Entries for December 2012
The best use of the mystery figure (in my opinion), and the answer to last month’s Geek Challenge is B: Used as an element of a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem. The figure generates an amazingly short derivation of the theorem, as ou...
Gareth Meirion-Griffith, Systems Engineer
How is living in Chicago different than living in England?
I actually prefer living in the states and I even like American football. There is a lot of positivity and so much to see in the U.S. I enjoy t...
Who doesn’t want to run for chocolate? This was the question we had to ask ourselves in early November when the opportunity arose to participate in Chicago's Hot Chocolate 15K/5K. This 40,000 person event rewards people with hot c...
Welcome to DMC, now we’re going to shoot you……with paintball guns!
As fresh faces at DMC, Adnaan Velji and I decided to combine our respective welcome parties (an excellent perk of working at DMC) into four hours of ...
Those who visit DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board." This is where we document the most infamous utterances of the moment.
Engineers are stereotypically a skeptical bunch, and DMC prides itself on a talent pool consisting of grads from some of the best engineering programs in the country. This was the rather dubious crowd that third generation magician Mr. Dennis Wa...