“stupid deaths, stupid deaths, hope next time it’s not you!” was the new contemporary momento mori
^ this
"Letters weren't supposed to be used in maths. Maths would be easier if it didn't have letters." Actually it would be harder.
I appreciate abstraction isn't easy for everyone but mathematics is better off for it.
# prftrrhrhdhrhe yes
you’re out here following neil gaiman when you could “kneel” for a gay man
5x5 Diamond rule, iterates 1-32
Iterates 40, 48, 56
Iterate 64
Iterate 128
This is a 2D cellular automaton generating a 3D fractal layer by layer. I coded it in Microsoft Excel - each pixel is 1 cell.
See more MSExcel fractals
(David Tennant at The Last Leg 17.11.2023 :D)
I love the fact that it’s commonly believed the writer (and mathematician!) Lewis Carroll could have done a math diss on quaternions, their unintuitive multiplication and their non-commutative nature in the Mad Hatter scene in “Alice in Wonderland”.
“Why, you might just as well say that I see what I eat is the same thing as I eat what I see !”
All credits to 3Blue1Brown on Youtube (Video: “Visualising quaternions (4d numbers) with stereographic projection”)
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No it is not optional, I desperately need to follow y’all so that there is more math on my dashboard.