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Sorry I wasn’t able to blog this the moment the internet lorded it over last week.
We all know Fermat’s Last Theorem (well at least my college buddies). The proof was never found though.
Andrew Wiles proved it last 1993.
And now, a Math prof from UP (not from Diliman I assure you, I will dig up where he is stationed) refuted Wiles’ claim. And even more, he blasted the basic concepts of Number Theory (Math 117 during college days).
quote:
that the real number system in basic algebra, the foundation of mathematics, is defective. Specifically, two of its axioms (the trichotomy and completeness axioms, for those who took basic algebra in high school and college) are false.
Read more here. ManilaTimes even posted the correspondence of these two great mathematicians of our times. Feels good to somehow understand something the netizens are speaking these days.
EDIT:
I find it weird that he doesn’t say what UP campus is he from. Here’s his site.
Here’s my crossword trivia.
Enjoy. 
USA Today has posted an article with a photo of Brandon Routh in the new Superman costume for “Superman Returns”.
The look of Superman literally rests on the broad and buff shoulders of newcomer Brandon Routh.
This first look at Superman Returns - due in theaters in June 2006 - shows that the skin-tight costume stretches over only the actor’s muscles and frame, without the augmented armored pecs or abs of recent movie superheroes.
Director Bryan Singer famously changed the fluorescent spandex suits of the X-Men into dark, leather-like uniforms for those movies - both of them smashes that sold more than $364 million in tickets. But on Superman Returns, he says, he wanted “something classic.”
Tinkering too much with a hero’s suit can aggravate traditionalist comic fans, who grumbled that Jennifer Garner’s Elektra wasn’t wearing her midriff-baring red suit in Daredevil or that Batman’s armor had nipples in Batman Forever. They aren’t likely to have much to carp about with Superman Returns.
Instead of reinventing the character’s appearance, Singer - via e-mail from Australia, where he’s shooting the film - says he wanted to remain faithful to the previous incarnations of Superman, from the Max Fleischer cartoons of the 1940s to the black-and-white George Reeves TV show to the Christopher Reeve movies of the 1970s and ’80s.
Singer decided to keep the cape, the blue body suit, the red tights - even the V-cut opening of Superman’s boots.
But Superman Returns makes a few subtle changes to the suit:
- The character’s S insignia is slightly smaller and higher on his chest, and instead of being painted on, it’s more of a three-dimensional plate.
- The insignia is added to Superman’s belt buckle.
- Costume designer Louise Mingenbach preserved the blue, red and yellow motif, but the shades are slightly darker than the bright primary colors of the comics. Superman’s yellow belt is more golden, and his cape is a deep scarlet.
The key to filling it out, however, depends entirely on the physique of Routh, 25, the Iowa native who was briefly on the soap opera One Life to Live in 2001. Singer says the Superman costume wasn’t complete without Routh.
“I always had the general idea of the suit. However, when the conceptual art was evolving around the same time that I cast Brandon, I privately had paintings rendered with Brandon’s face, which certainly brought it to life.”
Superman’s body is the key to his power, Singer says.
“With X-Men, although they had extraordinary powers, they also had physical weaknesses,” he says. “The suits were for protection as well as costume. Superman is the Man of Steel. Bullets bounce off him, not his suit.”
What does the movie’s costume say about this Superman’s personality?
“He’s not afraid,” Singer says.
Shamelessly grabbed from Pen: Little Prince Quiz
You are the fox.
Saint Exupery’s ‘The Little Prince’ Quiz.
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You are the fox. - I believe this refers to my favorite browser Mozilla Firefox. 
You once ran wild, but you allowed one true friend to tame you, and now that your friend has gone, you miss him with all you have. - Hmmm. I can’t pinpoint someone who tamed me and is gone now.
You are very pretty to look at, and you find the world of men to be loud and disturbing. You have many lessons of great importance to give to those who can tame you. - sounds gay to me. haha
You are unique in all the world. - unique daw ako.
Man, I wonder if these internet quizzes really tell something about yourself.
Here are two pics during our cocomangas’ drink:
That’s the Illusion Shaker drink I drowned there. I gulped down two of that.
The infamous 15 shots of tequila lined up and ready to drink.
Seems like the blogging crew are alive and kicking.
Pen shares her new find favorite artist, Paulo Coelho, in her recent blogs.
Jie shares his first Peyups article regarding the eight of April.
Noims talks about her job switching, hornbeam tree and lots of food reviews.
Joining the blog bandwagon is the wife of my favorite cousin, Cia. It’s never late to start one. And it’s a good start at that to keep us Manila folks in touch with their life in Singapore.
Anthony must be swamped with something that he rarely posts new stories about his life in LA. The once active blogger now posts only at least once a month(?)
Glenn is still stuck with his nothing really article. Wala na ba talaga Glenn? Hehe
Just a brief summary of my crew links. Check out the allies link too.
Owners of Peyups with their photography hobby/profession
Used to be math’s computer-admin-student now living in Minnesota ranting on his sleep woes.
Markku’s Rebelpixel production updates us regarding tech talks and other stuffs.
And the web-developer-god of iGMAtv shares everything he can share.
Signing off for now. I’ll be in Boracay from Apr8-11. Leaving you with something else to read.
See you kids.
We’ll be off to Boracay this Friday morning until Sunday morning.
The tickets and giveaways were given yesterday. We have a bag, drinking container, towel, bandana and whistle. (click for larger image)
Sabi kailangan daw dalhin yung mga yun. Pambihira, dagdag dalahin lang yun eh. Yung bandana at towel dadalhin ko na nga. Yung ID at pito kelangan talaga. Yung tubigan dalhin ko na rin. Yung bag na lang ang iiwan ko.
I’m not yet that excited going to Boracay. Even if this is my first time to go there and ride a plane, it’s not the same without your better half.
Sayang lang yung chance. Pero balak din namin ni pen pumunta dun hopefully this year.
Instead of spamming your mailboxes, might as well post here the good chain letters I’ve been getting.
Find your birthday and then find your tree. This is really cool and somewhat accurate, also in line with Celtic astrology. Then send it to all your friends, including the one that sent it to you, so they can find out what tree they fell from.
I’m on a DVD run every weekend. I started last holy week. Watched the following (not necessarily in any order):
Million Dollar Baby
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Ocean’s 11
Ocean’s 12
Snatch
Truman Show
Day After Tomorrow
Mona Lisa Smile
The Village
School of Rock
Since virra Mall is still closed, I get my “supply” in Pacita. It’s a find I tell you. It’s just like ol’ Greenhills with new faces and no “boss deebeedee deebeedee” buzzing about. I learned eversince I started buying DVD’s is to buy in bulk. That way, you get a price off from the original price. So normally, my minimum buy would be 5 discs. That’s fair enough to haggle for a price cut. The 80 bucks a piece would drop to 75 bucks. If 5 is not enough, I would add more until the manong would give in to my haggle. Kasi kung di talaga nila bababaan yung presyo, sa iba ako kukuha. Sa Quiapo daw may 25 pesos na pero walang case. Para sa akin, ok na yung 75 pesos. Di na masama sa loob ko yun. Hehe.
Say a silent prayer for Pope John Paul II.
The pope died at age 84 after years of battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
To the pope I met last January 1995’s World Youth Day, thank you for praying and watching for all of us.
