Counting Bots with a Math Dracula

I forced a bot to watch over 1,000 hours of Sesame Street and then asked it to write an episode of Sesame Street of its own. Here is the first page. pic.twitter.com/0R2Ww4JkH2

— Keaton Patti (@KeatonPatti) July 2, 2019

(Tip of the cap to Kate Owens.)

Awesome Elevator Ride (with Sesame Street 'Yip' Aliens)

I have been enjoying the various Dragon*Con pictures (with great costumes) that I have seen on Facebook, but this video especially makes me wish I could have made it to Dragon*Con this year!

Update (9/04/16): A high-res version has now been posted on YouTube.

Politics: Sesame Street Monster Edition

Yup, this is pretty much how it works. (Though, to be fair, this picture suggests a higher intellectual level than in the real thing.)

(Tip of the cap to Maria Satterwhite.)

'C' Doesn't Stand for Fruit, Idiot!

I agree 100% with this demotivational poster!

Tales from the arXiv: It's Not Easy Being Green edition

Here is a new abstract from the arXiv:

arXiv:0903.0110 (*cross-listing*)
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:20:21 GMT (1127kb,D)

Title: Kermit's What-Happens-Next-Machine Reloaded
Authors: Ursula Schroeter
Categories: physics.ed-ph physics.class-ph physics.pop-ph
Comments: tricky, but feasible. 13 pages, 11 figures, + 7 pages attachments
with FORTRAN program
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If Kermit's What-Happens-Next-Machine had functioned, you would not have seen
much, because it would have gone too quickly. In this article it is shown that
putting up and solving the equations of motion of a seemingly simple mechanical
apparatus presents a challenging problem. The simulation can, however, be quite
instructive and also entertaining.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.0110 , 1127kb)