The fall of the Wall, expulsion the Medici, and more.
Monday 11/09/2015 Open Thread (crossposted from www.caucus99percent.com/...There are now only 52 days left in the year, so whatcha wanna talk about?Numbah 9, Numbah 9, Numbah 9? -- The Jersey number...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Assorted Environmental News
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleTesting commenting prior to posting.
In two diffeent posts today, The daily bucket and that at linky-do I have seem comments dated 11/12 in a post dated 11/14. I wish to play with this idea, but don’t wish to wait a couple of days.I plan...
View ArticleI Got Your Custom Tip Jar Right Cheer.
Actually, el proof de la pudding is right over HERE, bwahahahaha. Compare the date stamp on the post to that on the second tip jar, with the text “Freaking tip jar”.How to:Write your post and schedule...
View ArticleMonday the Hex Open Thread
Woo Hoo, 11/16 aka B/10 in Hex. Let's look at that 16. First, however, being here on a Monday the 16th always means you survived a Friday the 13th, so congrats on that.16 = 4 squared and 2 to the...
View ArticleTheocracy on the Move
The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops is at it again, laying out their theocratic and misogynist agenda at a meeting in Baltimore. An article at S.F. Gate goes into greater detail, but uses the Church’s...
View ArticleWhat is the median and what does it mean
I've heard some lower math abused in some interesting ways regarding reality and decided that a combination primer and reference is needed. This is it.The median, like the mean and mode, is a measure...
View ArticleIt is 11/23 & I have seen the fnords (but tell nobody)
23 is: The 9th prime and the sum of 3 consecutive primes; 5, 7 and 11 The atomic number of Vanadium The number of chromosomes in a human sperm or ova (haploid) The number of times that Julius Caesar...
View ArticleOpen Thread Monday 11/30
Tomorrow is December 1. There are 31 days left in the year. 30 is -- 30 is the sum of the first four square numbers: 1+4+9+16 5 x 6; half of the base for the decimal system x half of the base for the...
View ArticleDK5 Tips, HTML "On The Fly" + lists
I’m not a HTML wizard, knowing only what I had to in order to get by, mostly learned through The DK Cranky Users and New Users groups and tips from folks like belinda ridgewood, elfling, Mokuri,...
View ArticleMonday Morning Open Thread 12/07/2015
There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year.7 is a prime (the 4th prime)999,999/7 = 142,857. Any fraction consisting of an integer divided by 7 will have a repeating decimal consisting of...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Uranium in the Water & More
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread 12/14/2015
It's Monkey Day! andThere are but 17 days remaining until the end of the year, andThere are only 7 days until the December (Winter) Solstice on December 21, at 20:48 PST--14 is 2 x 7;...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Invasive Giant Snails
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleSolstice Open Thread 12/21/2015
Happy Solstice! (December 21, at 20:48 PST) x YouTube VideoThere are only 10 days left in 201521 is 3 x 7 (uh huh) 21 is the sum of the first 6 natural numbers. 1+2+3+4+5+6 = 2121 is a fibonnacci...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread 12/28/2015
There are only 3 days left in 201528 is 4 x 7 (more later) 28 is the sum of the first natural numbers. 1+2+3+4+5+6+7 = 28 28 is the sum of the first primes. 2+3+5+7+11 = 28 28 is the sum of the first...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Marine Oddities
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread January 4, 2016
4 is the second squared number4 is the smallest squared prime4 is the only even squared prime4 is both 2 doubled and 2 squaredA number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits are divisible by 4. For...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread January 11, 2016
Like 7 and its multiples, 11 and its multiples generate fun fractions (more later)11 is the smallest positive integer with a 3 syllable name11 is the 5th prime and the smallest 2 digit primeIf a number...
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