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Sometimes I just feel stupid. Reading this article is one of those times :) Kudos to author though, I think most of mathematicians out there just take math as
by tzaman 15y ago
Sometimes I just feel stupid. Reading this article is one of those times :)
Kudos to author though, I think most of mathematicians out there just take math as it is. Lack of entrepreneurial spirit I'd say.
- archgoon 15y ago> I think most of mathematicians out there just take math as it is. Really? People whose job is continually creating new math daily are just taking math as it is?
- serge2k 15y agounless there is a reason not to. math builds on earlir work
- huxley 15y agoSure, creating new stuff doesn't necessarily imply throwing everything out each time you make an addition or change. It would be like a startup guy re-inventing alarm clocks and breakfast every morning, followed by re-inventing showering, shaving, dressing, opening the door, entering the car, starting the car, what lane you drive in, etc. You'd never get to your workplace to do whatever it is that your startup is creating ("We Are Re-inventing Innovation!" -- you might think I'm joking but that's a common tagline even PARC used it). Some stuff you take as it is (a baseline) and you create around it. Maybe tau is something to consider more seriously but pi has done pretty well for itself and many don't consider changing it to be a big priority.