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« on: August 22, 2023 »August 22nd, 2006: Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept. (I only know about the Fields Medal from Good Will Hunting.) But wait, there's more.
which he also declined.
Grigori, this jersey is for you. You don't have to accept it. I'm just going to leave it here in case you change your mind.
The reclusive geometer also proved the Soul conjecture, a metaphysical conundrum about whether there's a point in have a soul. Or at least that's my understanding.
Gotta love this:
(Image: Soul courtesy Shutterstock. That inchworm is Grigori’s eyebrows. Special guest appearance by Gerald Lambeau, renowned winner of the Fields Medal and never without the stylish accent of skinny striped scarf.)
Loser of the Lambeau Consolation Prize
Quote from: Wikipedia
The Clay Mathematics Institute, having included the Poincaré conjecture in their well-known Millennium Prize Problem list, offered Perelman their prize of
which he also declined.
Grigori, this jersey is for you. You don't have to accept it. I'm just going to leave it here in case you change your mind.
The reclusive geometer also proved the Soul conjecture, a metaphysical conundrum about whether there's a point in have a soul. Or at least that's my understanding.
Gotta love this:
Quote
A reporter who had called him was told: "You are disturbing me. I am picking mushrooms."
(Image: Soul courtesy Shutterstock. That inchworm is Grigori’s eyebrows. Special guest appearance by Gerald Lambeau, renowned winner of the Fields Medal and never without the stylish accent of skinny striped scarf.)
Loser of the Lambeau Consolation Prize
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« on: May 17, 2023 »Unfortunately I missed the deadline for Rouleur's feature on the best men's cycling jerseys ("as the focal point of your look, it’s also got to be suitably stylish"), but I pulled a few strings and got them to sell it through their retail portal – a first, I believe, for a non-Rapha product.
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Also available in green, if you're not fussy.
I cannot tell a lie: that's actually St. Hilarion.
The many saints of Twitter
Also available in green, if you're not fussy.
I cannot tell a lie: that's actually St. Hilarion.
Quote from: St. Jerome
So many were his temptations and so various the snares of demons night and day, that if I wished to relate them, a volume would not suffice. How often when he lay down did naked women appear to him, how often sumptuous feasts when he was hungry!
The many saints of Twitter
