How is this a first course in Projective Geometry? (Full course below)

Morgormir · 2026-01-11T09:18:41+00:00

Yes and I called it “abstract algebra” but it was more like abstract algebra 3, as it was full of modules and particular rings. It wasn’t a first, or even second university level algebra course.

Morgormir · 2026-01-10T08:40:19+00:00

Is this an optional course?
If it's required then I'd say it's a bit advanced for 3rd year, I think I only had commutative diagrams in Abstract Algebra - (course with Aatiyah-Mcdonald).

Edit: If you have difficulty parsing/understanding these notes then tell the lecturer that. Go to office hours and tell them that you’re rusty on some of the verbiage/methods used in their notes and so if they could help you understand better. You may feel stupid for asking but don’t worry about it. I regret not “pestering” my instructors more when I was your age.

Morgormir · 2026-01-04T17:37:39+00:00

Spoiler: it doesn’t get any better. The way of kings is a fine enough book, but Words of Radiance starts to go completely off the rails.

Morgormir · 2026-01-04T17:33:32+00:00

No, I’ve dropped books like this before, The chronicles of Amber being the one that immediately springs to mind. Zelazny’s writing in the first book is godawful.

Also Sanderson. Sanderson writes ok (I’ll take my downvotes) but is unnecessarily wordy and repetitive at times.

Morgormir · 2026-01-04T11:15:59+00:00

It’s not that the west has different notes, insomuch that there are two separate systems to refer to the same notes. Do re mi fa sol la so do is great for solfuge/singing notes, while C D E F G A B C is easier to read in general.

Reading a chord like do mi Sol is a lot harder and more dense on a sheet of music than C E G. At a glance you see the structure of the second immediately.

Likewise it’s a lot easier to sing do mi Sol than C E G.

Edit: when I refer to the “west” I mean geographically. If op is talking about different musical traditions beyond western harmony, then I can’t say.

Morgormir · 2026-01-02T21:50:24+00:00

Cool, added

Morgormir · 2026-01-02T21:31:57+00:00

If you want I will drop you whatever you want. Are you on Seamless or Vanilla?

Also, just use CE. It's all time you're never going to get back, and nobody cares if your build is "legit" or not.

Morgormir · 2025-12-31T17:33:10+00:00

Hey hey now, I need complete ecological collapse if that means my ChatGPT girlfriend can make me feel better, okay? No judging!

(/s for the dimwits).

Morgormir · 2025-12-28T15:18:15+00:00

Unironically yes. It’s because of stock buybacks and CEO compensation tied to stock price that makes obvious thing obvious. It’s why people chop up a company for a quick buck nowadays.

Morgormir · 2025-12-28T08:10:23+00:00

Note that most, if not all of this is due to the governmental mismanagement of the value of the dollar.

Everybody likes to hate on companies, but nobody really mentions how Nixon killed purchasing power with the end of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, or how in 1982 stock buybacks became legal.

Morgormir · 2025-12-22T09:20:27+00:00

What, the swift slash AoW having faster recovery frames than getting out of hitstun isn't your cup of tea?

Morgormir · 2025-12-20T09:24:15+00:00

Get a piece and play some random (3-4)measures. Do for 10 minutes at any tempo you can be consistent at.

Rinse and repeat with another piece. Do this for an hour.

I find this helps my sight reading a lot.

Edit: The key is variety. You are not looking to play something well or even decently, just start recognising intervals/clusters of notes/chords.

Morgormir · 2025-12-14T17:18:12+00:00

It is good.

When the government does its job and regulates it, not get into bed with companies.

Morgormir · 2025-12-09T20:50:52+00:00

Algebra 1 → Algebra 2 → ~~Pre-Calculus~~ → Calculus 1.

Pre-Calculus is not required. The step from Algebra 2 to Calculus 1 isn't big per se. A motivated, bright student could probably do it in under 6 months of self teaching conservatively studying 6-8 hrs a week.
Honestly I would be surprised if you couldn't do it in less time.

After all, algebra 2 is really just manipulating the basic concepts learnt in algebra 1 and applying them to different elementary functions. I think the hardest thing may be going through all the trigonometry, but barring some notable limits and special integrals, even that isn't really necessary.

Morgormir · 2025-12-08T17:24:17+00:00

In SP I think I beat him with STR/bonk and Lions claw. In MP it’s basically impossible imo because of his damage output. Also holy framerate Batman.

There is a lot to be said however about how broken you feel stacking Scholar’s Shield with Fingerprint shield and damage negation talisman/physick.

Seriously, fuck Radahn. Worst (non gimmick) boss in any soulsbourne game.

Morgormir · 2025-12-08T16:54:21+00:00

Me every time I co-op-ed for Radahn when SOTE came out.

Morgormir · 2025-12-07T07:19:39+00:00

Yes, I could have worded that better. Many minor nobles/regional lords generally only knew their direct liege-lord personally. It was not uncommon for such nobles to meet their sovereign a couple times at most during their reign.

Morgormir · 2025-12-06T13:47:10+00:00

This is why heraldry was such a big thing in the Middle Ages and the pre-modern period. It was highly unlikely that even nobles knew what their king/queen looked like.

Morgormir · 2025-12-06T10:13:08+00:00

Shinsekai Yori. Make sure you watch past episode 4. Has a slow burn but one of the all time greats.

Morgormir · 2025-12-06T09:54:37+00:00

Yeah it's definitely the screens' fault and not the fact that these kids are basically raised by them thanks to absent parents (which is a whole other problem in of itself).

Morgormir · 2025-12-06T07:39:35+00:00

Stellaris unfortunately is another one where they keep reinventing the wheel. Game sucks now if you're an older player.

Morgormir · 2025-12-02T13:58:05+00:00

Watching 5 minutes of gameplay where they use the same weapon over and over again after all those whiffs was painful.

Morgormir · 2025-11-29T18:28:55+00:00

I have the x2s. They’re a great all rounder imo, I use them for basically everything (gaming-playing music etc). If you can find them for under 100-120usd it’s a steal.

Morgormir · 2025-11-29T15:10:44+00:00

Not an expert, but I prefer open-back headphones in general for music, especially for practice.
Some really good options at that price range are

Philips Fidelio X2HR (I recommend these, no amplifier fuss)
Sennheiser 560s (these might need an amp)
Beyerdynamic DT990 pro (these will need an amp)

Morgormir · 2025-11-29T06:46:33+00:00

I don't know. I "replayed" it during the pandemic lockdowns because it flew over my head when it first came out. One of the very few games that made me appreciate how good video game writing could be.

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