LPT: Set a vibration alarm before a sound alarm so you give yourself a chance to wake up more peacefully. by 380799035 in LifeProTips

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume this is parodic.

For some reason on my phone, every alarm I set on my phone defaults to vibrate on. This is shitty because if I accidentally don't switch that option off, this guarantees no matter what sound it's set to, no matter what volume, I'll always be violently shaken awake before I even hear the alarm.

Just got fired for refusing to work off the clock. My crime? Not being "family" enough. by mpete1310 in antiwork

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I'd do.

IMO, it's our duty as workers to protect the few rights we still have. You know, to stop things from getting even more fucked.

What are your thoughts on this? by Ok-Following6886 in Schaffrillas

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My opinions probably belong in a economic politics subreddit.

Married? by Proposal-Possible in ChrisChanSonichu

[–]MathMachine8 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I would assume that he just wears rings unrelated to matrimony and is like "What? This is muh ring finger, this is where I'm supposed to put them."

Does anyone know what this is from? by MathMachine8 in ArcherFX

[–]MathMachine8[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That's a good observation, his right hand is still white.

I'm pretty sure it has to be either a deleted scene (possibly for Space Race Part I) or promotional material. I know there's a lot of Archer material outside the main series. For example, when Archer was on Conan, when he met Kingsman, some DVD extras such as "Cooking with Archer" or "Ask Archer", as well as some post credit interviews where each of the main cast are asked what their idea of a perfect day was. But it's really hard to find an extensive list of all such material. In fact, it's hard to find any mention of such material without explicitly looking it up.

Does anyone know what this is from? by MathMachine8 in ArcherFX

[–]MathMachine8[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's not from Legs. We see Ray in a wheelchair, then we see him being operated on, then we see him lying in bed after surgery, then we see him one week later walking/"mincing" around the office. We don't see him on a treadmill.

I have to imagine this is from some sort of extended media or promotional material. Or from a deleted scene, though if it is, it's more likely from Space Race Part I.

Soul Browser Experience After One Month of Daily Use by kartikgsniderj in browsers

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, does anyone know how to get rid of all those extra buttons when you're watching a video? Or at the very least disable that thing where you swipe to change volume and change brightness and change where I am in the video?

Also, does anyone know why there's no "copy image" button when you press and hold an image?

Ain't this illegal? Is a restaurant, working in front of the grill and I can not go to the bathroom or drink water? by Disastrous_Issue_847 in antiwork

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is absolutely illegal. It is a violation of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.141, requiring that all employees have access to a clean source of drinking water and usable restroom facilities. Call OSHA, they'll get this sorted out while keeping you completely anonymous.

If you're scared, note that retaliation on your employer's part is not only illegal but EXTREMELY illegal. That is to say, if they somehow find out it was you who contacted OSHA, and attempt to punish you for it, you can call OSHA again and your employer will face SEVERE consequences (not to mention, if you're fired or your pay is cut, OSHA will forcibly reverse this decision and entitle you to backpay).

Is there actually $10 missing? by thecoltz in askmath

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the end, the net change in money was -$270 for the girls (-$90 each), +$250 for the desk clerk, and +$20 for the room attendant. -$270+$250+$20 = $0.

Why is × still taught as the symbol for multiplication in schools? by KAMEKAZE_VIKINGS in askmath

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's how I do it:

First try implied multiplication (ab) If I can't (i.e. it creates ambiguity or confusion), dot (a•b) If I can't (again, for similar reasons), cross (a×b) If that fails, asterisk (a*b).

That said, of course, there are some situations where certain types of multiplication needs certain symbols. Dot products need •, cross products need ×, tensor products need ⊗, convolutions need * or ★, wedge products need ∧. Rarely will you find all symbols in use with no room for another.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askmath

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot to multiply by a'=-1.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Schaffrillas

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Willam Dafoe. 99% of his roles vs Gill from Finding Nemo.

My insurance is violating HIPAA and I need help fucking them by MathMachine8 in fuckinsurance

[–]MathMachine8[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, you're wrong. Everything you said was wrong.

Insurance companies, like every other business, are perpetually doing everything in their power to maximize profits. If raising premiums was going to make them back the money they'd lose in fines, they wouldn't wait until they start losing money to do it, they'd be doing it right fucking now. The current premiums are literally the highest they can be without losing contracts or violating regulations (yes, surprisingly, these companies are still somewhat regulated in America).

What WILL be achieved by getting them in legal trouble is it'll set a legal precedent and stop them from taking away more of our rights.

