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> is one of the most HN comments I've come across recently :) That gave me a laugh. I don't have any experience with Mathematica, but everytime I see it mentio

by mroche 6y ago

> is one of the most HN comments I've come across recently :) That gave me a laugh. I don't have any experience with Mathematica, but everytime I see it mentioned (usually on HN) I'm amazed at the sheer breadth the system is capable of. The amount of use cases and possibilities blows my mind.

sellyme 6y ago
The top solution on this Code Golf question is possibly the most comical example of Mathematica's scope that I've ever seen: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or-downgoat https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or...
- jtchang 6y ago
  That answer is absurd yet awe inspiring what Mathematica can do.
  - pmiller2 6y ago
    Yeah, TIL Mathematica knows what a goat is, and can recognize one on sight.
    - squibbles 6y ago
      That statement really intrigued me. Since I like goats, I had to know how to do this. Use ImageInstanceQ[image, object], where image is the image and object is "caprine animal". [0] [1] [0] https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageInstanceQ.html https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageInstanceQ.ht... [1] https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or-downgoat/71680#71680 https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or...
      - kiddico 6y ago
        That's a very unique nerd-snipe you just experienced. https://xkcd.com/356/ https://xkcd.com/356/
    - nullsense 6y ago
      TIL Mathematica is the GOAT.
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- brobdingnagians 6y ago
  The other answers are also very clever and interesting. There are quite a few ways to determine whether the goat is up or down, and some are very simple.
  - leokennis 6y ago
    The one that used reverse image search on Bing is so deliciously relatable. On the one hand, it's perfectly built to spec and satisfied all requirements given by the customer. On the other hand, you know it's incredibly fragile, and that the customer actually wants something different.

by mroche 6y ago

sellyme 6y ago

The top solution on this Code Golf question is possibly the most comical example of Mathematica's scope that I've ever seen: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or-downgoat https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or...

jtchang 6y ago
That answer is absurd yet awe inspiring what Mathematica can do.
- pmiller2 6y ago
  Yeah, TIL Mathematica knows what a goat is, and can recognize one on sight.
  - squibbles 6y ago
    That statement really intrigued me. Since I like goats, I had to know how to do this. Use ImageInstanceQ[image, object], where image is the image and object is "caprine animal". [0] [1] [0] https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageInstanceQ.html https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageInstanceQ.ht... [1] https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or-downgoat/71680#71680 https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/71631/upgoat-or...
    - kiddico 6y ago
      That's a very unique nerd-snipe you just experienced. https://xkcd.com/356/ https://xkcd.com/356/
  - nullsense 6y ago
    TIL Mathematica is the GOAT.
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brobdingnagians 6y ago
The other answers are also very clever and interesting. There are quite a few ways to determine whether the goat is up or down, and some are very simple.
- leokennis 6y ago
  The one that used reverse image search on Bing is so deliciously relatable. On the one hand, it's perfectly built to spec and satisfied all requirements given by the customer. On the other hand, you know it's incredibly fragile, and that the customer actually wants something different.