Aleatoric comes from the Latin word "Alea" which means dice. It is most widely known from the work of Julius Caesar, who, being a great puzzle master, initiated the first RubikCon (TM). In those days of course, many of the familiar colors had not yet been invented, so the cubes were mainly just black and white, like dice, hence the term.
And so each Tuesday we honor the great Latins with some random stuff, such as a cool dress:
Some deep thoughts from Bob:
The last words of Blockbuster Video:
The email inbox of Elizabeth Bennet (for Amy):
And finally, David Bowie being attacked by weasels:
Have a great Tuesday everyone!!!!
2 comments:
Very good. Quite good. I liked Lizzie's inbox, so thank you very much for including it. The photos of the fireplace made me laugh...twice.
Not sure how the more hair-challenged men in the family will feel about Bob's quote though.
Hope you enjoy Robin Hood on this rainy afternoon.
Amy
You were wondering:
While it is a striking resemblance, the Men's Life cover appeared in 1956, so was not, in fact Mr. Bowie. The article, however, did inspire a Frank Zappa album title/cover:
http://www.science.uva.nl/~robbert/zappa/files/jpg/Weasels_Ripped_My_Flesh.jpg
I will now rest my nerdbrain.
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