Comments on: What Would Euler Do? http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/ Thoughts, musings, and rants by Karl Fogel Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding By: Karl Fogel http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-25999 Karl Fogel Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:29:18 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-25999 Eman, Oh, we know, see the above comments :-). Eman,

Oh, we know, see the above comments :-).

]]> By: Eman http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-25956 Eman Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:31:35 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-25956 1729 is actually an interesting number - Ramanujan liked it. It is the smallest that can be expressed as two sums of two different cubes: 1^3+12^3=9^3+10^3=1729 1729 is actually an interesting number - Ramanujan liked it. It is the smallest that can be expressed as two sums of two different cubes: 1^3+12^3=9^3+10^3=1729

]]> By: Jessica http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-13333 Jessica Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:03:11 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-13333 Re: XKCD Yes, in fact. http://xkcd.com/verizon/ Re: XKCD

Yes, in fact.

http://xkcd.com/verizon/

]]> By: Karl Fogel http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2918 Karl Fogel Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:05:45 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2918 <p>Sam asks:</p> <blockquote><em>Why is your email on your check using the one\half sign? Did they not have a “@”?</em></blockquote> <p>Answer: to fool the spam address harvesters, of course! :-) </p> Sam asks:

Why is your email on your check using the one\half sign? Did they not have a “@”?

Answer: to fool the spam address harvesters, of course! :-)

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]]> By: lispy http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2877 lispy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:22:58 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2877 1729 seems like a rather dull number to me. 1729 seems like a rather dull number to me.

]]> By: Funnyguy http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2876 Funnyguy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:07:38 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2876 it's the summum of capitalism when you can pay with flesh or imaginary numbers for years of hard work and study. it’s the summum of capitalism when you can pay with flesh or imaginary numbers for years of hard work and study.

]]> By: foq http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2875 foq Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:33:18 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2875 I guess you need the trivial solution too, its a funny idea but could you expect a human being to be responsible to calculate and maybe make an _error_ while doing so? :-) I guess you need the trivial solution too, its a funny idea but could you expect a human being to be responsible to calculate and maybe make an _error_ while doing so? :-)

]]> By: red floyd http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2874 red floyd Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:59:39 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2874 You could start with their website (http://www.maa.org/) I also remember many MANY years ago, when I was in high school, they sponsored a competition (where I was the winner in my HS -- still have the lapel pin somewhere). They do good work. You could start with their website (http://www.maa.org/)

I also remember many MANY years ago, when I was in high school, they sponsored a competition (where I was the winner in my HS — still have the lapel pin somewhere).

They do good work.

]]> By: Sam http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2873 Sam Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:29:20 +0000 http://www.rants.org/2007/07/14/what-would-euler-do/#comment-2873 Why is your email on your check using the one\half sign? Did they not have a "@"? Why is your email on your check using the one\half sign? Did they not have a “@”?

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