alien math

Perhaps we should think more about alien math (pdf), since they seem to be everywhere now (see my previous post).

Or perhaps we should just try to solve some weird math problems, like this one:
"One day it started snowing in the morning at a heavy and steady rate.
A snowplow started out at noon, going 2 miles in the first hour and 1 mile in the second hour."
What time did it start snowing?"

You should assume that the snowplow's speed is inversely proportional to the height of snow.

You can find the solution here and I post this problem and link mostly for Lee, who likes math puzzles.
I think MindYourDecisions is a great source ...

mostly harmless

Unfortunately, free speech on US social media officially ended yesterday;
the good people will no longer have to endure the opinions of those other 74 million.
Consequently, my own small contributions on US controlled websites shall remain mostly harmless ...

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Avi Loeb is publishing a book about Oumuamua, arguing that it is the object of an alien civilization.
Recently, SETI picked up a mysterious signal from Proxima Centauri and several strange monoliths appeared in different places.
Naturally, I wonder what to make of all those reports about UFOs and alien artifacts popping up now.

Perhaps they just don't want to miss the series finale of Earth, planet of the crazy apes ...

Elon Musk thinks that the most entertaining outcome is the most likely - as seen from their perspective, not ours, unfortunately.