"I'm also learning Python so I can use the Raspberry Pi I've just got, " she said.

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In the beginning of this face-off, it seemed reasonable that I give Pi the worst possible odds.

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Blake learned about tau when I interviewed him for Pi Day this year.

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When I was a teenager I saw a website suggesting pi could be a song, with one as middle C, two as D, three as E, etc.

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And if Lincoln is destined to fall, it seems more likely that an upset would come at the hands of either Silver Linings Playbook (which I previously explained might be positioned for a surprise win) or Life of Pi, the only two films that have enough nominations in traditionally predictive categories to win Best Picture.

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