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by nimonian 4y ago
"most academic work has nothing to do with diversity, so these mandatory statements force many academics to betray their quasi-fiduciary duty to the truth by spinning, twisting, or otherwise inventing some tenuous connection to diversi
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by nimonian 5y ago
x^4 + y^4 = z^4 is itself a great example of this. In C, we can just specify any pair from x,y,z and the third is determined by rearranging. In R, it's not true! (y=2 and z=1 runs into trouble.) However, there are still infinitely many
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by nimonian 5y ago
This is so sad. Sort the comments by newest first - people are lamenting the loss of the dislike count.
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by nimonian 5y ago
Same! Started with Squid and Spotify took me to Black Midi, Yard Act, Dry Cleaning, all of whom I'd skipped in the past because I just didn't get it, now I'm obsessed. Some music just defies understanding on a first lesson.
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by nimonian 5y ago
I think the parent comment is saying the people who wrote the study criticizing online toys sales would benefit from damaging the reputation of online toys sales. This makes it more likely the study doesn't really make sense, and just
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by nimonian 6y ago
Telling people to relax is pretty much an ad hominem. Just because I'm disappointed and voice my criticism doesn't mean I'm being hysterical. It's art, I have opinions: season 8 was absolutely dreadful and cyberpunk is n
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by nimonian 6y ago
For Vue, Nuxt recently got a content API which I've been using and it is great. If there really isn't an equivalent for React I'd be very surprised.
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by nimonian 6y ago
Maker here. I'm a teacher in the UK and I needed a way to help my students keep learning as we're not allowed to go to school. I've been teaching myself javascript for a while as I've wanted to make an education website
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Show HN: Mathematico – A mathematics tutorial every day for the whole summer(mathematico.org)
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by nimonian 6y ago
What are the problems you've had? I'm about to switch to KaTeX for speed which will take quite a bit of work and this got me spooked.
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by nimonian 6y ago
I would love to know the answer to your question. On the one hand, it's too subjective to answer, one student's Spivak is another's Apostol; on the other hand, certain books just seem special in an almost objective way and ri
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by nimonian 6y ago
For my own part, it was all about finding the right book. I enjoyed my degree in pure maths, and after finishing I really missed studying so I tried out dozens of books. Eventually, I hit upon Calculus by Spivak. This book fundamentally cha
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by nimonian 7y ago
As a person walking away from us gradually escapes our senses, a person slipping into dementia gradually escapes the ability of our social apparatus to comprehend them as a person. To the observer, they both disappear, but they continue to
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by nimonian 7y ago
I don't think it's fair to victims of abusive relationships for you to use this analogy: the truth is far darker and more complex, and survivors deserve more credit than you're giving them. I could give you my story as an exa
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by nimonian 7y ago
I understand. However, I think when one site becomes a domain for this behaviour (and domain is and important word here, in both senses) then the effect is different.
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by nimonian 7y ago
There's no need for this kind of language. You can make your point and be polite at the same time.
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by nimonian 7y ago
I really like the whitespace. Very Donald Knuth.
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by nimonian 7y ago
I think a lot of people fantasise about a better, more open Medium, and I'm surprised it doesn't exist. Github does a fantastic job of hosting code and keeping people happy (generally). It's generous to individuals and has a
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by nimonian 7y ago
This is pretty much what supermarkets did to the high street in the 20th century and I fully expect it to happen to the web in the 21st.
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by nimonian 7y ago
Serious question, are you not also concerned about the poor quality of worker you might take on with a less rigorous process? I think I'd accept a few false negatives to avoid the hassle of false positives (in the UK at least, where em
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by nimonian 7y ago
You sound incredibly incompetent if you think the task is hard to understand.
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by nimonian 7y ago
It's funny how couples' attitudes to idleness can conflict like this. I spent a good few years at the beginning of my relationship with my now wife defending my right to not appear to be doing anything. It took a long time for us
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by nimonian 8y ago
> I haven't seen a single person mention their gender yet. That's why, in order to establish the answer to OC's question, it is necessary to ask. > Maybe don't assume someone's gender based on data like hobbie
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by nimonian 8y ago
I assume he means that going for a walk provides alternating periods of unconscious processing and deliberate thinking in a similar cadence to that described in the study. I'm not always actively practicing when I'm out walking, t
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by nimonian 8y ago
Wow. That is an amazing piece of work.
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by nimonian 8y ago
Duolingo has something like this. I rather like it.
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by nimonian 8y ago
Perhaps this is a reason why there are some nicely designed apps with not-so-great content, and lots of books with legendary content: the whole ecosystem around app development isn't very friendly to the long-term process of writing a
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by nimonian 8y ago
I saw the word hypertextbook somewhere online once and it just stuck in my head. For me, it has come to mean a textbook (so, beautifully typeset, well organised and written, easy to tell where I am, distraction-free) enhanced with code (kee
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by nimonian 8y ago
I see your point! There is something very focused and calming about having a book open with no screens around. I hope it is possible to recreate this flow state in a browser (because I plan to try over the next few years). I'm imaginin
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by nimonian 8y ago
Without having looked at the text in depth, I applaud the idea here - I'm convinced the web browser can help us improve upon maths textbooks printed on paper, but there aren't many 'hypertextbooks' like this in existence

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