Random Thoughts 7

[fresh_42]

My quick and dirty suggestion for PF:

 

[Ibix]

That is what a 404 should look like!

View attachment 355991

Somebody had "Quoth the server, 404", which I rather liked.

 

[jack action]

That is what a 404 should look like!

I think you mean a 500.

 

[pinball1970]

The member awards are a lot of fun and I always count up the votes to get an idea who visits regularly (besides everyone I know) and weightings from one SF to another.
Anyway, the numbers don't add up.
I did not want to make a negative thread but regulars may see this and have a look.
Total votes are less than half the actual votes if you total them up.
Also the % votes are more than 100%.
Not sure what I missed.

 

[Ibix]

Not sure what I missed.

Up to three votes per voter, and I think it divides by voters not votes. Assuming the total doesn't exceed 300% it's fine. Or broken-as-designed, anyway.

 

[pinball1970]

Up to three votes per voter, and I think it divides by voters not votes. Assuming the total doesn't exceed 300% it's fine. Or broken-as-designed, anyway.

Ahhhh.

This is why I will never get nominated in the mathematics sf

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Only a few may know what I mean when I say that apparently Mork and Mindy got it right.

 

[fresh_42]

Only a few may know what I mean when I say that apparently Mork and Mindy got it right.

Reminds me of a tragedy.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Reminds me of a tragedy.

Robin Williams?

My boss nearly collapsed in despair when I explained that Mork was cocaine driven.

He was with Belushi hours before Belushi died.

 

[Mayhem]

My advisor is a dinosaur, so she can't give feedback properly in pdf.

New rule for life: unless your work is extremely math heavy (chemist here), LaTeX is for nerds who don't value their time.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

In recognition of today's events.


It was a good run.

 

[collinsmark]

New rule for life: unless your work is extremely math heavy (chemist here), LaTeX is for nerds who don't value their time.

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. The mere inclusion of $\LaTeX$ here at PF has saved me more time than I can accurately measure.

This equation,
$$\oint \vec E \cdot \vec{dA} = \frac{Q_{\mathrm{enc}}}{\varepsilon_0}$$
took me maybe two minutes write here using $\LaTeX$. (And I'm out of practice; back in the day I could probably crank that out in less than a minute.) It would have taken me 5 or 10 minutes to pick and place the right symbols from some menu driven equation writer.

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Edit: And applied to chemistry, even

$\mathrm{6 \ K_4 [Fe(SCN)_6] + 97 \ K_2Cr_2O_7 + 355 \ H_2SO_4}$
$\mathrm{\ \ \ \rightarrow 3 \ Fe_2(SO_4)_3 + 97 \ Cr_2(SO_4)_3 + 36 \ CO_2 + 355 \ H_2O + 91 \ K_2SO_4 + 36 \ KNO_3}$

only took a couple of minutes.

Another edit: OK, so I went back and reformated it so it would fit on one page. But it was still simple.

 

[Borg]

I'm planning a trip to Japan and now I can't get this song out of my head.

 

[Mayhem]

Microsoft Excel was created to punish efficient people's muscle memory.

 

[Mayhem]

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. The mere inclusion of $\LaTeX$ here at PF has saved me more time than I can accurately measure.

This equation,
$$\oint \vec E \cdot \vec{dA} = \frac{Q_{\mathrm{enc}}}{\varepsilon_0}$$
took me maybe two minutes write here using $\LaTeX$. (And I'm out of practice; back in the day I could probably crank that out in less than a minute.) It would have taken me 5 or 10 minutes to pick and place the right symbols from some menu driven equation writer.

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Edit: And applied to chemistry, even

$\mathrm{6 \ K_4 [Fe(SCN)_6] + 97 \ K_2Cr_2O_7 + 355 \ H_2SO_4}$
$\mathrm{\ \ \ \rightarrow 3 \ Fe_2(SO_4)_3 + 97 \ Cr_2(SO_4)_3 + 36 \ CO_2 + 355 \ H_2O + 91 \ K_2SO_4 + 36 \ KNO_3}$

only took a couple of minutes.

Another edit: OK, so I went back and reformated it so it would fit on one page. But it was still simple.

These are fine. The problem is, graduate level chemistry (bar quantum chemistry and heavy physical chemistry) is far more figure and table heavy than physics.

 

[fresh_42]

These are fine. The problem is, graduate level chemistry (bar quantum chemistry and heavy physical chemistry) is far more figure and table heavy than physics.

\tikzfeynmanset and other tikz libraries can solve this.

 

[WWGD]

Just how do I get #$@ disentangled from the bathroom cleaning crew? Every time I head( haha) there, I run into them.

 

[OmCheeto]

...efficient people's muscle memory.

Couldn't remember having heard such a phrase, so I googled it, and Google AI told me;

"Efficient people's muscle memory" refers to the well-developed neural pathways in the brains of highly efficient individuals, allowing them to perform tasks with minimal conscious effort due to repeated practice, essentially "remembering" the most optimized movements and actions, leading to increased productivity and smooth execution of tasks.

Upon further investigation, this is a quote from the first paragraph of Wikipedias entry on 'Muscle Memory'.

 

[WWGD]

One of my disappointments: A. Haar and G. Hardy never cooperated towards a Mathematical result that would be then titled Hardy-Haar....

 

[WWGD]

Have no fear, the Snake is here: Chinese New Year starts this Wednesday.

 

[WWGD]

I'm planning a trip to Japan and now I can't get this song out of my head.

And not
?

 

[WWGD]

You can rent the entire counyry of Lichtenstein for a noght for $70,000:

 

[fresh_42]

You can rent the entire counyry of Lichtenstein for a noght for $70,000:

But you must start breaking in Austria to stop in Liechtenstein before entering Switzerland.

 

[WWGD]

But you must start breaking in Austria to stop in Liechtenstein before entering Switzerland.

I've heard it's been accidentally invaded several times.

 

[fresh_42]

I've heard it's been accidentally invaded several times.

It is an interesting little country. Its law system is basically Austrian, and its currency and banking system are Swiss.

 

[WWGD]

It is an interesting little country. Its law system is basically Austrian, and its currency and banking system are Swiss.

Have you been there? A full 10 minutes, to walk from end-to-end?

 

[fresh_42]

Have you been there? A full 10 minutes, to walk from end-to-end?

Once as a child, and maybe accidentally driving through. It takes a little bit longer. But hiking holidays are probably one of its tourist highlights.

 

[WWGD]

I'd like to visit their Farmer's Market:" Vaduz Produce"

 

[WWGD]

Trivia answer not accepted. What is the population of the Philippines? A: The set of all people who live there.

 

[fresh_42]

Trivia answer not accepted. What is the population of the Philippines? A: The set of all people who live there.

Hmm, my neighbor is from there. Does she count?