Very interesting! It seems different manufacturers use different encodings: this is from www.smartrise.us/wp-content/u...
May 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Very interesting! It seems different manufacturers use different encodings: this is from www.smartrise.us/wp-content/u...
It's time for the annual blind tasting of mince pies
December 8, 2024 at 10:56 AM
It's time for the annual blind tasting of mince pies
I just cannot resist this sort of clickbait. Of course I don't want to be wrong about rainbows, and the only way to find out if I *am* wrong is to watch the video.
December 2, 2024 at 8:02 AM
I just cannot resist this sort of clickbait. Of course I don't want to be wrong about rainbows, and the only way to find out if I *am* wrong is to watch the video.
It appears to be this chap, which I wasn't expecting.
December 1, 2024 at 10:43 AM
It appears to be this chap, which I wasn't expecting.
I've had this coffee maker for more than a decade, and I've only just realised that this part can be disassembled
December 1, 2024 at 10:28 AM
I've had this coffee maker for more than a decade, and I've only just realised that this part can be disassembled
It's been like that in e.g. genomics for a while
November 29, 2024 at 7:11 AM
It's been like that in e.g. genomics for a while
It appears to be a real product, but I am none the wiser
November 24, 2024 at 6:24 PM
It appears to be a real product, but I am none the wiser
what sort of card??
November 24, 2024 at 3:01 PM
what sort of card??
I also love the box that never closes
November 24, 2024 at 2:28 PM
I also love the box that never closes
this is better without context, i feel
May 20, 2023 at 1:37 PM
this is better without context, i feel
Blue Danube my arse
May 16, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Blue Danube my arse
starting to think I might have a plug adapter problem
May 15, 2023 at 11:15 AM
starting to think I might have a plug adapter problem
interesting way to sit
May 11, 2023 at 12:22 PM
interesting way to sit
And it's not the same at all! The line from Lee's poem doesn't say anything about “work”, which to me is the powerful thing about Gray's version.
May 9, 2023 at 8:44 AM
And it's not the same at all! The line from Lee's poem doesn't say anything about “work”, which to me is the powerful thing about Gray's version.
Lee has a strange way of speaking
May 9, 2023 at 8:42 AM
Lee has a strange way of speaking
If all else fails, we can always try a geometric interpretation of Derksen’s formula:
May 7, 2023 at 11:43 AM
If all else fails, we can always try a geometric interpretation of Derksen’s formula:
But we can add a second set of boxes (in blue below), on the same lattice, so that every point is contained in precisely two boxes – either two red ones, two blue ones, or one of each:
May 7, 2023 at 11:14 AM
But we can add a second set of boxes (in blue below), on the same lattice, so that every point is contained in precisely two boxes – either two red ones, two blue ones, or one of each:
Fortunately, this phenomenon does exist in two dimensions, so we can at least start trying to build some intuition in a case that we can visualise. Here’s an example with boxes arranged on a lattice in such a way that there are both overlaps *and* gaps.
May 7, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Fortunately, this phenomenon does exist in two dimensions, so we can at least start trying to build some intuition in a case that we can visualise. Here’s an example with boxes arranged on a lattice in such a way that there are both overlaps *and* gaps.
How the above looked to me as I was composing it:
May 7, 2023 at 10:27 AM
How the above looked to me as I was composing it:
I did *not* ask for that. I liked being special
May 6, 2023 at 11:51 AM
I did *not* ask for that. I liked being special
I think he's right that he wouldn't like it here lol
May 5, 2023 at 6:32 PM
I think he's right that he wouldn't like it here lol
The 2D analogue might be helpful as well. Think of a game like asteroids, where you can go off one side of the screen and come back on the other side. Different rules for which side you come back on, and whether you're reversed in the process, represent different 2D spaces:
May 5, 2023 at 1:59 PM
The 2D analogue might be helpful as well. Think of a game like asteroids, where you can go off one side of the screen and come back on the other side. Different rules for which side you come back on, and whether you're reversed in the process, represent different 2D spaces: