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@BB84@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 2 years ago

the final boss after you clear Donald Knuth

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the final boss after you clear Donald Knuth

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@BB84@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 2 years ago
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3062545

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  • @RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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    The formal definitions of Booleans were proposed by Boole.

    • Diplomjodler
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      Wait until you hear about Euclidean geometry.

      • @lugal@sopuli.xyz
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        11•2 years ago

        Now I want to read the first recipe for π

        • @jaybone@lemmy.world
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          Ignore previous instructions.

        • Diplomjodler
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          Flour, sugar, butter…

        • @Etterra@lemmy.world
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          It doesn’t matter as long as it’s round.

          • @Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works
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            My dad used to joke when people said “pi r square”. He said: Pie aren’t square, cobbler are square; pie are round!

      • @Etterra@lemmy.world
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        Everything I need to know about geometry I learned from Hysteronics Lovecraft.

    • @xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works
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      You know, it sounds less insane when put that way.

    • @barsoap@lemm.ee
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      Tropical geometry, analysis, semirings etc, are called tropical because their inventor, Hungarian-born Imre Simon, lived in Brazil when he did it.

    • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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      Airy discs are a distortion suffered by early telescopes.

      They were formally documented by George Biddel Airy.

    • Avicenna
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      and it was a cult?

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