Posts Tagged ‘mathematical’

The Mathematical Masterminds of Medieval Pyrgi

It is well-known that the academic mathematicians of ancient Greece made a hugely significant contribution to world thought. However, the ancient inhabitants of the tiny village of Pyrgi on the island of Chios present to us their mathematical brilliance in a more unexpected way – through their design tradition, patterns called xysta. Source

Right Wing Round-Up: A Mathematical Impossibility

Josephine Harvey @ HuffPost: Tucker Carlson All Out Embraces ‘Great Replacement’ Theory. Alex Kaplan @ Media Matters: A QAnon influencer wants to use an Arizona gubernatorial candidate to get his message out – and it seems to be working. Igor Derysh @ Salon: Nevada GOP primary loser sues over “unfair election”: “Mathematical impossibility” that I […]

Man Dares to Point out Mathematical Flaw in Red Light Camera System; Is Fined and Silenced by Government

By Lily Dane of The Daily Sheeple Mats Järlström noticed a flaw in the mathematical formula used to regulate the timing of traffic lights. His interest was sparked back in 2013, after his wife received a red light camera ticket after driving through the intersection of Allen Boulevard and Lombard Avenue in Beaverton, Oregon. Mats explored […]

Human rights a means to serve political goals of domineering powers

New York, July 14, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Hossein Dehghani referred to human rights as a “common heritage of mankind” noting it has been used as a means at the service of foreign policy objectives of hegemonic powers. New York, July 14, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations […]

Portland Police Officer Captures Meteor On Dashcam

A meteor heading for earth was caught on a Portland police officer’s dashcam hurtling through the sky over Maine on Tuesday. The fast moving piece of space rock is seen burning up in the atmosphere in a massive bright fireball and then disappearing beyond the horizon. Sputnik reports: The footage was captured on the dashcam […]

The Wages of Sin: Death throws of American empire and the rise of fascism

     When Plato wrote “The Republic,” his lament for a lost Athenian democracy, he did not believe democracy could be recovered. The classical world, unlike our own, did not see time as linear. Time was cyclical. It inevitably brought decay and eventually death, true for both individuals and societies. And in his “Republic,” Plato proposed […]

A Laser-Powered Sail Could Cut a Trip to Mars down to Three Days

One of the major roadblocks our culture has in regards to space travel is that in order to travel at speeds that could make a trip to a distant planet or star in a reasonable time frame is the application of energy: currently, we’re stuck burning chemical fuel to propel our vehicles, of […]

Net Neutrality Goes Back On Trial

Print Friendly Above Photo: Judge David Tatel Associated Press. Net neutrality is going back on trial this week when one of the most powerful courts in America considers whether the Federal Communications Commission can go forward with its plan to impose utility-like regulations on broadband providers. The FCC earlier this year came out with a new set of Internet […]

Xiaomi issues price-friendly 60-inch TV and electric scooter

A company’s general about-us description has exact resonance this week: China’s Xiaomi, which makes various consumer electronics devices, to be exact. “Xiaomi was founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Lei Jun, who believes that high-quality technology doesn’t need to cost a fortune.” Welcome to the twin news announcements this week from Xiaomi, which is putting […]

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