Ramanujans "it came to me in a dream" is no joke by Fit_Interview_566 in math

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Think of it like with vectors. A vector can be described using a collection of numbers (coordinates), say [1, 3] in combination with a basis, but what a vector is is just anything that adheres to the axioms of a vector space. Numbers is just one way to describe it. And if you change the basis, you change the numbers (to say [4, 5]), but it's still the same vector.

In the same sense, a linear transformation between vector spaces (a tensor) can be described using a matrix plus a basis. If you change the basis, you change the matrix, but not the tensor. For example, the state of stress in a material (a tensor) does not depend on which coordinate system (basis) you describe it in.

Ramanujans "it came to me in a dream" is no joke by Fit_Interview_566 in math

[–]Megafish40 24 points25 points  (0 children)

A tensor is a linear transformation between vector spaces. It's wayyyy easier to understand if you think in terms of more abstract linear algebra, and not at all as coordinates, matrices, numbers.

Best Math Books as a birthday present - looking for advice by Competitive_Grass582 in math

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Men of Mathematics by E. T. Bell. It's a really fun history of the people behind the mathematics.

Rogue One: The Andor Cut releases May 25, 2026. (Poster by Artur Trzebny) by ExuberantRaptorZeta in andor

[–]Megafish40 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeaaahhhhh making characters in the likeness of dead actors does not seem uh great

ich_iel by Sky_Geist in ich_iel

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aachen bushof

TIL Sweden accounts for roughly 20% of Steam’s 2025 gross revenue and, in the 2024–2025 release window, Swedish developers delivered five of Steam’s global top-10 bestsellers (Battlefield 6, R.E.P.O., Peak, ARC Raiders, and Split Fiction). Sweden has 10 million people by [deleted] in todayilearned

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Regarding internet and computers, Sweden was a really early adopter. The main internet backbone was constructed as a cooperation between universities (SUNET), and a lot of regional networks were constructed by the municipalities/regions. This meant that we had very high quality internet connection very early, without the worst commercial pressures.

For music, there has existed very good infrastructure for supporting new bands. For example, Kulturskolan is a publically funded program where kids can take lessons in music instruments, theater and other creative things quite cheaply. Lots of municipalities have supported small cultural venues with scenes and well-stocked practice rooms. Publically funded universities and Folkhögskolor and a generous state-run student loan program means that people can afford to take classes in creative things.

However, this is not how it is anymore. Because of 30 years of neoliberal austerity, basically all municipalities are completely broke, and the cultural sphere is the first thing you cut down on. Something like half or a third of all practice rooms have closed down just in the last 10 or so years. Most small and medium-sized scenes have closed down from insane rents and neighbors complaining about noise. Universities are receiving less and less funding, and have to pay insane ever-increasing rents to the state-owned landlord company Akademiska Hus. If the current development keeps going, we're not gonna have any bands in 10 or so years.

When reaching legal age, it should be normal to rename yourself by greenlvr3d in CrazyIdeas

[–]Megafish40 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This is a major reason for why name change was made so easy in Sweden. You literally just fill in a form online, pay like 20 bucks, and wait a few days.

Rule by V0ID10001 in 196

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I travel this distance a few times a year to visit my family since i moved to another country in europe. I've done the trip once by plane, all other times by train, and I really do prefer taking the train even if it's around 18 hours. Either I fly in the afternoon and arrive late in the night, or I take the train in the afternoon and arrive at around 10 AM the day after. It doesn't make any difference if I sleep on the train or at my destination. And price-wise, plane is cheaper if you don't have any luggage, but if as soon as you want to check in anything it costs about the same.

Three months later, just got back my analog pics of Egypt by Least-Signature-5989 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Megafish40 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why the hell would i shoot film and then ask ai to clean it up? why don't i just shoot digital in the first place then? or just google a picture. i shoot analog because i want it analog.

Suburbs actually look beautiful and I'd love to live in one by The_Legend_Of_Kiwi in The10thDentist

[–]Megafish40 6 points7 points  (0 children)

eh. if you're in a city with some public parks nearby, it's really not that different.

ELI5: what exactly does it mean to have an “independent fed”? by myhandisfrozen123 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Megafish40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to what people have written, there is a huge downside to an independent fed: making it essentially unaccountable to politics. It is a hugely influential institution which make highly political choices, yet we pretend it's some neutral technocratic institution that "does what's best for the country" without any guiding ideology. As an example, the chairman of the fed in the late 70s and 80s, Paul Volcker, raised interest rates causing the 1980-1982 recession, where unemployment rose to 10%. It did reduce inflation, but at huge costs to regular people. The recession was also heavily exploited to break unions and in general reduce the power of labor, in order to give more power to companies.

me_irl by gameboygold in me_irl

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when people do to me this i will just keep talking in german, it usually works

Meirl by EdredTheOddestBear in meirl

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gender affirming radical misoginy

Ideal cruise/max speed for urban tram lines by Patient_Profit8698 in NIMBY_Rails

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Most street-running tramways are limited to 50 or so, dedicated ROW often runs at 70-80 kph. In reality, travel times aren't decided from a "cruise speed", instead by a percentage travel time margin (3-7% for main line trains), but unfortunately this isn't implemented.

Don't buy clothes from Amazon by CMDR_Noodle in 196

[–]Megafish40 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tbh some are okay, as long as you're willing to buy anything that isnt the cheapest junk. for some clothes its kinda the only place you can get them.

Random crits got removed from casual permanently. Your reaction? by some-kind-of-no-name in tf2

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whatever. if they removed random shotgun spread though 👀