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UD 4 Seniors

When frequent contributions among the retired to Urban Dictionary could positively enhance their mental health, or even reduce the odds of their suffering from dementia—coining new words or redefining old ones would motivate them to be creative and keep them mentally active.

Because elders’ wise words on Urban Dictionary could benefit readers of all ages, it’s apt to launch some kind of “UD 4 Seniors” campaign, as part of the government’s effort to promote active aging, or to disrupt aging in preventing any form of mental disorder.

by MathPlus December 4, 2018

Toilet Asshole

An inconsiderate public toilet user who shows zero toilet etiquette, such as not flushing the toilet after peeing or pooping; throwing cigarette butts inside the urinal; trying to flush a sanitary pad; taking the toilet roll home; and not cleaning hands before leaving the premises.

Two polytechnic lecturers had their hopes dashed when they’re denied a research grant that would have allowed them to investigate what proportion of male and female users in Singapore are toilet assholes.

by MathPlus November 8, 2020

Do you believe in Santa Claus?

A question no parents would ask their child at Christmas, unless they are Donald Trump or a radical Islamist who views Christianity as a form of idolatry.

Barron was mad at his nominal Christian father when he asked him, “Do you believe in Santa Claus?”

by MathPlus December 25, 2018

The Five Senses of Pi

Hearing: Your ears can listen to the musical digits of the seemingly random pattern of the decimal number π as they are being recited.

Smell: Your nose can scent the fragrance or sweet aroma of the digits of the transcendental number π.

Sight: Your mind’s eye can see at a glance the entire beautiful landscape of the real number π.

Taste: Your tongue can savor the different flavors of the digits of the sacred number π.

Touch: Your skin can feel the different sensations of the digits of the normal number π, when it is truncated to a certain number of significant figures.

Guesstimate how many autistic people or idiot savants around the world could experience at least one of the five senses of pi.

by MathPlus September 19, 2021

MAGA MATH

Short for “Make America Greater Again, Make Americans Think Harder.” A 2024 slogan to Trumpublicans to make America numerate or quantitatively literate again, by not having Asian immigrants or naturalized Americans but white natives as mathletes to represent the USA at international olympiads.

Chanting his MAGA MATH mantra at rallies, Donald J. Trump promises his blue-collar supporters that only true-blue white Americans would be allowed to be part of the US math teams at all regional and international contests and competitions, and not alien mathletes or math imports.

by MathPlus June 5, 2021

Data Discrimination

The use of big data to discriminate against those who don’t have a “good credit score” in public—for example, an insurance company might charge someone a higher premium because they live in a crime-infested area, or in a region with a high percentage of loan defaulters or smokers.

Big data and social media companies, which collect data on people’s profiles and purchasing behaviors and credit-worthiness, are unethically selling these sensitive information to banks and insurance companies, which in turn apply data discrimination against potential clients.

by MathPlus September 5, 2018

Trumpability

A mélange of bigotry, corruptibility, conspiracy, criminality, cruelty, dishonesty, idolatry, illegality, immorality, infidelity, insecurity, jealousy, religiosity, and treachery that characterize a white racist and supremacist.

Anyone flirting with trumpability isn’t too far from white terrorism, if they don’t get what they want by ethical or legal means.

by MathPlus January 28, 2021