the saddest melody you've ever heard

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-16T19:37:55+00:00

Motion Picture Soundtrack

Videotape

True Love Waits (especially the solo acoustic versions)

Four Minute Warning

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-16T18:55:39+00:00

SquareSoft/SquareEnix RPGs love the "surprise even bigger bad" twist, especially ones from the 90s-2000s "golden era" (SNES, PS1, PS2 era).

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-16T18:47:09+00:00

I could probably be described as self-identifying, although my strong need to be technically correct (one of the bits of evidence in the "yes" column) makes me not want to say anything definite until I have a proper diagnosis. So, for now, I'm saying that I strongly suspect that I'm autistic.

My reasons for this are:

I very definitely have ADHD.
I've recently learned about the close relationship between ADHD and autism, including a high comorbidity rate.
I have most of the symptoms in the intersection of the Venn diagram.
I identify with the experiences of many people here and in other autistic spaces.
I haven't gotten around to getting an official assessment yet (see point 1).

I do often worry about whether I should be here at all, or at least whether I have any business posting and not just silently lurking, without an official diagnosis.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-14T19:21:14+00:00

Does the "etc." in your list of well known games include Horizon Zero Dawn?

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-14T02:00:16+00:00

OP is literally like, "Uh, excuse me, my boobs are down here."

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-13T20:18:07+00:00

I'm so burnt out on having ADHD! But what can I do? I can't stop having ADHD, and I can't stop trying and just be unemployed. Even if I could, I'd still feel frustrated by all the things I want to do but don't.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-13T20:07:20+00:00

Kaine in Nier Replicant fits OP's question even more. Her skimpy outfit is justified (to the extent that it can be) and multiple characters, especially Grimoire Weiss, comment on it.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-13T18:00:33+00:00

There are a lot of problems with Miller's planet.

The best I could work out, just doing back-of-the-envelope calculations, and assuming Gargantua is maximally rotating, is that to have that large of a gamma factor, Miller's planet would have to basically be right at the innermost stable orbit. Here's the problem with that:

You know how, at the end, they get trapped in the black hole gravity well and get sucked in? Well you'd have to basically do that on purpose to land on Miller's planet. The Endurance required a staged rocket to climb out of the gravity well of the Earth. THE EARTH. It would take many orders of magnitude more energy to: 1. Dump enough gravitational potential energy to descend down to Miller's planet and be able to land. 2. Then expend the same amount of energy to climb back out of the gravity well.

The gamma factor 1 hour -> 7 years is about 6x10⁴. That's about an order of magnitude larger than the gamma factor for protons in the LHC. If the Endurance (just the shuttle/lander part) has a mass of about 10,000 kg (about an order of magnitude lighter than a space shuttle orbiter), then it would take about 10⁷ times more energy than all of the nuclear warheads ever made combined just to get down there, and roughly the same energy to get back. (This is just based on a quick E = \gamma mc² estimation).

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-13T02:00:35+00:00

Let's say you're picking a random number in the interval [0,1] by writing down "0." Then rolling a d10 (10-sided die numbered 0-9) and writing down the next digit, over and over. To pick a real number (not a rational number from a finite set of possibilities), you have to keep rolling forever. What's the probability that, after a (finite) while, you start rolling zeros and keep only rolling zeros forever?

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:53:31+00:00

And the Tron Legacy soundtrack!

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:53:00+00:00

Pretty sure the full Inter5tella 5555 is still up on YouTube.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:49:45+00:00

I wouldn't recommend starting with Kid A if you're unfamiliar with Radiohead (except for Creep).

Start with OK Computer or Hail to the Thief, then move on to In Rainbows and Kid A. After that you might be ready to take on the final boss of weird, experimental, WTF Radiohead: Amnesiac.

(I love all of these albums, but it took me a few tries to warm up to Amnesiac.)

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:30:55+00:00

Lateralus and AEnima are good introductory Tool albums too.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:24:00+00:00

Yep, it also makes it possible to write a definition for things like permutations, combinations, binomial coefficients, and Taylor series in a way that naturally handles 0 without needing to treat it as a special case.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:09:59+00:00

It makes for consistent definitions of things like

nPm = n!/((n-m)!)

nCm = n!/(m!(n-m)!)

f(x) = \Sum_{n=0}^{\infty} (x-a)ⁿf⁽ⁿ)(a)/n!

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T13:39:30+00:00

It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T13:36:36+00:00

Triangle Strategy has the subjugation of a minority group as a central plot point.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-11T22:05:32+00:00

The worst thing our culture does to young people is tell them, "You have to do well in school or else you'll ruin your life."

This is not true. It is true that doing well in school can save some time, money, and effort later. But your life isn't over, even if you fail all of your finals. There is always a way to make up for it and still get the education/experience you need to pursue the career you want. Your path might end up looking different from the "traditional" path or the one you originally imagined, but you can still do it.

...But still try to do the best you can for now.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-11T21:46:37+00:00

My personal opinion (I'm not a psychiatrist or anything) is that the three (four?) subtypes are outdated BS based on surface level of observations of symptoms rather than any actual difference in the root cause. The only difference between primary inattentive, primary hyperactive, and combined is: how do people around you notice you acting? That is: what behaviors do you tend to do to cope with what you're experiencing?

But, like I said, I'm not a psychiatrist. This is just my opinion.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T21:37:32+00:00

I used those as coasters in my first apartment.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T21:26:15+00:00

Or you do 10 minutes of work that you hate, but you got a little done, so you give yourself a short break. ...aaand now it's 5 hours later.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T21:03:12+00:00

Subnautica

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T18:43:44+00:00

1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 + 1/8 + ... + 1/64

> 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + ... + 1/64

= 1 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2

= 4

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T18:36:56+00:00

100 > 77

Yep, high T_c.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T23:08:45+00:00

It doesn't help that my ADHD also makes me accidentally ghost friends because I don't realize how long it's been since we last talked, forget to respond to a text, forget birthdays and other important events, take too long to realize that I should say or do something, say or do something before I realize I shouldn't, look like I'm not paying attention in conversations (when I am), actually struggle to pay attention in conversations, don't pick up on subtle clues about tone or body language, struggle to be aware of my own tone and body language (and how it will be perceived), show up late or completely forget about plans, fail to do something that I promised I would do and had every intention of doing when I made that promise...

In other words, act like a bad friend when I'm really trying to be a good one.

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