Glancing math section of bookstore

I am delighted to find some new interesting titles.

Street Fighting Mathematics
No, this is not Ryu and Ken vs calculus. This is an interesting math book covering various techniques for problem solving. And this is some serious stuff and not Algebra 1. This is very interesting for those who has to tackle real life math problems.

Girls Get Curves: Geometry Taking Shape
Danica McKeller done it again! Another great math book for girls! This is some huge contribution to education! Now speaking of high school geometry, we actually don't deal with much curves. Circles maybe. Stuff like Bezier Curves are best left for college or even grad school. But the basic concepts of triangles, polygons, proof and stuff are great mind building logic exercises. Geometry should be part of everyone's education. .
Oh and I want your autograph. If you come to a book signing session I will buy it!

Sorry great authors, I usually browse but I don't buy... perhaps until I know someone who may find your great books useful.

Romney's airplane comment

Romney exposed another weakness... in airplane science about windows in airplanes. See here.

So the president is the commander-in-chief... better know something about military science, the powers of all the powerful and horrible weapons on top of dealing with domestic issues and international relations. It is a tough job.

But before everyone simply just laugh at the candidate. How many of these laughing people actually know just how airplane works? How many can tell me Bernoulli's Principle? How many people totally understand that pressure within airplane?

So, rather than rebuking Romney for being stupid this time, I sympathize with him. And I think perhaps our science books should include stuff like this. Rather than endless drills of equations from Newton's 2nd law of that inclined plane, we should include far more interesting questions such as this, and things like why the sky is blue.

Once upon a time I saw this book, and all candidates should read it! Physics for Future Presidents

Joystick for ipad

This looks fun: iCade. See here.

I long didn't believe iPad can be a good gaming device because it has no buttons. I prefer button with springs over tapping regions on flat surface. Maybe I should change this view. But yikes this is expensive.

Ooh, 6 button joystick! Looks like I can bang a few rounds of Street Fighter on it?! Ok, but this appears only for oldie Atari games only.

Atari fans: go to atariage.com to download emulators all the oldie hits if you want to play on a regular computer.

Romney's 47 percent

This is a notable and quite alarming quote from Romney:

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it -- that that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. ... These are people who pay no income tax. ... [M]y job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

Is he saying the truth? The answer is...close to a yes.

See here

Look, the number is 46.4%. If he has to round to whole number he should have said 46%. Ok, please don't let a rounding error bother you right now.

I am not tax accountant, I am not so sure what it means by someone who "paid no income tax did pay payroll taxes".

Is there a way to reduce this percentage?

Yes, there are so many who just sit there and collect things from the government... But there are elderly folks. There are those who face bad circumstances... and yikes healthcare is so expensive.

This comment is hurting Romney, he is saying 47% don't care for their lives. People just do not like to be called that way.

Anti Japanese madness

The "Fishing Island" Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute between China and Japan has recently heated up big time. Chinese people are rallying on streets and smashing Japanese cars and shopping centers in China. Come on! The guys in that Japanese car are your fellow Chinese folks!

This insane madness has been spread to Hong Kong. A Japanese couple got punched! LOOK! This couple are not occupying the island in dispute, ok? You've gotta calm down.

Look, in case of territory dispute, there is the government officials to confront the other side. Regular people please calm down. Please don't hit Japanese people or smash Japanese cars around you!

I do not predict a WAR will happen as a result of this. I do not believe either side will back off either.

To that guy who punched the Japanese folks in Hong Kong. I'll BUY YOU A TICKET to go to Tokyo, but the return is you punch every Japanese people you see. Let's see how far you can get.