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With the next major update coming for Rainbow 6 Siege tomorrow (Thursday, October 27th 2016, to be exact), many are still speculating what the future operators will be. Ubisoft has been very good about avoiding leaks. We've tried to get coerce some comments or find some reliable sources but we got very little. Of course, you can always leave it to Reddit to feature know-it-alls and trolls who claim they have privileged information. Word on the street is that there will be more fire, perhaps a napalm grenade, white phosphorous explosive, or some sort of flamethrower. The latter would be quite OP in a game that is so heavy on CQC (Close Quarters Combat).
For us folks in the GeekyAntics Xbox community, we're more thinking about the stuff that really matters (though the hot newness is always fun to talk about):
- How can we make a great game even better?
- What will keep this game fresh and fun?
- Can we please fix multiplayer?
To tackle these questions, we have to look at things from the perspective of a game designer, not just avid gamers. It's easy to fall into the trap a lot of jaded gamers have fallen into. On the Ubisoft support page, the entitlement and trolling is out of control. Players assume that Ubisoft abandons their online games yet the proof points to quite the opposite. Just look at the major update to Tom Clancy's The Division patch 1.4, which addresses everything the community outcry has been highlighting: character balancing, abandoned groups, bullet sponge enemies (time to kill too long), incursions (time to complete too long), and damage scaling, making for a far more enjoyable experience for all, particularly in PvE.
We've identified several questions and challenges to be considered as Ubisoft continues to iterate upon an already fantastic game. Many of these questions are common concerns we hear from our fellow Tom Clancy shooter fans:
Do you want to cut down on players going outside?
What about "exploits" in Bomb mode (i.e. guarding the bomb from outside the objective)?
Should the glare from sunlight be reduced? What about gadgets to mitigate the effects of darkness and bright lights? Would this impact the game negatively?
How do you get players to play objectives and roam less? Should you?
How do you avoid splitting the player base while keeping serious players together and trolls separated?
More daily/weekly challenges, unlockables, and other sticky features
Acknowledge and reward players who display good sportsmanship, don't leave matches often, and put in many hours a day/week.
Should you display how many players are on which modes or at least the total online players?
With those design tenants in mind, the following wishlist comes to mind. The first few are what we consider critical to the continued growth and success of the game and the rest are more "for funsies". Let's look at some of the items line by line, then we'll discuss!
Critical Wishlist
Stabilize net code and session management – disconnections during ranked and unknown
Improve accuracy and reduce "magic shot" and "lean glitching"
More utility options for operator kits, particularly with explosives.
More breaching options so you're not "stuck" when Thermite dies
Maps that allow for more sniping, stealth, and long-range combat, improving the gameplay variety beyond the usual CQC
More Game Modes
Blitz – Lightning round matchups in smaller areas of the maps. Variants for Hostage and Secure Area.
Tactical Supremacy – Two rounds of gameplay in the standard formats with a special rule: you get style points. The team with the highest score in the end wins.
Scavenge – Sweep hot zones for cargo shipments.
Mics only?
Player Incentives & Good Behavior Reinforcement
Communication – Reknown bonus for mic players?
Sportsmanship – Reknown bonus for good sportsmanship when playing down two or more players (not if they are voted out or TKed, though)
Patience – Stay in queue reknown bonus and bonus multiplayer for staying within a reasonable radius of objectives
Kudos – Give bonuses to players who are friendly, good team players, and/or communicate effectively
Fixes For Troll Kicks & Griefing
No or limited vote kick option for ranked
Show who started the kick vote?
Surrender option? (NO!)
Segregation of griefers
Bonuses for playing drug-free
Miscellaneous Wishes
Make situations co-op and bump up rewards, perhaps?
Buzzsaw device for breaching (an alternative to Sledge and Thermite)
A device that cuts ropes when they cross window thresholds (may chop a head off if a player tries to peak)
Give IQ a gun with EMP charges?
OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) options with corner-rounding camera for tactical insertions
Snake camera (a'la Splinter Cell)
What about the Japanese operators everyone is clamoring for? I know many are hoping for katanas and shurikens, which would be cool.. But I don't see that as being very realistic because it's kind of racist. I must admit, though: it would be cool to have a melee option that was more reliable than the tiny little knife. It's embarrassing when you fall short of a melee kill. On the flip side, it'd be cool to have an operator that can't be easily shanked. Maybe he can catch the blade with his hands and counter. Oooooh – no we're talking!
I think the Japanese operators will be more on the side of realism than fan service. With the Japanese being world leaders in tech, maybe we'll see some really cool high-tech gadgets. Perhaps a robotic aide or virtually indestructible recon device? I'd personally love to have more diversionary gadgets like a persistent noisemaker machine. Smoke and explosives can do this well but it always feels like a waste when you use them so frivolously and have such a limited supply to work with.
We may finally see a quartermaster type operator or addition of new gadgets with the season 4 expansion. It'd be nice to have field refills because it sucks when your main weapon runs dry. Even better, maybe one of the Japanese operators will have "quick draw" options so you're never caught with your pants down during a fire fight. I've tried to ask enemies to allow me to refill before continuing our duels but it rarely works, sadly. Anywho, lots of potential with the Japanese operators so we'll have to wait and see!
Putting It All Together
First and foremost, people are tired of the issues with the net code. Mismatches on rank, random team disconnections, and strange issues with fluctuating latency have the community begging Ubisoft to "stop making online games" or "sell to a better company". With the latest incremental update (not the official season update), matchmaking has become far slower, creating more civil unrest of the entitled geek variety… [Read more…]


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Patricia R. Michele, 71, Treasure Lake, DuBois, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at the DuBois Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 25, 1942, in DuBois, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Abbate) Rumfola.
In 1980, she married John G. Michele. He preceded her in death on July 10, 2007.
Patricia retired as a school teacher in Annapolis, Md., after many years of service.
She was one of the founding members of the Theatre Arts Guild and the Young Women's Club, both in Punxsutawney.
She enjoyed the Ladies of the Lake and her book and quilting clubs.
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She especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by five children, John P. Michele of Crofton, Md., Stephanie M. Hyder of Fredrick, Md., Lt. Commander, Retired Emory A. Anderson of Annapolis, Md., Charles J. Anderson of Riva, Md., and Charlotte A. Baron of Arnold, Md.; a sister, Jacqueline Craig of DuBois; and five grandchildren.
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To date, nearly one million laptops have been deployed around the world, typically in the remotest of locations with little or no electricity, or internet access. Empowering learning through information accessibility will be the focus of SJ's talk along with the market-changing innovations in the platform's hardware and software. SJ will also show a working prototype of One Laptop per Child's brand new XO-1.5 laptop, which uses a newer, faster processor and has more onboard memory. The XO 1.5 now dual boots into Gnome desktop as well as the child-friendly Sugar Learning Platform. Both are based on Fedora 11.
The OLPC Learning Club DC and HacDC will announce their joint effort to launch an XO Lending Library and describe local activities that support OLPC and Sugar Labs. Please join us if you want to talk about redesigning education access throughout the world for the 21st Century.
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"A Thousand Stars" is a suicide awareness and prevention training, and a component of San José State University's Suicide Prevention and Resilience Network. This up-to-date and multiculturally-informed training on suicide awareness provides education and skills to SJSU student volunteers (who become "Stars") in order to help provide fellow students and community members in distress with vital resources. Stars also obtain consultation and gain effective communication skills and tools to enhance personal wellness. Participants of this program help form a safety net for students in need of support and services, and foster the development of a more informed and compassionate campus community.
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"Three strikes and you're out."
That description of one of baseball's most basic rules apparently applies to California as well when it comes to the more than $4 billion made available for public education reform by the Obama administration though its "Race to the Top" program.
Three times California has applied for funds, and three times the state has been turned down.
The first two times, California didn't match up with the competition in terms of proposing strong enough structural changes that would promote student success.
The heart of the problem seemed to be the state's unwillingness to hold teachers accountable for student performance. Teachers and administrators have found it difficult to agree on the terms for accountability and the best ways to assure it.
One wonders how much of the disagreement is about job protection rather than concern for student achievement.
Perhaps the last time--just a couple of weeks ago--represented yet the most obvious example of the state's paralysis. On this occasion, only a handful of states including California would be considered for a pot of $200 million.
