Natural Blogarithms

A new search engine is on the scene with potential to rival the famous Google search algorithm.  Indexing more than three times as many pages as Google and using a new approach, there may be something to this newcomer.  I haven’t played with it much but will definitely keep my eye on it. 
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I stumbled across the website of Chuck Norris Facts not long ago.  You know such treasured gems as
1. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down. 2. There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist. 3. Chuck [...]

One of the first comics I read on the XKCD website was this one:

 
So don’t you think it would be a good idea to write a script that would factor every time throughout the day.  Just to make it interesting you might factor the time as a 6 digit number, including the seconds.  You [...]

A study published in Science Magazine today puts to bed the question of gender differences in mathematics.  (Sorry, I chose not to emply the use of some tired mathematical pun like "it doesn’t add up".  I grew weary of them after reading a dozen articles in mainstream media outlets, each one seemingly trying to [...]

I have a calculator.  I can answer all the math problems I’ll ever need because I own a calculator.  There are many people that worry me when they say they were never any good at math: the nurse administering the medication, the clerk counting my change, the broker managing my investments, the salesman offering me [...]

I have been reading a series by author Colleen McCullough called the Masters of Rome.  Two nights ago, I finished reading the second book in the series.  Spanning over 1000 pages per book, I have been utterly fascinated by the lives of men playing pivotal roles leading up to the beginning of the Roman [...]