well probably

:/

but we dont play it

it's here somewhere

have you ever played

the legend of zelda: ocarina of time?

many many many years ago i played the N64

YES

who hasn't played some version of oot?

perhaps you'd enjoy my item randomizer hack

@ZachHauk never got into the n64 zelda games :/

i wrote a hack in MIPS assembly and injected it into the game

(too 3d for my taste)

what is MIPS?

a processor

oh i see

it generated a bijection from the set of items to itself based on the filename

i googled it. XD

then randomizes based on that bijection

hmm...

and any time the item table is unloaded, i have to reload that bijection (generate it again)

interesting

so it makes really no sense to compare cpu and gpu

cool

@Null are you studying anything interesting

@Null have you ever done spherical geometry. specifically, spherical isometries?

@ZachHauk only math atm

@TheGreatDuck no

like?

analysis I, linear algebra I. not decided yet my application course

@Null have you ever studied euclidean plane isometries or 3d matrix transformations?

@TheGreatDuck isometries on a sphere? using arc length as a metric?

what about concepts in geometry if that's what they call it there?

@ZachHauk yup

sounds like youre just rotating the sphere :P

@TheGreatDuck i think it would be easier if I say to you I have studied no advanced stuff :d

that's exactly what you are doing

or you mirror the sphere

@Null oh ok

well yeah :P

i'd imagine the set of isometries forms a group

on any metric space

in this space, we could consider the set of "rotation" isometries $R$, and the "reflection" isometric $r$

@TheGreatDuck ah yes, the well known proof by just saying it method, this is good enough proof for me on this topic!

The group of rotations of the sphere is interesting, even without reflections

and the quotient group $I/\{\mathrm{id}, r\}$ would split up the group into mirror images of eachother

i think graphiccards have no real purposes apart from entertainment, or media producing.

consisting of $R, rR$

@Null nonono they are great for science!

@Null password breaking!

mmh

You can use all the vector units for whatever you want, accelerated matrix math (up to 4x4 reals) it's awesome

what are isometries of the taxicab metric? :P

i'd imagine it'd be this weird diamond-like rotation

and reflection of course

@MickLH dude, why are you coming down so hard on me for no reason? What thing were we at all proving? We're just having a conversation. Geez. Back off.

if you took it seriously, I thought the comment was hilarious, which is why I jokingly said "good enough proof for me!", it's not sarcasm

i dont see what you thought was so funny but whatever then.

:p

@MickLH I was merely trying to explain to null how 3d model manipulation works

and why there are so many circuits in a graphics card

@ZachHauk Consider the set of all smooth (possibly self-intersecting) loops on the sphere

hint: they all mostly do the same thing

whats going on

is this jeopardy

i dont even know any more

@AkivaWeinberger i have questions!!!!

imagine what aliens think of certain proffesional groups

These actually form a group isomorphic to $\Bbb Z/2\Bbb Z$, with the figure-eight loop as the identity

wat?

how do we define addition between loops?

@Null well naturally they believe that button manufacturers are warlords bent on committing universal genocide. In fact, only Earth races are immune to death-by-button.

in fact, the image of a button once went by another name: a medusa

@ZachHauk I'll assume that they all start at the same point and start pointing in the same direction

cause it would literally frighten any alien to death instantly upon sight

So follow one loop and then follow the other

The nonzero loop is a circle (either clockwise or counterclockwise, it doesn't matter)

@AkivaWeinberger lines on a sphere are circumferences, fyi.

so every loops is either a circle

or a figure 8

I forgot a very important part

Subject: An Adjective Approach

this is like mad libs

which is that two loops are considered "the same" if you can deform one into the other while keeping it differentiable (no cusps or anything)

important: nothing important, relax!

guys guys guys!

