I'd forgotten that that the PRINT button shows up in the movie Pi.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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I saw Print, but not Pi. ???
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Yes there is no π in the π video clip - but there is great urgency to printing a specific 216 digit sequence. Tangible bits as plot element in a number-theory-gothic movie.
ReplyDeleteIf there is no π (the number, not the letter), why Pi in the title?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately checking the wikipedia plot summary for Pi(film) won't answer your question... and I'm not about to spoil the mathematical suspense. Or reveal the 54 characters that inspired the quest for π(film) clips.
ReplyDeleteBTW, is that APL (the Indonesian of programming languages)?
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