When the number π is being blessed today as a symbol of global recognition that few remember that she was once addicted to geometry, particularly chained to the circle (until she gained her freedom thanks to her contributions to other branches of mathematics), and suffered centuries-long depression as mathematicians vied to assign her the best approximate value based on their methods of computation.
From her early humble days in Greece in the hands of Archimedes, when they’re trying to determine a good approximation for her, the number π has hitherto remained a constant of choice among the mathematical brethren, who hope that the discovery of pi plus secrets would help advance their career and achieve mathematical fame or immortality.
by Fasters May 27, 2022
The geeky talk du jour why mainland Chinese ByteDance’s beloved app is so addictive to millions of netizens worldwide is that its wicked algorithm unprovenly makes use of the digits of the irrational and transcendental number π.
Some team members behind the TikTok pi hypothesis were previously underpaid hackers from North Korea, Russia, and Iran—they’re poached by CCP headhunters, whose mission is to recruit raw or rogue foreign talents, who’d help make China great again.
by Fasters March 30, 2023
When a formula looks more complex than it is because it contains the constant π, whose sight or sound often frightens those who suffer from math anxiety.
Guesstimate how many mature students worldwide are reluctant to sign up for short math or statistics courses to upgrade themselves, because they are masked by pi.
by Fasters January 16, 2022
The parity equation few currency manipulators or speculators ever thought would happen in their lifetime—when the American dollar finally caught up with the British pound.
Punsters have been bees-zy since the British economy started heading south, by divining when the pound would achieve parity with the dollar, or by predicting when £1 + £1 = $2 would occur.
by Fasters September 25, 2022
When speculating in cryptocurrencies and crypto assets is a perfect recipe to delayed or no retirement, bankruptcy, or even jail imprisonment, thanks to the greed, dishonesty, and irresponsibility of founders of both cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoins.
Since the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, a number of retired folks dabbling in the crypto ecosystem and hoping to maximize their savings have gone from zero crypto to crypto zero.
by Fasters November 25, 2022
Elon Musk’s unspoken slogan as he sarcastically offered to buy Twitter, which would value the company at around $41.4 billion—he currently owns around 9% of Twitter's shares, making him the company’s second largest shareholder—because Twitter shares are underperforming and the platform has been restricting the propagation of politically incorrect or fake news.
Just as the Liar-in-Chief wanted to make America great again, the founder of The Boring Company wants to make Twitter free again.
by Fasters April 17, 2022
When you stop dwelling on the wrongs others did to you and decide to forgive them, God wants to free you from any sense of blame, disgrace, or humiliation, and puts on you new labels like “Anointed,” “Valuable,” and “Masterpiece” to bless and reward you that you won’t remember the past injustices done to you.
The life of Joseph, as recounted in the Bible, who was thrown into a pit to die, then sold by his brothers to slavery, and later wrongly accused and imprisoned for not acceding to his boss’s wife’s sexual favors were some of his scars; however, Joseph’s ability to interpret dreams while in prison, his appointment by Pharaoh to rule over Egypt, and rescuing his own brothers from famine were some of his stars. Joseph was someone who went from scars to stars—from pit to prison to palace.
by Fasters July 19, 2022