So much crap, so little time. We’re desperately trying to get to the Australian Curriculum. Courtesy of the Evil Mathologre, however, we have about 2000 essays to grade. And, due to “must be done” renovations, The Boss is demanding that the massive Everything in our garage be moved two meters to the left. (We suggested […]
This one comes courtesy of Mystery Fred. The diagram above is for a Circle Gaps Brainteaser, and appeared online last week as part of Double Helix, CSIRO‘s science magazine for kids. The text for the brainteaser (as if it matters) is as follows: What is the area of the orange star in the centre? The […]
The news is that Larry Marshall, amateur water diviner and professional science-dicking entrepreneur, has “opted not to try to extend his role” as CSIRO’s Chief Executive. Thank Christ.
The ACCC has released guidance on the meaning of “free range eggs”, to come into force in April. There are a number of conditions for hens to be designated free range, but the clear mathematical requirement is that the chickens be subject to “a stocking density of 10,000 hens or less [sic] per hectare.” This […]