U.S. & World
All state leaders had to do was write a proposal to "Race to the Top" officials stating that California would adhere to four basic reform objectives outlined in "Race to the Top." No plan was even required beyond a flimsy promise.
Instead, Governor Jerry Brown sent a letter saying that California would meet two of the stated reform objectives. Right off the bat, the state was disqualified, and that was that.
We're talking about some big bucks here. New York and Florida have each been awarded $700 million; Tennesee and Georgia have received $400 million.
Think of what that kind of money could to in budget-impoverished California. In case anyone doesn't know, we now rank 48th of the 50 states in per capita public education expenditures.
In other words, we can use the dough. But it's not going to come from the feds.
It's a sad testament that teacher organizations and administrators couldn't reach agreement on creating and enforcing meaningful education reform standards. It's even more unfortunate that our students will pay the price for such intransigence.
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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"The bathroom was in bad condition -- leaking pipes, peeling floor, and exposed wires," Danny explained. "We re-did the master bath after realizing that we completely messed up the first time, when we started running out of money and needed to complete the project with poor materials and design."
Most designers will say spend what you can afford and go after style that you can live with for a while. "When Eichlers were built, they didn't go to any great length to be extravagant in the design. That's why I always figure it's best to upgrade," James Fanning says. "Some people want to retain the original look, but I like custom bathrooms with newer fixtures, stainless steel accents, tile, and Corian or stone counters."
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"It's fun, and it's something interesting to look at every morning," Kaaren says. "We had a dog who died right before we moved into the house, and she liked to sleep on the shower floor. So we put a mosaic pattern of her on the bottom of our shower, so she's always with us."
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There are two ways to describe Nintendo's next Wii game, Wii Play: Motion. Well, three ways, if you include Game I Was Never Going To Touch Based On Its Original Description. For Nintendo, there were two:
1) There was the way the company described June's Wii Play: Motion on their official product page when the game was revealed earlier this month:
Twist, turn, and move like never before with fun, motion-controlled experiences that come bundled with the Wii Remote™ Plus controller! Grip it like an umbrella, and tilt it around your body to ride gusts that blow you up, down, and to the finish line of a windy race course, or hold the controller like a mallet to strike pesky vermin from stealing vegetables from your garden. Players can even point the controller around the room to help find and capture invisible spooks! With multiple difficulty modes and game variations to unlock, up to 4 players can get caught up in the big action of the Wii Play: Motion game. For anyone looking to pick up another Wii Remote Plus controller, Wii Play: Motion is a great value that features 12 games and a bundled Wii Remote Plus controller.
Ugh. Not for me. I've played and enjoyed enough mini-game collections on my Wii, thank you very much.
2) Then there was the way Nintendo president Satoru Iwata described the game to a room full of investors in Japan this week:
In this title, you can enjoy a variety of 12 games which are available only with Wii Remote Plus. Several video game developing companies Nintendo has worked with competitively created the games for this title. The development process was very unique: we collected some good ideas of utilizing Wii Remote Plus from developing companies, we asked a developing company to complete a promising prototype game that we had created in-house in the experimental stage, and our in-house development team even helped with some development. We are going to disclose the development process of each distinctive game in the future.
Well... that sounds great! It was a bake-off of sorts, a contest for the best ideas, judged by Nintendo and polished for me to play. Of course I want that.
Sign me up for a copy of Wii Play: Motion. It will be out in North America on June 13, bundled with a Wii Remote Plus for a discount price (and, bear in mind, it could be a bad game; though, if it was, it would be a bad game for interesting reasons.)
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La Gran is one of the original yarns produced by Classic Elite, and is our signature yarn. With mohair gaining popularity this fall and Vogue Knitting's huge Magic of Mohair contest linked to VKLive in New York this winter, we thought we'd take a look at this warm, versatile and stylish fiber. But first, a history lesson...
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CHICAGO � Once again, the St. Louis Cardinals relied on Matt Adams� bat.
Adams drove in four runs, A.J. Pierzynski had three hits in his St. Louis debut and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 Saturday to stop a four-game skid.
