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Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by shevy-java on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @05:51PM (#46051824)
Finally - we can calculate infinity.

Been a long way towards it. \o/

Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by gorgoiler on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @07:26PM (#46052632)
If you’re in the Bay Area next month then The Dillinger Escape Plan are bringing the Calculating Infinity circus to town(s):

https://www.theregencyballroom.com/events/detail/?event_id=1...

This is enormously off topic but if one person sees this and ends up not missing the show then it was worth mentioning. I think there’s a reasonable crossover between math, discrete math, hacking, and mathcore :)

Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by varenc on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @09:01PM (#46053358)
Took me an embarrassingly long time to realize you're talking about a music event not a math lecture
Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by phatskat on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @02:20AM (#46054971)
Idk, mathrock gets pretty close in an applied level lol
Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by RALaBarge on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @08:57AM (#46057439)
If you wanted to dive in, here is a Jazz version of one of their singles. The real version is 2 guitars, 1 bass, 1 drums, and someone screaming into the microphone -- its real rad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4-erceTpc8

Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by firecall on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @06:45PM (#46052262)
>Finally - we can calculate infinity.

And Beyond!

Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by Nevermark on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @12:35AM (#46054474)
∞/1 + 1/∞

One infinitesimal step for the numerical, one giant step for mathkind.

Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by anon291 on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @07:54PM (#46052827)
Fairly trivial, in haskell:

let x = x in x

Completely encapsulates a countable infinity.

Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by keyle on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @07:46PM (#46052768)
This has indeed taken forever /s
Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by ReptileMan on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @03:14AM (#46055273)
Chuck Norris counted from one to infinity. Twice.
Re:A New Bridge Links the Math of Infinity to Computer Science by ija on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @08:35AM (#46057259)
Come on, now you know better than that. It was infinity that counted to Chuck Norris