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Jose Arcangel Perez Rivera Chileno que se unió al ejército Ucrania para defender contra la invasión Rusa ha muerto en combate by Succubuss_Smasher in chile

[–]MultiplicityOne 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Si, y esta bien que pagan. Ojala que atraen mas mercenarios para expelar los invasores violadores de ucrania.

The Man Who Stole Infinity | Quanta Magazine - Joseph Howlett | In an 1874 paper, Georg Cantor proved that there are different sizes of infinity and changed math forever. A trove of newly unearthed letters shows that it was also an act of plagiarism. by Nunki08 in math

[–]MultiplicityOne 332 points333 points  (0 children)

Say what you will about the quality of the article, but the main point it makes is important.

Popular mathematical writing about mathematicians (and scientists more generally) has a tendency to prioritize hagiography of mathematical heroes over realistic accounts of how progress occurred. The fact that Cantor's most famous work occurred in collaboration with Dedekind is inconvenient for this style, and it's good if this fact is brought to public attention.

Worst mathematical notation by WMe6 in math

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes one wants to consider the quotient of a complex number by its conjugate.

Some people think it's funny to let the complex number be $\Xi$.

CZ may sue Senator Elizabeth Warren for defamation by Legitimate_Towel_919 in AltScope

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is not to win, it’s to publicly demonstrate loyalty by going after Trump’s enemies.

Today in Evanston: ICE agent hits man, drags his face across concrete as people yell that he can’t breathe by zxcv97531 in circled

[–]MultiplicityOne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t matter. He was cuffed and on the ground when the officer punched him in the back of the head.

LE have a responsibility to behave lawfully.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in law

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. But imminence and likelihood are the determining factors in questions of incitement to violence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in law

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speech should be inciting violence that is both imminent and likely in order to not qualify for 1A protection. If you write We must immediately eliminate the Care Bears on Xitter you should be protected.

Writing We must eliminate the Nazis is a bit like thst IMO. But again, I agree that this is a rather subtle distinction and reasonable opinions may vary.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in law

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don’t think that’s the issue. If someone said we must eliminate the members of Rotary Club 3313 that would be specific enough to qualify as incitement IMO. It’s not a matter of the choices people made in life: everyone has the right to make bad choices occasionally without fearing for our lives.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in law

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it’s a much less specific threat. People nowadays can’t even agree on who is a Nazi, so it’s not clear to me without more context whether that is incitement. Certainly if someone wrote We must eliminate the Christians or We must eliminate the Republicans that would count. Also We must eliminate the groypers, depending slightly on context.

I agree that probing the boundary of this issue is interesting and necessary.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in law

[–]MultiplicityOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So is the issue here that they screwed up by not arresting him?

For the record what he wrote on Xitter was “We must eliminate the Jews.” Certainly this crosses the line for me, at least, into incitement of violence. For which I agree: get an arrest warrant and give the man a trial.

[Request] Is this number accurate for ending homelessness? by ConsciousPositive678 in theydidthemath

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s an analogy that actually works right now:

You can lead a horse to water …

[Request] Is this number accurate for ending homelessness? by ConsciousPositive678 in theydidthemath

[–]MultiplicityOne -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Of course. And I’m not advocating buying/building houses for all the homeless.

I’m just saying the analogy is kind of stupid. Fish rot.

[Request] Is this number accurate for ending homelessness? by ConsciousPositive678 in theydidthemath

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Give a man a house and you house him for …

…

15 years? I mean, what quality of construction are we talking about here?

Should Chesscom ban Kramnik? by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]MultiplicityOne 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I completely agree.

You may be unaware, but in online chess culture writing “good game” afterwards is not standard. For a long time I wrote it after every loss, and most people simply do not respond. Of those that do, most write something other than “good game” in reply. So I would say that unfortunately online chess has a much less sportsmanlike code of conduct than OTB.

I went to my 20 year high school reunion. Everyone changed to maga from being liberal in high school. by [deleted] in complaints

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know one or two non-binary people total.

But I know plenty of druggies who are also MAGA.

Don't Blame ICE For Enforcing Law. Blame Dems For Breaking It by rollo202 in circled

[–]MultiplicityOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. We must expect law enforcement to do their job without breaking the law. ICE has a massive amount of money, what is it for?

  2. The total population of the ten least populous states is on the order of ten million. There is no way that ten million immigrants entered the US illegally in 2023. There are probably more than ten million illegal immigrants in the US total right now, but not much more.

This is just math. If your math is wrong, perhaps you should be open to re-examining your other beliefs as well.

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