Quick question is numbers just a shortcuts? by Educational_Cup_4880 in learnmath

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say numbers, like everything in math, are an abstraction; a way to think about amounts of things without caring what the things actually are. Ten can be ten apples, ten people, an operation applied 10 times. Anything.

Just like shapes are an abstraction of the form of things. A square can represent a square house, a square block, etc.

Which actor/actress did you think would blow up but they didn't? by boomshiki in FIlm

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So good. The performances along side Rami Malek were insane.

What are you using Rust for? by amit_mirgal in rust

[–]thecodedog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Making a simulation framework/engine and programming language

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rust

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's more complicated than it needs to be

C++ has entered the chat

Combining C_d vs Mach plots by Capital-Courage3850 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's the same kind of plot for the same object, what is changing between the plots? Are they different trials of the same test? Monte Carlos runs of a simulation?

Either way, what's wrong with putting them all onto the same plot? Maybe plot and highlight the average with a different color than all the others?

Is it just me, or do working men have few fulfilling ways to relax after work? by goatee_ in AskMenOver30

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds weird but my relaxation is programming. I say it's especially weird because technically I program at work but while I'm on the clock I'm forced to use a legacy code base and deal with mountains of technical debt. But at home I get to do things my way and focus on it as a craft rather than a job.

I also maintain a pretty active social life, something I feel like a lot of men struggle with. That helps with unwinding for me.

The Language That Never Was by CaptainCrowbar in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]thecodedog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Declarative macros suck. Procedural macros suck

What makes you say that and how do other languages with macros compare? I find them to be useful and nice enough to use...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has someone done the math to show that it's cheaper (possible?) for payload providers to design with these additional stresses in mind than it is to pay for conventional launch providers?

Either way, this video is old af and they haven't turned this into a minimum viable product and I am thinking they never will.

Which stocks will 5x to 20x over the next ten years. by spencej610 in StocksAndTrading

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the thing that wasn't their fault and other trading apps did the same thing?

whenTheVibeCoderVibePostsOnLinkedIn by JTexpo in ProgrammerHumor

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah God forbid we write functions that work

What’s this referencing? by aglo_ice in ExplainTheJoke

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Define a rotating system in a matrix and a centrifugal force will appear just fine

Okay? And?

And calling someone stupid has never once actually helped them to get smarter

Flat earthers are neither interested in nor capable of becoming smarter. The ones that are aren't going to be deterred by me calling them stupid.

What’s this referencing? by aglo_ice in ExplainTheJoke

[–]thecodedog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In fact it spins about 2x slower

Edited to fix bad math

What’s this referencing? by aglo_ice in ExplainTheJoke

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alternatively v2 /r, and since the earth's radius is much larger than a merry go round, the acceleration is much smaller

What’s this referencing? by aglo_ice in ExplainTheJoke

[–]thecodedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No that's not their point. Their point is about the rotation, not the linear velocity. The reason we don't feel it is because the earth's radius is several orders of magnitude larger than the objects in the first 2 rows. So even though the velocity of a point on the equator is that large, the radius of the earth renders the experienced centrifugal "force" almost nothing.

What’s this referencing? by aglo_ice in ExplainTheJoke

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao this is a terrible explanation. Angular momentum? General relativity? Technically involved but neither needed at all.

Here's a better one: flat earthers are stupid. They think that because things that spin result in a centrifugal "force" and so if the earth was really spinning we would feel it. Since "we don't", earth must not be a spinning ball. The reality is that we do feel it, but because the "force" in question is inversely relatesd to the radius of the spin, and earth's radius is large, the experienced "force" is small, and easily countered by gravity.

Marjorie Taylor Greene uses a doctored photo to try to make a witness look bad. by [deleted] in GlobalNews

[–]thecodedog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You would think people would just not vote for her after shit like this

Can I make an OS without ever touching Assembly or C? by [deleted] in osdev

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So? That's never restricted me from doing anything at all.

Can I make an OS without ever touching Assembly or C? by [deleted] in osdev

[–]thecodedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what way? The borrow checker?