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Re:"I'm on a War Footing": Terry Tao and the Crisis in Math on Monday October 19, 2026 @04:17PM (#50157513)
Hypothetically, if a solution to a problem requires a billion intricate steps there is no way for humans to comprehend it. Human life span is too short. We can't even grasp what it entails. If a machine can pump out humongous proofs and solutions on a regular basis we will never catch up.
When you work in multi language environment the squiggles are often less than useful. They are just visual noise I must fight or ignore because the system tries to guess the language of the text I'm writing and it is most often wrong. And manually switching language settings between each interaction is way to inconvenient.
Re:My Favourite German Word on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @12:10AM (#44655667)
Oppose is a pretty good English word to use also. Pose and stand are of similar meaning
Re:Kylie Minogue song about a typeface on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @05:01PM (#43475926)
Nick Cave encouraged Kylie to read hear lyrics at a public poetry reading. She got up and read I should be so lucky. I respect her for that
Online games can have longer and more unpredictable loading times.Especially when synchronizing several players.
Re:POV-Ray – The Persistence of Vision Raytracer on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @04:25PM (#40651055)
Moray modelling program in Dos. Fun times