Pi Day, VoiceXML And Albert Einstein

Eve Andersson writes: "Happy Pi Day to all. Out here in Boston, ArsDigitans are celebrating in style with what is believed to be the longest Pi bead chain in the world -- 5000 digits, all strung by hand by people passionate about Pi. On a seemingly unrelated note, I've recently published an ArsDigita Systems Journal article on VoiceXML: letting people talk to your HTTP server through the telephone. In addition to a tutorial and reusable source code, you'll find a Pi Reciter that you can access through the telephone. Just in time for Pi Day!" Reader Gyrate pipes in as well with the thought that "some people might be interested in knowing that today is Albert Einstein's birthday."

Comments

learn pi

[mod you later]

learn pi with the patent-pending PI TRAINER(tm)

i was angry:1 with:2 my:4 friend - i told:3 4 wrath:5, 4 5 did end.

Limerick in honor of Einstein's birthday

[cje]

There was a young lady from Wight
Who could travel much faster than light
She departed one day
In a relative way
And arrived on the previous night.

If you can't remember much of Pi:

[kyz]

Why not celebrate Pi approximation day instead? It's on an easier to remember day: 22/7.

The guy who runs that page, Martin Rebas, offers other number treats, including the -2 club for people who can't even remember 2 digits of pi.