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Thursday, September 5th, 2024
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World's first math-breakthroughs, IND
The
Indian invention of positional numeration, and zero, transformed mathematics world-wide, but in
the west we have incorrectly attributed it to Arabs.
It should be noted that the ancient Maya used a similar system to write numbers, except with base
20, even earlier.
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Climate pounding the poor, BHS
The shantytown of Mudd, in the
Bahamas,
was flattened or washed away by the most powerful hurricane ever seen there. Five years later,
the survivors can't even find land to build a permanent shantytown on.
They are like homeless people in the US, building encampments that get washed away by the cruelty of
the state.
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Cannabis as recreational, FL
The bullshitter said he is
in
favor of legalizing marijuana. What should we think of that?
I have advocated legalization of marijuana for many years, so in general I am glad when others
advocate it too. I hope the referendum to legalize marijuana in Florida wins. If the
bullshitter influences some people to vote for it, that will be a good thing.
However. the bullshitter's statement that he
supports that measure should not alter our disgust for him. We know that he will change
his opinions from one day to the next, for no reason except political manipulation. That today he
has a new opinion that agrees with us should not mislead us about what he is at heart.
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