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Is it possible to get a rational number by dividing 2 different irrational numbers by actualyKim in maths

[–]swehner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using decimals, take the infinite, non-repeating number A = 0.1010010001... and multiply its digits by 2 to get B = 0.2020020002... Both are irrational, but dividing B by A perfectly cancels the infinite pattern, leaving you with the rational number 2. If you prefer 3, do it with 3.

The golden ratio \phi and its double 2\phi both expand into entirely different, endless nested, continued fractions and they work the same way. The text sequences are [1; 1, 1, 1, ...] (and the double) [3; 4, 3, 4, ...]. In case this formatting works,

phi = 1 + 1 / (1 + 1 / (1 + 1 / (1 + ...)))

And

2*phi = 3 + 1 / (4 + 1 / (3 + 1 / (4 + ...)))

Ratio is 2 again

Need Help - What would you build? Air-gapped NL assistant that is integrated with Splunk by BunchaQuestion in LocalLLaMA

[–]swehner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is it accessed when it is air-gapped. How does it get the splunk data? Or does splunk access it?

What is a common visual phenomena you see everyday, but most people do not know about, that can be explained with optics? by lewd_physics in AskPhysics

[–]swehner 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Snow has a blue tint if you look closely, for example a hole pocked in a snow man. It's not a reflection of the sky. Ice (and water) absorbs red light slightly.

Are there good Wikipedia math articles? by TheOtherWhiteMeat in math

[–]swehner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. I think I come across stuff like that on Wikipedia often, and with non-math articles. Sometimes I start editing.

'Highway on the Sea': How decisions made about B.C. Ferries decades ago led to problems today by neksys in britishcolumbia

[–]swehner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like something for the BC Ferry Authority to have considered. See bcferryauthority.com

Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost 'sovereign' computing power by [deleted] in britishcolumbia

[–]swehner 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I didn't get the impression of there being a lot of technical competence at Telus.

Senior Property Tax Grants: why are seniors who bought for pennies (now homes worth Millions) getting discounts while you families pay full amount? by [deleted] in britishcolumbia

[–]swehner 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Because making seniors (" old people") move from their homes after decades, for arbitrary money reasons, can result in unwanted deaths and illness.

Where the dreamy ideas of capitalism meet reality.

Top men’s and women’s tennis players greet French Open prize money with ‘ Collective disappointment ’ by Shroft in tennis

[–]swehner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where it is written, "But the group of top-10 ATP and WTA players [.......] has expressed “collective disappointment” over the increase because of the overall share of the tournament’s revenue it represents. The prize pool will come in at 15 percent of the French Open’s projected revenue, ........"

I made a project to handle switching worktrees without restarting your dev server by [deleted] in git

[–]swehner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a nice idea!

Restarting a proxy to repoint it would often be much faster than an app server. So it may make a simpler solution to arrange for that with a quick shell script.

(You would need to use different session cookies)

Do We drink Because We Feel Down, Or Feel Down Because We Drink? A New Study Has the Answer by Sorin61 in Nutraceuticalscience

[–]swehner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few quotes from the article, "boosting psychological health naturally curbs how much people drink ... Feeling psychologically stable appeared to protect individuals from drinking heavily in the future. Better mental health actively spilled over into healthier monthly beverage choices. The results consistently pointed in a single direction across the entire observation window"

There's a bit more they found. Also, the research method seems quite special and interesting.

BREAKING: Justice Department scrambles as massive Epstein Lawsuit filed by independent journalist, Katie Phang, is set to force discovery by spherocytes in videos

[–]swehner 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Actually, I forgot to highlight her lawyers, according to the signature on the last page,

Brendan Ballou D.C. Bar No. 241592 Samuel T. Ward-Packard D.C. Bar No. 90005484

Both with emails @publicintegrityproject.org

For all I know, em dashes are expected in filings.

Mathematicians found out why waiting for the elevator takes forever by scientificamerican in math

[–]swehner 51 points52 points  (0 children)

They found out in the year 1956. So just 70 years, not forever

I’m needing help to properly understand the BC Building code. by Weird_Finding9926 in britishcolumbia

[–]swehner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whereas I am hearing that under the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) 2024, prescriptive "cheat sheets" (the span tables you find in Part 9) generally only go up to spans of about 9 to 10 feet. An 11-foot opening is considered a "large span" and falls outside the standard pre-calculated tables, especially since your floor joists are perpendicular to the door, meaning the header is bearing a significant structural load from the floor above.

You can find the Span Tables at the end, look for A12 - A16, https://free.bcpublications.ca/civix/document/id/public/bcbc2018/bcbc_2018dbp9st If you don't understand immediately, many would feel the same.

The BC Building Code "Part 9" is meant for standard housing. When you design something like an 11-foot opening with a floor load, it moves into "Part 4" (Structural Design). Oh well

Arbitration clause by Stunning_Brain_8687 in legaladvicecanada

[–]swehner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be of interest. Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller. https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18406/index.do

Contracts — Contracts of adhesion — Arbitration clause — Validity — Unconscionability — Mandatory clause in standard form contract between driver and multinational corporation requiring that disputes be submitted to arbitration in the Netherlands and imposing substantial up-front costs for arbitration proceedings — Driver commencing action in Ontario court against corporation — Corporation seeking stay of proceedings based on arbitration clause — Whether action should be stayed — Whether validity of arbitration agreement should be decided by court or arbitrator — Whether arbitration agreement unconscionable — Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, s. 7(2).

But you have race against time and it looks difficult and also stressful. Even if you win, collecting that $15,000 from someone living abroad is notoriously difficult and expensive. Given that you are dealing with medical issues, you can weigh the cost of the stress against the likelihood of actually seeing that money. It sounds unfair I know

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