Fasters's definitions

FTX

A now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that was helping people to buy and sell crypto assets, but was operating like a Ponzi scheme with the help and promotion of celebrities and influencers, or like an unregulated bank or casino favored by pseudo-geeky speculators.

What are the odds that Binance will be the next FTX or Luna?

by Fasters November 26, 2022

Who Wants to Be a MAGA Millionaire?

The title of a new reality show that aims to keep the Pinocchio-in-Chief in the limelight and to help raise funds to defray some of his dear legal costs, but he is having difficulty in getting sponsors and a TV channel to run the weekly show for him.

Cronies of the Commander in Cheat are begging him to delay the announcement of “Who Wants to Be a MAGA Millionaire?” on Truth Social until he’s cleared of most of his bigly lawsuits, which could land him behind bars and disqualify him from running as a third-time presidential candidate.

by Fasters February 6, 2023

< and >

The inequality or “woke math” signs for “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<), which often confuse an obscene number of young schoolchildren worldwide, because they mistake one sign for another.

Two metamathematics questions on “< and >” are:
True or False: (a) 3 > ⁵ and (b) ₅ < 4.

by Fasters July 8, 2023

Heavenly Math

How mathematics is used in cultural astronomy, such as in figuring out the date of Chinese New Year or the start date of Ramadan (the fasting month for Muslims)—both dates depend on the phase of the moon.

One unexpected draw to heavenly math is that it often draws arts and humanities students to discover the sciences behind astronomy, especially those who have an irrational fear of numbers.

by Fasters March 23, 2022

Piocracy

A form of government in the metaverse ruled by a rogue figure, human or humanoid, who or which is backed by radical elements of the Numerati, who share an obsession about all things pi-related—their goal is to decipher the sacred meanings of the digits of the transcendental number π in order to unearth the secrets of the universe.

What are the odds that piocracy isn’t some digital form of fringe governance, but one that is planned by extraterrestrials that are keen to subject earthlings under their control?

by Fasters December 5, 2022

Pigiarist

Someone who pilfers other people’s results on the number π and passes them as their own.

Guesstimate the number of math educators- or mathematicians-turned-pigiarists worldwide, who eventually get tenured.

by Fasters February 19, 2023

Mathematical Heresy

The myth that you can do (almost) everything with math, or that being good at math or logic is a secure ticket to financial freedom, which is absolute bull if you look at the millions of exam-smart or geeky people who love math and have excelled in the subject, yet could hardly make ends meet.

Let not mathematical heresy blind you, because your love for numbers and their relationships more often than not doesn’t pay the bills nor guarantee you a decent job.

by Fasters March 19, 2023