Dark Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 First, I'm pissed because someone asked me why I don't go to church anymore, and I answered that I'm not Christian. So then they asked me what religion I was, and I answered that I was not part of a religion. Then they asked, in a very awkward tone, "So, are you an atheist?", as if to imply that not being part of a religion makes me an atheist. I find it simply retarded that people can make these assumptions. Water is clear, and China has over a billion citizens, but China does not have a billion citizens because water is color, nor vice versa. But that isn't the main reason I am pissed. If you do not already know, I am a devout math geek. I plan on having a career that is predominantly math-based (and physics-based), and calculus is just inherently interesting to me. So, if you know anything about math (or are in seventh grade or higher), you know the irrational number pi. And you know that pi is the mathematical constant achieved in one way by dividing a circle's circumference by its diameter. Fine. You also know that the first three digits of pi read "3.14", and today is March 14th, in America, written as 3/14. One can correctly assume that today is national "Pi Day", and last year, Google made a homepage logo that reflected pi. [img]http://designcrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DC010311-18.jpg[/img] Eager to see what they had in store today, I quickly logged on to my laptop after I came home from school, and looked at my homepage, Google. I was shocked to see that Google did nothing to celebrate this amazing holiday, and I have since been quite angry. In terms of reciting digits of pi, I really only know twenty-five, an improvement of five compared to last year. People in my school (or at least, the lower levels of math) were allowed to memorize digits, and each set of twenty-five they recited would net them a few extra credit points on a test. I wish my calc teacher offered us that. Please discuss this beautiful holiday below, and I hope you are all awaiting Mole Day on October 23rd. It's a shame that I forgot to make a thread about E Day on February 7th. 3. 14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Most of the time, people are ignorant. However, I see that Google just doesn't that much care about the day when Pi was discovered anymore. Why? If they cared about the day Pi was discovered, they would care about many other anniversaries around the discovery of Pi's significance such as Peanut Day, Virtual Reality Day, the release of [i]Thriller[/i], and many other incommensurable anniversaries that could possibly share the same month and day as the discovery of Pi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 This isn't the day pi was discovered; I'm fairly sure no one knows that with any certainty. This is the legitimate [b]PI DAY[/b], March 14 every single year, to stand for 3.14. Last year they had enough brains to celebrate it, so why did they turn a blind eye to it this year? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1300139253' post='5074158'] This isn't the day pi was discovered; I'm fairly sure no one knows that with any certainty. This is the legitimate [b]PI DAY[/b], March 14 every single year, to stand for 3.14. Last year they had enough brains to celebrate it, so why did they turn a blind eye to it this year? :/ [/quote] Probably because they didn't feel like aknowledging Pi Day this year. Does Google aknowledge every other day of Pi Day's significance? Though I have to say, last year when they aknowledged Pac-Man day, it was fun to just go onto google just to play a round of Pac Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Maybe people have been distracted with other stuff in the world. Like with Japan. Shame they forgot a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 [quote name='ZeroChill' timestamp='1300139533' post='5074168'] Probably because they didn't feel like aknowledging Pi Day this year. Does Google aknowledge every other day of Pi Day's significance? Though I have to say, last year when they aknowledged Pac-Man day, it was fun to just go onto google just to play a round of Pac Man [/quote] You can still play it... Type "google pacman" and click im feelin lucky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 People are just idiots. However, you have to remember Japan is currently the most important thing right now. :/ I celebrated Pi day though. [spoiler=YEY] 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679 8214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196 4428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273 724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609 [/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Avian Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 I was not aware that math related holidays existed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='Random Dude' timestamp='1300151790' post='5074549'] I was not aware that math related holidays existed..... [/quote] Well then your math teachers suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Avian Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='Cōyōté Stárrk' timestamp='1300151858' post='5074550'] Well then your math teachers suck. [/quote] I'm not learning much from my current one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='Random Dude' timestamp='1300152074' post='5074556'] I'm not learning much from my current one [/quote] Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyasu Tokugawa Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 The reason the person asked if you were athiest is because people have decided to change the term "athiest" from meaning "not believing in any God" to "not having a religeon". Just like with how some people will go "That is so gay" when they actually mean "That is so stupid". We will always have ignorant people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Wow, that's a pretty legit holiday, I'm sad I didn't know about it earlier. :'( I have a GPA of 3.14 though. Does that count for anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catman25 Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 My pi day was terrible. I memorize 2000 digits only to mess up at 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='Dark'] Eager to see what they had in store today, I quickly logged on to my laptop after I came home from school, and looked at my homepage, Google. I was shocked to see that Google did nothing to celebrate this amazing holiday, and I have since been quite angry.[/quote] Now I've seen a great many people "take offense" to some pretty trivial s*** in my day, but [i]really[/i]? [quote name='Dark'] First, I'm pissed because someone asked me why I don't go to church anymore, and I answered that I'm not Christian. So then they asked me what religion I was, and I answered that I was not part of a religion. Then they asked, in a very awkward tone, "So, are you an atheist?", as if to imply that not being part of a religion makes me an atheist. I find it simply retarded that people can make these assumptions. Water is clear, and China has over a billion citizens, but China does not have a billion citizens because water is color, nor vice versa.