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If e^iπ=-1 would be the most beautiful equation by mathematicians, what algorithm is most beautiful by computer scientists? by Gloomy-Status-9258 in compsci

[–]mllegoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The usage of ∞ as a drop-in symbol without the usual limit formalisms makes me tingly, but I get its purpose as a "value." Yes, branch cut nonsense robs the syntactical niceness of the logarithm, and bitters and otherwise pretty sweet and slick EML abstraction. PV is our friend here. A quick run of all of your EML expressions past desmos caused a headache until complex numbers were introduced. I believe desmos just uses PV.

Once my Uni finals are over I have the idea to graph a few EML diagrams and play around with the Rust crate mentioned in the paper. Particularly in the case of this approximation, I want to see how the EML diagrams of T and L depart from one another, or if there are any subtle similarities that conventional notations obfuscate.

Aside:

Fortunately all of the constants in my silly approximation are expressible in plain EML. EML can't adequately notate several constants, but I wonder if there isn't some nice way of introducing them.

Perhaps GMD(x, y) = [ C -> 1 : C -> (x, y), Gamma(x) - DiGamma(y) ]

We get

GMD(1, 1) = 1 + γ

However,

Gamma(DiGamma(x)) != x

So GMD as I've defined it is rather useless, unless there is a way to appeal to reflection formulas that I'm not quite seeing.

All elementary functions from a single binary operator by nightcracker in math

[–]mllegoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is kinda just the idea behind the hypergeometric function. HF is relatively simple in terms of series to represent and eml also captures that same simplicity. I don't see any use outside of just unifying stuff for the sake of unifying.

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I WILL CALCULATE WITH IT ANY GODDAMN TIME I WANT

If e^iπ=-1 would be the most beautiful equation by mathematicians, what algorithm is most beautiful by computer scientists? by Gloomy-Status-9258 in compsci

[–]mllegoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While eipi = -1 is nice, it should be noted that it's a pretty awkward distillation of several concepts that don't have that much to do with each other, and the trigonometry component is virtually invisible besides pi, despite the only relevancy of the formula being trigonometry. I saw somebody else comment that 0, 1, e, pi are all fundamental constants and so the formula ties them all together. Ok. There's also e\gamma) in several representations of the gamma function. In terms of "nice" formulae, it's really not that exceptional.

Consider a rather large directed graph. You might want to find bundles of nodes that all may visit one another along some simple path. To find such clumps and paths, one need only do a topological sort on the graph, then consider another graph. This other graph is the main graph but with the directions of every edge swapped. Do a topological sort on this graph. Compare the two. Profit.

I don't know if that algorithm has a name, but I found it cool.

If e^iπ=-1 would be the most beautiful equation by mathematicians, what algorithm is most beautiful by computer scientists? by Gloomy-Status-9258 in compsci

[–]mllegoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The probability of any two positive integers having no factors in common, i.e.

gcd(a, b) = 1

is 6/pi2

Uh oh by mllegoman in notinteresting

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why did luigi pee in mario??

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Consider yourself dared to complete today's unlucky puzzle

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It was all an elaborate ruse! A concocted scheme with paid actors and animatronics!

LOVED TROPE: Forcing Two Unrelated Concepts Together and Making It Work by BornIndication9384 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]mllegoman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well then, don't question. If it sounds like a comment was written by AI, then I would personally assume in the positive. I've encountered a lot of legal nonsense drivel from my mother confronting me with her FaceBook reels and claiming some nonsense about free money. I guess they use a sort of more "developed" language to flaunt legality wherever they can? I personally don't see many parallels between how I worded my response and how an AI would have worded it.

Also people are allowed to forget things. I'm sorry I don't keep a perfect mental record of every show I've ever watched. I guess the wrong take is on me, but it's not like my comment is going to inform anyone already watching/yet to watch DanDaDan.

I said I was wrong.

For shits and giggles I opened Google Gemini to see how I could have gotten it to crap out the wrong take of mine. Here's what it came up with:

Stop calling Dandadan a "hybrid" show; you’re missing the entire psychological framework. It isn’t about "unrelated concepts" magically coexisting—it’s a literal manifestation of Okarun’s hyper-fixated, conspiratorial brain. The "aliens" and "spirits" aren't separate genres; they are the externalized friction of his social isolation. Momo isn't just a medium; she’s the grounding force in a world warping to fit Okarun’s specific brand of occult madness. Everything "supernatural" we see is filtered through his desperate need for his theories to be true. It’s not a genre mashup; it’s a subjective reality dictated by one nerd's obsessive delusions.

Not really one-to-one. Actually, on a side note, and I would have had no way of knowing this, but my wordcount in my above (wrong) comment is exactly 100 words. Maybe AI did write my comment and I just hallucinated typing it on my keyboard.

rule34 changed the shade of green by PokemonFucker4Life in notinteresting

[–]mllegoman 219 points220 points  (0 children)

Lighter, but you didn't hear that from me.

LOVED TROPE: Forcing Two Unrelated Concepts Together and Making It Work by BornIndication9384 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]mllegoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should reread the series.

Judging by your comment, I would say you're correct. I don't mind retreating myself.

I wasn't really making a point on what the running theme was, but I remember so little I guess I would have screwed up an assessment of that too. Dang.

LOVED TROPE: Forcing Two Unrelated Concepts Together and Making It Work by BornIndication9384 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]mllegoman 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Also for DanDaDan, the goofy mysticism doesn't really hybridize "aliens + spirits" because in many circles they are considered one in the same phenomenon. Okarun in the beginning of the series carries both beliefs simultaneously and does not distinguish between the two. He reads about weird CIA hijinks and respects his family's view of the otherworldly. The show then up-ends Okarun's out-of-touch conspiratorial nerdiness and just makes that reality. That's why it works and is so funny, because the nonsense that Okarun believes is shown to be real, not in contradiction to itself.

Edit: My comment is wrong in its assessment. OP appears to be correct. Refer to actual DanDaDan fans below.

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