Monday, October 30, 2017
Compensation
Is competitive eating risky behavior. Obviously, yes; some people have
died choking on a hot dog. And stomach distension and rupture are real.
Then again, eating every day is risky too. We are in the midst of a planetary
obesity epidemic.
Let's just say a little indulgence which is compensated for can be okay.
👻😉
https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/53701/does-your-stomach-really-expand-if-you-eat-more/
died choking on a hot dog. And stomach distension and rupture are real.
Then again, eating every day is risky too. We are in the midst of a planetary
obesity epidemic.
Let's just say a little indulgence which is compensated for can be okay.
👻😉
https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/53701/does-your-stomach-really-expand-if-you-eat-more/
Friday, October 27, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
P Pie Recipe
This recipe belongs to humanity.
It was raining, and I decided to make a dessert that
would use up long-standing shelved ingredients. I had evaporated
milk on hand, and the below recipe is under the can label. So...
I did have some pumpkin puree, which I thawed. I didn't have
a pie shell, but I did have past due flaky pastry in the freezer.
So... ( It thaws nicely in two hours!)
I didn't have brown sugar, but I had white, to which I added a splash
molasses...
I has cinnamon and nutmeg, but no ginger or cloves. So I added
some vanilla and a few teaspoons of cocoa powder.
Didn't forget the eggs, and bit of flour. Cooked for the suggested one hour and
fifteen minutes.
Didn't have the patience to wait all evening for it cool; had some
lukewarm.
Yahoo! Pure comfort. Do make it with regular pastry though; this version
is a bit hard to chop with a knife. Although, from the point of view
of flavor, it really is awesome.
It was raining, and I decided to make a dessert that
would use up long-standing shelved ingredients. I had evaporated
milk on hand, and the below recipe is under the can label. So...
I did have some pumpkin puree, which I thawed. I didn't have
a pie shell, but I did have past due flaky pastry in the freezer.
So... ( It thaws nicely in two hours!)
I didn't have brown sugar, but I had white, to which I added a splash
molasses...
I has cinnamon and nutmeg, but no ginger or cloves. So I added
some vanilla and a few teaspoons of cocoa powder.
Didn't forget the eggs, and bit of flour. Cooked for the suggested one hour and
fifteen minutes.
Didn't have the patience to wait all evening for it cool; had some
lukewarm.
Yahoo! Pure comfort. Do make it with regular pastry though; this version
is a bit hard to chop with a knife. Although, from the point of view
of flavor, it really is awesome.
Great Show
Botanical Gardens, where she worked last summer . Had a great time!!
The tradition of the lantern festival belongs in the Spring, the Chinese new year,
and has evolved over time. Families can go out at night again aided by lanterns;
children go into the street to solve the riddles of the lanterns...and adults let go of
old selves, and embrace renewal.
The color red is today a symbol of good luck. In the legend, dragons - now
associated with the Emperor - were various forms of pestilence, fires, storms
and so forth an unhappy God might bring on his people.
In one variant, red lanterns and fireworks were meant to deceive the
vengeful God, who would think the city was already burning.
The lanterns have become ornate, some peeking out of the water in
animal form. The exhibits also presents (with a witch in attendance) - decorated
pumpkins - a best of, from various schools - and these are of a remarkable variety
and inventiveness. Great show, children allowed even at night!!
https://www.facebook.com/lyse.ross.96/media_set?set=a.1962505290673833.1073741830.100007431429506&type=3
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Calc
From the time of Antiquity, there has been fascination with Pythagorean triplets
ie right angle triangles with whole number sides. The most famous of these is 3, 4, 5,
pictured below. It is unique, and no other triangle with these proportions can be
drawn but the actual values can be scaled; thus 6, 8, 10 plays out the same.
source: Wikipedia
Other triplets have been identified: 5, 12, 13 is one as well. But it will look quite
different, and will have a reduced area.
