This is really cool, and it took an Aussie to figure it out. Mathematics students have cause to celebrate. A University of New South Wales academic, Dr Norman Wildberger, has rewritten the arcane rules of trigonometry and eliminated sines, cosines and tangents from the trigonometric toolkit. What’s more, his simple new framework means calculations [...]
What did Scooby Doo to deserve this? Investigators said a Scooby Doo character was attacked at Universal Studios and the man charged with the crime is a corrections officer in Hillsborough County. Witnesses said the man maliciously beat the character for no reason. —- It was supposed to be just a regular theme park photo [...]
Via LGF, we have the story of Burger King’s “sacrilegious” dessert. The fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim. The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a “jihad”. The chain is being forced [...]
NRO has the truly inspiring story of Ted Rubin, a Holocaust survivor and Jewish war hero who is about to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor (hat tip: Joel D). Here’s an excerpt: Ted found himself in the Pukchin POW camp, also known as “Death Valley,” and later at Pyoktong, along with hundreds of [...]
When the allure of killing the sons of monkeys and pigs, or the promise of 72 Virgins, is not enough, there is always plan B. A suicide bomber captured before he could blow himself up in a Shiite mosque claimed he was kidnapped, beaten and drugged by insurgents who forced him to take on the [...]
According to South Africa’s SABC News: Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, has accused South Africa of closely cooperating with Iran in developing nuclear weapons. The allegation comes from the prime minister’s bureau, a source close Sharon. The bureau was quoted by Israel’s second largest daily newspaper as saying that South Africa has agreed [...]
Another mazal tov is in order, this time to West Coast Eagles captain Ben Cousins, on winning the 2005 Brownlow Medal (for best Australian Rules footballer). Not only did Cousins win, but his teammate Daniel Kerr placed second. It is the first time a club has produced a one-two finish in the Brownlow Medal [...]
A huge mazal tov to actor-singer extraordinaire William Shatner who won an Emmy award for Best Supporting Actor, for his outstanding performance in the series Boston Legal. I would like to think that the buzz I have been generating on this blog and my podcast has contributed to his victory. But then again, I like [...]
