Now that's a sophisticated New Year note

Apple co-founder Steve Woz wrote a very interesting new year note:

Happy New Year from the New Zealand waters. May each of us find the things we need in life, and the things we enjoy, and good friendship in 2015.

2015 is mathematically sound. 20 is 4*5 and 15 is 3*5. 2015 is 5*13*31. 13 and 31 are reversed digit prime numbers. In binary 2015 is 11111011111, a palindrome. 2015 is also 3737 in base 8 (octal) and 37 is the most special number of all in my opinion. For one thing, it's the best age. For another, it's the first irregular prime number! best to all, wOZ”

See http://www.cultofmac.com/307568/woz-wishes-us-mathematically-sound-new-year/ for full article.

Now that's a lot of observation about the number 2015. Oh, just what is a regular or irregular prime number? Wow, looking it up revealing I actually don't know much about prime numbers (I thought I know a thing or two). (See here for instance).

So this year starts with bad news... Shanghai stampede, more violence in Chicago, 2-year-old-shooting-mom, etc.

I hope you have a mathematically sound and safe and happy new year.