Current Entries --------------- 11/30/2022 Triangle Symmetries 1. Morley's trisector theorem - in any triangle, the three points of intersection of the adjacent angle trisectors form an equilateral triangle: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2022/11/30/unexpected-symmetry/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley's_trisector_theorem 2. Napoleon's theorem - if equilateral triangles are constructed on the sides of any triangle, either all outward or all inward, the lines connecting the centres of those equilateral triangles themselves form an equilateral triangle: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2022/11/30/napoleons-theorem/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon's_theorem 11/30/2022 To prevent the iPhone power button from hanging up on a call on iOS 16.x, go to 'Settings' -> 'Accessibility' -> 'Physical and Motor' -> 'Touch' and toggle 'Prevent Lock to End Call': https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone/tips/how-to-prevent-the-iphone-sleep-wake-button-from-ending-calls 11/24/2022 Another lost Roman emperor - Sponsian? https://www.sci.news/archaeology/roman-emperor-sponsian-11422.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/emperor-sponsian-coins-0017568 [Update] Maybe not: https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/ 11/24/2022 Sam Fisher is coming to Radio 4: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bbc-radio-4-are-producing-a-splinter-cell-series 11/24/2022 OverSight 2.1.1 is out: https://github.com/objective-see/OverSight/releases/tag/v2.1.1 Now requires Monterey (12.x) or newer. 11/23/2022 Let the cat out of the bag: https://jalopnik.com/the-cats-in-the-bag-furry-friend-attempts-to-sneak-on-1849816030 11/19/2022 OverSight 2.1.0 is out: https://github.com/objective-see/OverSight/releases/tag/v2.1.0 11/19/2022 Depressing a cubic: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2022/11/19/how-to-depress-a-cubic/ A depressed cubic equation is one in which "the the quadratic term has been removed", i.e. one without a x^2: x^3 + cx + d = 0 11/13/2022 calloc vs. malloc: https://vorpus.org/blog/why-does-calloc-exist/ 11/07/2022 Passive pasta cooking: https://www.barilla.com/en-gb/passive-cooking "Passive Cooking is a technique that has been around since the mid-19th century. It is an alternative method of cooking pasta that saves energy and reduces CO2 emissions ... To adopt it, simply turn off the stove after 2 minutes of active cooking, cover the pot with a lid and wait for the right cooking time." Need to try this out soon and see how it compares to regular pasta cooking. 11/07/2022 A brief history of FEM: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11831-022-09740-9 11/07/2022 Voting from Antarctica: https://brr.fyi/posts/voting-from-antarctica 11/04/2022 More Strad research: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/fresh-chemical-clues-emerge-for-the-unique-sound-of-stradivari-violins/ 11/02/2022 Paint vs. Coatings: https://practical.engineering/blog/2022/9/28/whats-the-difference-between-paint-and-coatings 11/02/2022 9Front "The Golden Age of Balloning" is out: https://9front.org/releases/2022/10/31/0/ 11/01/2022 New experimental results about the strong and weak forces: https://phys.org/news/2022-11-fundamental-advances-universe.html https://phys.org/news/2022-11-collaborate-weak-nuclear.html Earlier Entries --------------- 10/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/10/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/10/index.html 09/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/09/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/09/index.html 08/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/08/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/08/index.html 07/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/07/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/07/index.html 06/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/06/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/06/index.html 05/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/05/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/05/index.html 04/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/04/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/04/index.html 03/##/2022 https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/03/motd.txt https://srirangav.github.io/motd/2022/03/index.html