the following image is the Mathematical Abstract for the book Quantum Theoretic Machines by August Stern

i honestly have no idea what any of it means, but i read the book (it’s fascinating) and remembered that the square root of zero is defined in his theory.

interesting, no?

you seem like such a great guy. 🙏

you remind me of me. you should check out the artworks of Paul Laffoley.

i grew up in a BIG mormon family.

a decade or so ago, a group of 20-ish cousins and i were sitting round the campfire at the reunion. they all discussed among themselves and decided that i am the original black-sheep of the family and they thanked me for being a strong role model for their own journey out of the truly awful mormon religion.

i am very proud of that.

i just wanted to say that what you wrote here is beautiful and it helps me clarify my thoughts. ♥️

i second this request. please

Watching their partner have sex with someone else sometimes sparked what they called “classic little jealousy issues,” which Adams said they resolved with “more communication, more growing up.” The money was just too good. And over time, they adopted a self-affirming ideology that framed everything as just business.

i swear this is the exact plot of “Boogie Nights”. i wish these young entrepreneurs all the best, but the movie didn’t exactly have a happy ending.

that was the most readable version of modern politics i have ever come across.

i learned a lot. thank you so much!

i think in this case we also want to consider…

do not click a twitter link

… as the article states, it is the traffic, itself, that they want.

They are willing to lose that money to get your business so that you do future business with them.

… and then, after they have captured both you and the seller, they enshittify the whole scheme making everyone except their shareholders miserable.

thanks for such a thoughtful post.

i have to face-off with my dad today and i am keeping this in my back pocket.

looks like i may be heading back over to Firefox.