Joe Fredette
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Location | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a vim-using mathematics student and Haskell hacker, I like to build everything from computer applications to tennis ball mortars to trebuchets. I like to study abstract algebra, computer science, and the boundary line right before math actually becomes useful. |
| Interests | Math, Music, Programming Languages, Functional Programming, Logic, Automated Theorem Proving |
| Favorite movies | Office Space, Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta, Memento, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, The Elegant Universe |
| Favorite music | Blues Traveler, Rodrigo y Gabriele, Michael Hedges, Andres Segovia, Jimi Hendrix, Alex De Grassi, Nickel Creek, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Bach, Beethoven, Barrage, Nerdcore Rap |
| Favorite books | Lord of the Rings, Godel, Escher, and Bach, Metamagical Themas, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy |
When you spilled the milk, did it look like the moon?
Typically, I found that it looked like an ellipse, I believe this is due to the fact that milk wants to spread out evenly in all directions, but when the extra force is applied in a given direction, vis a vis spilling, it tends to skew the normal circle. As such, the resultant shape is typically more elliptical than circular, but it's nothing to cry about.