What am I listening to currently, week of 10-18-2012:
- Jarvis Cocker (known for his stint as the frontman for Pulp). I love his quirky lyrics, they tell of a life so normal that it seems to be odd. I love writers and Jarvis Cocker is definitely a humorous writer:
And so I come to you filled with guilt and self-loathing
And I am praying that you could make me good
And so I fall upon your neck just like a vampire
Yeah, like a vampire who faints at the sight of blood
- London Phillharmonic's The Greatest Video Game Music.
- Unashamed Ad for Spotify
I am now subscribed to Spotify and think that it is such a place of discovery for music. Check it out and I bet you will love the service.
Mathematical Tragedies the history of Pi
| 1699: | Sharp used Gregory's result to get 71 correct digits |
| 1701: | Machin used an improvement to get 100 digits and the following used his methods:
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| 1719: | de Lagny found 112 correct digits
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| 1789: | Vega got 126 places and in 1794 got 136 |
| 1841: | Rutherford calculated 152 digits and in 1853 got 440 |
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| 1873: | Shanks calculated 707 places of which 527 were correct | | | | |
2012 Rothbard finished scarf of Pi.
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