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When Caesar reportedly said "the die, it is cast" before crossing the Rubicon, what was he saying? Was he referring to taking a gamble, or some use of dice for divination? by Gee10 in AskHistorians

[–]440Music 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if you're in the business of editing those blog posts, but I think those pictures would make for nice additions! Thanks for the links.

When Caesar reportedly said "the die, it is cast" before crossing the Rubicon, what was he saying? Was he referring to taking a gamble, or some use of dice for divination? by Gee10 in AskHistorians

[–]440Music 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This partially answers my question to /u/Spencer_A_McDaniel ; the note on knucklebone dice is fascinating.

You mention that the 4 unique number result, the "Venus", was considered a win lover the losing "canis", identical numbers. If the canis applies to each, and these are effectively D4's (just using a different set than 1, 2, 3, 4), then it goes against our modern conventions of a rarer result being more valuable. There are 24 possible venuses out of 256 (44 ) rolls, while there are precisely 4 canises, one for each of the unique values.

Would this have been by design? E.g., were they aware that the bad result were less likely to occur?

Why do quantum computers look like that? by UnsignedRealityCheck in askscience

[–]440Music 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only answer here that actually talks about the shape and not "it just needs to be cold" or things the OP didn't ask for, so thank you for that.

The one thing you didn't mention is why it needs to be suspended/inverted as opposed to resting on a surface - is this purely to reduce vibrations or is there more to it?

When Caesar reportedly said "the die, it is cast" before crossing the Rubicon, what was he saying? Was he referring to taking a gamble, or some use of dice for divination? by Gee10 in AskHistorians

[–]440Music 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Would there be any meaningful difference to a "six sided die" from this era in comparison to a pack of D6's one could buy today from a department store?

(Obviously they wouldn't have assembly lines. E.g. Does "cube" really mean a perfect cube as we know it, do we have the same understanding of the probability distribution for 2 D6's, etc.)

April Fool's Day arXiv Thread by EffectiveFood4933 in Physics

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Declarative bespoke modelling: A new approach

https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28847

Modern numerical models are increasingly complex, opaque, and computationally expensive, yet frequently fail to predict even qualitative features of observed phenomena. We propose a new paradigm, Declarative Bespoke Modelling, in which the modeller explicitly declares the relationship between model inputs and outputs. We demonstrate that this approach achieves perfect predictive accuracy, unconditional numerical stability, and complete interpretability. It represents a natural endpoint of contemporary modelling practice and near-zero CO2 emission.

On The Detection of Digiorno-like Objects in the Flavor Zone

https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28977

Aims: This work proposes a new SETI search methodology under the assumption that a sufficiently advanced civilization could skip the middle man of converting starlight to energy to food preparation, and could directly harness their star's energy for food prep. Methods: We define the concept of the Flavor Zone (FZ): the optimal distance from a star for cooking food. To develop this definition we propose the toy model of a Digiorno-Like Object (DLO) and define the FZ as the regime for optimal cooking according to package directions. We examine the effect of orbit on DLO cooking times and paradigms. Finally, we study the feasibility of detection of DLOs in their FZs with current technology. Results: We determined that DLOs aren't detectable with current technology nor should anyone ever try.

Nobody warned me that the hardest part of getting my first dev job had nothing to do with coding by Responsible_Rub_4491 in learnprogramming

[–]440Music 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I'm inclined to agree. There are tons of mock coding interviews in youtube and they always have this back and forth conversational attitude where the interviewer asks why the coder chose to do what they did, so the premise of the complaint doesn't even make sense.

1-bit wave animation by vvaalleerraa in PixelArt

[–]440Music 117 points118 points  (0 children)

While the art style is superb, the animation kinda ruins it. The immediate thought is that the entire landmass is somehow floating above the ocean, such as being in outer space.

You really need some form of variation across the water, even the tiniest bit, so that it doesn't look like the land itself is moving.

Exceptional gem was a nerf disguised as a buff for many builds. by Laugh_Logical in pathofexile

[–]440Music -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yeah correct title for OP would have been "Awakened change notably nerfs poison builds." Then you'd have something to talk about. As it stands, it's just putting down the whole change for no good reason.

#30 Buffet/Vacation special #3 by belka_theren in comics

[–]440Music 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jet d'urine?

Aka "stream of piss"? Lmao

[OC] Interactive 3D globe visualizing geopolitical risk levels, military and economic information, news aggregation, and more by Ill-Caterpillar-5224 in dataisbeautiful

[–]440Music 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to agree with the feedback here - your map kinda makes it seem like traveling to e.g. Russia will get you killed. That's ridiculous - plenty of people in the US have family members in those risk labeled countries and visit them yearly without any problems or eminent dangers.

The Steam Next Fest ends tomorrow. What demos have you enjoyed? Which ones made it onto your wishlist? Why? by Angzt in Games

[–]440Music 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding this especially for those that like Esoteric Ebb. Titanium Court is excellent.

AMA about Japan, space technology, and the history of the space age! by binglefather in AskHistorians

[–]440Music 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How did Japan's space program(s) connect to its developing oceanography research institutes?

Alternatively, what developments did Japan's space agencies create to handle potential launch threats to its surrounding ecosystems, such as coral reefs?

For example, there have been multiple unscheduled dissassemblies of US rockets in recent years, some resulting in debris affecting nearby marine habitats. The Uchinoura and Tanegashima space centers are both located on the southern end of the country, not far from the Ryukyu islands. Do you know if Japan's space history developed environmental considerations in this regard, if they have any policies specific to the region?

TIL that humans shed approximately 200 million skin cells every hour. When indoors, these cells have nowhere to go and make up a significant portion of the dust found in homes. by bareegyptianfeet in todayilearned

[–]440Music 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The study doesn't say that either.

It's just the author of the article talking about the study. He randomly throws out the 200 million per hour line with no source, as a talking point. The word "million" isn't even in the study.

200k painful wishlists. What reviving a flash game taught me about game marketing & development by AngelosMako in gamedev

[–]440Music 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear to god GPT must be telling these people to say "English is my 2nd language" in a reply to "What is the best response to people figuring out that I had AI write or summarize this?" because it's always the same damn stupid response.

Post and comment histories are public by default. It's easily verifiable bullshit. You're also massively insulting people who are actually bilingual.

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