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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 1d

a Venn diagram of US states, chemical elements and musical notes

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 5d

https://xkcd.com/2343/

a graph of mathematical symbols sorted by how useful they would be in a fight

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@christianp Have you tried an en-dash instead?

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Is good essays. You read.

Why the current Artemis concept to go to the moon doesn't make sense:
https://idlewords.com/2024/5/the_lunacy_of_artemis.htm

Why going to Mars doesn't make much sense either:
https://idlewords.com/2023/1/why_not_mars.htm

How a real Mars mission would probably have to […]

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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 16d

@julesh ...or people who love dumb word play. Ohwait...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 22d

#tilingtuesday again, huh?

a rhubarb pie with meticulously tiled rhubarb pieces

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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 29d

#tilingtuesday

Hyperbolic stretch of a colorful rectangular tiling

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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Sep 3

@julesh
Me, every time I need to do logarithms in the complex plane...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Sep 2

#tilingtuesday

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 26

Airline counter at the airport in Hyderabad. #tilingtuesday

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 19

Restaurant glass door in Hyderabad, Telengana. #tilingtuesday

A glass door with a tiling pattern etched into it.

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 15

@mattmcirvin Wait - do you have really large hands or is that a really tiny cat?

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 14

@christianp Ooof -- memories of me crawling around in my house's garage trying to figure out what on earth the previous owners were thinking. They clearly 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 they knew about electricity. They didn't...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 12

I 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 this is done with only 2 different tiles

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 12

@johncarlosbaez @futurebird Mom is from mom-tana, but I'm from Me-vada...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 12

Waiting in line at Heathrow airport (terminal 5) #tilingtuesday

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 11

@skewray We 𝑎𝑟𝑒 giving you the 20% that are causing 80% - the remaining 80% you've never heard of and would scare you badly if you ever heard of them...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 7

Whenever I think we've hit rock bottom... https://futurism.com/white-house-orders-nasa-destroy-important-satellite

White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite

The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. As NPR reports, Trump officials reached out to the space agency to draw up plans for terminating the two missions, called the Orbiting Carbon Observatories. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health. One is attached to the International Space Station, and the other is collecting data as a stand-alone satellite. The latter would meet its permanent demise after burning up in the atmosphere […]

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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 7

@isAdisplayName I can honestly state that I have never thought this even once.
I have also never lost a wrestling match with a tiger, so there is that.

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 1

@cstross
Once the nutritional aspect of food becomes obsolete (since the nanoengineered ATP pumps redundantly implanted in four different locations of my body take care of energy supply), eating becomes a purely aesthetic experience; not unlike sex after the reproductive connection has been […]

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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 1

@christianp The input field is mm/dd(/yyyy) but the output is dd/mm(/yyyy). That feels ... inconsistent. As someone who grew up in Europe and now lives in the US I'm cool with either (and I always write my dates with "Jan", "Feb" etc instead of a month number to avoid this kind of nonsense) but […]

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Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Aug 1

@johndcook Why is the angle defect for the octahedron 240°? Four equilateral triangles on a corner, so it should come to 360-4x60=120° [?]

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Jul 31

@julesh Come to think of it, cats do expect to be worshipped while in return not giving a shit about you. That sounds like most deities I've ever heard about...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Jul 25

@julesh Out of curiosity: which German VPN are you using? I've been toying with the idea of having an endpoint outside the US for a while now, but don't know how to judge the various offers...

Σ(i³) = (Σi)² @svengeier.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · Jul 23

@christianp
"shall statements" vs "is statements".

What conveys the right meaning to you:
a) DO NOT TOUCH
b) DANGER, 10000 VOLTS

The first expresses how the writer wants the world to be, the second one says how the world is. For every (a) encountered there will be a smartass that says "don't […]

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