secret to “thinking outside the box” is to never have your thinking put in a box in the first place. Thanks, Mom. This would not have happened to me without you making it happen, and I only just now figured this out.

Please do not play pranks on the Aspies

Posted on 29 April 2016 by RobertLovesPi

Please do not play pranks on the Aspies

This is not a joke. I don’t know any way to make it plainer than this.

“Aspie,” in case you do not know, is a word commonly used within the community of people with Asperger’s Syndrome, as an informal term for ourselves. I don’t claim to speak for all Aspies, of course, but this is certainly true for me, as well as many others I know. Some Aspies have figured out how to recognize and understand pranks, but I am not one of them. I don’t understand why people play pranks . . . at all.

On Motivation, 9th Graders, and Pi

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Bashing Some Democrats, for a Change

Posted on 18 March 2016 by RobertLovesPi

Image from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey

I am sick of certain Bernie Sanders supporters who write about the “Hitlarites” who support Hillary Clinton.

I am also sick of the Hillary Clinton supporters who mock her opponent as “Barnie” Sanders, as in Barney the Clown, or perhaps Barney the purple dinosaur.

My guess is that both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, themselves, are embarrassed by these rude factions of their own supporters, and wish they would just shut up, and sit down.

They’re not helping anyone, except for Donald Trump.

My Personal, Presidential Anti-Endorsement

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I’m not a Democrat. On the other hand, the Republicans are not in the habit of giving me any other viable options.

The “Trick Johnson” (?) — A Near-Miss Johnson Solid, Surrounded by Hilariously Mistranslated Japanese

Posted on 16 March 2016 by RobertLovesPi

I did not discover this polyhedron, although I wish I had, for it has quite a clever design.

The page where I found it (poorly-translated English version, where it’s called the “Trick Johnson,” whatever that means) is at http://www.geocities.jp/ikuro_kotaro/koramu/1053_g2.htm). I generally don’t repost much work by others here, but, for the “Trick Johnson,” I’m making an exception. By appearance, it’s a near-miss to the Johnson solids, based on combining characteristics of the dodecahedron, the snub cube, and the snub dodecahedron. It has chiral four-fold dihedral symmetry.

If you understand Japanese, I’m sure there’s a lot of interesting information at that linked page. If, on the other hand, you don’t, there’s still a good reason to follow that link: making fun of Google-Chrome’s built-in translator.

“Come very! It makes it the.” Say what?

“Other Duties as Assigned”

Posted on 10 March 2016 by RobertLovesPi

impertinent question

At times, I wonder why I wonder about the things about which I wonder.

On the 2016 American Presidential Election, and the Whole Sorry Lot Running

Posted on 10 March 2016 by RobertLovesPi

A self-righteous megalomaniac. Several far-right wingnuts, from a party rapidly making itself irrelevant by trying to live in the past. A big-government advocate with a past history of questionable ethical practices. And, to round out the lot, an actual socialist.

Sigh. I wish we could vote for “none of the above,” and just leave the White House empty for four years.

Next-best option, in my opinion: if we must have a Clinton, bring back Socks the Cat.

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