* * *
But other triangular shapes are possible as well. What if I have three pieces of fencing
in the proportions 6, 7, 8. What would be the area of that triangle. Modern mathematics
has an answer for me, and it involves precalculated tables of trigonometric functions
(or, in my actual case, instantly calculated on a pocket calculator).
source: onlinemathlearning.com
Law of Sines
source: Wikipedia
We thus have two angles; the third will be 57.9°. We have our figure.
Fun fact: the Law of Cosines, when published in France, is known as the théorème
d'Al-Kashi, for the Persian mathematician(1380-1429) .
* * *
How to derive these famous laws. For the Law of Cosines, it's complicated.
The essential difficulty is labeling the 'random' triangle correctly. Once this is done,
basic algebra will do it.
Because we have created a right angle triangle, a can be considered a hypotenuse
whose actual length scales the cosine value of the C angle. The height of the triangle
becomes a sine function on that same angle...
source: Wikipedia
The Law of Sines is generally considered self-evident.
ie right angle triangles with whole number sides. The most famous of these is 3, 4, 5,
pictured below. It is unique, and no other triangle with these proportions can be
drawn but the actual values can be scaled; thus 6, 8, 10 plays out the same.
Other triplets have been identified: 5, 12, 13 is one as well. But it will look quite
different, and will have a reduced area.
* * *
But other triangular shapes are possible as well. What if I have three pieces of fencing
in the proportions 6, 7, 8. What would be the area of that triangle. Modern mathematics
has an answer for me, and it involves precalculated tables of trigonometric functions
(or, in my actual case, instantly calculated on a pocket calculator).
Fun fact: the Law of Cosines, when published in France, is known as the théorème
d'Al-Kashi, for the Persian mathematician(1380-1429) .
* * *
How to derive these famous laws. For the Law of Cosines, it's complicated.
The essential difficulty is labeling the 'random' triangle correctly. Once this is done,
basic algebra will do it.
Because we have created a right angle triangle, a can be considered a hypotenuse
whose actual length scales the cosine value of the C angle. The height of the triangle
becomes a sine function on that same angle...
The Law of Sines is generally considered self-evident.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Squish
If one accepts the circle as point of reference, then any triangle
within one half circle will have a right angle at its apex.
Indeed, one is creating a half box when the entire circle is considered.
We are just playing squishy boxes.
And if we assign our right angle 90 degrees, then any triangle will contain
180 (because any box has four).
The area of our right triangle will be one-half that of its box.
The maximal inscribed box we can create is a square.
Its area will be one-half that of an outer box.
Squaring both sides will yield two inner boxes; thus, the area
of the outer box.
In point of fact, the circle is an orientation mechanism. Side b approaches
the value of the diameter in a squishier triangle, and side a approaches 0.
The square of the sides will always be equal to that of the hypotenuse.
within one half circle will have a right angle at its apex.
Indeed, one is creating a half box when the entire circle is considered.
We are just playing squishy boxes.
And if we assign our right angle 90 degrees, then any triangle will contain
180 (because any box has four).
The area of our right triangle will be one-half that of its box.
Its area will be one-half that of an outer box.
of the outer box.
the value of the diameter in a squishier triangle, and side a approaches 0.
The square of the sides will always be equal to that of the hypotenuse.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Gougu
The Pythagorean theorem was in use well before its actual proof by Pythagoras
(6th century BC), and later, Euclid (4th century BC). In Asia, the proof that nails it
is called Gougu ( from base and altitude),and is figured below.
The reference triangle (in green), sees its various sides projected differently than we are
used to: he hypotenuse goes under the triangle towards the back, and the short side
toward the top. The third side is the usual projection.
It is then a matter of fitting the pieces, as in a puzzle.
The yellows, the blue and the pinks, in order.
Les neufs chapitres sur l'art mathématique. (Beween years -100 and 50).
* * *
(6th century BC), and later, Euclid (4th century BC). In Asia, the proof that nails it
is called Gougu ( from base and altitude),and is figured below.
