google today

[mourningstar]

on certain days google's homepage is different (there are some drawings on the logo). i can't see why today it is like it is. can anyone enlighten me?

 

[Ben_t]

Because Gaston Julia was born Feb 3.

 

[mourningstar]

ah-haaaaaaaaa, i see. thank you ben!

 

[Ben_t]

np

 

[spaffe]

isn't it about those infinite repetitions in nature? where you can look at a leaf (or whatever it was, can't remember) then zoom in and there you'll find the same shape once more. hm... perhaps gaston julia discovered that? or perhaps you're just fooling around

 

[mourningstar]

isn't it about those infinite repetitions in nature? where you can look at a leaf (or whatever it was, can't remember) then zoom in and there you'll find the same shape once more. hm... perhaps gaston julia discovered that? or perhaps you're just fooling around

yep, he was a french mathematician who studied the fractal geometry

 

[spaffe]

yep, he was a french mathematician who studied the fractal geometry

ah ok

 

[Erik]

When Google has special logos you can always click on them to get an explanation.

 

[mourningstar]

When Google has special logos you can always click on them to get an explanation.

really? *feels so stupid*


edit: "gaston julia" appears also when you go with the mouse on the logo. i am stupid.

 

[Rusty]

Don't worry, I'm stupid too. Oh well, you learn something new every day.

 

[Ben_t]

Damn I wanted mourningstar to think I was smart...now she knows how I did it.

 

[mourningstar]

Damn I wanted mourningstar to think I was smart...now she knows how I did it.

now you'll have to think about something else to amaze me.

@rus: that's such a relief, you know

 

[Ben_t]

Userò il mio italiano ora per impressionarlo!

 

[mourningstar]

@ben: *smiles*. say "impressionarti", please, the polite form is not necessary. or i'll have to refer to you avec le vous

 

[Ben_t]

heheh ok