Month: August 2015
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It’s Basic Calculus – and I helped!
When I was an undergrad at Notre Dame back in the late 90’s, I was lucky enough to have been selected for the Honors Program. It was pretty selective (I think about 40 students per year?) and one of the perks was that we got to take a few special, smaller classes. One of the ones that I loved was Calculus. This particular course was aimed at Arts majors (yes, really!) and the professor was actually writing the textbook for it. We worked from big spiral bound proofs we bought at the local copyshop. I remember a lot of Classical story problems, and all of us working together to try to calculate the distance from the Earth to the Sun using only Archimedes’ methods, things like that. I discovered today that not only did Professor Hahn publish the book – Learning Basic Calculus: From Archimedes to Newton to Its Role in Science – but he thanked my class for our help in testing it out. How neat is that?
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Two Women Shake Hands
Last night Arizona Cardinals coach Jen Welter became the first woman to coach an NFL game and Sarah Thomas became the first woman to act as an on-the-field official. Welter and Thomas shake hands prior to last night’s preseason game between the Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Source: Two Women Shake HandsThat’s so cool! I had no idea.
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Shared today on Twitter
@pyko Nice! Did you move to the new office or something?
@pyko Nice. I saw some photos. Looks awesome!
This is @Canva. It’s where I work. 🙂 https://t.co/QGUfJyxR28
@gilmae Hahaha, nice. FWIW, I actually listed “Amazing bathrooms” as my #1 request for our new office fitout. 🙂
@gilmae Bountiful free tampons. Hair dryer and straightener. PRIORITIES, SIR. PRIORITIES.
@mobywhale Give it to me and I’ll solve the problem for you.
@gilmae That’s for after I go to the gym or ride my bike in.
Made it to 5pm before the paracetamol wore off and I started feeling crappy again. Stupid flu.
RT @BuzzFeedOz: Can We All Please Take A Second To Remember French Knitting? http://t.co/yIMBq0PwHS via @GyanYankovich http://t.co/AxNvV7gF…
Zucchini bread for the Canvanauts! http://t.co/lInnzZtwVh http://t.co/StOALDPuEZ
RT @zachkitschke: Rise of Canva a graphic tale by @swan_legend http://t.co/lm5TpQtzsy @australian @MelanieCanva
TIL I’m thanked in a Mathematics textbook. Really! http://t.co/Yu67v244U7 http://t.co/BRzX4Ma5iS
Two Women Shake Hands http://t.co/H8a7NEkpbA That’s so cool! I had no idea a woman was coaching in the NFL now. http://t.co/6a76MgVdKh
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Zucchini bread for the Canvanauts!
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Shared today on Twitter
@gilmae Not at Canva.
@drwitty_knitter Yeah, where a distribution curve is mandated. Some places even have mandatory culls of bottom ranked people.
@drwitty_knitter Microsoft was one of the most famous proponents. https://t.co/2tFsUXitxA
@gilmae Oh, yes. Sorry. It was in reference to the Amazon thing.
RT @Disney: Coming soon to a Disney Park not so far, far away: #StarWarsLand. http://t.co/hkdYooAqLU
ANNOYING 7 HOUR ROADTRIP (TIME LAPSE) http://t.co/hOY8OWEX3I Heh. This guy amused the heck out of me. A+ playlist, would listen again.
RT @ErikMarinovich: Kickstarter is the new SkyMall catalog. A whole lot of things you don’t need but must own.
I know I’ve been watching way too much Angel, but that NYT hit piece on Amazon makes the place sound like Wolfram & Hart!
@TheRealBnut Okay, what. http://t.co/6nJuYruJuF
@boundvariable @poppiepack It’s not super trendy until I can buy eyeglasses inspired by it. http://t.co/h1UW2arhD5
@TheRealBnut …that got hacked all to shit and replaced with WordPress. 🙂
Selfie with a giant glowing robot. #makerfaire http://t.co/A7MwYqYNIU http://t.co/Cz92ORmGiz
Hm. We appear to be the only grownups without children in the “Intro to Physical Computing” workshop.
Not STEM, but STEAM! Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, and Math. Awesome, Intel!
Playing with my new Leatherman while the Snook programs a Galileo. Thanks @IntelEDU! http://t.co/ijextTeLpl http://t.co/gM8JWIV1hp
The Empire Doesn’t Care About Your Stick Figure Family http://t.co/dhiURrvXDE Almost makes me want to buy a car! http://t.co/lbvqDxmS76
RT @feross: The Internet of things! [source of pic unknown] http://t.co/eF1HEHdmWZ
![RT @feross: The Internet of things! [source of pic unknown] http://t.co/eF1HEHdmWZ](https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/632810958751068160-Byf5Dh8CcAAsHNU-150x150.jpg)
Managed to catch @stibbons when not mobbed by children and he demoed a perfect moon landing for us! http://t.co/cmCeiFXqpm
A 3-D selfie with the Snook courtesy of @IntelRealSense! #makerfaire http://t.co/hmBAGSVj1f http://t.co/MBVy7mSovM
How Snoopy Killed Peanuts http://t.co/TRuTiv2tur – For the Snook http://t.co/ZXus7uP0Be
Alternative nation’s last stand: Lollapalooza 1995, an oral history – WaPo http://t.co/Xu1514yaXn Story of my youth. http://t.co/OK0sF1Ct2K
RT @beaney: Bedtime phenomenon: scientist develops book to send children to sleep in minutes – http://t.co/DkGIAy0CV8 – I need this FOR ME!
@carlfish Kitchen appliances! Such a Renaissance man. 🙂
More than 200 triathletes compete in Goshen’s Rock the Quarry – http://t.co/7YMT0SQ8Ny You guys, my Mom ran a TRIATHLON this weekend!!
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Shared today on Facebook
Selfie with a giant glowing robot. #makerfaire
Hm. We appear to be the only grownups without children in the “Intro to Physical Computing” workshop.
Playing with my new Leatherman while the Snook programs a Galileo. Thanks @IntelEDU!
A 3-D selfie with the Snook courtesy of @IntelRealSense! #makerfaire
You guys, my Mom finished her FIRST TRIATHLON this weekend! How awesome is that?! Way to go, Mom!
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Inside Amazon
Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace – The New York Times – Yikes. I have friends who work there and this makes me worry about them. I had heard they had a reputation for being a “sweatshop,” but this hit piece makes them sound more like Wolfram & Hart.
