Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little math humor.

- Heh Heh

- I feel seen.

- Makes sense.

A Little Math Humor

Interesting Math

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Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Some math humor.

- I want this T-shirt

- Perhaps the greatest coincidence in language or math history.

- Some 4th of July humor.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little math humor.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- Never not funny.

- I feel seen

Godel, Escher, Bach

Just started the book Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter. A book which has long sat on my books to read pile but honestly I was a bit intimidated by it.

 GEB is nominally a book about a mathematician, an artist, and a musician but as the author writes in the 20-year anniversary edition, "In a word GEB is a very personal attempt to say how it is that animate beings can come out of inanimate matter." Or to the point, "I have tried to weave an Eternal Golden Braid out of these three strands: Godel, Escher, Bach."

The book is structured in an unusual way: as counterpoint between Dialogues and Chapters. Math is hard enough but this structure tends to lessen the burden. I'm resigned to not fully understanding the math in my first reading. The book is essentially about "Strange Loops" with perhaps the most pressing today being can intelligent behavior be programmed? The author puts forth that this seeming contradiction is no contradiction at all. I guess we'll see.  

The book has been called the bible of artificial intelligence since it first came out who's to argue. 

Truth

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Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Mississippi eliminates income tax. This is the way!

- VDH: From profanity-chic to terrorist-porn.

- I actually never realize Jonathon Turley was once a Democrat. This new shift is turning a lot of people away. (HT Cultural Offering)

- The stress-energy tensor explained. I've read-read it but still don't fully comprehend but that's OK - it makes watching an ocean wave all the more miraculous when you realize how difficult it is just to describe a single molecule of water - never mind the entire wave. EDIT: Part II has been published. BTW - like the term "potential energy field" instead of spacetime.

Linly Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Jokes Liberals Used to Make. Proof of the facts that celebrities should never read the comments and if you try to go woke there's no lengths you can go to please some people. 

- I want to take this class.

- The utility of math. Hope this link works. Fan of math (not very good at it but wanting to be better).

- Argument that DOGE is good but not good enough. I argue that DOGE is a great start. A good plan executed today is always better than a perfect plan executed sometime in the future.

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Reconsidering the spiral. Its given me some new thoughts.

- Hamas achieves Pyrrhic victory with ceasefire agreement. I can see why Israel would release the 1,300 terrorists with the thought "we caught them once - we'll catch or kill them again." 

- David Lynch dead at 78-years old. I thought the director was timeless and would live forever. Still not a fan of Eraserhead.

- Sadly also passing is Bob Uecker aged 90. Another one I though would live forever.

A Little Math Humor

 

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Never not funny

- The Democratic Party in a nutshell

- Heh Heh

- A little math humor.

Some Memes You Might Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Heh Heh

- Have very MAHA Christmas

- A little math humor.

- Heh Heh

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little calendar humor.

- Funny and sad at the same time.

- A little math humor

- Some pardon humor.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Good response.

- Corporate media in a nutshell

- Some math humor

- Might actually be true.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Analysis true!

- Reminder

- Whether Mexico consents or not

- A little math humor

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Why some US Border Agents are contemplating suicide. Heartbreaking to this think this crisis is happening on purpose. If you are a single issue voter - this is your single issue.

- Michael Cohen's credibility takes a big hit. So when does Red Finch sue him to recover stolen funds?

- 10! is the precise number of seconds in 42 days (! is the factorial)

- Seems about right

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Programming vs demon summoning

- Analysis true!

- I'm an awful person for laughing at this.

- A little math humor

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little math humor.

- I feel dirty reposting this.

- A little Bible humor

- Attention WalMart shoppers!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you would have received an email. Thanks!