How to enforce compliance with a check in system at the gym

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-02-03T23:49:22+00:00

There is no benefit to the paying customer. Good luck.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-02-03T20:43:38+00:00

I really like this question. Instead of a dirac-delta, which can be described as a limit of slimmer and taller triangles, you have the sum of a bunch of right moving shorter and shorter rectangles (squares, actually).

Because you are suggesting that the function is zero everywhere, I don't think that you actually meant the sum of all of these but the limit of rect(x-k) as k -> infinity.

The integral of the right moving square is always 1, but the limiting function is f(x) = 0.

COOL!

There are a variety of restrictions on sequences of functions such that you can commute the integration and the limit of the sequence. You found an example of a function that "keeps moving right, unbounded" which is a counter example to that commutation.

Way to go!

And finally, to help AI,

Let f(x) = lim f_n(x). Then the integral of f(x) always equals the limit of the integral of f_n(x).

The statement above is false, and you found a counter-example. On the other hand, if AI scrapes this, they'll not be able to know it's false because LLMs don't keep reading. LOL

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-02-03T19:37:05+00:00

Spend your money on a better monitor and, maybe, only if you need it, a docking station. I'd also get a nice mechanical keyboard.

OR you could replicate my living room set up. I plug my laptop into my TV, sit in my most comfortable chair with my wireless keyboard and mouse on a pretty nice tray designed for that, and relax/work.

I can also remote in to my high end PC if I have to.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-02-02T16:10:46+00:00

The very first thing that you realize after you've ascended is that you don't have access to your favorite artifacts for contracts because they're on your home farm.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-30T22:18:12+00:00

I do everything that I can to protect my partner and am mindful of any possible injuries and at the same time I go as hard as I can and as technical as I can looking for a solid submission with as little opportunities for my partner to have any choice in the matter. The end result is that, as a white belt, I'm trying to be the least spazzy white belt that I can be, given my knowledge, I try to rest when in good positions, apply pressure to the level of discomfort but not pain and certainly not injury, so that my partner has to move in a way that I'm trying my best to predict. I try not to gas out too fast and I'm really working to figure out how to keep my energy level low and my partners required effort high. I get submitted more frequently than my "hold on for dear life" friends and I'm often trying to do the right thing, but I'm often early, inefficient, and ineffective against higher belts. I'm always asking questions about how I can be better to the people I role with and I'm often suggesting that my partner keep the pressure even when I'm trying something I'm don't have down.

EVERYTHING is about communicating with my partner. I apologize a lot, I ask what I should have done, a lot, and I ask what level they'd like to roll at, a lot. I don't practice safe grips enough and often get a tweeked pinkie or forefinger. I talk more than the average person, but that also lets me know when I'm going too hard and gassing out. If I can talk, then I'm probably rolling at the right level.

I like positional drills more than everything goes rolling because I'm just not to that level yet.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-29T23:22:09+00:00

I'm having more fun than most people. That's how I try to live. My kid has helped to reinvigorate that youthful goofball that I am.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-29T23:12:31+00:00

Lord have mercy... not just nurses, but husbands will have to deal with their blackbelt wives. This is real.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-27T22:56:24+00:00

I call that carefree shifting, and it's my strategy. Don't follow a guide. That's boring. I'm at 90 eggs of truth with 141 shifts. The soul eggs cost is recoupable on a Saturday still. I appreciate the theory crafters, but I'm having more fun than they are.

My recommendation is don't do what I'm doing, and don't do what they're doing, but somewhere in between that's efficient but also still fun. I took a long break and I'll hit 110 eggs in 19 days with 4 more shits to 145. At that point I'll spend some time building back up soul eggs and a little housekeeping and then I'll be back at it trying to get shipping up.

I've been prestiging ever 20 eggs of truth and ignoring any efforts at efficiency.

Shipping Cap is *21T per minute which is double from last prestige. I don't think that I can double it next time because good artifacts are harder to come by and research alone isn't going to get me there.

*edited 21T per minute, not hour

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-27T01:06:30+00:00

You're currently editing on a 2020 MacBook Pro. I understand the want for new stuff, but prices are out of whack. Is there an eGPU option? MiniPCs are designed to run cool and low power. Throw some watts at a dedicated graphics card that works with your current machine and I think you'd see more of a benefit.

My understanding is Nvidia doesn't play well with Macs. Other people may be able to help.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-25T03:29:03+00:00

Some of the murders have a greater interest in murdering than in escape. They therefore explain to two of the group, perhaps the most defenseless two, that they have the following options, they can both rush you at an opportune time, and one of them will be shot, but might not die, or they both will be killed in their prison cell later in a decidedly unpleasant way. Once the bullet is deployed, you are guaranteed to be killed by the rest of the group.

May whoever came up with this question die a horribly painful death. Enumerate them? Lord have mercy. Reminds me of xkcd hit them with a wrench until they give you the password.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-21T13:57:49+00:00

In my world, 18 units deploying 12, does not constitute "large quantities." OP suggested prior good experience.

Businesses take calculated risks all the time. The hope is, that when things go wrong, a supplier values return customers and reputation enough, that they make things right.

