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Woohoo! We're halfway to Tau Day [1] https://tauday.com https://tauday.com

• lifthrasiir 3y ago
  Halfway to the Tau Day (179th or 180th day of year) is March 29th or 30th depending on your definition of "halfway". Pi day is only 73rd or 74th day of year.
  • OJFord 3y ago
    tau day being the 180th day of the year is either perfect or incredibly confusing!
  • tempodox 3y ago
    τ = 2π, so you're off by a factor of 2.
• mikewarot 3y ago
  and only 6 more days until #HoosierPiDay, 3/20 ;-)
  • ninju 3y ago
    For those that need more context "On Feb. 6, 1897, Indiana's state representatives voted to declare 3.2 the legal value of pi" https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2018/02/05/indianas-state-legislature-once-tried-to-legislate-the-value-of-pi https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2018/02/05/indianas-...
• karmakaze 3y ago
  Yes I feel so embarrassed if we're beeping out Pi and the message is received and decoded with the aliens thinking "They're still sending <what they call Tau> / 2". Imagine if we received a transmission of e/2. And what is our fascination with base-10 representation of Tau/2 digits anyway?