overstated

a weblog by cameron marlow

Macworld != World

This is the dumbest, most myopic blog title I have seen in a long while: “Apple Stock Tanks During Stevenote.” I don’t mean to be snarky, but is it possible that someone could be so enthralled with the cult of Mac to completely miss the fact that Citigroup posted a $10B loss today? Of course [...]

Proof that 2 = 1

From Overcoming Bias, a proof that 2 is, in fact, equal to one. First let x = y = 1. x = y x2 = xy x2 – y2 = xy – y2 (x + y)(x – y) = y(x – y) x + y = y 2 = 1 There is a simple flaw [...]