RIP Daniel Ellsberg.
I greatly admired him. At the time the Pentagon Papers were released, many viewed him as a traitor. However he did what he did out of a love for his country and history has vindicated him.
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Paxton Whitehead
“National Security” <> “We, the government people in charge, will be embarrassed if this truth got out, so let’s just keep this to ourselves.”
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I’m not sure I’d call him a star of Frasier when he only appeared in a single episode. It was funny though (he was the headmaster of the prep school Frasier & Lilith were trying to get Frederick into).
He had a slightly larger role in Friends, playing the role of Emily’s uncle / Rachel’s boss. (Emily = Ross’s second wife)
Regardless, RIP.
IFYP
Also, he had two great guest appearances as Bernard on The West Wing: “C.J., your necklace is a monument to bourgeois taste.” RIP
Oh, right… uncle! And he was Rachel’s boss. That’s how Ross & Emily met. Post fixed.
My TI-30XA CAS-approved exam calculator, used to pass exams between 1996-2003, passed away this morning. Cause of death was two dead GPA76 batteries.
Taking over the responsibilities of number crunching will be a solar-powered Casio FX-300ES PLUS on sale for $12.69 at Target.
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That’s gonna mess with your monthly budget.
Surrounded by number two pencils and exam paper.
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RIP Titanic dudes
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You know those batteries are available on ebay at a price from 12cents to 50cents each depending on quantity purchased.
My CAS-stamped calculator was a TI BAII, not a TI-30. When did they approve the TI-30’s?
RIP refugees: your story got buried by the Titanic dudes’ coverage.
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Certainly more resources were devoted to trying to rescue the Titanic sightseeing victims than to rescuing the refugees in the Mediterranean.
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I think it’s up to 300 now -
Mine too. I think that it was about 2001 when calculators available in stores were approved. Ti-30 Xiis was first I think.
I initially posted this in the RIP for Actuaries thread but it looks like an inactive thread. I felt his death merited a wider audience so posting here.
Tony Williams passed away today.
Tony was a personal friend and an actuary who made a major difference in the Indigenous community in Canada. The Canadian Institute of Actuaries did a lovely interview (link below) this year with him after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
RIP Tony
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