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sporadic web manipulationJune 28, 2003
Not yet past my prime
Today is my 31st birthday. It is not a terribly remarkable number, 31, save for the fact that it is a prime number. I won't hit another one until 37. Should I live to be 100, here are all the primes I will encounter along the way:
37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97
Add to that the the number of primes thus far (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31), and you get a total of 25 primes. This is my 11th prime, and I am hoping to at least hit 23 of them before I check out.
The largest known prime number is m39, and it is 4,053,946 digits long. If you want to see it, click here.
How many prime numbers are there? According to Euclid's proof, an infinite amount. But, they do get more rare as the stakes get higher. Forty percent of the integers less than 10 are prime, but only 25 percent of the integers less than 100, and only 16.8 percent of the integers less than 1000.
If you want to generate some primes within a range, check this out. If you want to help look for primes, download the software from GIMPS. If you want to get drunk, come by my house this afternoon.
Posted by justin at 9:16 AM | Comments (1)
June 27, 2003
Former CD retailer
Now just a music format museum
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Posted by justin at 5:45 PM
June 25, 2003
you know what a Dutch treat is, don't you?
Why, it's no treat at all! But since I always get confused on where porn, cheese, chocolate, tulips, and timepieces come from, it's useful to keep your skills honed with a quiz:
Swiss, Swedish, Danish, or Dutch?
The Swedes clearly win on the "hot chick" and Muzak category. Dutch take the prize for earlessness.
Posted by justin at 11:00 AM
knockoff project
Looks like the Knockoff Project has updated, which is sweet, because now my contribution is up there (Black Sheep "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" / DJ H.O.P. & Mike Czech "Neck Exersize Vol. 2"). It's about the fifth one down.
The cool thing about it is you don't even realize that stuff is ripping off other stuff half the time. I consider myself reasonably up to date on pop culture, but there are heaps of references being missed every day.
It reminds me of this time many years ago when I was watching The Simpsons, and Homer aped the old "yelling while pounding on the glass at the back of the church" scenario. An ex-girlfriend of mine, who was present, commented, "hey, they stole that from Wayne's World 2." Ugh. I think that was why I broke up with her.
Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery, but at least know who you are plagiarizing.
Posted by justin at 9:00 AM
June 23, 2003
If only I spoke French
And, if only this were for real:
...which don't match the real specs, accidentally posted by Apple a few days ago.
I suppose all should be known at the WWDC.
** UPDATE **
Sure enough, as if you haven't seen it yet, the new G5's have been announced.
Posted by justin at 10:37 AM
June 20, 2003
Nasubi wa ogenki desu ka
I actually had to add a new category for this one, complementing Nipponophilia with Nipponophobia:http://www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~edjacob/nasubi.html
Almost too bizarre to be true. Although, if you think about it, we could defray some of the costs of the war upon Iraqis by making our own show. We'll just use some of those poor bastards down in Guantanamo Bay. It would really be a step up for them in terms of living conditions. No more Metallica ad naseum.
Posted by justin at 2:31 PM | Comments (1)
June 18, 2003
Onimusha
A new Semi-fisheye lens to go with the new semi-fisheye pug. Yes, a ramiken is his food bowl for now. At 5 weeks, he is just that small.
Posted by justin at 10:39 AM
June 15, 2003
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i might give Pearl Jam a try
Up front: I have never like Pearl Jam. I never really liked their music, I found their fans to be philistines, and I thought the whole act came off phony. Having made that assessment a dozen years ago, I never revisited the "should I listen to Pearl Jam" issue again.
However, when a band does something that makes me respect them outside of their music, I am more than willing to put a moratorium on the vitriolic espousals.
Pearl Jam losing the squid does just that. Unlike Madonna, who's bogus mp3 stunt was about a million times less endearing than her Letterman appearance, Pearl Jam looks to actually play ball in the new stadium.
Everyone is tired of the music cartel's old world antics. The system for the promotion and dissemination of music is so flawed, that even music that is succeeding within it gets quashed when the bands' political opinions don't fly with the media gatekeepers (e.g. Dixie Chicks or the more intellectual faux pas by System Of a Down's Serj Tankian).
Seriously folks, how is your telegraph holding up? Got the latest hits for your Gramophone?
It's all about better living through circuitry.
Posted by justin at 12:46 PM
June 4, 2003
Neptune at Kid Robot tonight
This is where I will be tonight:Wednesday, June 4th, Kidrobot San Francisco will be proud to present a gallery opening for Neptune (aka Paul Hayes). 1512 Haight St @ Ashbury. Hors De Vours and drinks from 8-11pm.
Neptune (aka Paul Hayes):
A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Paul Hayes combines a fresh, urban aesthetic with strong lines and vivid illustrations derived from comics. Recently featured in Dan Das Mann's collective project "The Last Stand," Hayes reasserted his ability to interweave academic art techniques with the graphical edginess of the San Francisco street scene. His work has been repeatedly described as both intensely fun and solidly unique.
Posted by justin at 11:42 AM
frankly, I never liked Sosa
People would respond with "how can you not like Sammy Sosa? He's so humble." Well, I just never bought it. The demeanor, the kiss the fingers act, none of it. I'll take the cockiest, steroid-doping Barry Bonds any day over some guy with an Inspector Gadget baseball bat. Partly because I am a tried and true Giants fan, but mostly because "hey, no fairs...he's cheating."
I guess you could say that I am not mad, just disappointed -- the worst of parental admonitions. Not for Sammy's sake, but for the sake of baseball. It seems every time the MLB gets close to bringing all its fans back into the fold, there is a strike, or 3 teams to go from division winners to last place due to salary bloodletting.
I was there when Barry broke the record, hitting #71. (And #72, for that matter, but they had already used all the fireworks.) He finished with 73 on the season, and Sosa was finished long before that. Unless you live in the town that the 1919 Black Sox also called home, Sosa has little relevance.
Sure, they're in 1st place now, but you can expect that to evaporate. They finished 5th in the division last year, 3rd the year before that, and last place in 2000. Sosa can cheat all he wants, but he will never be record holder for the most HRs in a season, and the Cubs will never be champions while he plays for their club.