“Take this quote from William Hamilton […]

We belong to opposite poles of algebra; since you… seem to consider Algebra as a ‘System of Signs and of their combinations,’ somewhat analogous to syllogisms expressed in letters; while I am never satisfied unless I think that I can look beyond or through the signs to the things signified.


You catch that? William Hamilton, who gave us our bizarro non-commutative generalization of the complex numbers, didn’t want algebra to be a science of symbols alone.
[…]
In brief: Algebra isn’t just hard for surly teens. It’s hard for anyone with an intellectual commitment to symbols having meanings.”


— Ben Orlin, What’s the use of math history?
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/11/19/whats-the-use-of-math-history/


#Maths #Mathematics #History





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#maths, #mathematics, #history


#Go #GoLang friends, what library can I use to extract cover art from an mp3 file?





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#go, #golang


#LazyWeb #LazyFedi is there a way to add #AltText to my profile and header images on Mastodon?





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#lazyweb, #lazyfedi, #alttext


… “there is no such thing as the essential spirit of a text, because what is “essential” will vary from person to person. it is, again, all interpretation.”


Notes on adaptation, https://www.tumblr.com/trans-elrond/722964776975728640/a-general-reply-to-people-in-the-notes-assigned


#Books #Films #Media #Adaptation





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#books, #films, #media, #adaptation


I want to setup a new section on my website. Currently it consists of three bloggy sections; Personal, Work & Reading.


I want to add another one that’s similar. I want to collect all sorts of drafts and progress notes and miscellanea over there.


What should I call it? other than the obvious: Stuff under the carpet?
I’m tending towards the other obvious thing, Notes & Miscellanea, but it feels long and clunky


Please help. Please boost! All suggestions welcome.





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Who wants to buy a heart?
One broken lover’s heart …


https://youtu.be/5JtDuDTtWKs


#ElvisPresley #mjbMusic





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#elvispresley, #mjbmusic


If this beautiful story does not make you back @mwl’s #DearAbyss, I don’t know what will


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/dear-abyss-the-freebsd-journal-letters-column-years-1-6/posts/4253368





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#dearabyss


While you’re out lookin’ for sugar …
Somebody’s tryin’ to take your honey and be gone

You just …
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buuuzzz


https://youtu.be/VO4vDhCWAxc


#JossStone #mjbMusic





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#JossStone, #mjbmusic


Natalia’s amazing and her talk even more so
Thank you for all you do, @nessita


Inside Out: My Journey of Understanding Inclusion with Natalia Bidart
https://youtu.be/jYAeO37-420?si=2r0Y-Zw7qlTDmgbu


#Django #Inclusion





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#django, #inclusion


The resulting carnage was as swift as the DEC Alpha was powerful. 😂


https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/who_me/


#SysAdmin





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#sysadmin