An Abacus was mentioned yesterday (somehow, in relation to Rummikub), and I realized I wasn’t totally sure how it works. This fantastic man explains* the fundamentals (basic structure, addition, and subtraction), and I dig. I want a Japanese-style one.  Maybe next week, I’ll learn multiplication and division. *Bonus! Other people explain too…the comments related to… Continue reading

Google’s Project 10^100 is pretty amazing…

Google’s giving away 10 million dollars to fund 5 good ideas. The ideas came out of more than 165,000 submissions from all over the world and are combinations of many submissions, highlighting that a lot of people have the right idea and the whole is stronger than just its parts. I like this instead of making… Continue reading Google’s Project 10^100 is pretty amazing…