Adams doubled sharply in the first inning, a one-hopper that bounced past first baseman Anthony Rizzo and into right field to score two runs. Adams� two-run triple with two outs in the seventh made it 5-2.
�He was our guy today,� Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. �If you look at when we started to gain some traction in our division, it�s when Matt started to go. Not to put the pressure on him, but he was the guy at the time and he�s continued to do that, to step up big for us.�
A.J. pays off
Helping out Adams was the 37-year-old Pierzynski, who signed with the Cardinals on Saturday, 10 days after he was released by Boston. St. Louis had been looking for a steady presence behind the plate since All-Star catcher Yadier Molina tore a ligament in his right thumb July 9.
Molina had surgery two days later and was expected to miss eight to 12 weeks.
�That was pretty much a cram session for A.J. there,� Matheny said. �He did a nice job coming in, obviously making an impact with the bat, but I felt like he had a nice feel for what Shelby (Miller) was doing.�
Miller returned to the Cardinals� rotation and pitched effectively into the sixth inning, getting no decision.
The young right-hander began the game with three perfect innings and retired 16 of his first 18 batters. In his first start since being removed from the rotation July 10, Miller allowed two runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings. He had given up at least three runs in his previous five starts.
Randy Choate (2-2) got the last out of the sixth and was credited with the win. Trevor Rosenthal worked around two hits in a scoreless ninth, earning his 31st save in 35 tries.
�When you get in a groove and you�re feeling pretty good, in a rhythm, you just keep going,� Miller said. �That�s kind of what I felt like I did today.�
Getting pinched
Nate Schierholtz hit a solo shot for the Cubs in the sixth off Miller, tying it at 2. It was Schierholtz�s fourth career pinch-hit homer.
Rizzo drove in a run with a groundout in the fourth.
Cubs starter Jake Arrieta settled in after the two-run first inning, allowing just three base runners the rest of the way. He thwarted Cardinals threats in the fourth and fifth, and a diving catch by left fielder Chris Coughlan helped Arrieta escape the sixth.
�He did it with not his best stuff, but he was still pretty effective,� Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. �That performance was probably indicative of how much he�s grown.�
With Arrieta out of the game, the Cardinals pulled back ahead in the seventh, scoring four runs against reliever James Russell (0-2). Jon Jay hit a leadoff single, advanced on a sacrifice and stole third before scoring the tiebreaking run on Matt Carpenter�s grounder.
Russell�s four earned runs allowed marked his worst outing since July 21, 2012, when he gave up six, also against the Cardinals.
Ryan Sweeney hit a leadoff homer against Pat Neshek in the eighth, his third home run of the season and second this series.
NOTES: Adams had only four RBIs in his previous 23 games against the Cubs. ... Pierzynski, who batted sixth for the Cardinals, was booed loudly by the Wrigley Field crowd during his first at-bat. Pierzynski played seven seasons on the south side of Chicago for the White Sox. ... The Cubs optioned RHP Neil Ramirez to Triple-A Iowa and recalled RHP Blake Parker.


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As long as Warwick's Megan Reilly's heart and body can ignore her brain at times, she's going to do well in any foot race she enters.
As long as Warwick's Megan Reilly's heart and body can ignore her brain at times, she's going to do well in any foot race she enters.
"You can't be too negative, as I tend to be,'' Reilly said. "I think a different way than I act. I'm not really sure why.''
That's because Reilly is 14 years old and a freshman. It's not uncommon for youngsters to defer to older runners, and she does not have vast experience to tell her otherwise, although her resume seems to be getting better with each and every race.
Reilly shook up the prescribed order in Section 9, racing to big wins over defending league and section champ Gianna Frontera of Newburgh Free Academy, two years her senior. She gave national elite Mary Cain of Bronxville a scare at the Manhattan Invitational, posting one of the fastest times in Van Cortlandt Park history. A late surge allowed Reilly to beat Arlington's Bella Burda for the state Class A championship. And some will and determination was enough to earn Reilly, the Varsity845 girls' cross country runner of the year, one of 40 spots for Saturday's Foot Locker national finals in San Diego.
"I am surprised about (my season) and I am happy about it — I don't know who wouldn't be,'' Reilly said.
