Joseph Hertzlinger @jhertzli@mathstodon.xyz
Joined Jun 2017
@BartoszMilewski Strange... I didn't invest in crypto currencies...
@BartoszMilewski Maybe a high case rate encourages vaccination.
@johncarlosbaez
"What kept Cleon strong? It's obvious. He is strong, because he permits no strong subjects. A courtier who becomes too rich, or a general who becomes too popular is dangerous."---Isaac Asimov in "Foundation and Empire"
I was reminded somehow.
@leonardopacheco
My favorite modal-logic system is \(S_4\). It is identical to the Kuratowski closure axioms for point-set topology.
@ColinTheMathmo
Some people have a carpenter-ant mind ... but they're just boring.
@ZevenKorian
\(~~\qquad\llap{\rm\LaTeX} \) looks okay in both Mathjax and real LaTeX.
@JordiGH It's time to start promoting Toki Pona.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_Pona
@ColinTheMathmo Today is the last day of the start of your life.
@Rod916 Does this have anything to do with Blue Man Group?
@ColinTheMathmo
I started to wonder if anybody wants to restore the Heptarchy.
@ColinTheMathmo I once wrote a statistical-analysis program in PostScript.
IIRC, there was a list of numbers that had to be turned into a figure.
@cgranade I'm reminded of a frost-free freezer inside a warm house in the winter.
Heat inside cold inside heat inside cold (seen in "The Midas Plague" by Fred Pohl)
@dani @ColinTheMathmo
Don't forget GravMas!
Joseph Hertzlinger
boosted
Twitter's removal policy
Twitter implemented a "Right to Be Forgotten" type system and it's being, of course, heavily weaponized by right wing trolls especially https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1466531439801946113
For years I've had debates with fellow lefties where they were demanding this very system (including on the fediverse) and I would say "it's not going to work out the way you want..."
Design game rules that consider play when it isn't your turn at the table.
Become *architects of emergent topology*.
@jsiehler Pythagorean Theorem
I just remembered today is the Fifth of November.
1105 is also the smallest number that's the sum of 2 squares in 4 different ways.
I recall seeing something similar on Usenet. You can find it by searching Google Groups for the phrase "worldly sinstitutions".
My response was to say: "<Applause/>".
Joined Jun 2017