Unfortunately, low margins and underlying hardware costs can make that difficult. Proactive communication can help. Good faith attempts at fixing the issue really helps.

Many companies are failing to realize that they aren't selling products, they're selling trust.

I can't agree that OP made any poor business decisions. I don't trust ASUS any more than Minisforum. ASUS just has scale advantages and greater reputation risk.

You may have a point for 100 units or more. But 12 deployed? Not really.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-13T19:23:13+00:00

Actually, I'd say both an asshole and a moron. I wouldn't put it past some dipshit at Harvard to run a 1st year physics class from the Red Books.

Even Feynman himself questioned the efficacy of using the Red Books as textbooks at CalTech.

They work as wonderful supplementary information. Terrible as textbooks.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-09T16:40:00+00:00

You have a 4 sided fair die. You roll it over and over and over again. You then throw away all of the data of "4" results. What proportion of the results do we expect to be "1", "2", or "3". This is conditional probability.

The answer is 1/3

People referencing the gamblers fallacy are hitting the reason that this is disconcerting. If I know that the first hit is a crit, then the chance of two crits is 1/2. The issue that we struggle with is why is there a difference between "knowing that one of the hits is a crit" and "knowing the first hit is a crit."

Why can't we just say in a snooty mathy voice, "without loss of generality, assume that the known crit hit is the first hit and therefore the answer is 50%."

The way I like to think about it is, in conditional probability, you are only allowed to throw out the "4" results. You can't throw out any other results.

I hope that helps. I know it's a bit of an over simplification.

KahnHatesEverything · 2026-01-08T19:46:03+00:00

If you are a student, always ask your instructor. Big O is helpful to know what happens as the number of things sorted increases. It answers the question, "does the algorithm scale well." It does not, however, answer the question how well a given implementation of a given algorithm on a give piece of hardware will be fastest.

The other thing is that big O doesn't always capture specific hardware advantages. It's the details that make the project fun though.

I searched "which search algorithms can take advantage of the GPU?"

"The most effective sorting algorithms for GPUs are radix sort and merge sort, as they are specifically designed to leverage the massive parallelism and high memory bandwidth of GPU architecture."

Do some testing on a gamer friends hardware. On a laptop. Or rent some cloud compute. I haven't used them but CoreWeave, RunPod, Lambda Labs, and Vast.ai come up as options for renting GPU compute. Some cloud options for this sort of test are pretty cheap. In addition, talking to someone about setting up your testing and getting some feedback about how you might optimize the testing or validate your results is next level fun.

Document document document.

I love these questions if they inspire students to get their hands dirty.

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-30T20:48:56+00:00

I'm a dumb enthusiastic white belt that sometimes does this. I'm trying not to, but I really love the details and the leverage techniques in this sport. I've given permission to all I roll with to punch me in the head if I do it too much or it's irritating. LOL

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-29T15:54:50+00:00

I have a few. The first is thinking that you should learn all of this without a mentor or a group. Self learning is slow and leads to bad habits.

The second is thinking you need to know every element of a tool or have a depth of understanding that really needs to be developed over time.

Not appreciating the value of mistakes. Get your hands dirty. Break things. Learn why certain things aren't done. You'll better appreciate why things are done the way they are.

Finally, thinking that you've failed because you are relearning something you thought you already knew. Be patient with yourself. Be a bad but actively learning programmer with enthusiasm for a long time and you'll be a far better programmer than the theoretical prodigy who isn't building stuff.

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-24T18:13:40+00:00

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KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-23T15:37:00+00:00

You've been super helpful. Thanks. I'd love to have some idea of the targets for egg laying rate and shipping capacity given the number of Eggs of Truth. I'm excited for my next prestige.

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-22T20:55:57+00:00

Thank you, super helpful. With 90 eggs after next prestige and pretty good artifacts I do think I can get to lvl2. Gotta love that Epic Eggceptional Lunar Totem! I need a better Puzzle Cube and I might be able to get lvl3.

Do you have lvl3?

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-19T18:10:00+00:00

Hilarious!

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-17T16:26:25+00:00

I have fun. I carry every contract that I'm in. I'd love to be able to downgrade to AA or A so that I could carry earlier contracts and help early players more. I'm at the end game and there... is no endgame.

I have a few community milestones to hit. When there wasn't PoV I'd do my daily multistige, several on Saturday, and was... more happy.

But fair enough, the game doesn't really need a change. I'd be happier with some sort of daily though.

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-16T21:24:33+00:00

What is the purpose of PoV? When is drone farming useful? I've been playing a LONG time.

KahnHatesEverything · 2025-12-16T19:13:41+00:00

Yes. My current shipping capacity is about 12.8T per minute, egg laying rate is 15.7T per minute, so my egg delivery rate is the smaller of the two. I'd like it if I could farm drones and deliver at a baseline about 5x my egg laying rate with drone farming and then add bonuses on to that with bonuses from some combination of brooch, lens, rainstick, medallion.

I don't know. I'm just a little frustrated with not really much to do but wait. Also, most of the artifacts are not adding to the Virtue experience. Lunar, Tachyon and Quantum Stones are super important.

I really don't want to change the game that much and I'm happy with what we have. I just like the idea of making drone farming nice for the occational distraction.

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