Monday Open Thread; August 14 is Social Security's Birthday
August 14 is the 226th day of the year. There are 139 days left.
Today's number is 14
14 is the product of 2 primes, 7 and 2
Alrighty. If 14 = 7 x 2, then x/14 = x/(7x2). As we learned in last Monday's Open Thread, fractions of the form x/7 where x is a whole number not a multiple of 7 or 999,999 have an interesting property. For any even numerator x, x/14 will factor down to (x/2)/7, so even fractions of the form x/14 have the same interesting property. Interestingly enough, heh, for odd numerators, x/14 has a variant of that property.
Briefly, the fractional part of x/7 is the number sequence 142857 repeated endlessly in that order from a varying but determinable starting point within that series. Thus 1/7 = 0.142857142857..., 2/7 = 0.2857142857..., 3/7 = 0.42857142857..., etc. 2/14 = 1/7 = 0.142857, etc. When x/14 has an odd numerator, the 142857 repeat kicks in, but not necessarily in mid series as it does with x/7. Instead, 1/14, for example = 0.071428571... and 3/14 = 0.214285714..., 5/14 = 0.357142857... etc.
14 is the atomic number of silicon
There are 14 days in a fortnight. I suspect that there are also 14 nights in a fortnight.
Cambrian animals of the genus Hallucinogenia (wikiCommons picture) had 14 legs.
And then there's Willy the Shakes and his pentameters
Title 14 of the US Code is COAST GUARD.
14 BCE
was the Year of the Consulship of Crassus and Lentulus.
Claudia Pulchra was born. She became the 3rd wife of Publius Quinctilius Varus. (Yep, that Varus again.)
14 CE
was the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Appuleius.
On August 19, Caesar Augustus died. He was succeeded by Tiberius on September 18. He was also declared to be a god, but I don't know the date. Being a god was easier then - just die with a lot of fans. Augustus' grandson, Postumus Agrippa, was slain by his own guards on August 20, but that isn't why he was named Posthumus.
On this day in:
1040 King Duncan I fell in battle against Macbeth
1720 The Villasur military expedition was wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe
1842 Many Seminole were forced to move from Florida to Oklahoma.
1901 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead
1912 U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua
1935 FDR signed the Social Security Act
1941 Churchill and FDR signed the Atlantic Charter
1945 The Viet Minh launched the August Revolution against the French colonial government
1967 The UK outlawed participation in offshore pirate radio
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened in London
1980 Walensa leds strikes at Gdansk shipyards
2003 A major electrical blackout hit the northeast US and Canada.
2013 Egyptian security forces killed hundreds of pro-Morsi demonstrators
2015 The US Embassy in Havana re-opened after 54 years
Born this day in:
1530 Giambattista Benedetti, mathematician and physicist
1642 Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, high toned jackass
1714 Claude Joseph Vernet, painter
1777 Hans Christian Orsted, physicist and chemist
1840 Richard von Krafft-Ebing, professional voyeur, wrote Psychopathia Sexualis
1848 Margaret Lindsay Huggins, astronomer
1851 Doc Holliday, dentist, gambler, gunman
1912 Frank Oppenheimer, physicist
1926 Buddy Greco, singer and pianist
1940 Darrell "Dash" Crofts, singer, songwriter, musician
1941 David Crosby, singer, songwriter and guitarist
1942 Willie Dunn, singer and songwriter
1947 Maddy Prior, singer for Steeleye Span
1947 Danielle Steel, author
1950 Gary Larson, cartoonist
Died this day in:
1870 David Farragut, admiral
1890 Michael J. McGivney, priest, founded the homophobic Knights of Columbus, candidate for sainthood
1951 William Randolph Hearst, yellow journalist, pushed to outlaw pot
1956 Bertolt Brecht, poet, playwright, director
1988 Roy Buchanan, singer, songwriter and guitarist
1988 Enzo Ferrari
2004 Czeslaw Milosz, novelist, essayist, and poet
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such:
Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)
So, for music 1912 US Invasion of Nicaragua Rocky Horror Havana Embassy Kraft-Ebbing Buddy Greco Darrell Crofts David Crosby Willie Dunn Maddy Prior Bertolt Brecht Roy Buchanan
1912 US Invasion of Nicaragua
Rocky Horror
Havana Embassy: and yet they persevered
Kraft-Ebbing
Buddy Greco
Darrell Crofts
David Crosby
Willie Dunn
Maddy Prior
Bertolt Brecht
Roy Buchanan
Bonus:
Comments
Hey, EL. Good morning. Happy Monday. I can do only a fly by
right now as I have some appointments, but I must come back and at least listen to the masochism ditty.
