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If you can read German and ever need to explain number or set theory to your kids, use this thread by isotopp…

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/02/02

Long thread at [Archive.is] Kristian Köhntopp on Twitter: “Tage im Lockdown. Heute, Diskussion mit der Frau (die das gerade dem Kind erklärt) über Brüche vs irrationale Zahlen (also keine Brüche). Wir enden bei Zahlentheorie, …”

I expanded it using [Wayback] Thread by @isotopp on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App:

Tage im Lockdown. Heute, Diskussion mit der Frau (die das gerade dem Kind erklärt) über Brüche vs irrationale Zahlen (also keine Brüche).

Wir enden bei Zahlentheorie, … 

… und Mengenlehre. Wir machen gerade Bruchrechnung, also ℚ, und ich hatte versucht zu erklären, daß ℚ[0,1[, ℚ und ℤ nur Cosplay von ℕ sind.

Richtig ätzend ist nur ℝ, oder genauer ℝ\ℚ, also 𝕀. 

Das Ergebnis war eine Tour von Zahlentheorie (“Hier ist die leere Menge, wir machen uns ℕ = {}, {{}}, {{}, {{}}}, … durch Generierung unterscheidbarer Elemente und Bestimmung der Mächtigkeit, dann erfinden wir die Addition, dann bekommen wir … 

… kostenlos Assziativität, Kommutativität, dann erfinden wir Kettenadditionen und Multiplikation und bekommen Distributivität.

Dann erfinden wir Umkehroperationen und weil wir Algebren wollen, muß ℕ zu ℤ werden. Ist das schlimm? Nein, wir können ℕ auf ℤ abbilden. 

Ist das schlimm? Nein, es ist eine Bijektion, also sind es dieselbe Menge, ℤ ist ein Cosplay von ℕ.

Dasselbe kriegen wir mit der Umkehrung der Multiplikation, der Division, und den Brüchen, und ℚ und de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantors_e…

ℚ ist also auch ein Cosplay von ℕ. 

So weit war alles einfach erklärbar, auch wenn das bei mir schon 30 Jahre her ist. Aber dann kommen wir darauf, daß ℚ[0,1[ und ℚ gleich mächtig sind, und das wird zunächst mal intuitiv abgelehnt. 

Offen sind noch 𐡀-Null mächtiger als 𐡀-Eins, und daß es mehr irrationale als rationale Zahlen gibt, und de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilberts_….

Und ich kann diese Beweise nicht mehr aus dem Stand…

Jetzt habe ich die Aufgabe, das als verständliche Erklärung vorzubereiten. 

Eigentlich ist das alles total schön, weil die ganze Mathematik aus der leeren Menge, und dem Willen eine Algebra zu haben (also weiter rechnen zu können) zu folgern ist.

Aber manchmal ist Geekhaushalt auch anstrengend…

–jeroen

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The big-4 eavesdropping myth explained

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/01/30

Interesting Dutch thread about the myth that Google, FaceBook, Apple and Amazon are eavesdropping on us in order to send advertisements.

[WayBack] Thread by @danielverlaan: De vraag die ik altijd gesteld krijg: “Luisteren Google en Facebook ons af? Ik had het gisteren over een vakantie naar Portugal, en nu krijg…

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[Archive.is] Daniël Verlaan on Twitter: “De vraag die ik altijd gesteld krijg: “Luisteren Google en Facebook ons af? Ik had het gisteren over een vakantie naar Portugal, en nu krijg ik er allemaal advertenties over!” Dit is een hardnekkig gerucht waar geen bewijs voor is. Hoe werkt het dan? Een draadje.”

Related: [WayBack] Virtual assistant: voice interaction – Wikipedia

–jeroen

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PokeRaid – Raid From Home Enabled!

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/01/27

Cool app on Android and iOS: [Wayback/Archive] PokeRaid – Raid From Home Enabled!

Via:

–jeroen

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veltman/clmystery: A command-line murder mystery; an interactive tutorial for learning the *n*x command-line

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/01/18

Since I’m on a series of interactive tutorial sites, yesterday’s The SQL Murder Mystery made me bump into a project by [Archive] Noah Veltman (@veltman) / Twitter: [Wayback/Archive] veltman/clmystery: A command-line murder mystery

There’s been a murder in Terminal City, and TCPD needs your help.

To figure out whodunit, you need access to a command line.

Once you’re ready, clone this repo, or download it as a zip file.