The reference triangle (in green), sees its various sides projected differently than we are
used to: he hypotenuse goes under the triangle towards the back, and the short side
toward the top. The third side is the usual projection.
It is then a matter of fitting the pieces, as in a puzzle.
The yellows, the blue and the pinks, in order.
* * *
Good!
I have long been a fan of Toaster Strudel as a cold weather treat.
Looked at my recent purchase and was HORRIFIED to find it currently contains
sucralose.😳
Was a bit reassured to find glucose-fructose in the ingredients list; the
pastry itself is still edible.
A check on the web confirms: it is the icing which has been
transformed into an 'insipid too-milky' affair.
I am nothing if not adaptable. Made my own icing with cottage cheese
and banana.
(In point of fact, I often used to keep the icing packets in case I wrecked
something of my own, and would want to bring it back to decent...)
Still tastes good!
Looked at my recent purchase and was HORRIFIED to find it currently contains
sucralose.😳
Was a bit reassured to find glucose-fructose in the ingredients list; the
pastry itself is still edible.
A check on the web confirms: it is the icing which has been
transformed into an 'insipid too-milky' affair.
I am nothing if not adaptable. Made my own icing with cottage cheese
and banana.
(In point of fact, I often used to keep the icing packets in case I wrecked
something of my own, and would want to bring it back to decent...)
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
FPhone
The new Huwaei phone is INTELLIGENT:
it makes decsions from data it collects, rather than from
user commands. The camera will recognize that it is
to photograph a face, and will announce this with a
icon and proceed to give a sharp face and blurred background;
voice will be analysed and unwanted interference removed
for optimal communication; il will manage memory and turn
bakground apps on and off to maximize duration. It can even
serve as a trackpad when connected to a screen.
The future of iphones. At 800 euros for France in mid-November.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/test/2017/10/17/32003-20171017ARTFIG00149-huawei-mate-10-pro-un-avant-gout-du-futur.php
it makes decsions from data it collects, rather than from
user commands. The camera will recognize that it is
to photograph a face, and will announce this with a
icon and proceed to give a sharp face and blurred background;
voice will be analysed and unwanted interference removed
for optimal communication; il will manage memory and turn
bakground apps on and off to maximize duration. It can even
serve as a trackpad when connected to a screen.
The future of iphones. At 800 euros for France in mid-November.
C-Series
So Bombardier is not letting itself be victimized by recent
tax rulings in the US, and is letting Airbus take over the C-Series.
In effect, the new arrangement (with part of production in alabama)
should promote jobs in the US as well, and make everybody happy.
The government of Quebec keeps a 19% interest in the new entity.
http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/201710/17/01-5140237-bombardier-et-airbus-quebec-dit-oui-ottawa-evaluera-lentente.php
tax rulings in the US, and is letting Airbus take over the C-Series.
In effect, the new arrangement (with part of production in alabama)
should promote jobs in the US as well, and make everybody happy.
The government of Quebec keeps a 19% interest in the new entity.
http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/201710/17/01-5140237-bombardier-et-airbus-quebec-dit-oui-ottawa-evaluera-lentente.php
Saturday, October 14, 2017
The Iran Accord
What gives with the Iran Nuclear deal; is Iran in
compliance, or not. The US seems to be saying it isn't and the
European partners to the deal seem to think it is.
For Europeans, any way, the deal in't about nuclear at all but is really
about integrating Iran into the larger community of nations, and allowing
European investors in. As a condition to this, Iran needs to agree to stop work
on nuclear weapons that would send us all to Kingdom Come. Seems
reasonable enough. So Peugeot is now in Iran, but a lot more could be done;
it is but the beginning of normalized relations.
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/chroniques/20171004.OBS5542/denoncer-ou-non-l-accord-nucleaire-avec-l-iran-la-decision-a-hauts-risques-de-trump.html
compliance, or not. The US seems to be saying it isn't and the
European partners to the deal seem to think it is.
