Post AjXpEhCvcOF6G8cew4 by Kencf618033@disabled.social
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(DIR) Post #AjVGLrxGAn9WuH3iWO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-02T00:26:18Z
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The Fermat's Last Paradox calls attention to the fact that there ought to be many deceptively simple math problems with elusive (simple?) proofs in the margins of notebooks, but only the one has come to our attention thus far.
(DIR) Post #AjVHVivWh3qhkzVjpQ by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-02T00:39:28Z
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Tangentially inspired by this tumblr post:https://www.tumblr.com/abalidoth/754570409520906240/wishuponastarion-helped-me-make-these-fermats?source=share
(DIR) Post #AjVIRV0KcC3RNBJ9cm by mcc@mastodon.social
2024-07-02T00:49:11Z
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@riley @futurebird Fermat used to troll English mathematicians by writing them letters detailing theorems he had proven and not including the proof, and being like "Can you prove this? I bet not, because you are English"
(DIR) Post #AjVIb9C2Yyk2cfNwtk by ellenor2000@mastodon.top
2024-07-02T00:50:10Z
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@mcc @riley @futurebird That sounds kinda racist
(DIR) Post #AjVIbAAevbENefkMNs by mcc@mastodon.social
2024-07-02T00:50:54Z
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@ellenor2000 @riley @futurebird Well, maybe he was
(DIR) Post #AjVIbBJuegE9Df5GRk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-02T00:51:37Z
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@mcc @ellenor2000 @riley Maybe the English should get better at doin proofs. Just sayin
(DIR) Post #AjVIhFv8SpPlDzOIfQ by mcc@mastodon.social
2024-07-02T00:52:15Z
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@ellenor2000 @riley @futurebird But the point is this was another thing that had contributed to the "well if he said he proved it, he must have really done it" thinking, because he'd *publicly* claimed implausible proofs that were later found proven in his personal papers
(DIR) Post #AjW2CJhYx4drrkEAYC by llewelly@sauropods.win
2024-07-02T09:22:32Z
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@futurebird culturally, mathematicians seem to prefer their proofs in the butters, rather than the margarines.
(DIR) Post #AjXXK7AgiLQ73e0bpo by joelvanderwerf@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T02:46:01Z
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@futurebird Erdős had a simple solution to the Fermat's Last Paradox: these proofs are being hidden from us by the Supreme Fascist (a dubious God).Just like radio signals from across the cosmos are being hidden from us by malicious aliens.
(DIR) Post #AjXpEhCvcOF6G8cew4 by Kencf618033@disabled.social
2024-07-03T06:06:44Z
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@futurebird They were too busy inventing the steam engine. @mcc @ellenor2000 @riley @futurebird