Posts from — March 2006

A Norwegian professor compiles a list of eleven reasons why high schoolers should study math.

So get cracking on your calculus already!

Can’t stay long — Fred and I have company coming over tonight.

I will mention, however, that I have spent much of the last two weeks either working or writing an April Fool’s RFC (which I just submitted). More on the RFC when I hear back.

Oh, and I’ve been helping answer Wikipedia’s e-mail, and might be installing a snazzy anti-spam filter at work.

And there’s a concert coming up of the Gateway Men’s Chorus. Fred and I sang at the Sheldon a little while ago with the GMC’s small group (named “Harmonix”, or “Harmoni𝄪” if you can see the double-sharp), and it looks like that group will be doing a whole show by itself at the Sheldon in mid-May.

More later.

A few miscellaneous things while I’m pressed for time.

It’s sort of old news, but I still think this WiFi access point turned music player is genius.

As is this fully functional air conditioner made of LEGO.

And this song, which came up while I had iTunes going on “shuffle”. I cannot get it out of my head.

But a dance remix of the Brokeback Mountain theme song? That’s just wrong on so many different levels.

No time to elaborate too much — watching the Wikipedia odometer too closely — but think the rest of y’all all should enjoy this.

Please note: Transamerica plot spoilers abound at this next link.

charliegrrrl: TransAmerica synopsis…

In the discussion section we also learn about the common Hollywood plot device of the “Magical Negro” and about the transgender documentary drinking game…

So it looks like the English Wikipedia will have its millionth article posted today.

In the meantime, I just can’t stop going back to Special:Statistics and hitting “refresh”.

999,131 at this post… more by the time any of you read it.

<boggle>

UPDATE: the millionth article was created at 23:09 UTC 1 March 2006. Looks like it’s Aaron Ledesma, though there’s still a bit of haggling over specifics.

FURTHER UPDATE: OK, I was wrong, Aaron Ledesma was #1,000,003. Jordanhill railway station, about a train station in suburban Glasgow, was the millionth article.