Uri Segal
@urisegal.bsky.social
And you can do the converse: define the function E of a point to be minus the distance from the peak of Mount Everest. This now behaves like smoothiness, though it's defined on our "regular space".
September 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
And you can do the converse: define the function E of a point to be minus the distance from the peak of Mount Everest. This now behaves like smoothiness, though it's defined on our "regular space".
It sounds like you are thinking of vector spaces but also of functions on vector spaces, no? Like, the smoothie example also has the base vector space (the more milk you put in, the more milk there is).
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It sounds like you are thinking of vector spaces but also of functions on vector spaces, no? Like, the smoothie example also has the base vector space (the more milk you put in, the more milk there is).
I have a Cassandra joke that's simply incredible
April 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The arms race between sophistry and truth is an old game which can be played either in or out the court of philosophy (or with one side in and the other out)
January 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The arms race between sophistry and truth is an old game which can be played either in or out the court of philosophy (or with one side in and the other out)
I have a Cassandra joke that's simply incredible
December 24, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I have a Cassandra joke that's simply incredible
idk it keeps shifting around the page
November 1, 2024 at 9:29 AM
idk it keeps shifting around the page