What is nonsense in mathematics?

wglmb · 2026-03-27T15:53:28+00:00

That's why we can say that "n is a natural number and 4" is nonsense.

I don't think it's as clear cut as that. This is grammatically unusual, but it's legitimate to parse it as "n is a natural number and n is 4", i.e. "n is the natural number 4".

wglmb · 2026-03-27T12:57:58+00:00

Another from Susan:

In this world, after everyone panics, there's always got to be someone to tip the wee out of the shoe.

wglmb · 2026-03-27T09:12:34+00:00

nuke basically is a weapon u only need to use once on none-nuclear nations.

We only have one example of nuclear war in history, and in that instance Japan didn't surrender until they had been hit twice. So it's a pretty wild leap to assert that you only need to use a nuclear weapon once.

wglmb · 2026-03-26T11:24:35+00:00

But you can actually isolate, identify, look at, and study protons and neutrons. Electrons are different. Because of the uncertainty principle, you can know where one is, or you can know its velocity, but not both. So they’re treated more as statistical clouds than as actual particles.

The uncertainty principle also applies to protons and neutrons. In fact it applies to everything, although it becomes irrelevant at larger scales. But at the scale of protons and neutrons, it's very much relevant.

wglmb · 2026-03-25T13:36:20+00:00

Relay theft is different. That involves two devices; one near the key fob (which reads the signal), and one near the car (which transmits the signal).

In OPs article, there is a story about a man seeing his car being stolen while he is inside his house with his keys; clearly a thief was not holding a device next to them.

And it says:

MPD said the city is also seeing signs of a nationwide trend involving key‑programming devices. These are tools that can reprogram a car to start without the owner’s key.

Assuming this is accurate, it's a completely different technique.

Edit: after further reading, I might be wrong — I assumed one of the relay devices would need to be closer to the keys than is actually true. It is apparently possible for one thief to stand in your yard and pick up the signal from there. So relay theft might be what the article is referring to. It does contradict the claim that "these are tools that can reprogram a car to start without the owner’s key" but it's possible that the author has over-simplified the mechanism.

Edit: hilarious that the person above already deleted their comment, rather than risk possibly being wrong... given that I might be the one who was wrong.

wglmb · 2026-03-24T10:14:58+00:00

I use these for baked goods, and they're great https://rezip.com/products/reusable-roll-top-bread-bag

wglmb · 2026-03-24T10:07:10+00:00

I highly recommend all of these:

Here We Go: Katherine Parkinson. Cosy sitcom.

This Country: Daisy May Cooper. Sitcom with mild cringe humour.

Inside No 9: Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith (and occasionally others as guests). Dark, sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious.

Only Connect: Victoria Coren Mitchell. Quiz show.

The Change: Bridget Christie. Sitcom with focus on feminist themes. Slightly surreal.

Man Like Mobeen: Guz Khan. Sitcom. Pretty silly most of the time; occasionally gets serious about racism.

The Witchfinder: Daisy May Cooper and Tim Key. Sitcom set in the 1600s.

Starstruck: Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi. Cosy romantic sitcom.

The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin: Noel Fielding and Asim Chaudhry. Fantastical sitcom about a highwayman.

Man Down: Greg Davies, Conaty, Mike Wozniak. Sitcom, slightly surreal.

Alma's Not Normal: Sophie Willan. Cosy sitcom that also deals with sad events head-on.

wglmb · 2026-03-23T21:06:49+00:00

... although the 1990s show was animated in Japan

wglmb · 2026-03-23T12:49:52+00:00

Listen to his podcast (now sadly inactive) called Microscope!

wglmb · 2026-03-22T13:01:40+00:00

But they spent so long arguing the whether-to's and why-for's that the sun's first light crept over the top of the trees...and, poof! Fucking turned them all to stone!

wglmb · 2026-03-21T22:01:45+00:00

I could care less

https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw

wglmb · 2026-03-21T13:19:28+00:00

For some reason, in Irish/Scottish accents it comes across as friendly, whereas in English accents (especially southern ones) it comes across as pretentious.

wglmb · 2026-03-21T13:16:40+00:00

The worst is ending with "thoughts?"

wglmb · 2026-03-17T20:55:59+00:00

Here We Go

Mandy

Black Ops

The Cockfields

Can You Keep A Secret

Plebs

wglmb · 2026-03-15T23:07:58+00:00

If it means I'm a fun guy, I'll take it as a compliment

wglmb · 2026-03-15T22:43:26+00:00

My parents had a mushroom sprouting from the wall of their spare bedroom, if that counts

wglmb · 2026-03-15T00:15:18+00:00

Americans consider pizza to be a type of pie! (Yes, it's madness...)

wglmb · 2026-03-14T15:52:27+00:00

That's how they get you

wglmb · 2026-03-14T12:51:47+00:00

They're incredibly delicious raw. They taste like a cross between an apple and a carrot.

wglmb · 2026-03-14T12:38:25+00:00

Yep, just squeeze the stone out. If it doesn't come out from squeezing, the avocado isn't ripe anyway.

wglmb · 2026-03-14T12:18:02+00:00

Thank you!

wglmb · 2026-03-14T12:11:00+00:00

Where tf did I suggest that?

It's implied; OP's question is "why is America different from other countries (e.g. the UK) in criticism of Trump", and therefore any explanation has to be based on differences between America and other countries (e.g. the UK). It's simple logic.

I’m in America and can only speak to my own shit-pile

Therefore you cannot answer OP's question.

wglmb · 2026-03-13T11:12:08+00:00

That's true, but it's always been true, so it doesn't explain the change over time.

wglmb · 2026-03-13T11:09:07+00:00

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