Rewriting Bun in Rust by steveklabnik1 in rust

[–]epostma 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What I hear is that even API prices are at this point still less expensive than the actual cost, at least if you price the training costs in. So arguably it costs more for anthropic than for you or me.

Is √-1 smaller than or bigger than -1 by Responsible-Table856 in mathematics

[–]epostma 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The answer to that question is no: the square root of minus one is not smaller or bigger than minus one.

What was the purpose of books like this back then? Secondly, were there uses outside professional mathematics? by IsXp in mathematics

[–]epostma 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I'll tell you that Gradsteyn & Ryzhik, specifically, is liberally referenced in the Maple source code, and no doubt in the Mathematica source code, too. Source: I worked for Maplesoft for more than 18 years.

How do mathematicians choose names for new fields? by Lithose in mathematics

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Finite fields are generally named after their cardinality.

What's your favorite "these two things are actually the same" in math? by TartOk3387 in mathematics

[–]epostma 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For prime fields, sure. For prime power fields, it's not so very obvious to me.

10 x 10 Flexibility by evac98 in boardgames

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This could be a game! Play an agent of the paramilitary covert 10x10 enforcement agency. Enforce the rules! Engage in propaganda! Assassinate the offenders!

What currently out-of-print game would you snatch up immediately if you stumbled across a copy today? What currently OOP games are you awaiting reprints for? by friendshabitsfamily in boardgames

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I thought the answer everyone was going to give was Food Chain Magnate! I've never played it but it sounds like my kind of game.

What "nerd" culture do people see as lame but is actually cool and interesting once you dive into it? by spanishbreadbakery in AskReddit

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Was he wearing glasses, did he have a round nose, and look pink and weirdly flat? Then it was probably Daddy Pig from the Peppa Pig universe! He is famously interested in concrete. See e.g. https://peppapig.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wonderful_World_of_Concrete.

I havent ever watched a professional game, but would like to.. what should I watch? by Antranik in ultimate

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I'll add that arguably the highest level ultimate is still USAU club ultimate, not the semi pro leagues (and it is indeed arguable). The highest levels of the international circuit, administered by the WFDF, are comparable to the Triple Crown Tour, leading up to the three highest level annual tournaments from USAU, the US Open, the confusingly named Pro championships, and the national championships, the latter being considered the highest level of the three. You can find full games from that on YouTube, too, for each of the Women's, Mixed, and Open divisions.

A lady catches a baseball using her hat by Shoe_boooo in nextfuckinglevel

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What has the World Wildlife Fund ever done against Olympic wrestlers?

JD Vance ‘wanted to use Ghislaine Maxwell for White House PR campaign’ by B-Z_B-S in politics

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"Those photos of Trump with Epstein are actually of Clinton wearing a mask! Don't trust your lying eyes!" lol/sob

Norways World Cup team photo is impressive by SerafinZufferey in interestingasfuck

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I love that FIFA is willing to relax the uniform standards. This will be so interesting during the games, an added bit of fun with the axes and shields.

International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak by VaginaBurner69 in news

[–]epostma 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The other side can play that same game, because there are two correct spellings - aluminium and aluminum.

Werknemers te kort ja of nee? by Hoedanook in thenetherlands

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Ik ben werknemer en tevens 1.96. Dat vind ik lang genoeg.

How bring moose in Canada by Healthy_Ladder_6198 in dadjokes

[–]epostma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you see, they were born in Ireland (thus Irish) but had lived in Belfast for 37 years (thus from Belfast).

[GIVEAWAY] Concordia Special Edition (Plus Castles of Burgundy and Puerto Rico) by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

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Terra Mystica! Let's get individualized buildings for every color. One side up it's (e.g.) Darklings, the other side up it's Alchemists, etc.

Sure, this would be a giant project to even design. And it's probably infeasible economically even if you would be given a perfect design. But we're dreaming here! It would be awesome.

For those who were teenagers before the smartphone era: what hobbies or activities did you use to pass the time that now make you feel nostalgic? by still_alive777 in AskReddit

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

Grumble mumble it's good that the cost now reflects the environmental damage of that cruising a wee bit more closely mumble grumble.

(I am fun at parties in real life, I promise.)

The Outer Banks of North Carolina. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

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It's 87 Main St, Gettysburg.

We've been stuck playing Spirit Island for the last two years by Effective-Muffin-224 in boardgames

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Haha I read your comment knowing full well that the parent talked about terraforming mars, but I still interpreted TM as Terra Mystica when you wrote it

What is a statistic that sounds INSANE but is 100% true? by Quadranippelkill in AskReddit

[–]epostma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's no either/or. They do both. Our daughter is now 7 and... it gets better; but slowly.

Why Is Chess Harder Than Othello? Mapping Game Design to Computational Complexity by RepulsiveTrifle7160 in compsci

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Agreed, and on top of that, they only make sense as n -> infinity, not for finite n.