Open a Terminal, go to the location of the files, and start by reading the file ‘instructions’.

I did a quick [Archive] clmystery – Twitter Search / Twitter and found the first ever Twitter mention to be this one from 2013 (boy, have I been living under a stone <g>): [Archive] RoR Group on Twitter: “A command-line murder mystery (clmystery) …” / Twitter.

Cool things:

–jeroen

Posted in *nix, *nix-tools, Apple, Development, Interactive Tutorials, Learning/Teaching, LifeHacker, Linux, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Power User, Software Development, Terminal | 2 Comments »

Working around Archive.is/.today/.ph/.li/.vn/.fo/.md eternal spinner “Loading” when trying to archive a page

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/01/13

I have had the below Archive.is spinner “Loading” without any progress indication on a couple of URLs the last few months and I think they are tied to having special characters in the URL-to-be-archived.

My usual workaround was to first archive in the Wayback Machine, then archive the resulting URL in Archive.is as it would automatically follow the path up to the original URL,

That of course failed when  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vx-underground.org did not want to save in Archive.is: either these would give an eternal spinner on the “Loading” page no matter the browser you were using either the escaped %2A or *:

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How to create android and ios keyboard shortcuts | PCWorld

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/01/06

[Wayback/Archive] How to create android and ios keyboard shortcuts | PCWorld android bits, numbering mine:

(Note: These steps work only with the stock Android keyboard. Tap Settings, Language & input, and make sure Google Keyboard is selected under the Keyboard & Input Methods heading.)
  1. Tap SettingsLanguage & input, then Personal dictionary. Next, tap the language option of your choice.
  2. Tap the + button in the top-right corner of the screen, then type the word or text string that’ll trigger the shortcut. You’re best off picking something other than a common word; for example, “addr” rather than “address.”
  3. In the next line, type in the actual phrase you want to appear when you type the shortcut, such as “1234 Main Street, Anytown USA.” Unfortunately, the phrase is limited to about 50 characters.
  4. Tap the Back button, and you should see your shortcut appear as an entry on the Personal dictionary screen. Tap + to add another shortcut.

I tried it with SwiftKey, but that does not allow dictionaries.

Thanks [Archive] Murdock (@Generic42) | Twitter for pointing me to this, and showing me this PokeMon Go shortcut: !4*&!3*&!shiny&!legendary&!mythical&!traded&!costume.

–jeroen

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OV-chipkaart – OV-reishistorie anonieme kaart

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/01/05

Interesting: this did not work about 5 years ago, but does since at least 2019: [WayBack] OV-chipkaart – OV-reishistorie anonieme kaart.

It allows you to see which trips you made on your anonymous Dutch public-traffic card (OV-chipkaart).

You can also see the stations, but then you need to have an account which makes you give up at least part of anonymity.

Via:

–jeroen

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“retrieving data with adventure sync” – Google Search

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/29

[Wayback/Archive] “retrieving data with adventure sync” – Google Search

Reboot only solved one widget, not the other. Turning off/on Adventure Sync didn’t fix either.

–jeroen

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Some links to poaching eggs

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/19

I never knew poaching of eggs is so easy!

  • no vinegar
  • no salt
  • no stirring
  • no thermometer
  • no poacher

Just a frying pan with 4cm water that is not boiling, a ladle spoon, a large kitchen sieve, and fresh eggs will do; for each egg:

  • empty it in the ladle spoon
  • gently drop the ladle spoon content in an empty spot in the water
  • let the egg white stiffen for 3-4 minutes
  • pull it out with the kitchen sieve when done

So here are some links:

–jeroen

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The circadian immune system: A recent @SciImmunology Review highlights the benefits of morning vaccination compared with afternoon/evening vaccination in humans.

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/18

Paper: [Wayback/Archive] The circadian immune system

Abstract

The immune system is highly time-of-day dependent. Pioneering studies in the 1960s were the first to identify immune responses to be under a circadian control. Only in the last decade, however, have the molecular factors governing circadian immune rhythms been identified. These studies have revealed a highly complex picture of the interconnectivity of rhythmicity within immune cells with that of their environment. Here, we provide a global overview of the circadian immune system, focusing on recent advances in the rapidly expanding field of circadian immunology.

Image from [Wayback/Archive] Science Magazine on Twitter: “A recent @SciImmunology Review highlights the benefits of morning vaccination compared with afternoon/evening vaccination in humans. Learn more: “

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