Many Things
Part the First: I have randomly come into possession of a couple o’ free postcards. If you want one, send me your post address; first come, first serve.
Part the Second: this girl will be staying with me this weekend as part of Caltech’s prefrosh propaganda marathon. Her journal reinforces this creepy thought I’ve been having, that everyone keeps a secret online journal and we’re all just too shy to talk about it, but that’s all right.
Part the Many: I have decided to revert to a primitive counting system with three many numbers: one, two, and many. It makes my homework much simpler, though I don’t know what I’d do if I were taking number theory - can something be two mod many?
Part the Many: I need to go file my tax extension form, since the telefile system refused to recognize my social security number (wanna know what it is? it’s many!). Bah humbug.
pamela wrote:
Hey, I found your site through BlogSnob. In reference to Part the First, that’s a really cool idea! I hope you don’t mind that I’ve swiped it and posted it to my own blog (duly referenced), but it’s a great way to get rid of my hundred-plus freebie postcards.
I’ve also enjoyed what I’ve seen of your site so far, even if I’d never heard of gabbro before.
Posted 16 Apr 2020 at 4:40 am ¶
G wrote:
One Two Many
Posted 16 Apr 2020 at 7:47 am ¶
yami wrote:
awww, thanks! I’m pretty sure I swiped the postcard thing from somebody else, probably multiple somebody elses (or should that be somebodies else?) - not that I believe it’s an idea complicated enough to be governed by intellectual property regulations anyway.
Posted 16 Apr 2020 at 1:20 pm ¶
Kat wrote:
Speaking on behalf of my Number Theory class, I think two (mod many) would go over quite well with us at the moment… especially if it would help us fudge some proofs.
Posted 16 Apr 2020 at 7:54 pm ¶
yami wrote:
Well, once you translate your problems into the “one, two, many” system, it’s trivial to show that three many equals four many - and then you can prove anything!
Posted 17 Apr 2020 at 2:05 pm ¶