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All Shapes in One Equation?
asadodetira writes ""One simple equation can generate a vast diversity of natural shapes, a Belgian biologist has discovered. Nature has the story. "The Superformula" sounds impressive, apparently its only for shapes, i thought you could solve lots of PDE's or tensor integrals or something with this, but not, it's only for shapes."
Yeah, what useless crap. It only applies directly to everything we know in the universe. Such crap! why doesn't it cook me breakfeast?
Liberty.
As an average /.'r I'm definitely out of shape.
Hopefully this will allow me to program a new shape.
One equation to rule them all, one equation to find them one equation to bring them all and in the darkness bind them...
now THAT's a nice ring-shape
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Love conquers all... except CANCER
Shit, it reminds me of Spirograph.
Ed R.Zahurak
You know, oblivion keeps looking better every day.
Ahh...reminds me of when I first got past the Trivia Quiz Age Check questions in Leisure Suit Larry.
What's amazing is that this question was in the 1987 release (no joke):
O.J. Simpson is
a. an R & B singer.
b. under indictment.
c. embarrassed by his first name (Olivia).
d. no one to fool with.
Correct answer: d
Duh.
Instead of fighting them, let's join them. I'll patent x^2 and you patent x^3. Just think about how rich we'll be.
testing out my trending skills
1 - LOL :)
2 - Thanks. You know you finally found a decent sig when someone replies to it
After avoiding the subject for decades, a Belgian biologist discovers mathematics. One of the first areas he plays around with is "polar coordinates". "I never knew math could be this much fun", the biologist is quoted as saying. In his enthusiasm, the befuddled biologist decided to patent several formulas, following a recently fashionable trend of patenting the obvious.
A well spent week in the lab can easily save you two hours in the library.
As of Postgres v6.2, time travel is no longer supported.
Yeah, you're right. Because he raises bamboo, he's an idiot with no insight who understands nothing. And you're so clever for discovering him! Imagine, actual mathematicians and science publishers fooled by the chicanery of this foul grass gradener, but you, lowly Slashdot karma whore, have discovered him for who he truly is.
Well done!