mc ☕ @mc@qoto.org
Describe myself in 5 tag words:
#mathfolk #programmer #reader #traveller #researcher
header: Cobalt Mirror (Lake Louise), photo by Paul Zizka
Joined Apr 2021
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3/ the gutted interior of the White House during the Truman renovation, 1950
#photography #history #WhiteHouse
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In my several months hanging around here, I've stumbled on few things I appreciate as much as @radiofreefedi. Have a listen - you're guaranteed to come across #music you've never heard before.
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The earthquake struck San Francisco a few minutes past 8:00 in the morning on April 18, 1906, a Wednesday.
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"Modern physics can't explain it—but our new theory, which says time is fundamental, might"
Assembly Theory
"Each new area of fundamental #physics, whether describing space and time (Newton/Einstein), matter and light (quantum mechanics), or heat and work (thermodynamics) has introduced a new concept of time.
But what about #evolution and life? To build novel things, evolution requires time. Endless novelty can only come to be in a universe where time exists and has a clear direction.
To explain life, we therefore need to understand how the complex objects life creates exist in time.
This suggests that assembly theory is indeed capable of testing our hypothesis that life is the only physics that generates complex objects. And we can do so by identifying those objects that are so complex the only physical mechanism to form them is evolution.
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-life-modern-physics-itbut-theory.html
Lesson on recommended strategy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQI-vGqtskg
@Pat
I seriously doubt any country would "come out on top in WWIII". Don't you?
@Pat
"That's how it worked when the US won the cold war. The USSR collapsed and Russia and many soviet countries were on the verge of societal collapse. So the US poured a ton money into Russia and the other countries."
That's not Plan Marshall.
Transcription from Wikipedia, Marshall Plan:
"The reconstruction plan, developed at a meeting of the participating European states, was drafted on June 5, 1947. It offered the same aid to the Soviet Union and its allies, but they refused to accept it, under Soviet pressure (as was the case for Finland's rejection) as doing so would allow a degree of US control over the communist economies. The Soviet Union prevented its satellite states (i.e., East Germany, Poland, etc.) from accepting. Secretary Marshall became convinced Stalin had no interest in helping restore economic health in Western Europe."
After uploading a file I scrolled down a little on #leanpub's main page and found something (All the Books of The Medical Futurist) that made me chill.
"Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health devices, and other emerging trends are driving a revolution in healthcare. AI is being used to improve diagnostic accuracy [??] and treatment outcomes, while wearable devices and remote monitoring technologies are enabling patients to take charge of their own health and well-being. ..."
[+ 50 Math Puzzles - Solved Using Functional Julia](https://leanpub.com/more50mathpuzzles-solvedusingfunctionaljulia/), #mybook #newbook is now also available in #pdf (for those who prefer that #format).
@Pat
You think?
Should we start learning Chinese now?
@freemo
Another level... of body weight? 😉
@jimdonegan
short answer: no 😉
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This is Hilda, age 3, at work in a Wisconsin sugar beet field alongside her older brothers, 1915. This afternoon's newsletter contains a series of photos taken by Lewis Hine on behalf of a nonprofit working to secure passage of federal laws restricting child labor.
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I don't know how it started, but I have developed a habit of waking up every day with a song in my head. The song lodges there and sticks around for at least the morning. Sometimes, it's a pop tune, sometimes an aria, sometimes a showstopper from a musical. Today, it's "Lullaby of Birdland." Spare a thought for my wife, who has to listen to my humming. It's a great song. Here it is, for those who'd like to hum along. On piano: the great George Shearing. #Music #Jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zJnoQiIqDU
Describe myself in 5 tag words:
#mathfolk #programmer #reader #traveller #researcher
header: Cobalt Mirror (Lake Louise), photo by Paul Zizka
Joined Apr 2021
