Dr. Tom 7 Murphy VII Ph.D. !
@tomvii.bsky.social
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In August, two mathematicians found a shape that puts an end to a centuries-old geometric mystery. @ericaklarreich.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...
First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine
After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.
www.quantamagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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After 3D printing my first file handle, I realized my missed opportunity and bought a second file so that I could correct my error
September 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
After 3D printing my first file handle, I realized my missed opportunity and bought a second file so that I could correct my error
Feeling depressed and anxious about the state of the world? Try working on a 375 year-old math problem from the Platonic realm, which should be completely psychologically safe . . .
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
Rupert's Snub Cube and other Math Holes
YouTube video by suckerpinch
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Feeling depressed and anxious about the state of the world? Try working on a 375 year-old math problem from the Platonic realm, which should be completely psychologically safe . . .
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
Working through my to-do notes for the final touches on my video, but I’m not sure what I had in mind to do about the last item
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Nupert clippin’
Show nupert
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Patch mtx blank
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September 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Working through my to-do notes for the final touches on my video, but I’m not sure what I had in mind to do about the last item
There's a coffee-themed contest going on at my 3D printiverse and I noticed a conspicuous lack of stovetop coffee makers among the entries. So instead of working on my video I made one.
makerworld.com/en/models/14...
makerworld.com/en/models/14...
May 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
There's a coffee-themed contest going on at my 3D printiverse and I noticed a conspicuous lack of stovetop coffee makers among the entries. So instead of working on my video I made one.
makerworld.com/en/models/14...
makerworld.com/en/models/14...
Thank you, Wikipedia, for this intuitive way to way to remember which axes "roll," "pitch," and "yaw" are.
March 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Thank you, Wikipedia, for this intuitive way to way to remember which axes "roll," "pitch," and "yaw" are.
I understand why people are concerned about space rock 2024-YR4, which by taking the cumulative impact probability of 0.28% and multiplying it by a velocity of 13,260 m/s has an expected damage of 37 m/s. But even more concerning to me is 2016 WN55’s expected damage of NaN!
February 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I understand why people are concerned about space rock 2024-YR4, which by taking the cumulative impact probability of 0.28% and multiplying it by a velocity of 13,260 m/s has an expected damage of 37 m/s. But even more concerning to me is 2016 WN55’s expected damage of NaN!
I didn’t even know it was a competition, but I’m glad I was top ten enough to be featured in this wholesome video by my friend David!
Stop motion animation, Blender modeling, Manim, wandering around in the real world -- these are all things I used to illustrate some of my favorite backronyms in this new video: youtu.be/_0tNWWhPYYs
10,000 Backronyms and Counting
YouTube video by David Renshaw
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I didn’t even know it was a competition, but I’m glad I was top ten enough to be featured in this wholesome video by my friend David!
I wish NVIDIA had used some of their 3 trillion dollars to make their website work during a planned product release so that I could buy one GPU for my wholesome and silly computer projects
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I wish NVIDIA had used some of their 3 trillion dollars to make their website work during a planned product release so that I could buy one GPU for my wholesome and silly computer projects
A best thing about programming for fun is that you can spend your time on anything you want. Like if you have a bug and previously spent time implementing the MOV file format, you can animate the bug, and sip coffee while looking at the mesmerizing cube, instead of fixing the bug! #screenshotsunday
November 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM
A best thing about programming for fun is that you can spend your time on anything you want. Like if you have a bug and previously spent time implementing the MOV file format, you can animate the bug, and sip coffee while looking at the mesmerizing cube, instead of fixing the bug! #screenshotsunday
I think I'm rooting for Mastodon (or, perhaps: no more social networks?) but I figure I'd better grab a username while the going's good, lest I end up with something stupid like "suckerpinch."
November 23, 2024 at 5:58 PM
I think I'm rooting for Mastodon (or, perhaps: no more social networks?) but I figure I'd better grab a username while the going's good, lest I end up with something stupid like "suckerpinch."