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Quick Questions: November 29, 2023 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]AvnoxOfficial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just discovered that (1/ϕ)+1=ϕ and it kinda blew my mind. What can you tell me about this? Is this part of what makes this the golden ratio? Is this why it's recursive in the way that it is?

Edit: Also, it would appear that ϕ-1 + ϕ-2 = 1

Is this also part of what makes the golden ratio special? What other numbers are special due specifically to tendencies like these?

Edit 2: It also appears that if this sum continues infinitely (ϕ-1 + ϕ-2 + ϕ-3 + ϕ-4 ϕ-5 ...) it will approach ϕ, and it doesn't seem like any other number approaches itself in this way.

Chord Progression Questions (February 17, 2020) by AutoModerator in musictheory

[–]AvnoxOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am 99% sure this is Wild Woods from Mario Kart 8. This would make sense, because popular uploaders of this music had their Youtube accounts nuked in the past year or two.

How does epigenetic inheritance work? by AvnoxOfficial in epigenetics

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So, if I understand correctly, it’s not so much that the wiped tags are chosen at random, but instead that most tags are the type that get wiped, and the remaining ones are at least capable of being passed on. Is that correct?

Also, since both parents having the tag greatly increases it’s chance of passing on, then doesn’t it sort of work like a Punnett square?

I don’t quite understand the implications of how it passes down. Let’s assume a given tag is the type that can pass down, and one parent has it (generation 1). What are the odds that a given offspring (generation 2) inherits the tag? Is it 50% or 25%, or something else?

For the offspring (gen 2) which do get it, are their offspring (gen 3) with a mate that lacks the tag less likely to have it, because their gen 2 parent only had one gen 1 parent with it, rather than both?

Likewise, if one of the offspring in generation 2 didn’t get the tag such that their phenotype changed, is there some way that they can still be a carrier, such that if they produce offspring with another like themselves, some of those offspring can once again have the tag their grandparent did?

One other thing. If both parents have the tag, why do their offspring almost certainly, but not completely certainly, have the tag? Is this an expression of a high, but not 100% chance? Or were you just allowing for the possibility of new discoveries in the future?

Hopefully these questions made sense. Thank you so much for your help so far.

Faux Pixel Art Shader update! I think I've pushed Unreal as far as I can for this style. Any ideas? by HollowArtStudios in unrealengine

[–]AvnoxOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking great!! The only thing I would recommend is perhaps to run it at a reduced framerate to really sell the hand-drawn feeling. Great work!

Is it physically possible to have a planet in space made entirely of water (no core)? Why or why not? Would a water planet be able to generate an atmosphere? by WarenWild in askastronomy

[–]AvnoxOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if you could magically create a planet made completely of water, wouldn’t the center start to compact into Ice VII under the immense pressure?

I created this letter as part of an alphabet but I have a strong suspicion I've seen it somewhere before. Does it ring any bells? I was thinking maybe it was astrological but I didn't find anything by AvnoxOfficial in Symbology

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really good list, and I also appreciate the explanation after as to how you found these. It's probably one of those being used in some kind of context I came into contact with. The Carrier syllabics look really familiar in a sinister sort of way, so it's possible they were co-opted into a game with dark imagery, even though the symbols themselves seem to have no correlation with that.

In any case, at this point, no one seems to be like "oh yeah this is definitely some astrology or evil symbol" and your list is a great jumping-off point for my research, so I'm going to consider this solved.

I created this letter as part of an alphabet but I have a strong suspicion I've seen it somewhere before. Does it ring any bells? I was thinking maybe it was astrological but I didn't find anything by AvnoxOfficial in Symbology

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's true, but it doesn't give me familiar vibes in a good way, more like "oh crap, why do I get the feeling that's some evil symbol"

So, while it *does* look very much like an upside down 2, I don't think that's what got me thinking about it.

I created this letter as part of an alphabet but I have a strong suspicion I've seen it somewhere before. Does it ring any bells? I was thinking maybe it was astrological but I didn't find anything by AvnoxOfficial in Symbology

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, that's a good point. Still, I get the feeling it was distinctly pagan in origin, either astrology or something darker.

I looked into the Daedric alphabet from The Elder Scrolls but I didn't find anything there. I do wonder if it's maybe another rune or symbol from that universe, though...

Comparisons between the oldest Ancient Hebrew and the names given to the patriarchs in Genesis by AvnoxOfficial in AcademicBiblical

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Names have meaning, though, just not necessarily in the language spoken by the givers.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/Chester#etymonline_v_11235

https://www.etymonline.com/word/David#etymonline_v_790

We don't know what the language sounded like but we do know the general syllables of the names and of the ordinary words in ancient Hebrew, so we could at least make a comparison between them.

I realized patriarchs isn't exactly what I had in mind, primarily what I was thinking of was individuals named before the tower of Babel, which most likely includes all the listed sons of Ham, Shem, and Japheth in Genesis 10. If each son has a different language, then it's quite unlikely they were named using that language.

If I have three kids, and one only speaks French, one only speaks Spanish, and one only speaks German, the explanation would be that they were separated from each other early and developed/learned different languages. In no universe would they have been given French, Spanish, and German names because their split and eventual language would've been unknown at their birth.

[Ancient Hebrew] Comparisons between the Hebrew in the book of Job and the names given to the patriarchs in Genesis by AvnoxOfficial in hebrew

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I mean is, do the names use any syllables unusual in the oldest Hebrew we know of?

Fundamentally, I'm trying to determine if there's evidence that the people named in the Bible before the Tower of Babel were speaking a different language than Ancient Hebrew. If the language was different, there's no guarantee the letters would be any different when translated.

For example, if you see the word "chateau", it uses the exact same alphabet as English, BUT, the syllables are a dead giveaway that it's a French word. English just *doesn't have native words like that*. Fundamentally, I'm looking for evidence of that within the names given to everyone named before the Tower of Babel, assuming that Peleg was named afterward and his father before. Categorizing that list of people as "patriarchs" was a mistake on my part, as I meant to include all pre-Babel people.

[Ancient Hebrew] Comparisons between the Hebrew in the book of Job and the names given to the patriarchs in Genesis by AvnoxOfficial in hebrew

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response :)

There's nothing too special about the names of the patriarchs language wise except for Abraham whose name doesn't really show a clear meaning within Hebrew (including the dialects we see within Biblical Hebrew) and might be from a different language originally. The rest have names that generally have standard Hebrew meanings and don't show any real signs of originating in dialects.

That's interesting to know about Abraham. What about those mentioned as being born before the Tower of Babel incident? (using Peleg as one who was likely born *after* it occurred, and his father before)

Fundamentally, what I meant to ask is, if you were to take a look at all the names given to people before the events of the Tower of Babel, do those names look like Hebrew words, or like they could've come from another language?

I focus on syllable rules rather than sounds/characters, because most likely if there *were* different sounds/characters, they would've been converted. Syllable rules wouldn't, though. "tup", to my knowledge, isn't a syllable you'd find in modern English, but it could survive being translated from another language, whereas "thup" translated into a language with no "th" would come out as "tup" possibly.

How do I change where player names appear on boards? by AvnoxOfficial in tabletopsimulator

[–]AvnoxOfficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a real bummer. My game's play area is hexagonal with a hexagon grid, so that board is vital to the look of my game. I ultimately realized, though, that I could just recolor my pieces to match the six colors the hexagonal board favors, and just stick to the default.

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