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ColinTheMathmo

@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz

Fulltime freelance provider of outreach and enhancement in maths ... I talk a lot. About maths.

I talk about other stuff too, like ballroom dancing, juggling, unicycling, education, engineering, software, and "other things".

But mostly about maths.

I tend to follow back, but only if you have something in your profile.

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Don't use WhatsApp:

"WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, but user data is not only about messages. That also includes the metadata such as user location, which contacts the user is communicating with, the patterns of when the user is online, etc. This metadata according to your privacy policy is indeed used for targeted ads across Meta services."

-- https://x.com/mysk_co/status/1795210609153163374

ColinTheMathmo,
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What's the alternative? I use Signal, and it's nice to see it recommended in the Forbes article.

"But for those worried by user tracking—even from metadata, or those who simply want to use the most private, secure and cleanest platforms, then there’s always a case to switch WhatsApp for Signal."

-- https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/05/28/elon-musk-fights-back-as-whatsapp-denies-harvesting-his-data-every-night/

ColinTheMathmo,
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@laslab It's a source of constant and consistent annoyance to me that circumstances require that I keep a presence in both the FBBBS and FFB.

It's minimal, but for me it is regrettably unavoidable.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Gosh ... I liked this one ...

754

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=754

Current streak: 100 (Fermium)

Best streak: 100

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I've seen mathematicians take a piece of paper, draw an arrow, not even a domain or image, stare at it, then say 'No that's not it', scrap the paper and start all over again... -- https://x.com/Friteszilla/status/1794489258436092280

amcsquared, to random
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Ahhhhhhhhh 754

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=754

ColinTheMathmo,
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@boxofrain Somehow it was a nice one.

It's a bizarre thing, how some are "nicer" than others. I don't really know what that means ...

CC: @KarenCampe @amcsquared

vesatimonen, to random
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Dissecting a mitre.

ColinTheMathmo,
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@pbsds Classical dissection problems permit reflections of pieces ... this is a completely valid solution

So the next problem/question is whether there is a solution that does not have any reflections.

CC: @vesatimonen

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