Monday, December 06, 2021

Featured Links - December 6. 2021

Links to things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about.



  • Why e, the Transcendental Math Constant, Is Just the Best. "The solution to our puzzle about Euler’s number explains why e pops up in situations that involve optimality."
  • How to Download Anything on the Web for Free: 12 Tips and Tools. "Here's how to download anything from the web that you thought you couldn't for free... without breaking the law."
  • The Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest. "Where 'www' means 'wretched writers welcome.'''
  • Neutron switches to methane/oxygen, 1 Meganewton Archimedes engine revealed. "Rocket Lab has provided a significant update in the progress of their Neutron rocket, a vehicle aimed primarily at the small-scale interplanetary and low Earth orbit mega-constellation markets at first."
  • Supersonic Projectile Exceeds Engineers Dreams: The Supersonic Trebuchet. Some people have too much time on their hands. 
  • On the pronunciation of Omicron. The authoritative word from the OED. 
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