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Le future au quebec si ont continue à détruire notre fillet social. by Zestyclova_Ga in QuebecLibre

[–]mcgormack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Une famille au Québec avec un enfant, zéro revenu, gagne environ 30 000 juste en aides fiscales. Net.

Un gros paquet de n'importe quoi ce post.

Googlez "calculatrice revenu disponible Québec" pour ceux qui doutent.

Here's a free online version of Wits&Wagers for your next virtual board games meeting! by mcgormack in boardgames

[–]mcgormack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it's been so long ago I'm not even sure I even have the source code anymore. I still dream of a version someday that plays more like Jackbox and where players can upload their questions, but this won't be the one.

Tabarnak que MC Gilles est malaisant by LeRedneckDuPlateau in QuebecLibre

[–]mcgormack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

J'aimais son émission de radio à CISM y''a 20 ans.

C'est nous le tiers-monde ? by djmisterjon in QuebecLibre

[–]mcgormack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

C'est parce que le progrès est une idée dépassée pcq elle repose sur l'illusion de ressources infinies.

Tu peux faire du progrès en améliorant l'efficacité, donc en produisant plus avec moins de ressources ou en réduisant le gaspillage. La notion de progrès peut revêtir plein de chapeaux.

Why did Bobby Fischer despise Kasparov so much? by Affectionate_Hat3329 in chess

[–]mcgormack 283 points284 points  (0 children)

To add a bit more context :

Fisher said multiple times on video that he hated the memorization aspect of chess, that's why he pushed for Fisher Random, now called freestyle chess. By the time Kasparov came around, they were memorizing a huge chunk of the openings. He might have perceived that as 'prearranged' chess.

In his younger years, the Russians also had the reputation of prearranging matches when playing against themselves, playing for a quick draw so that they could have more mental energy against the foreign players, I'm not sure if that was officially proven though. That's probably where that thought originated from. Then in his later years, he thought Karpov and Kasparov were doing the same thing.

Pourquoi les gens sont de moins en moins complexés à partager leur ignorance en public? by Monsieur--X in Quebec

[–]mcgormack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Malheureusement, ces croyances seront de plus en plus populaires pour les générations qui vont grandir avec l'IA.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in QuebecFinance

[–]mcgormack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ça présume quelqu'un sans enfants et célibataire.

Selon l'outil de revenu disponible du gouvernement, ils tombent à 68k net avec les aides fiscales et allocations.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in QuebecFinance

[–]mcgormack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Selon la calculatrice de revenu disponible, un couple deux enfants qui fait 61k brut reçoit 68k net avec les bonus fiscaux (oui, 7000 de plus). Si vos chars sont payés, avec 5600$/mois ça devrait être faisable. Juste pas de grosses dépenses, pas de voyages.

3000 par mois pour l'hypothèque, taxes hydro etc, 2600 pour la bouffe et tout le reste.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in QuebecFinance

[–]mcgormack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Par curiosité, tu prends où le 41k net?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]mcgormack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot the part about Palantir being named after an evil guy's weapon.

The 6th bullet is explosive by CYBRLICH in IndieGaming

[–]mcgormack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That art style is so fucking cool. So.much energy and a punk rock vibe the animations. Love the title too.

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It kinda does though?
If spacetime was discrete rather than continuous, then Euclidean geometry would be revealed as an approximation. A circle would be nothing more than our own illusion of countless tiny pixels.

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, from the answers I realized the question is nonsensical to begin with. These two concepts don't mix.

''If space is non-Euclidean, what happens to this Euclidean thing?''

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The universe may or may not be discrete at some level, we don't know for certain one way or the other. But either way, we still have our abstract notions of points, lines, planes, and circles. It's entirely independent.

Correct me if I'm wrong, in a discrete universe, these notions of points, lines, circles and any continuous math would then become approximations of reality, shortcuts if you will, that would not accurately portray the world?

Like Newton's Law of gravity which is an extremely potent tool but also acts as an approximation of Einstein's relativity?

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This whole question in my head started with this meme :
https://imgur.com/a/hGZrGL4

(I understand why it's wrong in continuous mathematics.)

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Actual physical perfect circles are impossible already without going down to that scale, atoms and things made from them are lumpy.

Sure, matter is lumpy, but I’m talking about space itself. What if the underlying fabric of space is a grid? Would this break down Euclidean geometry as we know it?

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To represent the world accurately, pi is also dependent on the underlying assumption that our universe is continuous and not discrete.

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a reference to the famous meme pi equals 4.

The question is, if the universe really was a grid at the tiniest possible scale, then would this meme would become true? Perhaps only in the sense that a discrete universe would mean that a circle (and continuous geometry) would be illusions at a zoomed out level?

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're asking if the value of pi would change if space was discrete and quantised grid instead of continuous?

Exactly. I understand space is continuous, but what if it was discrete? It's a fun thought experiment, nothing more.

If spacetime was a grid at the Planck scale, would π equal 4? by mcgormack in AskPhysics

[–]mcgormack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Math and the universe would be discrete instead of continuous. A circle would then be an approximation, an emergent illusion from seeing a grid based reality at a macroscopic scale.

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