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A Wordpress math rendering plugin

I read about WPMathPub over at Sol Lederman’s WildAboutMath blog.
WPMathPub is based on PhpMathPublisher by Pascal Brachet in France.
The plugin renders LaTeX in your Wordpress post without having to install LaTeX on your server (something that my hosting company was not interested to do for me).
I messed about with the plugin in the comments on [...]


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Posted in General on 7 Aug 2008

Lies, damned lies and Bush’s press cronies

PBS’s Frontline provides an interesting glimpse into the way the press fell asleep at the wheel when Bush and friends tried to dupe the world.


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Posted in General on 21 Jun 2007

IntMath Newsletter for Nov 2006

REAL-LIFE MATH EXAMPLE - Probability and Gambling
One of the more popular pages in Interactive Mathematics is “Toto Example”, which explains the probability of winning a lottery game where you pick 6 numbers from 45 numbers.
Check it out at Singapore Toto.
THIS MONTH’S MATH TIP
When studying for a mathematics test, try the following:
a) FIND OUT how the [...]


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Posted in General on 26 May 2007

Boxing equals brain damage

Boxing should be banned. It has no place in the modern world. Actually, did it ever have a place?


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Posted in General, Learning on 18 Mar 2007

I’m not the only one dying for a coffee

Some things to ponder while next sipping at The Coffee Club…


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Posted in Environment, General on 14 Jan 2007

And what will 2007 bring?

My wish list for 2007…


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Posted in General on 1 Jan 2007

Economic terrorism - the Nazi plot to ruin the Bank of England

The Nazis plotted to bring down the Bank of England by counterfeiting millions of British pound notes.


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Posted in General on 29 Nov 2006

Curly says goodbye

Koizumi’s last weekly email arrived today.


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Posted in General on 22 Sep 2006

The insomniac agnostic

Question: What does an insomniac agnostic dyslexic do late at night?


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Posted in General on 5 Sep 2006

Acceptance of evolution

I’m shocked. But then, with the woolly debates that go on endlessly in the US, it’s not surprising really, that only 40% accept evolution and 40% believe it is false. The rest don’t know.
A comparison of peoples’ views in 34 countries finds that the United States ranks near the bottom when it comes to public [...]


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Posted in General on 1 Sep 2006

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