Posts by Nyoei@qoto.org
(DIR) Post #272145 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-09-26T11:30:06Z
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Quick question. What mathematical constants would you say are worth memorising?
(DIR) Post #272219 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-09-28T15:38:29Z
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@freemo I suppose it's more of a 'Which ones should I learn to recognise on sight?' because I see a lot of wibbly symbols and I can never tell if they mean something profound or if they are just plugins.
(DIR) Post #272343 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-09-28T15:47:29Z
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@freemo I love the Golden Ratio. I have whole books about it. Still haven't mastered it mind you... e i and pi have something to do with Eulers Identity but I haven't learned about that yet 😬
(DIR) Post #272378 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-09-28T15:50:42Z
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@freemo I figured it wouldn't be. I am looking up the individual constants now. At least I memorised Pi to a reasonable level long time ago when I had a teacher who told me it would be fine to know it to 3sf. I disagreed violently with his assessment. I'd still like to understand more about it when I have the time. They should have maths philosophers in the world for people to talk to:D
(DIR) Post #272485 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-09-28T16:00:35Z
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@freemo That is mind boggling. I hate fractions, but that is kind of beautiful. When it comes to working out stuff for engineering things I'd use a computer, but that has a rather lovely degree of precision there. I wish I was stronger with my maths. I have problems with things I can't understand at the root which makes learning incredibly hard for me. I had a lot of parroting teaching at school with not much explanation as to why things were the way they were. It's not very helpful for people like me so I fell behind on the things I couldn't understand the rules for. I spent a lot of time in the library trying to work out why things were the way they were. Maths at least, once you get the rules in your head, is beautiful:) I really pity my lecturers...
(DIR) Post #272568 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-09-28T16:09:17Z
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@freemo I am so sorry to hear that. Do you have similar problems to me? It makes for a beautiful mind but it also makes getting new info in there quite difficult unless you use a special hammer to force the facts in, different learning combinations, meds and a lot of naptime. Standard book learning is a non starter for me. My eyes glaze over and I am looking out of the window in seconds.
(DIR) Post #453719 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-10-09T21:49:52Z
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@freemo That has messed with my head completely, just so you know!
(DIR) Post #470726 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-10-10T20:26:33Z
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@freemo I'm still pissed off at the murder of Hypatia.
(DIR) Post #2434414 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-12-30T13:43:14Z
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@freemo Things look a bit different since my time. Last time I used a SWR meter, it was a lot more analogue than that:D So impressive!
(DIR) Post #2434492 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-12-30T13:46:51Z
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@freemo My husband just this second said almost the same thing with me grumbling about a perfectly good photo of a landscape being ruined with a woman in the middle of it. "Because boobs make everything better, that's why"*facepalm*You are both heroes for your honesty... real heroes... 😑
(DIR) Post #2434581 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-12-30T13:51:24Z
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@freemo I love it! :D
(DIR) Post #2434649 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-12-30T13:52:22Z
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@freemo I should also say that this is a good natured poke at you and a half brick heave at my husband since he is always chasing my boobs around and I hate it:P
(DIR) Post #2435186 by Nyoei@qoto.org
2018-12-30T14:23:09Z
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@freemo I wish they were detachable and had little feet of their own. I could let them be free range and run off by themselves to be chased or not as they wanted and leave me in peace to study as my heart desires without any distractions.
(DIR) Post #9qNi9DlCZTwVc0gdqS by Nyoei@qoto.org
2019-12-26T12:57:47Z
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@mngrif Am not a millennial 🤔 7am does not exist for me except as a bedtime. Gen X has a very different list. My husband is on the cusp of millennial but he codes/games all night too so I guess we aren't that different 😁 He does enjoy baking though ❤️
(DIR) Post #9qSftX1hb8Jy06xg9Y by Nyoei@qoto.org
2019-12-29T15:43:05Z
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@mngrif Why would I? I LOVE coffee!
(DIR) Post #9qSfw71YjLHAE07p8y by Nyoei@qoto.org
2019-12-29T15:43:25Z
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@freemo *snerk*
(DIR) Post #9rMwC1KlpAOcqunz0K by Nyoei@qoto.org
2020-01-25T19:09:25Z
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@freemo Hmm, well I was about to ask a woodworking question, though it was for an engineering project. I like coming here because it has very little drama. It's comfortably cerebral but fun with it. I don't have to feel out of my depth with things I don't really understand about the world. That said, I'd hate to exclude people simply because they aren't like me. And we should be able to share cool shit from other sources. The things we find exciting aren't always our own. As long as credit is given, what is wrong with saying "THIS IS AMAZING! LOOK!" It's why a good chunk of us live in libraries after all:) Quality standards? I like the Wil Wheaton one. Don't be a dick. I think more people should abide by that one.
(DIR) Post #9voEnGtsTa0WO7Cgwy by Nyoei@qoto.org
2020-06-06T14:43:24Z
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@freemo I think about it a fair amount to be honest. When you think about it, the pilot is already submerged in a fluid. We just have to consider how the pilot is supported. Changing that fluid and working out how something will move in it would take some research but it could be interesting. I think a problem that is always going to be there is the way that the human body works internally. Our organs will move independently, no matter how we might be supported in space. Our brain can be concussed quite easily if we are jolted. Working out how to stabilise our internal structure for that kind of travel would be quite the challenge I think.