2016.06.14 Vunt

After work, I dream -- I've slipped the velvet handcuffs -- And could make real change. - Dr Gob, 10 June 2016


Show Notes


Quote

After work, I dream

I've slipped the velvet handcuffs

And could make real change.

  • Dr Gob, Jun 10th

F.U.

Poincaré Conjecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GItmC9lxeco

Ricci Flow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwOCqA9Xw6A

Grigori Perelman documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng1W2KUHI2s

Announcement of his Field's Medal refusal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45OirYxdArE

Another famous mathematical freak, Paul Erdos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Erdős https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdős_number

N is a Number https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN4yLPPvRBg

Benford's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford's_law https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227144.000-statistics-hint-at-fraud-in-iranian-election/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/09/12/greece-was-lying-about-its-budget-numbers/#1a73840a4f87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iz4EHriYz0

Tholf's comment on the discussion forum http://discourse.mcrent.fm/t/the-harsh-couch-2016-06-08-skeptic-shock-syndrome/126/2?u=wibbly

Richo https://twitter.com/mrsajrichardson/status/741129794272808961 http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/01/01/richardson-rejects-hawke-s-accusations.html

Trump http://www.ibtimes.com/death-view-nowhere-how-donald-trump-broke-medias-brain-2379767

Opiates/opioids http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2016/jun/09/opioids-bipartisan-issue-now-white-people-use-epidemic

Brexit https://twitter.com/labisiffre/status/741925163822944256 https://twitter.com/jonhorsley1/status/741950788273119232

RIP (aka Things Coming to an End)

Brenda Lee Marquez McCool

NEWS

Parakeelia https://twitter.com/JL_Whitaker/status/740830435551391744 http://nofibs.com.au/the-parakeelia-files-qldaah-ausvotes-auspol-qldpol/

Andrew Hastie "They used a bit of policy to try and push me around ... As a parliamentarian, I don't take orders from the military #ausvotes" - Hastie on Twitter http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/canning-mp-andrew-hastie-in-breach-of-parliamentary-rules/news-story/9d3dd6a487d0734dd6482d82dcccf74c

Pauline http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jun/10/many-australians-dont-understand-new-senate-voting-system-poll-finds https://twitter.com/deemadigan/status/741756275050971137

Oakeshott

Windsor

Xenophon http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-11/xenophon-team-poised-to-steal-sa-largest-geographical-seat/7502218

VoteFlux.org http://voteflux.org/

Grayndler https://twitter.com/oz_f/status/741152291600932864

Wentworth http://m.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2016/election-2016-youngsters-try-to-gatecrash-justin-hemmes-liberal-fundraiser-20160611-gph5es.html

Tony Blair http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/08/tony-blair-accuses-jeremy-corbyn-of-standing-by-as-syria-is-bombed

HSP - the Halal Snack Pack phenomenon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal_snack_pack https://twitter.com/roselouisecox/status/741089231376785408

Bananaland and Crocland

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-11/nt-minister-nathan-barrett-resigns-amid-sex-video-allegations/7502236

Far right ... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-12/vote-compass-right-left-leaning-electorates/7501092

SPORT

Euro 16

Albania http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/blood-feuds-still-prevalent-in-albania-a-973498.html

Hooligans http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-14/russian-mp-hails-hooligan-fans-violence-euro-2016/7507266

FFA Cup http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/strikers-stifle-south-to-claim-lakoseljac-cup/lyqubtqv3w11qoxtpoccmai2

Bentleigh Greens! https://twitter.com/official_lesdog/status/742679301590388736

Women's sport funding http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-29/bill-shorten-backs-womens-sport-with-more-abc-funding/7456984

Sharapova

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