Open Thread for May 23, Happy World Crohn's and Colitis Day.
May 23rd is the 143rd day of the year, there are 222 days remaining.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...
View ArticleLiving with Mom & Dad
A boingboing item (Boingboing) reports that: More single adults living with parents than on their own for first time since 1880sSpecifically, they cite a Pew Research study to the effect that there are...
View ArticleOpen Thread for May 30, Happy Memorial Day
May 30 is the 150th day of the year. There are 215 days left this year.30 is —...
View ArticleOpen Thread for June 6, D-Day Anniversary
June 6 is the 157th day of the year, there are 208 days left in 20166 is the sum of its proper divisors (1, 2, & 3), which makes it a perfect number. It is the smallest perfect number, 6 is the...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Desert Trip Report
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 ArticleOpen Thread for June 13, Happy Lucky 13.
June 13 is the 164th day of the year, there are 201 days left in 201613 is a prime number, it is the 6th prime 13 is also a prime if the digits are reversed (31).13 is a fibonacci number...
View ArticleOpen Thread for June 20, Happy Solstice
Happy Solstice(In 2016, summer/winter begins on the solstice; June 20 at 6:34 p.m. EDT.)June 20 is the 171st day of the year, there are 194 days left in 2016An icosahedron has 20 faces A dodecahedron...
View ArticleOpen Thread for June 27, Helen Keller Day
June 27 is the 178th day of the year, there are 187 days left in 201627 is a perfect cube, 3^3. 27 is the atomic number of cobalt. 27 is the weight of the only stable isotope of aluminum. A-27 was a...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - June Yard Report
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 ArticleAnti-War conference & more 9/2016
World Beyond War will hold an event in D.C., in late September There will be a conference from noon to 8:00 p.m. on September 23, and 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on September 24, with speakers and activist...
View ArticleOpen Thread for July 4, 2016, Happy Independence Day (U.S.A.)
July 4 is the 185th day of the year. There are 180 days left. x YouTube Video4 is the second squared number 4 is the smallest squared prime 4 is the only even squared prime 4 is both 2 doubled and 2...
View ArticleOpen Thread for July 11, 2016, Happy World Population Day (International)
July 11 is the 192th day of the year. There are 173 days left.Today is 7-11, meaningful in both craps and retail11 and its multiples generate fun fractions (more later)11 is the smallest positive...
View ArticleOpen Thread for July 18, 2016; Nelson Mandela International Day
July 18 is the 199th day of the year. There are 166 days left.18 is a multiple of 9, 3, and 6, leading to suspicions that it will generate unending fractions (more later)18 is the sum of 3 of its...
View ArticleMisc cop items this morning
My morning news scan is pretty short & yet the first 15 minutes or so included:A black male in FL laid down in the street in compliance with an order from the cops who then shot him because of...
View ArticleOpen Thread for July 25, 2016, Puerto Rico Constitution Day
July 25 is the 206th day of the year. There are 159 days left.So we're looking at 25 this Monday25 is 5 squared, and it has no other divisors 25 is the smallest square that is the sum of two smaller...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - July Yard Report
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 ArticleOpen Thread for August 1, 2016, Jerry Garcia's Birthday Party
Happy Lughnasadh August 1 is the 213th day of the year. There are 152 days left.Today's number is oneOne is the first non zero natural number. One is also the first odd number One is the...
View ArticleA Petition to Abolish Nukes and De-escalate certain situations, etc.
In my lifetime, I have signed a huge number of petitions and such, generally with pretty much no expectation that any change will result. It is generally painless and there is always some non-zero...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2016, *Happiness Happens Day* Open Thread
August 8 is the 220th day of the year. There are 145 days left.Today's number is eight8 is 2 cubed Base 8 math is Octal, which is a computer thing, at least on older machines There are 8 bits in a...
View ArticleAugust 15, 2016 Open Thread, Happy Chanson de Roland
August 15 is the 227th day of the year. There are 138 days left.Today's number is Fifteen 15 is the product of 2 primes, 3 and 5 15 is the magic number for a 3 by 3 magic square 15 is phosphorus 15...
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