jovas

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by jovas 12d ago
Yes, I'm a mathematician. But not an expert on this. While I don't know the specifics, and someone more "in-the-field" than me would recognize all the "named" theorems etc I am aware that there have been minor
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by jovas 1y ago
I like some variant of STIX (I never know the exact difference) and Gillius Sans
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by jovas 1y ago
Venus has a retrograde day that is longer than it's year. While the atmosphere is a big problem, even without this issue the rotation would be problematic.
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by jovas 2y ago
I don't know.... It tells me that by car I can get someplace (that's geography close!) in < 15 min, but it's always taken me 20...
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by jovas 2y ago
It upsets me that the only widely available versions of Amadeus now is the "extended edition," which fundamentally alters the film’s core message. In the original theatrical cut, Salieri is a deeply flawed but fascinating characte
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by jovas 2y ago
As a kid, I was really excited to try out binoculars, and "see for myself" the so-called "binocular shot." I was very disappointed.
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Explaining Burger Kings cringey jingle(musicologize.com)
1 points by jovas 2y ago|0 comments
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by jovas 2y ago
Pretty much exactly how I write. (My lower case zeta is prettier)
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by jovas 2y ago
I believe Wiles' proof requires the case of n=3 (Euler), and n=4 (Fermat) separately. That is, Wiles' proof starts with n=5 for nontrivial reasons. So it is more likely that Fermat saw n=4, and thought the rest would be similar.
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by jovas 2y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Losharik Seems relevant
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by jovas 2y ago
Could it be true for gravitational waves?
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by jovas 2y ago
LaTeX. I LaTeX, Git, and emacs every day.
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by jovas 2y ago
It would be good for storing passwords that you don't want to lose (assuming the USB drive is stored in a safe place.... Like in a safe or under your bed)
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by jovas 8y ago
You can write texts in LaTeX, and post them online using Ximera! https://ximera.osu.edu/mooculus
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by jovas 8y ago
If you goto: https://ximera.osu.edu/introduction you can see how to make your own materials. There is a set of example environments here: https://ximera.osu.edu/examples/exampleActivityCollection
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by jovas 8y ago
Can sweave be integrated with a learning management system? Ximera allows authors to write online interactive texts, that can serve as the HW system for a class. The student's work can be directly sent to the grade book via LTI. Moreov
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by jovas 8y ago
The high score of VP and POTUS is surely reflective of their speech writers... isn't this backed up by the fact that VP has .8 and mike_pence has -.05? Regardless, if throw out POTUS and VP, we are left with Pompeo and Ross as the two
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by jovas 8y ago
Tools: https://github.com/ximeraproject Source: https://github.com/mooculus Linear algebra: https://ximera.osu.edu/laode/linearAlgebra
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Show HN: Interactive Calculus via LaTeX(ximera.osu.edu)
114 points by jovas 8y ago|16 comments