For Europeans, any way, the deal in't about nuclear at all but is really
about integrating Iran into the larger community of nations, and allowing
European investors in. As a condition to this, Iran needs to agree to stop work
on nuclear weapons that would send us all to Kingdom Come. Seems
reasonable enough. So Peugeot is now in Iran, but a lot more could be done;
it is but the beginning of normalized relations.
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/chroniques/20171004.OBS5542/denoncer-ou-non-l-accord-nucleaire-avec-l-iran-la-decision-a-hauts-risques-de-trump.html
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Blend Mode
Blend Mode makes a difference. Here, working with sketchpad.
Below, simple layering (with 40% opacity):
Blend Mode set a Luminosity (same settings):
source: Moon element is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation image.
* * *
I can layer one whale on top if the other, and nothing happens.
If I put the top one in multiply mode, the darks are darker and the lights lighter...
* * *
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/layer-blend-modes/color-blend-mode/
Below, simple layering (with 40% opacity):
Blend Mode set a Luminosity (same settings):
* * *
I can layer one whale on top if the other, and nothing happens.
* * *
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/layer-blend-modes/color-blend-mode/
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Center Town P
Saturday Night (October 14, 2017), St-Jean sur Richelieu. It's the annual all night
dance party ...
One Thing to Live...
Lyse at home (with a cold). Can't help but want to share
how great a musician she is...💟
how great a musician she is...💟
Monday, October 9, 2017
Realistic!
Now that is hard realism: new electric planes will take longer
to make short-term flights, but because they will depart and
land from city airports, the door-to-door travel time will be halved.
With fewer CO2 emissions!!
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/10/06/boeing-parie-sur-les-vols-autonomes-les-taxis-volants-et-les-avions-electriques
to make short-term flights, but because they will depart and
land from city airports, the door-to-door travel time will be halved.
With fewer CO2 emissions!!
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/10/06/boeing-parie-sur-les-vols-autonomes-les-taxis-volants-et-les-avions-electriques
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Layers !?
Paint 3D is a greatly underestimated app; specifically when criticized for not allowing
layers. What sense would layers have in working with 3D anyway?
By default, 3Dobjects are on the same level.
One can add 2D objects as well; these will be on the background.
As will be images one is free to resize.
Text comes in 2D or 3D...
Friday, October 6, 2017
Genes
We has found the culprit for that stubborn mid-body obesity:
Neanderthal genes. Recent studies show that the small
percent of Neanderthal genes carried by Europeans is larger than
expected.
This mingling of populations happened on European soil, at yet
unknown dates. Africans do not carry Neanderthal genes, and Asiatics very few.
These peoples migrated to Europe before Homo Sapiens, and
became paler skinned and haired while there ...
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/sciences/20171005.OBS5626/vous-prenez-de-l-embonpoint-blamez-neandertal.html
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Catalonia Question
...
...
source: Pierre Singaravélou, historian in Libération
...
...
source: The Economist
source: Pierre Singaravélou, historian in Libération
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source: The Economist
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Consumption
in terms of electricity consumption.
Computer
The big splurge: a daily bath
I enjoy bubbles, at some 30$ per year...
* * *
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Down Motor
Les A380 d'Air France sont équipés de réacteurs GP7200, spécialement conçus pour ces énormes oiseaux des airs, les plus gros avions du monde à deux étages de passagers, réalisés par l'association des deux motoristes américains General Electric et Pratt and Whitney (United Technologies Corp). Le GP7200 est issu des programmes de réacteurs à grande capacité GE90 de General Electric et PW4000 de Pratt and Whitney. Air France a été la première compagnie a choisir ce réacteur en 2001 lorsqu'elle a commandé ses gros porteurs. Il est entré en service en 2009 dans la compagnie. Air France exploite au total 10 super-jumbos Airbus A380, qui portent chacun quatre réacteurs.
source: Le Monde
source: Le Monde
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