"She is one determined girl — she always has been and always will be,'' said Tom Reilly, her father. "When she wants something, she goes and gets it.''
Warwick coach Rich Furst knew he had a good thing with Reilly, figuring she would be a top-three runner on his talented team. Within a couple weeks of the start of the fall cross country season, he had to reassess once Reilly started beating everyone on her team.
"She has the heart of a champion,'' Furst said of Reilly, who is 80 pounds and not even 5 feet tall. Reilly smiles and says her petite size makes her less wind resistant and she has less weight to carry around.
But Reilly still has the mind of a young teen. That's why she gets very tense before a big race, often upsetting her stomach. Once the starting gun goes off, though, all of that anxiety seems to be left in her wake.
"You keep pushing and try to be competitive against all of them,'' Reilly said of her competitors. "Once I am in the race, I can't think about what happened before the race. I have to focus on who's in front of me and who's in back of me.''
So her trip to San Diego this week brings a bit of trepidation. There's the fear of placing last in the field, although Furst assures her she is also capable of finishing near the front. Reilly said she's comforted by the notion she may have three more chances at running this race since she's only a ninth-grader.
Warwick's Sanfordville Elementary course has elements of San Diego's Balboa Park, the site of the Foot Locker finals, so her training this week has focused on certain portions that will be critical.
"I think the course is very good for her,'' Furst said.
Furst has been to Balboa on a number of occasions with former star Aislinn Ryan so he's familiar with the course, the history and the likelihood of how the race will be run. He says he doesn't want Reilly to lead but he wants her to run with or near the lead pack. Then it's up to Reilly on what she will do.
"I go out at a pace where it's comfortable and then I decide whether to push,'' she said.
Fortunately, she made that decision at the correct time during the Foot Locker Northeast regional at Van Cortlandt Park, summoning enough speed to grab the ninth of 10 qualifying spots.
Tom Reilly said his daughter didn't get caught up in the early hype until she started winning on the league and county level.
"It's still difficult for her to handle all that pressure as a 14-year-old,'' Tom Reilly said. "She's not an adult; she's a little kid. She was thrust into this very quickly. She has all the issues that every other 14-year-old has and has this on top. It's not easy.''
Even Furst doesn't think his prized pupil fully "realizes the enormity of what she has accomplished.''
"Sometimes she feels like she's just a little kid and she can't do anything, but she's not a little kid,'' Furst said. "She's a very talented kid. She has a tremendous competitive spirit. She's got a great support system. Right now she's going with it.''
The future, while bright, is also unpredictable. There's no telling when or if Reilly will hit a growth spurt. Ryan, who was taller with longer legs, made steady improvements through her career, eventually winning the 2004 Foot Locker national. Cornwall's Aisling Cuffe is more similar physique-wise to Reilly, and she also made steady improvements, winning the 2010 Foot Locker national. Compared to both, Reilly is already putting up better class performances than Ryan and Cuffe.
"I have to nurture and hone her competitive spirit,'' Furst said. "I have to train her physiology so she can sustain tremendous efforts. I have to keep her focused on moving forward one step at a time. I have to make sure that she can accept setbacks and put them in proper perspective.''
Reilly, too, does not know what the future holds, but her early success has allowed her to dream a little.
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SOPA/PIPA Supporters Pretend White House Statement Means We Can Rush Through SOPA/PIPA
from the wow,-that's-chutzpah deptFollowing the White House's surprise move to effectively tell SOPA/PIPA supporters to go back to the drawing board and come back with bills that don't censor the internet, don't break basic online security tools and that don't create unjustified litigation -- SOPA and PIPA supporters are going full press spin to try to pretend this is "good news." I'm not joking. The MPAA came out with a pretty laughable statement that appears to suggest that the White House's statement means it's time to "stop the obstruction" and just pass the bills:
So now it is time to stop the obstruction and move forward on legislation.Similarly, the MPAA, together with the RIAA and the US Chamber of Commerce, stunningly claimed that the White House's statement:
Our industry not only fully supports free expression, our livelihood is built upon a vibrant First Amendment - it is the foundation of our industry and we would never support any legislation that would limit this fundamental American right. As had been made clear throughout the legislative consideration of SOPA and the PROTECT-IP Act, neither of these bills implicate free expression but focus solely on illegal conduct, which is not free speech. We agree with Secretary Clinton's recent statement that "There is no contradiction between intellectual property rights protection and enforcement and ensuring freedom of expression on the Internet."
