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The goal is to encourage people to approach mathematics in a fashion that makes it accessible. In order to do this, we're going to need a few basic rules.
- Try to be on topic.
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Pretty simple, huh? Yeah... I reduced them to the lowest common denominator. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Off-topic is tolerated to some extent. Submissions should all be about mathematics, or clearly relate to mathematics. However, once you get into the comments section, it's a much looser standard. Discourse is encouraged, so long as civility is maintained. Good conversations tend to meander around topics and that's perfectly acceptable.
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Some terms:
- WDT Weekly Discussion Thread
Greek Alphabet:
Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ/ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
Hebrew Alphabet:
א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ/ך ל מ/ם נ/ן ס ע פ/ף צ/ץ ק ר ש ת
Other common symbols:
¬ → ⇒ ⇔ ∀ ∂ ∃ ∅ ∇ ∈ ∉ √ ∞ ∧ ∨ ∩ ∪ ⊕ ∫ ≈ ≠ ≡ ≤ ≥ ⊆ ⊂ ⊃ ⊄ ° ± · × ⟌ ÷ ⌊ ⌋ ⌈ ⌉ ➀ ℤ ℕ ℙ ℚ ℝ ℂ ℍ ℭ
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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thanks. I'm a Buddhist, I just accept death as a part of life. She's going to take it hard. I may end up flying out and checking in to help her but it's no rush right now. It seems her mother is stable and the prognosis is 'good.' They are testing and think it may have been a few mild strokes. The missus, she is technically a girlfriend but it's easier just to say missus, should be landing in another 15 or 20 minutes.
I'll know more later.
LOL I did wiggle the wings but I went and checked the video and it's not really clear. You can kind of see me walk towards the camera and wave, just after landing. I even did the landing at both airports and the takeoffs. This is all perfectly legal, by the way. I'm not a licensed pilot, but the owner of the plane is. He can let anyone fly it, so long as he is in there with them.
I should probably just get my license.
Anyhow, her mother is a tough old bear. She was an ambassador's wife during the Cold War. They were stationed in an old Bloc country which, for her privacy, I shall leave unnamed. She's pretty tough, cranky, and probably not sane. She may be senile, but I'm told it isn't easy to tell. She just makes up elaborate lies and there's so much more to it. I can't help but giggle sometimes. She tried to convince the missus that I was a covert operative for some shadow organization and was a spy or assassin or some shit. It only gets crazier from there on out.
Ah well... Meh, Voat can know a bit about my private life. It's all good.