Cr0-quette @_cr0_tab@hackers.town

“Let not a person revive the past
Or on the future build his hopes;
For the past has been left behind
And the future has not been reached.
Instead with insight let him see
Each presently arisen state;
Let him know that and be sure of it,
Invincibly, unshakably.
Today the effort must be made;
Tomorrow Death may come. who knows?
No bargain with Mortality
Can keep him and his hordes away,
But one who dwells thus ardently,
Relentlessly, by day, by night —
It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
Who has had a single excellent night.”

~ Bhaddekaratta Sutta

I kinda got a mind to work through Euclid's Elements—The definitive work on geometry for over two millennia—problem by problem.

I figured I'll post them here for you people to enjoy

Book I, Proposition 1:
Construct an equilateral triangle given one side.

#euclid #geometry #math

https://youtu.be/FFftmWSzgmk
New numberphile on the Mandelbrot set with some really, really pretty visualizations.

Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

Randomness is clumpy.

Book I, Proposition 4:
Given two triangles:

IF both have two sides equal to two sides of the other

AND the angle between those two sides is the same for both triangles

THEN the third side is the same.

BECAUSE IF they are not the same length

THEN when the two triangles are superimposed there would be an enclosed area encompassed by two straight lines, which is a contradiction. QED.

Note: Propositions 4-8 are all variants of "Similar triangles are similar" I tried to group them into one mega post, but upon reflection I think each proof's reasoning deserves it's own spotlight.

#euclid #geometry #math

Damn, this is good https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kyle-korver-utah-jazz-nba

I have drawn a bath with sandalwood Epsom salt and sandalwood bubble bath. I have sandalwood soap to hand, and have lit a sandalwood candle and sandalwood incense.

The wine is a Spanish Tempranillo.

“Let not a person revive the past
Or on the future build his hopes;
For the past has been left behind
And the future has not been reached.
Instead with insight let him see
Each presently arisen state;
Let him know that and be sure of it,
Invincibly, unshakably.
Today the effort must be made;
Tomorrow Death may come. who knows?
No bargain with Mortality
Can keep him and his hordes away,
But one who dwells thus ardently,
Relentlessly, by day, by night —
It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
Who has had a single excellent night.”

~ Bhaddekaratta Sutta

Are they "denim overalls" or "joveralls"? 🤔

Hello, my name is: Spartacus

Every night is a good night for absinthe

Mumbles—noted hip-hop producer—dropped another album last year collaborating with Gone Beyond; based on the works of soviet era Russian composers. It's called "Notes From the Underground" and is pretty good, but it made me realize how long it's been since I listened to "Book of Human Language" so threw both albums on a playlist along with "Transformation/Illumination" and "S.E.V.A"

#np #nowplaying #fediplay
https://youtu.be/9rry2a88P3o

What if the greatest mind in history was some poor unfortunate named Ibid? 🤔

All experience is preceeded by mind,
Led by mind,
Made by mind.
Speak or act with a corrupted mind,
And suffering follows
As the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.

All experience is preceeded by mind,
Led by mind,
Made by mind.
Speak or act with a peaceful mind,
And happiness follows
Like a never-departing shadow.

~Dhammapada
(Verses 1-2, trans. Gil fronsdal)