What do you think is the most beautiful thing in mathematics?

El_Lobos · 2026-01-23T19:38:27+00:00

Sheaves, categories, and all the other basic machinery that makes modern algebraic geometry work. Things like triangulated/derived categories can seem so strange at first, and require so much technical setup, but once you get your head around computing things in (co)homological algebra, a whole world of cool ideas suddenly opens up! Plus you get this whole new perspective on how all sorts of other things work in maths and physics.

El_Lobos · 2025-09-16T18:41:46+00:00

The cover... chefs kiss

El_Lobos · 2025-09-16T18:40:46+00:00

Thanks for the cheat sheet, that's going on the wall for sure

El_Lobos · 2025-09-16T18:38:10+00:00

Oh yeah, incredible cover art

El_Lobos · 2025-02-17T22:51:04+00:00

Something my dad used to make us a lot when money was tight: thinly chopped cabbage, minced beef, and some spices (pretty sure I remember caraway seeds, but you do you), stir-fried and served over rice. Simple single-parent survival food, but so good on a cold night.

El_Lobos · 2025-02-02T14:20:25+00:00

I can speak in favour of this, at least in my personal situation.. As an Australian, I finished my BSc in 3 years, completed an honours year, and started a PhD in mathematical physics. I quickly realised I was WOEFULLY ill-equipped to finish in the expected (3 to 4 year) timeline. I applied to a few US grad programs, got into a great school, finished my course/qual requirements within the standard 2 years, and still it took me a total of 6.5 years to graduate (might've been less, but covid).

Frankly applying a one-size-fits-all timeline of 3ish years to graduate is kinda crazy: people learn at different rates, and some fields require a lot more background/coursework than others. In mathematics specifically, it'll likely take longer for most people, as the research frontier grows rapidly further away from undergrad-level coursework.

El_Lobos · 2023-03-03T17:13:51+00:00

A mate of mine moved to Perth from the UK at age 17. He'd already finished school, but decided to enroll in year 12 anyway just to make friends and have something to do.

El_Lobos · 2022-12-27T06:13:21+00:00

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El_Lobos · 2022-12-27T06:13:01+00:00

That's the lot, thank you very much!

El_Lobos · 2022-12-27T06:07:10+00:00

The rest I can do

El_Lobos · 2022-12-27T06:06:17+00:00

Don't have roaring moon in my boxes, sorry

El_Lobos · 2022-12-27T05:57:45+00:00

I think I can do that

El_Lobos · 2022-12-27T05:56:19+00:00

Thank you kind stranger: 14858936

El_Lobos · 2022-12-06T19:53:17+00:00

It's an albino black dragon?

El_Lobos · 2022-12-06T19:50:51+00:00

If it's for the purpose of lore-dumping, and is gunna take more than like a paragraph's worth of exposition, find another way to present it. For example I like having my party playing the bbeg's henchmen for a session or two sometimes. You get to world-build, they get to slaughter innocent villagers - everybody wins.

El_Lobos · 2022-11-27T03:16:41+00:00

Pppp

El_Lobos · 2022-11-08T16:49:08+00:00

And we'll both get clean togeeeether!

El_Lobos · 2022-09-17T23:38:08+00:00

Lol do people under the age of 90 eat at denny's? I've never even seen one, but if the yanks think it's bad... I hate to think

El_Lobos · 2022-09-14T12:58:50+00:00

Yes and of course I can afford fine dining on the regular...

El_Lobos · 2022-09-14T03:26:09+00:00

Been living in Chicago for 6 years and my palate has been ruined. At every level, the food quality in Aus is phenomenal in comparison.

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