tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post7992918388170613231..comments2024-03-28T15:08:14.799+08:00Comments on From the Narrow Desert: Wigner and the infinite quarterWm Jas Tychonievichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-60550591630407203422023-02-02T02:58:22.455+08:002023-02-02T02:58:22.455+08:00Was watching clips from an apocalyptic film called...Was watching clips from an apocalyptic film called Greenland, 'Green'land about comets ending the world. A scene with the main character watching the news includes a lemniscate on the TV:<br /><br />https://i.postimg.cc/QtgtmFsb/Screenshot-1.pngbennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-21182567136538234622023-02-02T02:02:43.306+08:002023-02-02T02:02:43.306+08:00“Two bits” is dated slang for a quarter (originall...“Two bits” is dated slang for a quarter (originally with reference to pieces-of-eight, I assume). I’ve connected the lemniscate with 00, which is literally “two bits” — two binary digits.Wm Jas Tychonievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.com