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   Anonymous, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 5:49pm

   
   

   One year ago tonight I attended a Kelly Clarkson concert. Excellent show! Next month I plan to attend a Sheryl Crow concert in the same place.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 6:32pm

   
   

   "The answer is... 39."
   
   Awww damnit! I thought it was... 42.

    

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   Anonymous Monkey (profile), Mar 14th, 2013 @ 7:14pm

   
   

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   No, no... That's just the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 8:38pm

   
   

   no matter how many digits of you know of Pi, you will not be able to measure the circumference of the known universe with it..
   
   But you will need one HELL of a long tape measure
   
   motto of the story, you need a ruler to measure distance, not a number.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 8:42pm

   
   

   and if you are measuring the circumference, you don't need Pi at all.
   
   now if you were trying to calculate the circumference by measuring the diameter, and doing a further calculation you would require the value of pi..
   
   if you want to CALCULATE the circumference of the universe by measuring the diameter then pi is needed.
   
   of pi (3.125) around 2000 B.C. [url]
   •How many digits of pi are required to be able to measure the circumference of the observable universe,
   
   ZERO digits.. of pi are required to measure it's circumference.. and 1 very long tape measure.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 8:45pm

   
   

   pi is as old as it is long. infinite.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 8:52pm

   
   

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   Mr damnit, you don't need pi at all, do you don't need 39 or 42 because you are trying to measure it's circumference.
   
   if you were trying to measure it's diameter, you then would need pi to 39 decimal places to calculate it's circumference from your measurement of it's diameter.
   
   it is not possible to measure the diameter to that accuracy.
   
   zero digits of pi are required if you are directly measuring it's circumference.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 8:54pm

   
   

   StumbleUpon

   Why would anyone bother going there ?? seems they have no clue about anything !!!.

    

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   G Thompson (profile), Mar 14th, 2013 @ 10:06pm

   
   

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   All hail the ruler of the universe, may their rule be without measure... wait... wut!

    

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    Pixelation, Mar 14th, 2013 @ 10:59pm

    
    

    I ate Pie in honor of Pi day. Pepperoni.

     

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    Mr. Applegate, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 3:35am

    
    

    Pi Day?

    What about Tau day, I ask?
    
    You ask, what is Tau day?
    
    http://halftauday.com/
    
    Hope you will publish Tau day on 6/28 too. After all Pi is simply half of Tau.
    
    ;^)

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 4:02am

    
    

    Government using GitHub.
    
    https://github.com/alphagov/static/pull/94#issuecomment-9482523
    
    https://github.com/Chi cago/osd-bike-racks
    
    https://github.com/WhiteHouse/petitions
    
    https://github.com/nysenate/OpenLe gislation (From NY)
    
    https://github.com/nasa/mct
    
    Cautionary tale.
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3967921
    
    One that didn't go nowhere the GitLaw.

     

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    zaarcis, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 4:09am

    
    

    I choose Tau

    Anyway, happy Albert Einstein birthday! :)

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 6:04am

    
    

    Re: I choose Tau

    it's a shame they put a quantum particle's day on the Albert Einstein's birthday, considering Einstein's not believing in or willing to consider quantum physics.. bit of a slap in the face if you ask me.

     

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    mischab1, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 9:27am

    
    

    Re: Pi Day?

    I first heard of Tau last June. Wish I'd found out about it sooner. It would have made Trig so much easier.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 9:51am

    
    

    How many digits of pi are required to be able to measure the circumference of the observable universe,
    
    I decide to use the unit of measurement, not inches, feet, miles or light-years, instead I will use as my unit length Universe Diameters, therefore the circumference of the universe (assuming it is round), equals 3.1415..... Universe diameters.
    
    circumference of universe = 3.1415UD's (Universe diameters). To an infinite precision.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Mar 15th, 2013 @ 4:51pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Pi Day?

    Tau + Ceti + planet 16 = Lythion.
    Wait, that can't be right. I don't recall the planet being called Lythion in the movie. Only on the DVD cover.

     

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