Nickolas Name (your favorite hybrid)
@nickolasname49.bsky.social
Keep track of you're grammer
A jack-of-all-trades fella who does things. Supposedly a demon
any/all (they/them prefered)
A jack-of-all-trades fella who does things. Supposedly a demon
any/all (they/them prefered)
Topology isn’t mathy. Probability is woke. Creating mathematical models for ecosystems is DEI.
The basis of reactionary logic is that if you don’t understand it, then there’s no need to learn it because it’s just degeneracy. It’s a sad state of being.
The basis of reactionary logic is that if you don’t understand it, then there’s no need to learn it because it’s just degeneracy. It’s a sad state of being.
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu@jpeg)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi@jpeg)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m@jpeg)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Topology isn’t mathy. Probability is woke. Creating mathematical models for ecosystems is DEI.
The basis of reactionary logic is that if you don’t understand it, then there’s no need to learn it because it’s just degeneracy. It’s a sad state of being.
The basis of reactionary logic is that if you don’t understand it, then there’s no need to learn it because it’s just degeneracy. It’s a sad state of being.
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
I’m afraid I do not remember when monks and nuns would do this, as that was in the middle ages and I wasn’t born yet
Hey, remember when monks and nuns charged with making illuminated manuscripts would take snail shells and combine them with other animals and occasionally people to make an assortment of weird little guys?
This one is for them. :3
This one is for them. :3
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I’m afraid I do not remember when monks and nuns would do this, as that was in the middle ages and I wasn’t born yet
What if they made a LinkedIn for freaks and called it KinkedIn
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
What if they made a LinkedIn for freaks and called it KinkedIn
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deliberate cringe vs unintentional cringe
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
deliberate cringe vs unintentional cringe
The true goal of every AI company is to create the world’s first neurotypical computer
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The true goal of every AI company is to create the world’s first neurotypical computer
Scary thing? In a horror game? Impossible.
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Scary thing? In a horror game? Impossible.
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When I first saw people commenting on it, part of me felt like that had to be mob rule making smth up, but no this article does in fact refer to Zack Polanski as "dentally challenged"
What's wrong with modern journalists?
What's wrong with modern journalists?
Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes?
Enjoying their highest opinion poll ratings for decades, the Greens are well placed to capitalise on Labour’s current woes, writes Sean O’Grady
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
When I first saw people commenting on it, part of me felt like that had to be mob rule making smth up, but no this article does in fact refer to Zack Polanski as "dentally challenged"
What's wrong with modern journalists?
What's wrong with modern journalists?
Valve wins by doing absolutely nothing
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Valve wins by doing absolutely nothing
”I believe all rich people are jews, and this proves that Mamdani is antisemitic”
Is that so? That’s something you hear in your head, huh? And the problem is *everyone else*?
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
”I believe all rich people are jews, and this proves that Mamdani is antisemitic”
Rare Polanski L
Green Party leader criticises nuclear reactor plan
Green Party leader criticises nuclear reactor plan
Zack Polanski says it is old technology and money would be better spent on wind and solar power.
www.bbc.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Rare Polanski L
It’s funny how easy this is to fact check
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
It’s funny how easy this is to fact check
Trump won his first term through the electoral college, a highly undemocratic thing, and by 2024 there was already a massive media complex, backed by rich ghouls, artificially boosting his popularity. His approval rating only tipped above 50% once, and that was for a few months AFTER he won in 2024.
Surprised this doesn’t get tossed around more these days
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Trump won his first term through the electoral college, a highly undemocratic thing, and by 2024 there was already a massive media complex, backed by rich ghouls, artificially boosting his popularity. His approval rating only tipped above 50% once, and that was for a few months AFTER he won in 2024.
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normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
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I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
Shouting "WAFFLES" has never changed anyone's mind either
Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.
October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Shouting "WAFFLES" has never changed anyone's mind either
Hate-doms be like
October 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Hate-doms be like
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jay tried to open a nazi bar but her customers keep running them off and she's so fucking mad
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
jay tried to open a nazi bar but her customers keep running them off and she's so fucking mad
Guys I think BlueSky might be going downhill
WAFFLES
October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Guys I think BlueSky might be going downhill
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not dooming about this because the fact they needed this grand display is a sign of how far their desires are from their abilities, but it is so fucking stupid and thoroughly embarassing that major institutional democratic voices are still like "we need to reach reasonable compromise 🤓"
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
not dooming about this because the fact they needed this grand display is a sign of how far their desires are from their abilities, but it is so fucking stupid and thoroughly embarassing that major institutional democratic voices are still like "we need to reach reasonable compromise 🤓"
I didn’t realise until now that, because I don’t care about blocking bot-like accounts that follow me but never interact with anything, I have over 100 followers
September 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I didn’t realise until now that, because I don’t care about blocking bot-like accounts that follow me but never interact with anything, I have over 100 followers