"clears the way for action on these important bills."Talk about being in denial. This is laughable in a variety of ways. First, what the MPAA calls "obstruction" was actually the voicing of significant concerns that echo exactly what the White House claimed. For example, many of us spoke about the DNS provisions, and the White House clearly states: "Our analysis of the DNS filtering provisions in some proposed legislation suggests that they pose a real risk to cybersecurity and yet leave contraband goods and services accessible online." Yes, both Leahy and Smith have promised to delay (not completely remove) the implementation of those provisions, but that would not have happened if so many people hadn't spoken out vocally about those provisions.
That's not obstruction. Those were legitimate concerns -- which the MPAA fought, tooth and nail, even to the point of denying that DNS blocking was any problem at all. And the concerns that remain are legitimate as well. It's insulting, and all too indicative of how the MPAA has managed the push for this legislation, that its response to the White House telling them to go back to the drawing board and to "work together with all sides," is to respond by saying, "just pass the bill already!"
Perhaps not too surprisingly -- since he's basically been the MPAA's mouthpiece in Congress on this bill -- Rep. Lamar Smith echoed the same claims when asked about the White House's statements:
"I welcome today's announcement that the White House will support legislation to combat online piracy that protects free speech, the Internet and America's intellectual property," Smith said in a statement. "That's precisely what the Stop Online Piracy Act does."No, actually, it's not. The current bill has tons of problems -- even if we leave aside the DNS provisions. It is very much likely to censor legitimate sites -- as pointed out by over a hundred legal scholars -- and it has a private right of action that is likely to lead to unnecessary litigation. These are exactly the things the White House just told Smith to fix. And his response is to ignore them? Stunning. But... this is Lamar Smith, who still can't hear any criticism of his bill. Perhaps he just thinks the White House wants to "pirate" more things.
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It's worth pointing out right at the start that this wouldn't be a particularly good choice of calendar if you actually want to keep track of the year. The calendar is large (A2 size) but the days of the month occupy only a 1cm-high section of each page - and the day names aren't even included, just their numbers.
The golden section (or golden ratio), famously, was used in antiquity, when the ancient Greeks built temples the proportions of whose parts - by accident or design - are often supposed to have fallen in the golden ratio.
The author says in the introduction that "this book is intended as a polemic", and a polemic it certainly is. Whether or not you like the book will therefore depend not only on whether you agree with his thesis, but also on whether or not you like polemic.
The very fetching purple and yellow packaging states that this is "the" interactive geometry software. A little optimistic, perhaps; The Geometer's Sketchpad and Cabri both have their - not insubstantial - followings. And the previous release of Cinderella gave the impression of a terribly well-featured package lacking slickness. But therein lies the value of Version 1.2: slickness.
Avid readers of popular books on the laws of nature are tolerably familiar with a number of facts. They know that electricity, magnetism and the weak force between elementary particles have been unified, that Einstein's theory of special relativity arose from an attempt to reconcile Newtonian mechanics with the laws of electromagmetism, and that his later theory of general relativity had something to do with the structure of spacetime.
Money is peculiar stuff. It has no use of any kind apart from its value in exchange for something else, and this grows over time as it earns interest, or shrinks as inflation overtakes it. If you have money to invest, there are a bewildering array of different kinds of financial instrument available: interest-bearing accounts, bonds, pension funds, stocks and shares, options ...
Robin J Wilson's book is "not", as he assures the reader in the Preface, "a history of mathematics book in the conventional sense of the word". No indeed. It is, rather, a selective account of aspects of the history of mathematics which have appeared on postage stamps from across the world.
I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam." With these words, spoken in 1821, Charles Babbage embarked on the great quest of his life - the attempt to fully automate calculation. Goaded by the all-pervasive errors in the tables of the period, he began to conceive of a great machine that would replace human fallibility with utter mechanical reliability.


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