Mugwort

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by Mugwort 7y ago
The representation theory of Kac-Moody algebras. There are some issues with integration theories that need clearing up, should we really be ditching the Riemann integral for the Lebesgue integral so quickly without a closer look. Recentl
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I'll say something regarding string theory which has been accused of leading physicists astray because of its "mathematical beauty". First of all, string theory in its present form is NOT mathematically beautiful. The mathe
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I know people who spend large budgets on Facebook and Google ads. What I hear almost universally is that they aren't effective, yet everyone feels compelled to pay for FB ads and Google ads because they see everyone else doing it. Th
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I have a much harder time reasoning with loops than using map, reduce, recursion etc. I'll just say the whole truth, I can't program with loops, I get a headache and I'm forced to quit.
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by Mugwort 7y ago
This is one of my favourite tech talks ever. So very, very true. I agree with everything he says. On the other hand, writing software the same way without changing is hard to do and there is the temptation to try something new for the sa
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by Mugwort 7y ago
Sell?
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by Mugwort 7y ago
A two dimensional being can't eat. Its digestive tract necessarily divides it into two distinct pieces and the being falls apart. https://preview.redd.it/8fvwyefjav601.jpg?width=640&crop=sma...
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by Mugwort 7y ago
If you can learn one easy piece every day for the next three years, that's over 1000 pieces. If you start small with Bach and play his easiest compositions and play even 1 page per day, in not time flat you'll be playing the enti
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I've played piano over 40 years. By the time I was 25 I played most of the piano repertoire, all 32 Beethoven sonatas etc. That said, let me offer my since advice on how to climb to the top of piano performance. Anyone can do it and
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by Mugwort 7y ago
this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I don't disagree but how much influence did they have? The biggest culprits for swaying the election is none other than the US media by giving Trump billions of dollars worth of free election coverage for profits. They knew the negat
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I believe the findings of the Mueller report, that Trump did not collude with the Russians to sway the election. I'm rather relieved about it. The possibility of Russia hacking our elections was a very serious matter and I'm gla
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by Mugwort 7y ago
It's worth keeping in mind that when they say Assange is guilty of violating the espionage act, did illegal hacking etc. what they really means is that he's guilt of publishing video showing US armed forces murdering unarmed journ
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by Mugwort 7y ago
Capitalism killed Portal 3 and Half-Life 3.
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by Mugwort 7y ago
Then John H. Conway's Surreal Numbers might be of interest to you. Donald Knuth wrote a book about the subject and it's actually in the form of a story with dialogue, not your typical math book. I'll attempt a summary. It
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by Mugwort 7y ago
He looks skinny.
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by Mugwort 7y ago
If you're interested in learning t'Hooft's theory in detail here's a link to download his book for FREE. You have to pay for a physical copy but Springer has decided to make this book open access. https://www.
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by Mugwort 7y ago
I don't know about eating itself (possible) but Google might one day not need human employees at all or be very close to 100% AI. Maybe Sergey and Larry will keep their jobs because of seniority. The rest of us are in trouble.
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by Mugwort 7y ago
Is simulated hate never hate?
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by Mugwort 7y ago
Farewell Joe, That we might be as good to others as you have been good to us and lead by example. RIP
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by Mugwort 7y ago
This is not at all unusual. Poincare discovered special relativity before Einstein, Hilbert found the correct equations for General relativity one week before Einstein, Hamilton almost discovered quantum mechanics decades before everyone e
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by Mugwort 8y ago
I found this rather satisfying answer. "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." - John Steinbeck Are you temporarily embar
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by Mugwort 8y ago
They should include Julia in the results.
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by Mugwort 8y ago
I hope Amazon, Apple and Google are doing better. How can we know for sure? It's not unreasonable to ask because I would have thought it completely NUTS to think FB used clear text but apparently they did (or still do). What about e
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by Mugwort 8y ago
Is it even possible for this to be the result of negligence when Facebook has some of the best programming talent in the world? Maybe, but I don't think so. I think this was INTENTIONAL. The question at least is why? IDK. Some FB
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by Mugwort 8y ago
I'll just say this. Anyone who discourages anybody from even TRYING to learn or pursue a career in science is a bully and a jerk. That's the way the world is going and being tech savvy only makes the world a better place. That
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by Mugwort 8y ago
Vim works fine. I use EMACS. TextMate, Atom and Sublime are OK. Any mainstream editor is fine is all but a few corner cases. Truth be told I would be fine without EMACS but maybe less happy. People unable to exit Vim is just a sign of a
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by Mugwort 8y ago
How is this even possible? I used EMACS for years and had no trouble understanding Vim. Who's hiring these developers who can't even exit Vim? Is this even a real story or the Onion?!? OK, it's real. I need to go outside
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by Mugwort 8y ago
Javascript is still missing simplicity, consistency and a unified core set of ideas. It will always be that way too. Javascript will always be something grudgingly accepted or used with some misgiving. ES6 has some very nice features an
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by Mugwort 8y ago
It's nice to have a free book as a supplement. Linear Algebra Done Right by Sheldon Axler is a much better choice and when making an investment in learning, particularly a difficult subject like linear algebra, saving money with a fre

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