What about Ramanujan’s weird 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +… = –1/12? That is also related to the Riemann zeta function. For positive integers, ζ (s) is defined as the sum And with those values, there is a nice function – called Zeta[s] inside Wolfram language – can be achieved by continuing to … Read more
Revelations about Lady MurderfaceTalia Jane is not a naive Millennial as she ignores Yelp for her low salary and triggers a pay rise. If you had her weird life, you could …
City of Science Kista. (Flickr)During spring break, I went to Stockholm to visit the future. I’m not sure others in America think Stockholm is the future; I’m not sure what everyone here thinks about Stockholm. But I worry that the city’s cheap and popular fiber-optic internet access will make a difference right now. And what … Read more
Giphy’s original tag line is “You are welcome.” Today it is “All GIFs”. While Giphy was the first to make a credible breakthrough in the pursuit of all GIFs, it’s not the only company to do so. Google has ramped up GIF search and is expected to go even further with GIF search built into … Read more
Ten patents for Snapchat, related to instant messaging and screen sharing. Nine patents for LinkedIn, related to social media. Six patents for Visa. However, the sell-out took place before 2015. Before that, Yahoo sold six patents to Match.com and five to Pandora. It even raked in $ 70 million thanks sells several patents to Alibaba. … Read more
These results don’t look great for Uber’s hypothetical claims: one woman in the lineup gave the best tips. And the black driver, appreciated in all the scholarly studies, emerged slightly below average. One of Uber’s other anti-tipping claims is still more questionable. The company says the tip urges drivers to move to affluent areas, which … Read more
Be a second generation immigrant Having roots in the Muslim community, I sometimes come across Islamic-themed memes in my social networks. They appeal to me, because while they share many of the influences that are familiar with Western audiences, they serve a completely different set of values. The result is a little odd if you’re … Read more
Otto’s first car twice as long and six times heavier than Google’s cute prototype car, but with the same number of drivers: 0. Founded by four former Google engineers – including Anthony Levandowski, who built the car Google’s first self-driving – Otto is adopting Google’s all-or-nothing approach to commercial large rigs: eliminating human drivers, avoiding … Read more
I was three A few months after my first start-up gig, as a community manager at a small company in Boulder, and we just finished the Series A fundraising round. To celebrate, we gathered customary practice to lift a glass of champagne in place of the team standing at 9:30 am. By this time, my … Read more
Other readers, like Christopher Hampton, sharing that they are currently in a fight with alcohol. I admire you brave, vulnerable and honest. I am addicted to alcohol, not recovering. I am a waiter in restaurants. I’m 34 years old. In June, I will be in this job for 17 years. It will officially be half … Read more
