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You don't even have to put ice in there. Nobody checks that.
Book Report : "Humble Pi" - Matt Parker (2020)
On minor complaint : A lot of this is stuff I'd already seen this guy cover on his YouTube channel. I understand content-repackaging is a vital part of any independent creator's strategy, but I'm still allowed to be a little disappointed by it.
Bookmark used : This actual bookmark that I must have gotten with my copy of "Mail Order Mysteries"
Book Report : "Humble Pi" - Matt Parker (2020)
What I liked about it is that it doesn't focus on the spectacular. It mentions things like Mars Climate Observer, but only briefly. You get the feeling that he included things like that because if he didn't he'd get a million emails reminding him about it. Instead the book tends to focus on more obscure things that had more minor consequences, but were caused by interesting mistakes. Interesting mistakes and why people make them are the focus.
Book Report : "Humble Pi" - Matt Parker (2020)
This is YouTube comedian Matt Parker's book. He describes himself as a "Stand-up mathematician", so you can guess this was a pretty light-hearted book.
This is a light-hearted look at examples of people making simple math mistakes or bad math assumptions that have real-world consequences.
Here is a rather long article from CNN's front page about how guilty we should feel for not reading pages of autobiographical blog-post when we're trying to find a recipe.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/us/recipeasly-food-blog-recipes-trnd/index.html
Does using a typewriter to print labels make someone more or less qualified to serve on the school board?
Actually, forget that contradiction. I'm more curious about how the label was printed.
Was this done with a type-writer?
@Taweret (In some ways, not unlike Doozers)
Whereβs Ukraine? Each dot depicts the location where a U.S. survey respondent situated Ukraine.
https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/82194627544/mapfail-wheres-ukraine-each-dot-depicts-the
There are YouTube videos where people make muppet-style puppets.
They make it look so easy.
I'm guessing the ACTUAL frequently asked question was something like "How many milliliters is 3 teaspoons?", but Google helpfully Americanized it for me.
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