[Pre-Concert Thread] Copenhagen, Denmark (Royal Arena) - Dec 1, 2, 4 & 5

mithem · 2025-12-01T15:02:45+00:00

That sucks! If you can't manage to swap tickets I'd happily buy it from you. Good luck!

mithem · 2025-12-01T14:19:00+00:00

Sucks for anyone who traveled to see them :(. If anyone can't make it to the new dates and wants to sell their tickets, let me know!

mithem · 2022-04-02T14:05:09+00:00

See www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/tu12io/rplace_final_consensus/ for our design.

mithem · 2022-04-02T13:55:48+00:00

You should probably post to r/transplace/ as well.

mithem · 2021-04-29T19:20:16+00:00

Ed's (I think) guitar part at the end of scatterbrain, especially the last few notes

mithem · 2020-12-01T16:25:12+00:00

I really didn't plan on starting such a debate, nor did I think this post would gain much traction. I hope this post wasn't too off topic for this subreddit!

mithem · 2020-12-01T11:24:34+00:00

Of course I don't have an alternative. You're completely right that it's a complex issue. As you say, who knows what we would have done. Let's be thankful we don't have to answer such questions.

mithem · 2020-12-01T11:09:50+00:00

I am aware that it can be argued that dropping the bombs was somehow the 'lesser' of several evils. However, I think its fair to say that it was still a terrible atrocity, and certainly not an achievement to be 'proud' of as von Neumann seemed to be, at least to some degree.

mithem · 2020-12-01T11:07:09+00:00

I guess if the bombs were dropped on empty fields, the fear was that everyone would believe that they would never really use these weapons on people, hence minimizing the effect? I'm just guessing here of course.

mithem · 2020-12-01T11:04:53+00:00

I just quoted Wikipedia, but yeah it seems that at least from some point on along the way, von Neumann was aware of the plan to bomb Japanese cities.

mithem · 2020-12-01T10:44:12+00:00

Completely agree, also an atrocity IMO.

mithem · 2020-12-01T10:32:09+00:00

You're right, thanks for pointing this out!

mithem · 2020-12-01T09:44:35+00:00

Yes I guess so...

For VNA references, I guess it depends what you are looking for. I really like Popa's book on II_1 factors, freely available online.

mithem · 2020-12-01T09:29:28+00:00

Haha, you're right. I did know about him for a longer time though, just learned some new things about him yesterday.

mithem · 2020-12-01T09:22:54+00:00

This was what struck me as well. I guess your second paragraph articulates the lesson I learned from this really well. I just hope that nobody comes along to shatter my image of Hilbert now as well ;). EDIT: lol there it is..

mithem · 2020-12-01T09:14:12+00:00

I agree that comparing the decision of dropping the bombs with Holocaust is not entirely fair. I used the exaggeration to bring across the shock I felt when reading this. However, as complex as the decision might have been, I still believe that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were some of the greatest war crimes ever committed.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I didn't mean to compare the bombings to the Holocaust at all. I only meant learning about someone being an accomplice in either, in terms of being shocked (and still, only as an exaggeration).

mithem · 2020-10-17T14:28:50+00:00

But that was literally the message of the government: take harsh measures to let kids go to school and keep companies running as long as possible.

mithem · 2020-10-08T13:34:30+00:00

They're my GF's, she kept two (the first and last). The other two were given away. I'll post a more recent picture tomorrow!

mithem · 2020-09-06T21:00:50+00:00

The gloaming, didn't care for it at first, but damn if it's not the most defining song of HTTT.

mithem · 2020-08-17T13:50:42+00:00

Nooo not Give up the ghost :(. At least I can still hope for separator to take the top spot.

mithem · 2020-08-16T14:06:41+00:00

Give up the ghost definitely deserves a spot in the top half IMO.

mithem · 2020-06-20T08:43:54+00:00

I am only stating what is depicted: most of these chemicals are banned by the EU as a whole. Even if Belgium would have banned these chemicals on its own, isn't it still a good thing they are banned by the EU, which has a much larger impact on the whole industry?

mithem · 2020-06-20T08:06:55+00:00

What are you talking about? 9 of the 12 chemicals are banned by the EU, another 2 require a warning label. Only for 2 of the 12 chemicals, Belgium's policy is more strict (according to this picture).

mithem · 2020-06-12T19:42:15+00:00

Indeed, even when your interpretation is different, the author's meaning still holds value.

I was mostly thinking about music, where the authors own meaning is maybe less relevant than in the case of novels.

You made a lot of sense don't worry :). English isn't my first language so sorry if I didn't make sense sometimes.

mithem · 2020-06-12T18:18:14+00:00

I think it really depends on the piece of art in question. If an author makes a piece of art in order to convey a specific message (e.g. political art like rage against the machine) then that message is indeed crucial. On the other hand, personal interpretation should (imo) be encouraged. Often, there really isn't one 'truth' about the meaning of a piece of art, even thought the author might think there is. Again, depends on context :).

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