Piero della Francesca [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022
OldTrout \(2024\)
Arts
“Yippee Ki Yay, Ya Wee Fanny” – A Polis Sco’lan Christmas Tale
Ah pure cannae be f**ked wi’ Chrishmas. Brengs back a loadae sh*te memries fae when ah wis a wean. Wha hod f**kin’ hee haw cuz ma da spent aw tha dole money oan drenk an [more…]
Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022 OldTrout
Going Postal
Cipher – A Tribute To OldTrout
Introduction Cipher – meaning zero (0), nothing or an empty set. Decipher – to make something out of that seemingly meaningless nothing. Caroline or ‘Old Trout’ (as we affectionately remember her) was a brilliant mathematician. [more…]