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Short for “non-fungible token mania.” The urge or rage to own and invest in dear NFTs—and the desire by artists and creators to sell their digital assets at obscene or outrageous prices.
Is NFTmania the modern-day Tulipmania? A get-rich-quick blockchained scheme that would lead many to poverty or bankruptcy.
by Fasters November 14, 2022
Get the NFTmaniamug. When creatives help generate revenue from the sales of math NFTs for nonprofits to fight world hunger, poverty, and innumeracy around the world.
Ian wants his success in cryptomath to inspire more artists and educators to creatively use math to help raise the mathematical proficiency or quantitative literacy of their fellow citizens.
by Fasters June 2, 2023
Get the Cryptomathmug. The aha! feeling math geeks experience at the sight or sound of a little juicy or sexy theorem, or math factoid, on the number π—a minor form of mathematical bliss that could last for days in some instances.
Just as Roland Barthes, French writer and critic, associates a good or pleasurable read with a dizzying orgasm, pure mathematicians or number theorists secretly dream or long for an orgasmic pi chance encounter, especially when they’re at their most vulnerable state of mind.
by Fasters August 28, 2022
Get the Orgasmic Pimug. The most disruptive figure in all of humanity, and the universe’s most nonreligious figure, whose death on the cross now allows humankind to have a direct communication line with their Creator, without daily, weekly, monthly, or annual rituals, rites, and animal sacrifices, or obeying man-made religious laws.
In some parts of the world, the mere mention of Jesus Christ, or being caught reading the Good News about His love and power, could land truth seekers behind bars, because His name is above all other names—all (human, demonic, or spiritual) forces, governments, and principalities on earth are under His sovereign rule.
by Fasters September 3, 2023
Get the Jesus Christmug. When a picture frame that depicts the number π or pi-related items has its length to its width in the ratio (1 + √5)/2 : 1.
The postmodern artist of “Golden Pi” decided to affix a smaller painting underneath it as an explanatory note to the larger one.
by Fasters June 22, 2022
Get the Golden Pimug. The disease of the 21st century that causes stress, insomnia, and cancer; or the appearance of being so to remain on the payroll.
by Fasters March 9, 2023
Get the Busymug. The X factor that would make math geeks or symbol-minded folks stand out in a crowd—when they are seen as an odd in a sea of evens.
Most math educators worldwide dread their oft-underpaid or overworked or unfulfilled day job, because few of them have learned to recognize or leverage on their π factor to become a candidate of choice among the unicorns or decacorns.
by Fasters June 3, 2023
Get the π factormug.