physidev

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   by physidev 2mo ago

   This is perhaps more a comment on Wikipedia's coverage of mathematics. They have some general guidelines in their manual of style, but it's really hard to write math articles in a way such that something like the Rees algebra with
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   by physidev 10mo ago

   I'm not sure in what sense there isn't a recipe for arms in our DNA. To me, it seems the DNA does encode that stuff, but in a highly compressed format that is then "unzipped" through the laws of physics and biology int
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   by physidev 10mo ago

   Right, it seems reasonable to run away when people wearing masks and holding guns, with no police ID in sight, are chasing you. In the moment, how can you be sure these people are really federal law enforcement? Even Trump's FBI is war
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   by physidev 1y ago

   I think the viewpoint articulated in this post fits quite well with the one expressed in the often-shared "Programming as Theory-building" article (I think it was shared here just a few days ago). Scientists, mathematicians, and s