Posts by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
 (DIR) Post #ASjtUipHSaT21wiiTg by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-02-16T14:04:24Z
       
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       @lauren It annoys me that the last line of that article refers to "Tesla founder and CEO Elong Musk."If you didn't help found the company, you shouldn't be able to call yourself a founder.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVoWTBcaqr1HcXRF2G by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-05-19T10:51:13Z
       
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       @Teri_Kanefield The states don't have to amend their own constitutions, just pass a law. Fifteen states already have passed it, with a total of 195 electoral votes. The laws go into effect once states with a total of 270 electoral votes pass such laws. I feel like the political balance in this country might only have to change a little bit for that to happen... But it would have to change.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVwjsCBSUCi0CU0b8S by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-05-23T11:26:21Z
       
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       @gregeganSF Doesn't matter what I think - language changes. But I don't have to like it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWOR5mwyAb9EB4mzB2 by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-06-05T21:05:50Z
       
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       @Onlineadviser @ChrisPirillo This is a mental math trick. It's one of probably a dozen mental math tricks my kids have learned. What did I learn? One single pencil and paper algorithm, to be used for everything, and practiced with timed drills until we hated it. The new way is better.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWUiBt5R8D7d7I0FkW by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-06-08T21:46:23Z
       
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       @Onlineadviser @ChrisPirillo I think you are encountering the wrong young people. The ones I know are way better at math than my generation was at the same age (flexible and creative in their problem solving approaches) and also kinder. Less rigid dogmatism in all areas of life is a good thing. I'm a physicist and I've done a lot of math in my life... The kind of flexible thinking they teach in math class these days is extremely helpful in the real world.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaSXnQANsWJSDlhgzQ by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-10-05T11:41:18Z
       
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       @taoish @futurebird Continuous probability distributions (like "bell curves") are governed by the same rules as other continuous functions: calculus. Just to stick with that example, the equation for a "bell curve" is of the form e^(-x^2). What's "e"? It's the number which is the solution to the equation d(e^x)/dx = e^x for all x. As soon as you're dealing with "e" you need calculus! And lots of other equations about continuous distributions are derived using calculus.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aaf7nlD3MkPM2JCM8e by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2023-10-11T10:39:29Z
       
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       @Lazarou @fraggle @ProfessorGumby @molly0xfff I like the idea I've seen of the rest of us calling it Gnu IMP, and not caring if the creators like it. I think I'm gonna try to make a habit of that. Though I am still not sure whether to pronounce the "G," I must confess.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnjlKvO0ypO2uvBhNA by marymessall@mendeddrum.org
       2024-11-05T15:21:21Z
       
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       I really like the idea of #federation and the goal of a large #fediverse, and so I like the idea of following some #BlueSky and #Threads accounts here. I hear that's supposed to be possible now, but I don't know how to do it, or who to follow. Is there a "bridge" involved in the case of BlueSky? How does that work?Anyone got any tips for me?