Posted on June 28, 2026; last changed on June 30, 2026 In the US and countries with a similar date format, today is the (tau) day ((tau = 2 pi)). I still think that (tau r) and (frac{tau r^2}{2}) are … Read more
The story starts in Crosscord, the crossword Discord server. Over 5,000 users strong, the server has emerged as a central hub for the online crossword community, a buzzing, sometimes overwhelming, sometimes delightful town square where total noobs, veteran constructors, and … Read more
Every programmer knows Donald Knuth’s famous quote that “premature optimization is the root of all evil”, from his 1974 Turing Award lecture (pdf). A fuller quotation of the surrounding context gives a rounder view: I am sorry to say that … Read more
Previous post A few days ago, I saw this short YouTube video from Grant Sanderson at 3Blue1Brown: [embedded content] The gist of the video is that if you have three independent random variables, X 1, X 2, and X 3, … Read more
Introduction The ancient Greeks wanted to believe that the universe could be described in its entirety using only whole numbers and the ratios between them — fractions, or what we now call rational numbers. But this aspiration was undermined when … Read more
Reg In Space One of the radio telescope designs to be used by the Square Kilometre Array has achieved first light. Known as SKAMPI, the ‘scope was designed by a team whose members hailed from ten nations and built in … Read more
[Content warning: Food, culture shock, milk] They say that the past is a foreign country, and nowhere is this more true than with food. The book is A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression, recommended to us … Read more
Aug 01, 2021 Brings together two of the fastest growing global fintech companies to advance shared mission of economic empowerment and financial inclusion SAN FRANCISCO and MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – August 1, 2021 (PDT) – Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) and Afterpay … Read more
Square Checking accounts are provided by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. The Square Debit Card is a debit card that accesses the funds in the Square Checking account, and is issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC; pursuant to a license from … Read more
