Comments on: XKCD – Pi http://www.cyberpir8.net/2007/07/13/xkcd-piece-de-resistance/ Here lies da booty Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:25:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jed http://www.cyberpir8.net/2007/07/13/xkcd-piece-de-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Jed Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:32:10 +0000 http://www.cyberpir8.net/?p=37#comment-1039 I completely relate to the male character in this comic -- I'm always looking at numbers and patterns, looking for something that might be hidden in the natural order of things. I find it once in a while, but not very often. That once in a while keeps me looking. To clarify for those who may not be familair with the Fibonacci Sequence, it is mathematically defined as: Fib(0) = 0 Fib(1) = 1 when n > 1, Fib(n) = Fib(n-2) + Fib(n-1) Fib(2) = Fib(0) + Fib(1) = 0 + 1 = 1 Fib(3) = Fib(1) + Fib(2) = 1 + 1 = 2 and so on... I completely relate to the male character in this comic — I’m always looking at numbers and patterns, looking for something that might be hidden in the natural order of things. I find it once in a while, but not very often. That once in a while keeps me looking.

To clarify for those who may not be familair with the Fibonacci Sequence, it is mathematically defined as:

Fib(0) = 0
Fib(1) = 1
when n > 1, Fib(n) = Fib(n-2) + Fib(n-1)

Fib(2) = Fib(0) + Fib(1) = 0 + 1 = 1
Fib(3) = Fib(1) + Fib(2) = 1 + 1 = 2
and so on…

]]> By: Peter Mitten http://www.cyberpir8.net/2007/07/13/xkcd-piece-de-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Peter Mitten Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:04:27 +0000 http://www.cyberpir8.net/?p=37#comment-1032 That was funny, though perhaps odscure as the reference to the Fibonacci isn't something which comes up everyday. To a lay person having encountered the term, along with "the Golden mean" during art history and architectural proportion studies, it is revered as a long standing "ideal" re: proportions. To put it in context of an intimate encounter between lovers was fun. That was funny, though perhaps odscure as the reference to the Fibonacci isn’t something which comes up everyday. To a lay person having encountered the term, along with “the Golden mean” during art history and architectural proportion studies, it is revered as a long standing “ideal” re: proportions. To put it in context of an intimate encounter between lovers was fun.

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