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The Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality via Springs

Posted on 2020/10/06 by Carl Robitaille

The Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality via Springs

The database is managed in Excel and the number of columns had reached the maximum

Posted on 2020/10/06 by Carl Robitaille

When I first heard that cases were missing I thought “can’t be an Excel problem, the rows run out at 1,048,576 which is bigger than even total cases”.

I never thought they’d have a case per COLUMN. Unbelievable. And yes: Excel columns end at 16,384 aka “XFD”. https://t.co/To9b4qIuzD
— Matt Parker (@standupmaths) October 5, 2020

APOD: NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

Posted on 2020/10/06 by Carl Robitaille

APOD: NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

Vaughan Jones (1952–2020)

Posted on 2020/10/06 by Carl Robitaille

Vaughan Jones (1952–2020)

“In 1990, he became the first New Zealander to be awarded the Fields Medal — for an invention that revolutionized the field of topology, the branch of maths that studies knots and other shapes.”

Ronald Wayne co-founded Apple in 1976

Posted on 2020/10/06 by Carl Robitaille

Ronald Wayne co-founded Apple in 1976. Twelve days later, he sold his 10% of the company back for $800. Today that stock is worth about $95,000,000,000. So maybe forgive yourself for your fuck ups today. pic.twitter.com/XyaVcErZY3
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) October 4, 2020