[/quote] The supposed wretched ignoramus in question here didn't even automatically assume that because you were non-religious you were atheist. They took the care to ask, knowing that there were exceptions to the general corelation between non-religion and atheism. He committed no crime in assuming that because you were non-religious, you MIGHT be atheist. Although they are different and there're a fair amount of examples of people being one but not the other, they're hardly as unrelated as the transparency of water and the population of China. On a similar note, AREN'T you atheist? I could've sworn that you'd done a considerable amount of Atheist BAWWWWWing in the past. :/ [quote name='Cōyōté Stárrk' timestamp='1300144217' post='5074341'] [b]People are just idiots.[/b] However, you have to remember Japan is currently the most important thing right now. :/ [/quote] Maybe so, but their responsibility for a lack of Pi Day homages and their asking whether a given non-religious person is atheist or not are hardly bedazzling epitomes of human stupidity which tip the scales regarding whether or not we as a species're generally idiots or not. Don't be a sheep. Don't assume the legitimacy of everything said in any given topic's first post and automatically rain your sympathy on the poster's cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinolovania Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 I had a great Pi Day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='~ P O L A R I S ~' timestamp='1300221106' post='5075572'] Now I've seen a great many people "take offense" to some pretty trivial s*** in my day, but [i]really[/i]? The supposed wretched ignoramus in question here didn't even automatically assume that because you were non-religious you were atheist. They took the care to ask, knowing that there were exceptions to the general corelation between non-religion and atheism. He committed no crime in assuming that because you were non-religious, you MIGHT be atheist. Although they are different and there're a fair amount of examples of people being one but not the other, they're hardly as unrelated as the transparency of water and the population of China. On a similar note, AREN'T you atheist? I could've sworn that you'd done a considerable amount of Atheist BAWWWWWing in the past. :/ [/quote] This guy summed up my thoughts on the matter rather succinctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judedudemude Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 im great at math so i never pay attention at math so even one of my math teacher say something i was off in my own world as soon the bell rang plus i would finnish all my work and home and test in only ten to twenty minutes so it was munch a problem for me i do not go to church but i do have a religion (i just do not see the point in waking up early on a sunday morning to hear some dude speak for a hour or two) people ask alot stupid questions that rather pointless to ask in he first place you should hear all the stupid and pointless question people asked me on a regular basics sorry to hear they do not wanna celibrate pi day (i do not celibrate but im not agiast it) (im glad that you are getting a math and pyshic based job may i recomend rocket science (im not joking when most people refer rockect science that are joking but at the monent im not) that is a kind of job were you playing with math and pyshics every day and it will give you mind a reall work out every day plus the pay is rumor to be quite alot) plus with a job like that you can get a hot wife pus awesome home and car (just awesome to simplfy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='judedudemude' timestamp='1300222436' post='5075616'] im great at math [/quote] But evidently not so great at English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judedudemude Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='PikaPerson01' timestamp='1300246511' post='5076310'] But evidently not so great at English. [/quote] +l?l_l3 !!! true !!! (+l?l_l3 !!! = true !!!) but this topis is about math people lets say on topic please LOL !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Phoenix Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Dark, shouldn't you be in church right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Revolver Amethyst' timestamp='1300252352' post='5076439'] Dark, shouldn't you be in church right now? [/quote] [center][img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2602311428_661989651f.jpg[/img][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nishi-chan Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1300138011' post='5074085'] First, I'm pissed because someone asked me why I don't go to church anymore, and I answered that I'm not Christian. So then they asked me what religion I was, and I answered that I was not part of a religion. Then they asked, in a very awkward tone, "So, are you an atheist?", as if to imply that not being part of a religion makes me an atheist. I find it simply retarded that people can make these assumptions. Water is clear, and China has over a billion citizens, but China does not have a billion citizens because water is [b][size="2"]color[/size][/b], nor vice versa.But that isn't the main reason I am pissed. If you do not already know, I am a devout math geek. I plan on having a career that is predominantly math-based (and physics-based), and calculus is just inherently interesting to me. So, if you know anything about math (or are in seventh grade or higher), you know the irrational number pi. And you know that pi is the mathematical constant achieved in one way by dividing a circle's circumference by its diameter. Fine. You also know that the first three digits of pi read "3.14", and today is March 14th, in America, written as 3/14.One can correctly assume that today is national "Pi Day", and last year, Google made a homepage logo that reflected pi. Eager to see what they had in store today, I quickly logged on to my laptop after I came home from school, and looked at my homepage, Google. I was shocked to see that Google did nothing to celebrate this amazing holiday, and I have since been quite angry.In terms of reciting digits of pi, I really only know twenty-five, an improvement of five compared to last year. People in my school (or at least, the lower levels of math) were allowed to memorize digits, and each set of twenty-five they recited would net them a few extra credit points on a test. I wish my calc teacher offered us that. Please discuss this beautiful holiday below, and I hope you are all awaiting Mole Day on October 23rd. It's a shame that I forgot to make a thread about E Day on February 7th.3. 14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 ... [/quote] *clear My math teacher gave us a tricked out sudoku puzzle in the shape of pi. He loves pi day. Can't wait for Mole Day Or am I the only one who read the whole thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judedudemude Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 ive read the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='Niashi Inumaki' timestamp='1300253352' post='5076465'] Can't wait for Mole Day [/quote] Edit: I looked it up on Wikipedia and apparently it IS called Mole Day. o_0 Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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