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10. Well, the hat tile unexpectedly dropped into my mailbox today

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 02:42 PM

Apr 2023

A mailing I get on digital security from Sophos in England:
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/04/04/einstein-tilings-the-amazing-hat-shape-that-never-repeats/
Shows some decorative polygon tilings and gingerbread hat tile-cookies.

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You woul think... JackSabbath Apr 2023 #1

Thanks for the link, and the recollection 4dog Apr 2023 #2

He was close to 90 when I met him. NNadir Apr 2023 #5

fascinating mike_c Apr 2023 #3

Do you have a link for that tiling? 4dog Apr 2023 #6

Thanks, Jim, for adding that remarkable picture. On a tangent, 4dog Apr 2023 #8

Well, the hat tile unexpectedly dropped into my mailbox today 4dog Apr 2023 #10