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This site is the result of a brain cramp of John Houghton, a computer professional specializing in problems.  Rather the resolution of problems. 

Like many IT professionals, a bit quirky, enjoys pizza, and really is quite harmless.

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About Gena

For those looking for an update on Gena, look no further than The GenaBlog!
We're using that as a way to distribute information so we don't have to spend our
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Answers to all of your questions!. OK, just some of them - the annoying ones we're tired of answering. And some other valuable insights to impress our many fan.

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Behold, the PseudoBlog

Yeah we've got one of those blog things, too.  But not a real one.  It's only a "pseudoblog."  Nothing original, just links to stuff.

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The Junk Drawer

Everyone has one.  The place you cram stuff you're afraid might get lost so that you won't lose it.  And then you can't find it anyway.

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We find that a picture is really only worth 823 words.  We make up the 177 WEG, i.e. "word expectation gap," by just adding a few more pictures.

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The Brains Trust

The Brains Trust (68)

Monday, 12 February 2007 14:54

Mathematical constants

Written by John Houghton
The value of pi is slowly increasing, It is known to have been less than 3 when the pyramids were built, and could reach 3.5 by the next millennium.
Published in The Brains Trust
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:53

Fermat's 1st Theorum

Written by John Houghton
While his last theorum (x^n + y^n != z^n) has gained him much recognition, Fermat's first theorem ("No one remembers dead mathematicians") has turned out to be, ironically, false.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:52

Infinity not as big as was first thought

Written by John Houghton
Mathematicians have recently been successful in calculating actual values for so-called "infinity", and although there is some disagreement over the number itself, there is general consensus that it is not as high as it was once believed to be. It is still a very large number, though, and cannot be handled by the kind of electronic calculators that can be bought in food stores.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:52

Prime Numbers

Written by John Houghton
Until 1937, the number 27 was believed to be a prime number. It was an extraordinary oversight, and caused much embarrassment in 1930's mathematics circles when a 12-year-old Welsh girl pointed out to her maths master that 27 appeared in both the 9 times table and the 3 times table, and therefore could hardly be a prime number.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:51

Origin of decimal system

Written by John Houghton
All decimal systems orginate from being able to count to ten on your fingers. The Irish developed a mathematical system based on 20, but this soon disappeared, owing to the need to remove your shoes and socks.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:50

Uses for Algebra

Written by John Houghton
Despite what mathematics teachers tell you, algebra is of absolutely no use whatsoever in everyday life. Unless you're Stephen Hawking. He uses it a bit
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:49

Baker's Dozen

Written by John Houghton
The origin of the number 12 is lost to history, but it is widely believed by mathematicians to have been introduced in medieval times by bakers, whose livelihood was being threatened by having to sell 13 buns to the dozen.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:49

Pi no longer abstract

Written by John Houghton
Unfortunately for math teachers, but fortunately for math students everywhere, it has been discovered in Somalia that Pi, usually rounded to 3.14 or somesuch, is actually 2.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:48

Real truth about 'i'

Written by John Houghton
Complex numbers were discovered by Euler's imaginary friend.
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Monday, 12 February 2007 14:48

Geometry sham

Written by John Houghton
The so-called Sine and Cosine Rules are in fact just coincidence.
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