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Today, the following conversation occurred:
You look like you're falling asleep there.
Uh? Oh, no, I'm just thinking.
What are you thinking about?
Runge-Kutta.
What??
Fourth-order Runge-Kutta numerical integration with an apative step-size.
...why?
It's a project I'm working on. I plotted a mathematical graph of the
phase space of a chaotic pendulum, but that involved using some kind of
numerical integration algorithm to solve the system of differential
equations.
OK...
Well, the people on the Internet seemed to like the videos.
...
And then she asks me:
...Are there other people like you?
O_O
--
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
> Today, the following conversation occurred:
>
> You look like you're falling asleep there.
>
> Uh? Oh, no, I'm just thinking.
>
> What are you thinking about?
>
> Runge-Kutta.
>
> What??
>
> Fourth-order Runge-Kutta numerical integration with an apative step-size.
>
> ...why?
>
> It's a project I'm working on. I plotted a mathematical graph of the
> phase space of a chaotic pendulum, but that involved using some kind of
> numerical integration algorithm to solve the system of differential
> equations.
>
> OK...
>
> Well, the people on the Internet seemed to like the videos.
>
> ...
>
> And then she asks me:
>
> ...Are there other people like you?
>
> O_O
You grabbed her attention! Quick, talk about your Haskell skillz while
she's still stunned. :D
--
a game sig: http://tinyurl.com/d3rxz9
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> ...Are there other people like you?
Answer: "Yes, but he's in a wheelchair and talks funny."
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> And then she asks me:
>
> ...Are there other people like you?
We only come out at night.
--
Love is like Pi: Natural, irrational, and very important.
/\ /\ /\ /
/ \/ \ u e e n / \/ a w a z
>>>>>>mue### [at] nawaz org<<<<<<
anl
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When talking to people that you want to find you interesting, keep it simple
so you don't scare them off. I suggest this:
> You look like you're falling asleep there.
>
> Uh? Oh, no, I'm just thinking.
>
> What are you thinking about?
>
> Math.
>
> What??
>
> (You won't be asked "what??" because everyone knows what math is.)
>
> ...why?
>
> Oh, it's this thing I'm working on. It uses fractals and stuff. It's
> pretty cool.
>
If they're interested, they'll ask more questions. If they're not, they
won't think you're crazy.
- Slime
[ http://www.slimeland.com/ ]
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Slime wrote:
> When talking to people that you want to find you interesting, keep it simple
> so you don't scare them off.
Yeah, I guess. This particular individual, I don't especially care what
she thinks about me. Hence the rather vertical description. (But I think
she might have spotted the pile of papers as I attempted to derive a
Taylor series from first principles while waiting for Windows to install...)
>> You look like you're falling asleep there.
>>
>> Uh? Oh, no, I'm just thinking.
>>
>> What are you thinking about?
>>
>> Math.
>>
>> What??
>>
>> (You won't be asked "what??" because everyone knows what math is.)
>>
>> ...why?
>>
>> Oh, it's this thing I'm working on. It uses fractals and stuff. It's
>> pretty cool.
How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
> If they're interested, they'll ask more questions. If they're not, they
> won't think you're crazy.
It's just the way she looked at me like I was some sort of freak of
nature or something... *sigh*
Mind you, given who we're talking about here, that's kind of the pot
calling the kettle black. :-P
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Invisible escreveu:
> How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
Fractals are pretty pop. They are mentioned in Hollywood flicks once in
a while, and I guess most people associate it with chaotic patterns or
something.
--
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nemesis wrote:
> Invisible escreveu:
>> How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
>
> Fractals are pretty pop. They are mentioned in Hollywood flicks once in
> a while, and I guess most people associate it with chaotic patterns or
> something.
Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
My life mates me. :-(
Still... fractals are modestly well-known, but still not widely enough
that you can count on it.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 19:10:02 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
>> Invisible escreveu:
>>> How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
>>
>> Fractals are pretty pop. They are mentioned in Hollywood flicks once
>> in a while, and I guess most people associate it with chaotic patterns
>> or something.
>
> Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
Hey, now, you need to stop picking on Andy for his spelling mistakes...he
REALLY doesn't like that. ;-)
Jim
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>> Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
>
> Hey, now, you need to stop picking on Andy for his spelling mistakes...he
> REALLY doesn't like that. ;-)
I wonder if a factal is something like a factoid? I think this might
class as one.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 19:16:04 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
>>
>> Hey, now, you need to stop picking on Andy for his spelling
>> mistakes...he REALLY doesn't like that. ;-)
>
> I wonder if a factal is something like a factoid? I think this might
> class as one.
That could well be. :-)
Jim
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Jim Henderson escreveu:
> On Wed, 20 May 2009 19:10:02 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> nemesis wrote:
>>> Invisible escreveu:
>>>> How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
>>> Fractals are pretty pop. They are mentioned in Hollywood flicks once
>>> in a while, and I guess most people associate it with chaotic patterns
>>> or something.
>> Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
>
> Hey, now, you need to stop picking on Andy for his spelling mistakes...he
> REALLY doesn't like that. ;-)
You know I didn't even notice? :P
--
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 15:49:54 -0300, nemesis wrote:
> Jim Henderson escreveu:
>> On Wed, 20 May 2009 19:10:02 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>>> nemesis wrote:
>>>> Invisible escreveu:
>>>>> How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
>>>> Fractals are pretty pop. They are mentioned in Hollywood flicks once
>>>> in a while, and I guess most people associate it with chaotic
>>>> patterns or something.
>>> Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
>>
>> Hey, now, you need to stop picking on Andy for his spelling
>> mistakes...he REALLY doesn't like that. ;-)
>
> You know I didn't even notice? :P
I did - but I didn't say anything. My first thought was actually
something along the lines of what he said in response. ;-)
Jim
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >> Oh God... "factal"? WTF?
> >
> > Hey, now, you need to stop picking on Andy for his spelling mistakes...he
> > REALLY doesn't like that. ;-)
>
> I wonder if a factal is something like a factoid? I think this might
> class as one.
>
> --
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
I looked up 'factal' in Werriam-Mebster's Dictionary, a dictionary that is
extraordinarily similar to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary except fictional (also
legally distinct from and not affiliated with Merriam-Webster).
As it turns out, factal is in there:
Main Entry:
fac·tal
Pronunciation:
\ˈfak-təl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French factale, from Latin factus boken, uneven (past participle of fangere
to beak) + French -ale -al (noun suffix)
Date:
1975
1. FRACTAL [link]
2. alternate spelling for FACTYL, a widely abused abbreviation for 'fat dactyl'
3. a factoid, esp. a factoid about fractals.
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> ...Are there other people like you?
Well, I sat down and wrote a 5-page email explaining exactly what I was
up to. Twice. But in the end, I sent an email that just contained a
picture. The reply that came back was "well, all I can say is that it is
very pretty". LOL!
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On 21-5-2009 10:11, Invisible wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> ...Are there other people like you?
>
> Well, I sat down and wrote a 5-page email explaining exactly what I was
> up to. Twice. But in the end, I sent an email that just contained a
> picture. The reply that came back was "well, all I can say is that it is
> very pretty". LOL!
Good decision. Never explain a work of art.
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>> Well, I sat down and wrote a 5-page email explaining exactly what I
>> was up to. Twice. But in the end, I sent an email that just contained
>> a picture. The reply that came back was "well, all I can say is that
>> it is very pretty". LOL!
>
> Good decision. Never explain a work of art.
Is the output of a mathematical equation "art"?
Discuss. ;-)
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Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >> Well, I sat down and wrote a 5-page email explaining exactly what I
> >> was up to. Twice. But in the end, I sent an email that just contained
> >> a picture. The reply that came back was "well, all I can say is that
> >> it is very pretty". LOL!
> >
> > Good decision. Never explain a work of art.
>
> Is the output of a mathematical equation "art"?
>
> Discuss. ;-)
If it generates emotion then it could be. IMO
And unless you want to bore the tits off a Muggle never ever say anything like
that. Unless you add “But that is me just showing off, in the hoped that I’ll
impress you.”
Stephen
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Invisible wrote:
> Is the output of a mathematical equation "art"?
The output of a mathematical equation is more mathematical equations. The
art comes between the doing the math and the generating sensory input for
humans to consume.
Would it still be art if you made the program output into a spreadsheet?
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!
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On 21-5-2009 18:17, Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Is the output of a mathematical equation "art"?
>
> The output of a mathematical equation is more mathematical equations.
> The art comes between the doing the math and the generating sensory
> input for humans to consume.
>
> Would it still be art if you made the program output into a spreadsheet?
>
If you had a spreadsheet generating this output the changes would be a
bit higher, then it could pass as conceptual art.
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> And then she asks me:
>
> ...Are there other people like you?
"You wouldn't have a cell phone or an Ipod if there weren't."
I got a similar notion ("Am I the only person like this here?") while
typing out a basic how-to guide for least-squares analysis, in the
employee lounge of the store where I work. Most of the other people
stock merchandise on the overnight shift.
Regards,
John
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>> ...Are there other people like you?
>
> "You wouldn't have a cell phone or an Ipod if there weren't."
Heh, yeah.
Although, that only means that other people know technical stuff, not
necessarily that they learn about it in their lunch break just for fun
inbetween doing their *real* jobs... ;-)
--
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> ...Are there other people like you?
>>
>> "You wouldn't have a cell phone or an Ipod if there weren't."
>
> Heh, yeah.
>
> Although, that only means that other people know technical stuff, not
> necessarily that they learn about it in their lunch break just for fun
> inbetween doing their *real* jobs... ;-)
Yeah, except that the people who make the basic discoveries have to work
many long years just to learn what they need to know in order to conduct
the experiment in which the discovery is made, or to properly understand
the accidental discovery that just happened. People don't put in that
kind of time unless at some level it's fun for them.
Regards,
John
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