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Cartesian Coordinates | SpringerLink

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-3685-9_5
QT:{{”
René Descartes (1596–1650) is often credited with the invention of the xy-plane, but Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) was probably the first inventor. In 1636 Fermat was working on a treatise titled Ad locus planos et solidos isagoge, which outlined what we now call analytic geometry.
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The Physics Classroom Tutorial

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circles/lesson-4/kepler-s-three-laws
QT:{{”
Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion can be described as follows:

The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape, with the center of the sun being located at one focus. (The Law of Ellipses) An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the center of the planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time. (The Law of Equal Areas)
The ratio of the squares of the periods of any two planets is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their average distances from the sun. (The Law of Harmonies)

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Your Navigation App Is Making Traffic Unmanageable – IEEE Spectrum

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

Problems caused by waze !

https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/your-navigation-app-is-making-traffic-unmanageable

Potential impact of DNA circles in cancer

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

Seems that free-floating DNA large enough to contain genes can be expressing actively. Would impact RNA-seq assays of tumours.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/science/dna-genetics-cancer.html

Where are bioRxiv preprints finally published?

Sunday, November 24th, 2019

https://twitter.com/cshperspectives/status/1197272151402962944

11 Healthy Foods That Are Very High in Iron

Saturday, November 23rd, 2019

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-healthy-iron-rich-foods#section2

thumbs up for :

spinach, legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas, peas and soybeans), red meat, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, turkey (dark meat), broccoli, tofu

but not interested in #1 !

AL William

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Lynn_Williams

bitcoin ATM map

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

https://coinatmradar.com
Many in NYC!

Why the 16-inch MacBook Pro is a repudiation of the ‘Ive Doctrine’ | Macworld

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

https://www.macworld.com/article/3453822/16-inch-macbook-pro-is-a-repudiation-of-the-ive-doctrine.html

The history of science – The periodic table is 150 years old this week | Science and technology | The Economist

Monday, November 18th, 2019

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/02/28/the-periodic-table-is-150-years-old-this-week a full history!