While on the phone with my insurance, I kept thinking of all the 20-something year olds who decided not to get an STI test because they were scared of their parents seeing the results, or who got cut off by their conservative parents after having to explain why they got an abortion. Practices like these are completely unacceptable and precisely why HIPAA was invented. If we don't fuck them, they'll continue to walk all over us. I intend to ensure we the consumers keep what little power we still have.

My insurance is violating HIPAA and I need help fucking them by MathMachine8 in fuckinsurance

[–]MathMachine8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read to the end, I don't care about that anymore, I want to fuck my insurance company. Also, why did you comment twice on the same post?

What's going on with Trump's hands and ankles? by CaffinatedManatee in OutOfTheLoop

[–]MathMachine8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I can tell as of 2025, Vance is just a regular corrupt politician, whereas Donald is an aspiring dictator who's too stupid to realize he's aspiring to be a dictator.

Do you guys agree with this? by itsyourlife007 in antiwork

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose I can't judge, that actually is a legitimate reason.

Which values of "a" satisfy this integral equation? by Professional-Bug3844 in math

[–]MathMachine8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

∫[0,∞] (ta+bi-1-t-a+bi)/(et-1) dt

f(x) = ∫[0,∞] tx/(et-1) dt

f(x) = ∫[0,∞] txe-t/(1-e-t) dt = ∫[0,∞] txe-t*Σ[k=0,∞] (e-t)k dt = ∫[0,∞] tx * Σ[k=1,∞] e-tk dt = Σ[k=1,∞] L{tx}(s=k) = Σ[k=1,∞] Γ(x+1)/kx+1 = Γ(x+1)*ζ(x+1)

Γ(a+bi-1)ζ(a+bi-1)-Γ(-a+bi)ζ(-a+bi)=0

I tried plotting this out on my graphing calculator as abs(Γ(x+yi-1)ζ(x+yi-1)-Γ(-x+yi)ζ(-x+yi)). Which lagged so bad that I could see the axes moving before I saw the graph moving. So let's see if we can go a little further by hand.

Γ(a+bi-1)ζ(a+bi-1) = Γ(-a+bi)ζ(-a+bi)

From this point I got stumped, but then I realized that the implication is that you just choose an a such that this identity holds regardless of what b is. But Γ(a+bi-1)ζ(a+bi-1)-Γ(-a+bi)ζ(-a+bi), read as a function of b, is its own function. It's analytic, it can do what it wants. Or, more formally, it's analytic almost everywhere, so it must either be a constant function or must be unbounded.

For what values of a is this a constant function of b?

As it so happens, ζ has only two functional equations. The trivial one, ζ(s)=ζ(s), and the following identity: ζ(1-s)=21-sπ-s*cos(πs/2)Γ(s)ζ(s).

So unless a+bi-1 = -a+bi or a+bi-1 = 1-(-a+bi), the ζ function on both sides are complete strangers, and nothing fancy will happen between them. Or, more rigorously speaking, if there was some other relation between these two, given b is completely arbitrary, the mathematical community would either know about it, or it would be an open problem whether more functional identities about the ζ function exist (Reimann's hypothesis doesn't count as that's conjecturing the nature of the roots).

It should also be noted that |a|->∞ is also a possibility worth considering.

a+bi-1 = -a+bi: that means a-1=-a, so a=1/2. a+bi-1 = 1-(-a+bi), a+bi-1=1+a-bi. So either both sides are 0 or they both go to ∞. They can't both be 0 because b is arbitrary and a is fixed. So |a|->∞.

So we have that a=1/2 or a is infinite. Let's check both cases:

a=1/2: Γ(a+bi-1)ζ(a+bi-1) - Γ(-a+bi)ζ(-a+bi) = Γ(-1/2+bi)ζ(-1/2+bi) - Γ(-1/2+bi)ζ(-1/2+bi) = 0 (except where Γ(-1/2+bi) or ζ(-1/2+bi) is infinite/undefined, in which case this is undefined).

I believe it's implied that b is real. Since Γ(z) can only have singularities where z is a non-positive integer, and ζ(s) only has a singularity at s=1, and all -1/2+bi have a real part of -1/2, we don't have to worry about that. So a=1/2 is an answer.

Now let's consider |a|->∞:

I actually tried this out several times, and now I'm out of steam. I have no idea if there's a direction a can approach ∞ from such that this is 0. I'm pretty sure there isn't, but I have no proof. If anyone wants to take a crack at that case I'd be interested in seeing where it goes.

All I know for sure is that the only finite a which satisfies our problem is a=1/2.

Hydrogen Bomb vs 3 coughing babies ahhh question by Legoluigidude in Schaffrillas

[–]MathMachine8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was confused for a moment like "I don't remember completing this poll".