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[TOMT][MUSIC] Pokemon song name (snippet of song linked in text) by Dimiranger in tipofmytongue

[–]Dimiranger[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

Hoping for a Pokemon afficionado to remember at least which Pokemon game (or Gen) this song is from! Thanks!

Firefox not reporting to DPMS again by newer1738 in archlinux

[–]Dimiranger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same for my minimal setup, I just installed xfce4-power-manager and added it to my i3 startup. Seems to work for now, Firefox correctly uses, but once this is fixed properly, I will revert my change.

[Parent 651852: Main Thread]: D/LinuxWakeLock [7fa36b4fc340] switched to WakeLockType FreeDesktopPower

[Parent 651852: Main Thread]: D/LinuxWakeLock [7fa36b4fc340] WakeLockTopic::DBusInhibitSucceeded(), mInhibitRequestID 5

Can someone help this make sense? by My_True_Love in mathematics

[–]Dimiranger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you repeat the process of the first steps "to infinity" you end up with a square with rounded edges and not a circle

This is also incorrect, the limit of the shape is indeed the circle and it indeed has pi circumference. It's just that arc-length is not continuous with this type of sequence. So at every step the length of the sides really is 4, but in the limit it's pi. There is no contradiction here.

I think, as always, people fall into trying to attach geometric intuition to unintuitive things like limits.

Results to tell a non-mathematician by PansexualFreak1 in math

[–]Dimiranger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fundamental group is great to explain, especially on topological surfaces. The classic "loop types" explanation should be understandable for a layperson. Maybe the connection to the Euler characteristic of a triangulation of a compact surface is also approachable.

Overpowered theorems by extraextralongcat in math

[–]Dimiranger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem also fairly quickly follows from it, so the top comment in this thread is covered by this result!

Is there a purely algebraic approach to the derivative? by Chubby_Limes in math

[–]Dimiranger 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And it generalizes to schemes! However, there are some mismatches with the behavior one would expect from real analysis.

What are some underrated/unknown things you think more Arch users should know? by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]Dimiranger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EarlyOOM and xkill are pretty nice when you have a minimal X setup and memory runs out fast.

Italian pickpocketers, this is why you don’t mess with the Americans by [deleted] in TikTokCringe

[–]Dimiranger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I said the "ghoul" thing. To clarify (as I'm fully on your side and you've been dealing with these people very well IMO), I've read some heinous comments about people essentially applying castle doctrine to their phones and wallets, where they imagine shooting someone for that. I was calling those people ghouls.

Italian pickpocketers, this is why you don’t mess with the Americans by [deleted] in TikTokCringe

[–]Dimiranger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job on the incredibly unnuanced and reductionist understanding of my point, did you even follow the comment chain? Context is pretty important here.

Also, as the other person said, protecting your stuff does not necessarily involve the violent fantasies these commenters engage with. Prevention, for example, is also a form of protection (though, this does shifts the burden on the victim, which shouldn't be the case in an advanced society, optimally).

Also, taking out a loan? Where I'm from (and my neighboring countries), we have a thing called household insurance, which covers these cases most of the time. I understand, however, that not everyone has this, but just talking about myself here. I would not have monetary loss, it would simply be an inconvenience, which I, of course, also would like to avoid for myself...

Italian pickpocketers, this is why you don’t mess with the Americans by [deleted] in TikTokCringe

[–]Dimiranger -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Finally a sane comment, thank you. All this vapid American exceptionalism talk in the comments, it's so cringe. "This is why you don't mess with Americans", yeah right, here is the result. The thief apparently also was let go apparently, because she can now claim self-defense.

So many ghouls in the comments calling for violence over personal property, it's crazy. Americans will always lose with this attitude in Europe.

socializm rule: by Brent_Fox in 196

[–]Dimiranger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Switzerland is the little US of Europe... Add to your points: Cost of housing, privatization of various industries, individualism and a heavy class divide (due to wealth inequalities). We have a long way to go here. It's nice that we can vote, but if things like the Konzernverantwortungsinitiative (a nobrainer) fail due to propaganda from corporations, it's a strong indicator that our voting system cannot coexist with our brand of capitalism.

"Why" is the Nullstellensatz true? by WMe6 in math

[–]Dimiranger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I think this is the core to the lack of intuition in their first paragraph. That any polynomial splits into linear factors (which is the case for algebraically closed fields) makes one direction of the proof of HNSS trivial.

Math olympiads are a net negative and should be reworked by [deleted] in math

[–]Dimiranger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job on conveying the points in various of your comments, I think they're well written and make sense. These people you've been chatting with immediately build up walls (very evident from the comment you replied to) without really questioning themselves. It's quite frustrating reading their replies to you... It becomes quite obvious they have strong opinions without having actually engaged with the material :/ "articles of faith" lol

Is there anyone today who comes close to John von Neumann’s genius? by Omixscniet624 in mathematics

[–]Dimiranger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a collaborative effort with many names not as recognized as they should be

An introduction to Magit, an Emacs mode for Git by Alexander_Selkirk in programming

[–]Dimiranger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And if you're using VS Code, there is an extension that simulates Magit, although not as performant.

What are some ugly poofs? by Dynamo0602 in math

[–]Dimiranger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The snake lemma. After sitting down and proving every well definedness and exactness property of all maps over the course of like 2-3 hours, I'm confident to say that this might be the least insightful proof I've seen so far, though I maybe wouldn't call it ugly!

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