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uh. soooo I had meant this to be a _reply_ to something @sbagley.bsky.social reshared about Euclid having a relationship with a triangle.
whoa. the prequel to Flatland is even wilder than I expected
I needed that chuckle
OH MY GOD
I got one of these as a present at a conference once: a 3d-printed trefoil with no tri-tangent plane. I did not know that until I took it off the supports and set it on my desk.
I *also* learned that my desk is not quite level
it is sturdy and survived hitting the floor
We just got a reminder that we are not to download or use unapproved software, explicitly including AI tools! I imagine this is more from viewpoint the university's legal exposure on data security.
They made a special point that accessing the chatgpt website from a university machine was forbidden
ooh neat. Is that a cuckoo? I haven't seen one with my own eyes ever
oh my God. I have fallen in such a rabbit hole.
Spieker and Nagel and Gergonne, oh my
*Robin (comic book voice)* Dedekind's Biscuits, Batman!
I really want this exam to involve group work
honestly, share your unease and the narrative tension with them! It will help motivate why people are still making up new math words
I mean, that's a really good syllabus
oh no. I only sent you *some* of the extras. I wanted to be properly prepared, so I really overdid it. There were so many I could have wallpapered my office and the classroom.
has anyone checked AOC's socks?
I know we could get the NS
nevermind
I notice they waited until just *after* their annual big "giving blueday" alumni fundraiser event
like 5pm? maybe 4:30
you know, self-reported data is worth the paper you write it on. just fill out some random numbers.
include "I spent 35 hours compiling and entering data for this form"
those elite universities function more as gateways to *power and influence*, at least on the national level that's the target.
farther away from the centers of national power, we have some state governments doing their own local versions (waves from flyover country)
circumscribed circles and traditional angles in circles theorems have entered the chat.
(also, I definitely do call them circular functions and have heard others do so)
best wishes for something new, Courtney
that is jaw-dropping
well, did you do the chalk drawings outside the house before it got dark? gonna be hard to do NOW
I got a good chuckle out of that one.
Jean asked "what's so funny?" and I cannot explain properly
A hexagonal grid in the plane with each cell filled with a small image of a black and white fractal. Some of the fractals are larger (and darker) than the others, so when looking from a distance another image emerges (as the fractals themselves act like dark/light pixels for the larger image)
I have a second piece display at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley CA this month, entitled "Julia". Here it is, and a short math-explainer of what we're looking at
I used to post long #VisualAlgebra threads on #MathTwitter before realizing that I was actually in #TheBadPlace. I'm going to make my debut #MathSky thread today, with visuals that I've never publicly shared. (Can you guess the topic?) I'm excited to show you, and I hope you enjoy!
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I think it is pretty
That is the most Spencer thing you have ever spencered