Fasters's definitions

Hacking Heaven

When the laity would donate cash; cryptocurrencies and NFTs; prized items like gold, diamond, coins, stamps, and paintings; and properties, so that the clergy could intercede for them before God to have their sins and those of their loved ones forgiven—generous or ostentatious donations on a regular basis would only set in motion a bountiful reward on high, be it material or/and spiritual blessings.

To upgrade the status of deceased family members from hell to purgatory, or from purgatory to heaven, the “political messiah” is encouraging his ultra-MAGA patriots to go to his “anointed” or “Vatican-approved” website to buy indulgences or “get-out-of-hell tickets” for them, and also for their own future sins—he’s hacking heaven by resurrecting or normalizing the banned spiritual practice of the Church.

by Fasters April 8, 2023

Moonshot Math

Hard math projects that would require the best of talents and skills from both mathematicians and math educators regionally or globally, as their monumental effort aims to positively impact the community or society.

Just as landing someone on the moon propelled and produced unprecedented payoffs and unpredictable spinoffs, by creating entirely new markets and industries, solving moonshot math problems has the potential of giving birth to new products and new businesses, and creating new jobs.

by Fasters December 27, 2021

Woke Pi

When a very small percentage of white privileged parents in some red states want public schools to fine or fire math and science teachers who preach that the number π is irrational; instead, they want them to teach that pi’s “true” value is three, citing 1 Kings 7:23 and 2 Chronicles 4:2 in the Bible as “proof” for their claim.

Under the banner of "parents' rights," a small aggressive group of alt-right Trumpublicans and “fine” patriots expect their oft-morally bankrupt senator to push for woke pi in all schools statewide.

by Fasters February 25, 2022

Pi Day Syndrome

The feeling of anger, stupidity, and loss when someone feels alienated for not being able to participate in casual conversations with their geeky colleagues and friends, who never stop cracking and sharing pi jokes and factoids on mathematics’s most beloved day of the year.

Guesstimate how percents of math-anxious folks worldwide suffer from the Pi Day Syndrome to some degree, without being consciously aware of it.

by Fasters July 17, 2023

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

Piminence

Short for “Pi Prominence.” Being known on social media for posting anything irreverent, irreligious, humorous, silly, political, or even offensive on the number π, be they pi definitions and haikus, pi art and memes, pi jokes and cartoons, and pi NFTs and tokens.

Prof. Poppy’s piminence didn’t go unnoticed in academic circles, because his postings please the liberals but piss off the conservatives.

by Fasters December 28, 2022

Woke Geometry

When math authors or publishers deliberately or inadvertently use religious, satanic, or New Age symbols, icons, or logos, made up of geometric shapes, in their books to bewitch schoolchildren into the occultic or demonic world.

A grade two Chinese title was being recalled because it arguably contains a “woke geometry” item—the publisher has since apologized to its readers for depicting a bloody-looking pentagram, whereby kids are required to identify all geometric shapes that make up the “satanic symbol.”

by Fasters May 1, 2022