"listen to the darkness, listen to the patterns, listen to the breathing sea, listen to the colors"

[larryhammer]

The Sierpinski triangle page to end most Sierpinski triangle pages™ will tell you just about everything you'll ever need to know about Sierpinski triangles -- unless, possibly, your field is Sierpinski triangles, in which case you already have your own resources (do share). (via)

The most popular names for girls by US State from 1960 to 2012. Or if you want just the animated GIF so you can restart it at will, here. The Jennifersplosion of the '70s is particularly dramatic, breaking up the regional patterns as it does. (via)

Goats do not worry about heights. (via)

---L.

Subject quote from "The Breaking Light," Vienna Teng.

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

Cool map, thanks. (SteelyKid was almost a Sophia, before I looked at the SSA data. I came of age in the Jennifer era, you see.)

[larryhammer]

I knew Jennifers, but I knew even more varieties of Elizabeth. My high school calculus class at at least one each Elizabeth, Lisa, Elisa (x2), Becky, and Beth.

---L.