Happy τ Day!
Jun. 28th, 2011 11:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apple_pathwaysToday (6.28 for Americans; 28.06 for people who are wrong*... :P) is Tau Day, a day dedicated to Pi's obscure rival: Tau. There are those who argue that π (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter) is not the best choice as the circle constant, and τ (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius) is the better choice. The website I linked to makes a compelling argument: after all, just look at how many times "2π" appears in mathematical formulas.
Anyway, since a circle's radius is half its diameter, τ is always equal to 2π, or approximately 6.283185307179586… Here, snagged from The Nerdist, is a clip of Michael John Blake's musical tribute to Tau: (It's gorgeous!)
(*Kidding! You're not wrong. I agree it makes more logical sense to go Day-Month-Year. But my birthday is 1.23 under the American system, and I am not giving that up. :P)
Day 01: Introduce yourself. List your likes and dislikes.
Day 02: Make a bulleted list of everything that happened in your day.
Day 03: Smile! We want to see your teeth today. Post a self-portrait.
Day 04: Share your favorite quote/song lyric.
Day 05: Share your favorite recipe.
Day 06: List 5 countries you'd like to visit.
Day 07: Provide pictures of 5 celebrity crushes.
Day 08: Create a bucket list, whether or not your aspirations are rational.
Day 09: Describe your food consumption today.
Day 10: Share some of your current favorite tunes.
Day 11: List some of your favorite tumblrs.
This will be a short list, 'cause I don't spend much time on Tumblr:
-sex is not the enemy. (NSFW: sexually-exlicit images. But awesome links to articles about sex and sexuality, too.)
-texts from the TARDIS
That's about it. :P
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it: sell me on Tumblr. Link me to your favorite ones. Tell me why it's good. If you have a tumblr, let me know.
Day 12: Set a goal.
Day 13: Provide the HEX code(s) of your favorite color(s).
Day 14: Post a Youtube video that makes you laugh/inspires you.
Day 15: Make a voicepost in another language besides your native one.
Anyway, since a circle's radius is half its diameter, τ is always equal to 2π, or approximately 6.283185307179586… Here, snagged from The Nerdist, is a clip of Michael John Blake's musical tribute to Tau: (It's gorgeous!)
(*Kidding! You're not wrong. I agree it makes more logical sense to go Day-Month-Year. But my birthday is 1.23 under the American system, and I am not giving that up. :P)
15 days meme
Day 01: Introduce yourself. List your likes and dislikes.
Day 02: Make a bulleted list of everything that happened in your day.
Day 03: Smile! We want to see your teeth today. Post a self-portrait.
Day 04: Share your favorite quote/song lyric.
Day 05: Share your favorite recipe.
Day 06: List 5 countries you'd like to visit.
Day 07: Provide pictures of 5 celebrity crushes.
Day 08: Create a bucket list, whether or not your aspirations are rational.
Day 09: Describe your food consumption today.
Day 10: Share some of your current favorite tunes.
Day 11: List some of your favorite tumblrs.
This will be a short list, 'cause I don't spend much time on Tumblr:
-sex is not the enemy. (NSFW: sexually-exlicit images. But awesome links to articles about sex and sexuality, too.)
-texts from the TARDIS
That's about it. :P
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it: sell me on Tumblr. Link me to your favorite ones. Tell me why it's good. If you have a tumblr, let me know.
Day 12: Set a goal.
Day 13: Provide the HEX code(s) of your favorite color(s).
Day 14: Post a Youtube video that makes you laugh/inspires you.
Day 15: Make a voicepost in another language besides your native one.