Thanks for getting back on the routine of mentioning the consulships again. I was feeling bereft. Not to objectify, but, trust me, Claudia Pulchra was one of the Beauties.
Good morning, Henry. The consulships are part of my Monday
OT. They are not included, as of yet, in my Sunday OT, because it evolved into a very different format. You may rest assured that they will always be there on Monday.
Yes, do indeed partake of the Masochism Tango, and thanks for reading.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Thanks, EL. I was not sufficiently discerning to note
the difference in format. I'll try to be more observant.
BTW, on the off chance that you did not know, "pulchra" is Latin for "beautiful." So, Claudia was literally one of the Beautifuls. Neat surname!
good morning el and all
I say hooray for social security! You know the blue ridge parkway was the trading piece. Keep the parkway entirely in NC (and not a mile in TN), and we'll see the bill passes.
http://www.journalpatriot.com/opinion/doughton-got-parkway-to-n-c/articl...
Hope you all have a good one!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning, Lookout. I was unaware of that bit of
history regarding social security. Thanks for the info and thanks for reading.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Great OT... EL
In honor of Enzo... A 250GT.
Busy day today gotta run around and get things ready. I'm off to Mancora Peru tomorrow.
Have a great day all.
Edited 4 times..stupid tablet.
I want a Pony!
Good morning, Arrow. Ain't she pretty. One of my faves is the
57 Testa Rossa Mille Miglia (painted other than red damn it)
Have a good day and a fun and safe trip
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Have a great trip!
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
Chuck Schumer: I’m Closer to Trump on Trade Policy
"Chuck Schumer: I’m Closer to Trump on Trade Policy Than With Obama"
No link to breitbart, the other orange site. Did he say it or should I kill the messenger? I don't know. Rip it to shreds.
peace
Good morning, eyo. I love merkins whining about China
"cheating" at capitalism. Bwahahaha.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Wouldn't 14 night be called a fortday?
Not sure since that isn't my forte. (OK, I pronounce it correctly, so the pun didn't really work)
There is no such thing as TMI. It can always be held in reserve for extortion.
Good morning, Feesh. I think there is a certain
symmetry to Fortday, though for many, it is simply a Payperiod. Ah well. Thanks for reading.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning, el ~~
We begin another week in the good ol' usofa. What will this week bring. There are endless surprises. We just need to be prepared and not caught off-guard. I think most of us at c99 are living in reality, though.
Thanks for Roy Buchanan - I really enjoy his music.
Have a beautiful day, everyone!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Good morning, RA. Thanks for reading and have a good one.
Whatever surprises the day coughs up, I'm as ready as my funds and attention span will let me be. Worry is not my strong suit.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Claudia Pulchra (partial namesake)--yes, Pulchra it is!
third wife consequentially or longitudinally? All at once or Henri VIII-style? I am getting into Latinate history.
Did anyone else grow up reading Beowulf on the LR sofa? Along with SMSG math? TLTR series was mine alone.
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
Good morning, riverlover. SMSG math does ring a bell,
but I think I read my Beowulf in a chair or in bed, my brother hogged the sofa. Hadn't thought of SMSG in ages, and not at all sure how many years we used it.
Thanks for reading.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Hey! I read your MT aloud to jakkalbessie as she
drives us across the great expanse of eastern NM. She loves that sort of stuff! Thanks!
Just saw some pronghorn antelope ! Always a bonus ! Beautiful blue sky with awesome clouds as well.
We have not been home in Santa Fe since January so really looking forward to being back in 'The City Different.' On the 14th, no less!
Seen this?
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
Hey you two, good evening. I've been out since 10 something.
Glad you enjoyed the OT. Thanks for the comparison chart.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
yeah social security!
just got my first check direct deposit. took 45 years to get something back. I figure in 4 1/2 years, I'll get my money back (excluding inflation). Cheers!
Congrats!
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --