Yesterday was eventful: we acquired two chairs that can be pushed together into a sort of bench, and we got rid of a table that didn’t quite fit. If you’ve ever read Bruce Sterling’s Shaping Things, or if you’ve considered the entire lifecycle of the products you purchase, then like me, you may have grown to dislike disposing of things – because it’s a bit of a chore. I asked myself: what is the easiest way to get rid of this table? The obvious answer – throwing it away – is full of problems, not the least of which is that there is a city schedule for throwing away big items. Then the answer struck me: the Reverse Auction.

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Yeah, yeah…  I know what you’re thinking: “I’ve got to visit Hell Holes Nature Trails, once and for all.”

Don’t worry – I’m with you.  When you’re driving down 401, you can’t help but wonder what the sign is all about.

Well, you’re not alone; I’ve wondered about this sign, too.  It’s not like I’ve been to Hell Holes Nature Trails, but it’s officially on the list, and who could pass up this kind of opportunity?

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Wow – this is a surprising finding:

The decimal expansion of 1/89 is just the Fibonacci series, added together in an appropriate fashion.

Specifically, think of the Fibonacci series as being a sequence of decimal fractions, arranged so the right most digit of the nth Fibonacci number is in the n+1th decimal place.

via The remarkable number 1/89.