That’s right, folks: If PZ is the face of heathenistic excess, the the UMSS is the t-shirt of atheistic indulgences! Bow before us and tremble with fear (and weight related joint pain) — MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
But shame on you if you’re reading this as it goes up…
I’ve never really been one for New Year’s Resolutions. I tend to figure that if I’m going to make any changes in my life there’s no point in delaying them for some arbitrary reason, not to mention that many common resolutions such as ‘be even more awesome in the coming year’ are not only obvious but (in my case) inevitable.
So, instead of some kind of faux list of goals and aspirations, here’s a New Year’s gift for anyone who missed the news that Pomplamoose has done some ads for Hyundai. Enjoy!
So, after a few brief diversions, let’s get back to talking about metric spaces. Now that we’ve got the concept of open sets out of the way, we’ll be able to talk about some more interesting properties.
Today, we’ll be discussing the notion of connectedness. Much as was the case with open and closed sets, this is not actually a property unique to metric spaces: indeed, so long as we have open sets we can reasonably discuss connectedness. As we’ll see down the track though, connectedness is required in a lot of rather nice theorems that arise from the study of metric spaces.
Connectedness is motivated in a rather obvious way by our desire to be able to put a finger on when two things are ‘joined together’ or separated from each other. We can easily demonstrate what we’d like using circles (as is frightfully often the case in maths). So, first, let’s meet our circle: Read more »
I had a lengthy conversation the other night about how brilliant that music video is — I don’t really want to rehash it here, because it’ll make me sound like an out of my depth wanker, but suffice it to say I’m a fan.
Also, Everlong is a brilliant song. It’s easing me back into listening to the Foo Fighters, something I’ve had trouble with after learning unpleasant truths about Dave Grohl (that strangely never carried over to ruin Nirvana for me).
You know who you are. No one is blaming you — it’s an addiction that was forced upon you through repeated unavoidable exposure to the catchy pop-tunes of a girl who can’t tell the difference between high-proof spirits and toothpaste.
But it’s time to recognise that you have a problem. You’re suffering from a Top 40 version of Stockholm Syndrome, and I’m here to help.
Watch the following video. It won’t cure this disease you have — but it’s a start.
I’m pretty sure that if I were to take stock of the conservative commentators I’ve lambasted or ridiculed since I began blogging, Mike Adams would be the individual to have attracted (individually) most of my ire. Still, it’s hard to feel sorry for him when he comes out with non sequiturs like the following…
Georgia Tech student Justin Myers recently had a very bad evening. He was expecting guests in his dorm room when four armed intruders greeted him at the door. They were able to steal merchandise and knock out two of the 19-year old student’s teeth for two principal reasons: 1) Armed robbers are always armed, and 2) Georgia Tech students are never allowed to have firearms on campus.
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When he opened his bedroom door, the four men rushed him, pistol-whipped him and threw him to the floor kicking him repeatedly in the head. He was concerned for a time that they might shoot him. As they were demanding more money (and he was insisting he only had a few dollars in cash) things nearly spiraled out of control. Read more »
Okay, so I’ve just added in a little sidebar that displays my recent Tweets and Twitter convos. It seems like everything is working out smoothly, but if anybody notices a bug or is otherwise having unexpected troubles with the site, please let me know.
This episode, Jason, Jack and Alistair reminisce about childhood Christmases lost, and hit the street to ask about the meaning of Christmas.
Also featured are some interviews I did with skeptical activist Jason Brown, and entertainers Simon Taylor and Lawrence Leung. You should totally check them out, or something bad will happen somewhere in the world and you’ll have the nagging suspicion that it might have all been your fault due to a fundamental misunderstanding of chaos theory (and that horrible movie The Butterfly Effect).
