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Happy Pi Day

kmikemoo
kmikemoo over 4 years ago

Ah-h-h!  A day to celebrate being mathematical. image    I jumped on to see what other have posted and...  Hello?  Hello?  Is this thing on?  I must be on the wrong frequency.

 

Actually, this fits with my observation.  Last year at this time - when we were heading into lockdowns and social distancing, local businesses made a bit deal about Pi Day.  One of the local gas station/convenience stores was selling pies for... you guessed it, $3.14.  This year, with the prospects of vaccination and less restrictions, we have heard almost nothing.  Could it be just my area?  We are having unseasonably warm weather.  Is it that we aren't doing in school learning - so the Raspberry Pi isn't getting into the hands of budding young scientists, engineers and makers?

 

For me, I'm eating pie today as an act of defiance to those who won't celebrate.  My fork shall be my instrument of rebellion against apathy and indifference!  imageimage

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  • BigG
    BigG over 4 years ago +9
    I'm waiting until 15h 9min and 26.5 seconds before I eat mine
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 4 years ago +8
    "...One of the local gas station/convenience stores was selling pies for... you guessed it, $3.14..." Due to a difference in calendar formats, pie works out more expensive over this side of the pond, …
  • ralphjy
    ralphjy over 4 years ago +6
    I was somewhat surprised by the lack of activity for Pi day also. I expected a few more electronics related sales . It seems the Element14 site is still having problems today... Our oven broke around Thanksgiving…
  • BigG
    BigG over 4 years ago

    I'm waiting until 15h 9min and 26.5 seconds before I eat mine

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 4 years ago

    "...One of the local gas station/convenience stores was selling pies for... you guessed it, $3.14..."

    Due to a difference in calendar formats, pie works out more expensive over this side of the pond, £14.3  image

     

    Luckily though I stocked up on cherry pie yesterday, so yum-yum... image

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  • ralphjy
    ralphjy over 4 years ago

    I was somewhat surprised by the lack of activity for Pi day also.  I expected a few more electronics related sales image.

     

    It seems the Element14 site is still having problems today...

     

    Our oven broke around Thanksgiving and due to pandemic related issues we are stilling waiting for the replacement we ordered back in December (my wife wanted an American made oven - maybe should have bought a Samsung).  So, no homemade pie for me this year.  I’m going to settle for a Marie Callendar pot pie heated up in the microwave.

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 4 years ago

    I ate pie today at balearicdynamics

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  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich over 4 years ago

    I had cake today, even though it was not my cake-day. And I had 2 pieces, together 6.28 cm long. Now I am totally confused. Marble cake was delish.

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 4 years ago in reply to wolfgangfriedrich

    wolfgangfriedrich  2 cake ≈ 2π   Close enough! One of my favorite pies is Boston Cream Pie - which is pretty much a cake with custard filling. image

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 4 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    And what category does a Whoopie Pie really belong?  I had one of those today also - along with the apple pie.  OR Gate dining.  No XOR on Pi Day.

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 4 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    In fact, we made a vegetable pie, then at the end, only remained less than Pi image

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  • 14rhb
    14rhb over 4 years ago in reply to ralphjy
    maybe should have bought a Samsung

    Maybe I had bad luck, but I had a setup with three cooking appliances from this manufacturer and they all developed several faults - those in warranty were repaired for free, those outside I repaired. This included missing thermal wadding causing the chipboard kitchen carcass to char, a succession of 1/4 stainless blade connectors becoming loose/heating/burning through the attached wire, a relay sticking on, glass bulb protector shattering and a large drop resistor cracking in half. Had I not been able to repair myself they would have been expensive repairs or thrown out a long time before.

     

    When I'd finally had enough of things breaking, including the door seals also failing, I decided to replace all three with a well known, high quality German brand, complete with a dedicated Pizza setting image

     

    Regarding pie...I'm getting very hungry with all the talk of nice pies.

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    14rhb over 4 years ago in reply to balearicdynamics

    A vegetable pie sounds very nice - you may have helped me decide the menu for the week.

     

    I'm thinking once a pie is cut the volume of pie is not longer proportional to the remaining pie's surface. There's always a natural amount of filling oozing out and, I for one, always make sure I clean that out along with my slice image

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