Fasters's definitions

Grace for Every Gethsemane

When you refuse to give up even when others have disappointed or deserted you, as new restorations or resurrections are on your way—before Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins, He was so troubled in the Garden of Gethsemane that He asked his disciples to stay there and pray for Him, but He couldn’t rely on them for their support because they fell asleep.

Are disappointments, betrayals, or sicknesses taking their toll on your life? Look no further, because there is grace for every Gethsemane if you would only turn to the Son of God for your deliverance and healing. Let Him turn the frustrations and obstructions into resurrections and promotions.

by Fasters April 15, 2022

Make Twitter Free Again

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

Murder by Pi

When a gifted child’s Xmas wish for Santa Claus is to be rewarded with the last digit of the number π, which prompted the Donor-in-Chief to commit a “mathematical crime,” because he couldn’t fulfill the child’s “Christmaths” wish.

A few billion children worldwide would miss their Christmas gift this year, because Father Christmas had been charged for murder by pi—he’d first be spending the twelve days of Christmas behind bars before being flown to a North Korean or Siberian prison.

by Fasters April 18, 2022

Pi’s Irrationality

When the number π uses its celebrity status in popular culture to push other mathematical constants or beloved numbers around so that they remain out of sight to the lay public, who might otherwise discover their hidden beautiful numerical or geometric properties.

Some numerical rebels like 0, √2, e, i, and 𝛷 have ganged together to protest against pi’s irrationality—they wanted π to be censored for its bullying behaviors and condescending attitudes vis-à-vis fellow mathematical constants and geometric figures.

by Fasters April 21, 2022

On Cloud Pi

The latest e-commerce shiny object, where math educators’ memories of Pi Day events are stored in the cloud and can be downloaded for a fee—charges are based on a customer satisfaction index (CSI), which ranks each memory or story in proportion to the degree of pleasure or satisfaction it brings.

With schools unlikely to open for another year, which by then the pandemic is predicted to have subsided, being on cloud pi is the closest experience for math students and teachers to vicariously be on cloud nine on the most important date in the mathematics calendar.

by Fasters March 9, 2022

Pitin

What foes of Russia’s dictator-turned-murderer calls him on Pi Day, the most important date in the mathematics calendar—when angry math educators worldwide throw pies made of manure at portraits or pictures of him.

Is Pitin the modern-day Stalin? Could he avoid landing on the same side of eternity as his evil predecessor?

by Fasters March 13, 2022

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