Now that Procopius has made his appearance, we can talk about him a bit more. While not the only person of the time who called out Theodora and Justinian, his Secret History is definitely the main work in the tradition. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Among my favorite moments in the original Star Trek series were those in which Kirk talked computers into blowing themselves up. For those who don’t QUITE remember how Allen got himself captured, here’s a good place to start! – Count […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’re almost to the finale of this arc! Also, I’ve finished my taxes! –Geoff
Here is E.T. Bell’s summary of the awesome machines Archimedes invented for the defense of Syracuse: Hieron begged Archimedes to prepare a suitable welcome for Marcellus [the invading Roman general]. Once more deisisting from his researches to oblige his friend, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s fun to spend a day inventing mathematical smack talk: “These guys’ second derivative must be less than zero, ’cause they’re about to go concave DOWN!” “I’m in – Victory and these chowderheads aren’t even PATH CONNECTED sets.” “They’re the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think I’ve finally learned how to properly do the “speed lines from the middle of the panel” trick. –Geoff
P(t) is, of course, the Perfection of Time function, while h(t) is a function representing the normal course of history, and f(t) is the fractured line correspondence function, which goes to 0 when the map between the spaces H and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, we’ve got some plot developments now. –Geoff
Can this be true? Come to think of it, many of Frederick’s victories seem less to do with Frederick and more with having the right pig or moose or space bernard in the right place at the right time. – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently, Drawing Hypercubes, unlike Drawing Newton’s Head Somewhat In Proportion To His Body, does NOT in fact get easier with time… – Count Dolby von Luckner