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  • Robust Mirrorto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneSports rule
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    2 days ago

    Rainbow gets you to 7, which I can do without thinking: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. 2 biggest non rainbow colours: pink, brown. Then you just need to name any of the more unique colours: teal, cyan. That’s where I got to before I had to actually stop and think. You could probably add another to the rainbow by listing purple as distinct from violet. You should probably avoid black and white in case the person is being pedantic.


  • The rooms are all full by definition. You’re literally telling him to walk until he dies. Just kick him out at that point, hell shooting him on the spot would be more merciful.

    But the weird thing about infinite sets is they don’t process over time as we perceive it. Things happen all at once. There’s a classic situation where an infinite tub is filled with an infinite amount of numbered balls, and for every number that goes in, it’s square root is taken out. So when 1 goes in, 1 goes out, when 2 goes in nothing happens, same with 3, when 4 goes in, 2 gets taken out, when 9 goes in, 3 gets taken out.

    How many balls are in it at the end?

    Intuitively it seems there must be infinite balls, as balls are being taken out at a slower rate than they’re entering. But the actual answer is 0. Because the process happens all at once. So the question becomes, which balls get removed in this process? Well, the numbers that can be squared. Which is every number. If every number can be squared, every number gets removed. So if this infinite process were to play out, there would be no balls left in it.

    But if we were to try to physically do this, it’s impossible for it to actually play out. Infinity isn’t a number at the end of a line, it’s the concept of an entire unbound set. That’s why things like the hotel are good to try to explain and visualise the concept, but break down if you try to imagine them as real world places that follow time and physics.



  • Letting them pass. If it’s a 4 lane highway get in the right lane and drive a speed different from the car next to you.

    So, slow down? If it’s a multilane road they’re going to overtake. And I think it’s disingenuous to assume they’re choosing to go under the speed limit in the fast/over taking lane.

    Based on context its far more likely this is happening on a single lane road, which, generally speaking, you’re more likely to drive near the speed limit on anyway. And I’d rather someone tailgate me at a low speed than a high speed, if they’re going to tailgate either way.



  • Robust MirrortoMemes@sopuli.xyzHurry it along chucklenuts
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    3 days ago

    If someone is driving recklessly or tailgating they’re the ones creating the problem, not the person choosing to respond by slowing down slightly. Driving 2 mph under the speed limit isn’t exactly grinding traffic to a halt. If someone is driving dangerously around me I’d rather force them to slow down if it makes things a bit safer.












  • Robust MirrortoFediverse memes@feddit.ukBye
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    6 days ago

    I get the sentiment, and everyone is free to do what they like.

    But reddit is still a source of information. I don’t intentionally or regularly go there anymore, but sometimes when trying to find an answer to something it will pop up. And a few times recently the person that gave the answer nuked all their comments. It’s pretty frustrating.

    Personally I think deleting the account is enough if you think you even MIGHT have some useful comments around. I don’t think old comments are contributing to keeping people on reddit, but it does help people who just need some quick info.

    Just something to think about.


  • Robust MirrortoScience Memes@mander.xyzErasure
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    7 days ago

    So how much longer before we get pissed enough to start doing something about it?

    Says the guy making no note of anything he is doing about it.

    The people in power aren’t going to do anything about it because they want it this way.

    Half the regular people also want it this way

    Of the people left, somewhere around 50% don’t care either way.

    And of the last people left who do care, probably at least half of those aren’t doing anything < this is presumably where you are.

    You can’t just sit around and expect everyone else to be as angry or angrier than you and expect everything to work out because THEY’LL do something about it.