I just realized

someone name a math subject

or topic

Algebraic Set Theory

(doesn't exist as far as I know)

and an adjective

the aliens are actually Mexicans

loool

and their illegality is debatable

trumped haha

whenever we hear about crop circles

blame it on the Mexicans. XD

Mexicans: A Trumping Approach

@ZachHauk Geometric

(note: not racist, although I am against illegal immigration)

Algebraic Set Theory: A Geometric Approach

@AkivaWeinberger don't pull a ted on me

Americans: a naive set theory approach

Naive Set Theory: A patriotic approach

Approach Theory: An approaching approach

minecraft block theory: a terrarian approach

Approach Theory: A Theoretical Approach

Null Theory: A Zach Hauk Approach

ok its gotten to the point where the word "approach" has lost all meaning

Limit Theory: …

XD

<=== avatar theory: as explained by MS Paint

Inter-universal Teichmuller Theory: An MS Word Approach

Integration Theory: An Implied Approach

Theoretical Theory: An Approachable Approach

...

that actually had a nice ring to it

MSE Chat: A Brief Resumé

@ZachHauk iwut

Theory: An Approach

Windows Vista Theory: As explained by hacker joe.

Naïve Book Theory: You think you're reading this but you aren't

^^^oooh good one

Theory Theory: Theoretical

Zombie Theory: It ain't dead yet!

Projective Geometry: A Projective Approach

^lol at assuming tomorrow

brb

you have only one chance to give a first impression, but trillions to remove doubts to the assumption that you are in fact an idiot :D

Silence Theory: The Verbal Approach

Number Theory: The Negative Viewpoint

alright im done

what are you guys working on?

Reminds me, if I ever write a book, I want it to be called [Insert Title Here]

@BalarkaSen I haven't had my laptop on for a while, so it's not too much further. coming up on 322k now.

What's both hilarious and frustrating is how often I'll think "oh, it's making progress" and then -bam- it trips a dire head and grows a huge chunk.

and because it never removes the easy branches far away, it just keeps reproducing those over and over again when a dire head gets triggered

what are you talking about?

Hydra game

ah

Topology: A Neighborhood Approach

Urban Design: A Topological Approach.

lol

Markov Chains: A Repetitive Approach.

Egg theory: the Chicken came first approach.

Discrete Mathematics: The Discreet Approach

There's a book out there called Naïve Lie Theory

Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory: Hydra Theory...

Oh God

Business ethics: a Lie theory approach.

@TheGreatDuck Come now, that's not nearly enough hydras.

Black Hopes: The Unstoppable Approach

*holes

though now I'm wondering what "black hopes" would mean

any more and MSE would break

Black Hopes: The Bleak Approach

Bug: The Invincible Cockroach

Bowling: The Approach Approach

mow?

Humour: The running-gag approach.

Footsteps: The Things Approach

At some point we should stop, yeah

Dead Horses: A Beating Approach

I'll call it quits there

Lovecraftian mythos: The Things That Should Not Be Known Approach.

Chapter 1: AAAAAAH

Chapter i: What have we done? WHAT HAVE WE DONE?!?!?!?!

Lorentzian Manifolds: A Time-Like Approach

Chapter X: There is no God

Okay, now, I'll call it quits

Definition 1: In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.

Theorem 1: The Thing cannot be described - there is no language for such abysms of shrieking and immemorial lunacy, such eldritch contradictions of all matter, force, and cosmic order. A mountain walked or stumbled.

@AkivaWeinberger You'd be able to fit a nice chapter on non-Euclidean geometry in it somewhere.

Theorem 2: That is not dead which can eternal lie. Corollary: With strange aeons, even death may die.

What hath Ted (inadvertently) wrought?

Eh, when someone (inadvertently) creates a cult the descent into fevered occultism is pretty much inevitable.

@KajHansen Book Jokes: A Silly Approach.

I made the joke years ago that I'm gonna author Geometry: An Algebraic Approach

Geometry: the statistical approach

Postulate 1: there a 10% probability of a two points being allowed to be connected by a straight line

This could be described as a statistical approach to humor given how many puns we've done.

^^^

i even did one

but nobody got it

XD

A Monte-Carlo approach to humor

The more we spew, the closer we zero in on what's funny

Gambling: A Monte-Carlo Approach?

I can generate digits of $\pi$ with nothing more than a 6-sided die and a huge amount of spare time

nope

3.1415926

i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/096/044/…

Add pairs of digits if not >9

@TheGreatDuck He can do it in base 6, letting 6 = 0...

Baire Spaces: Now with space bears

i have a few questions I got lined up

granted, I doubt I'll ask them. :p

they're more the sort of thing best left to my own thoughts.