Today is Pi Day. March 14, or 3.14 -- get it? Math geeks the world over are explaining that to their friends today (and probably all getting the same "uh huh..." response). Apparently the tradition began right here in the SF Bay Area at the San Francisco Exploratorium (which is an awesome place to
In Europe apparently they like to celebrate Pi Approximation Day, or 22/7 -- July 22. In researching* this article I discovered that there are many Geek Holidays, including Mole Day, Hobbit Day, and System Administrator Appreciation Day.
Of course, even my kids celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, which has made the leap from nerd-holiday to mainstream culture. Yar!
* "researching" == 45 seconds of clicking around Wikipedia
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