Comments on: Using Mathematica to decorate Easter Eggs http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: yankeeknowhow http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-139521 yankeeknowhow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-139521 This is deee-lightful! My kids spend so much time on the computer...this is a good way for them to partake in the wonderful Easter holiday without having to leave the constrants of their computers - great! This is deee-lightful! My kids spend so much time on the computer…this is a good way for them to partake in the wonderful Easter holiday without having to leave the constrants of their computers – great!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-139578 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-139578 Very resourceful page, on egg shapes. Very resourceful page, on egg shapes.

]]> By: the specialist http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-139839 the specialist Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-139839 gee i hope you are also letting them enjoy real world egg dying as well.... gee i hope you are also letting them enjoy real world egg dying as well….

]]> By: hamptonio http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-142441 hamptonio Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-142441 Cory, don't use Mathematica, use Sage (free and open source)! It can paint eggs too: http://wiki.sagemath.org/interact#eggpaint -M. Hampton Cory, don’t use Mathematica, use Sage (free and open source)! It can paint eggs too:

http://wiki.sagemath.org/interact#eggpaint

-M. Hampton

]]> By: Tom http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-139386 Tom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-139386 I've been using Mathematica since just before the 2.0 release, and have recently switched to <a href="http://www.sagemath.org/">Sage</A>. Haven't given it a real killer workout yet, but everything I've tried, it has done, and done well. It includes some fairly extensive graphics support, so Easter eggs shouldn't be a problem. Sage is open source under GPL 2 and written in <a href="http://www.xkcd.com/353/">Python</a>. It incorporates a lot of excellent scientific code already available in Python (Numpy, Scipy, etc.) with the advantage of a uniform interface. It seems to be reaching critical mass in the community, and it has the huge advantage over Mathematica et al that you can get at the code and see exactly what it is doing. Definitely worth a look. I’ve been using Mathematica since just before the 2.0 release, and have recently switched to Sage. Haven’t given it a real killer workout yet, but everything I’ve tried, it has done, and done well. It includes some fairly extensive graphics support, so Easter eggs shouldn’t be a problem.

Sage is open source under GPL 2 and written in Python. It incorporates a lot of excellent scientific code already available in Python (Numpy, Scipy, etc.) with the advantage of a uniform interface. It seems to be reaching critical mass in the community, and it has the huge advantage over Mathematica et al that you can get at the code and see exactly what it is doing.

Definitely worth a look.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-139915 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-139915 You do realize, of course, that gold leaf-encrust on real eggs would be much, much cheaper. You are paying HP approximately $4,500 per gallon for that printer ink. You do realize, of course, that gold leaf-encrust on real eggs would be much, much cheaper.

You are paying HP approximately $4,500 per gallon for that printer ink.

]]> By: Kathryn Cramer http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-143013 Kathryn Cramer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-143013 Regarding whether I let the kids touch Real Eggs, you can <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathryncramer/sets/72157604089520329/" rel="nofollow">see our Paas-dyed eggs in Flickr</a>. Phineas & Furb were a popular theme, as were portrait eggs. We worked on the Mathematica eggs while the chicken eggs were in the dye bath. Regarding whether I let the kids touch Real Eggs, you can see our Paas-dyed eggs in Flickr. Phineas & Furb were a popular theme, as were portrait eggs. We worked on the Mathematica eggs while the chicken eggs were in the dye bath.

]]> By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-142510 Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-142510 Hamptonio, it's Kathryn Cramer who's doing it, not Cory. Hamptonio, it’s Kathryn Cramer who’s doing it, not Cory.

]]> By: Michael Zed http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-140506 Michael Zed Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-140506 The tradition of computer-generated Easter eggs dates back over three decades. * <a href="http://www.tabloidcolumn.com/easter-egg.html">World's Largest Easter Egg</a> * <a href="http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/egg/e-egg.htm">Understanding the World's Largest Pysanka</a> The tradition of computer-generated Easter eggs dates back over three decades.

* World’s Largest Easter Egg
* Understanding the World’s Largest Pysanka

]]> By: the specialist http://boingboing.net/2008/03/08/using-mathematica-to.html#comment-140281 the specialist Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-140281 um, disconnect, go OUTSIDE and color and hide some eggs. work on you tan a little. um, disconnect, go OUTSIDE and color and hide some eggs. work on you tan a little.

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