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Science
Pi Calculation Record Destroyed: 2.5 Trillion Decimals
12:10AM Jesus Diaz | Researchers at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, have demolished the previous world record on the constant pi, more than doubling the amount of decimals to 2.5 trillion. They used a massive parallel computer called the T2K Tsukuba System. More »
Vehicles
The Pi-Mobile Races at Imaginary Number Speeds
6:00AM Jesus Diaz | Some people drive a 1.2. Others a 2.2. Few drive a 3.14159. But whatever you drive, beware of the logarithms and remember to throw away your 420 in case you see a 5-0. 10-4? More »
Entertainment
Music Based on Pi Keeps Bodies Movin’ Forever
9:30AM Wilson Rothman | I’m starting to believe in those Apatow movies about nerds suddenly becoming popular without having to shed their nerdiness: A dude name Paul Slocum—who I’m picturing looks exactly like Michael Cera of SuperBad/Juno/Nick & Nora fame—hooked a crappy old amp to his little laptop, told the laptop to continuously calculate the digits of the magical constant pi, digits that run to infinity to the right of the decimal point, and turned those digits into synth commands for surprisingly danceable house music. More »
Random Stuff
9:46AM Seamus Byrne | It’s not just that this wallet features Pi to 3,000 digits. It’s the dot matrix printer finish that really gives it that nerd quality finish. Because it’s all about that attention to detail. I’m sure I’d be tempted to try ripping the feed holes off, but thankfully it is made of Tyvek so it is tear resistant. [Dynomighty Design via Nerd Approved] More »
3,000 digits of Pi to nerd up your wallet
9:46AM Seamus Byrne | It’s not just that this wallet features Pi to 3,000 digits. It’s the dot matrix printer finish that really gives it that nerd quality finish. Because it’s all about that attention to detail. I’m sure I’d be tempted to try ripping the feed holes off, but thankfully it is made of Tyvek so it is tear resistant. [Dynomighty Design via Nerd Approved] More » 
