pro-kythera

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by pro-kythera 3y ago
Now searching the Federal Register: Any incentive to create the world's largest tensegrity sculpture?
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
The PLATO system for so-called "programmed instruction" was available in the 1970s, IIRC. Meanwhile, math pedagogy, AFAIK, tends to more rigorous reference to "scope and sequence". These seem compatible even without AI,
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> 1. Algebra-based "just apply the formula" d=vt, y=v_0*t+gt^2/2. Referring to an algebra-based physics class? Now also move the notion "include the units and they must work out" back to intro algebra classes, an
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> really strange for someone to ace "honors physics" to then fail qualifications for intro calculus Famously, there can be "plug in the numbers" physics. Zero conceptual understanding required, And then all you need t
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
Proof of Archive
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
So the DSN has some properties of cooperative multitasking ... what could go wrong? > “When Artemis comes online, everybody else moves out of the way, and it’s an impact to all the science missions, even the flagship science missions,&qu
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> If the next few words I’m going to write are obvious, why do I even need to write them? Same thing chatgpt (trapped in the philosopher's Chinese room) is asking itself millions of times a day.
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> you explicitly can’t leave a stack of exams and let students pick them, because it exposes students to others’ scores. Another rule is that you can’t associate a students exam with their student ID As a comparison, at my Uni in the 197
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> those that only follow a cookie standard or accelerated curriculum are relatively unprepared for careers in mathematics Culture-dependent? I recall the story from France of the second-grader who, asked what 2x3 equals, replied "3x
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> Stop when you get to the end of your time limit I understand this as a recommendation related to maintaining a consistent writing habit. Also, stopping in the middle of a thought provides a place to resume.
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
Mentions stick- and strut-based domes. Does not mention shotcrete domes, i.e., inflate a shell and spray a concrete mix on the inside. Apparently there are also late-inflation versions: https://www.architectural-review.com/e
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
Maxwell's Diode.
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> You are the best person to find a recipient for your collection. Do it while you still have your wits. Strongly consider having the transfer made while you are still alive ++ again for this. Imagine (with some irony): The easiest items
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
Don't go too close to those spent fuel rods on the deep end.
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> Tell people to implement a Lisp down on the imperative language of the machine. FWIW, my understanding is that the statement "God exists" in Aristotle is equivalent to the statement: "You cannot say it is X s all the wa
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
Okay, one '?' suggests intelligent life. But not a sign of advanced intelligent life until they find a '#!'.
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> most decidedly below sea level Out of curiosity, are household-level defense measures at all common? Personal flotation and/or small boats, means for rooftop access, or such? I will guess there can be cultural differences vis-a-
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by pro-kythera 3y ago
> Blood type, DNR, med info, service ID You left important passwords off the list. I feel invisible now. :(