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Wilson’s Theorem

2nd December 2019 OldTrout 1974 Comments

Wilson’s Theorem is a test for primality.  It is inefficient for large numbers since factorials () grow very fast.  Nevertheless, it has its uses because of its simplicity. It was conjectured by Wilson and published [more…]

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Diabetes – NHS under pressure

27th November 2019 Lugosi 2770 Comments

What is it they don’t understand? We all know that the NHS is either creaking or broken. Your opinion of the NHS is based on your experience and reports in the media. I have both [more…]

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In Praise of Mono-Culturalism

27th November 2019 Colin Cross 2037 Comments

What is “monoculturalism”? Take a trip around the internet and you’ll find out that monoculturalism is defined as “the cultivation of a single crop in a given area”. That’s all well and good and the [more…]

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Interest Calculation

25th November 2019 well_chuffed 3220 Comments

Swiss Bob’s favourite place of work – not actually in the main building, we were fortunate to be about 50m away where we couldn’t be seen staggering back from 2-4 hour lunches This is going [more…]

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Callsign Revlon

24th November 2019 Æthelberht 2739 Comments

On 25th October 1994 29 year old US Navy Lieutenant Kara Hultgreen was killed whilst attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean. The case remains highly controversial to [more…]

20th Century

The Sinking of the MS Estonia – 28th September 1994

21st November 2019 Blown Periphery 2679 Comments

The History of the MS Estonia On Wednesday 28th September 1994 at 01:50 (UTC +2) the MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea during a storm, on a routine crossing from the port of Tallinn [more…]

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Preventing age and ageing? Better not, sez I!

20th November 2019 Going Postal 2044 Comments

I’m old. I should therefore welcome all news about the latest wonder drugs which are claimed to stop ageing or even reverse it. Allegedly. Well – they would if you’re a mouse. If you don’t [more…]

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When Popes Took Coke

19th November 2019 Tachybaptus 1854 Comments

The rise and fall of coca wine Coca leaves have been used as a stimulant in South America for over a thousand years, especially in the Andes to overcome the fatigue of living and working [more…]

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A Beautiful Equation

18th November 2019 OldTrout 1970 Comments

Euler gave us this jewel which is regarded by many as the most beautiful equation in mathematics; it has both elegance and simplicity. It is comprised of five fundamental numbers and the operations of addition, [more…]

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