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ColinTheMathmo, 8 hours ago (edited 4 hours ago) to random

An answer to a 100-year-old puzzle. I say an answer, because there is still part of the question that's open.

EDIT: The author/discoverer is here on Mathstodon!

https://mathstodon.xyz/@vesatimonen

And his post of this:

https://mathstodon.xyz/@vesatimonen/112513347111148808

timkmak, 1 day ago to random

Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Today’s issue – in honor of AAPI heritage month – revolves around what it’s like to be an Asian journalist in Ukraine.

... in a weird way, I found it liberating.

paige, 17 hours ago to Montreal

I noticed the other day that sword on this statue in Square Philips was rubbed gold.
This made me wonder if there are any other statues in #Montreal that get rubbed, and if not, what should we be rubbing?!

Fred, 1 day ago to nature

Got this shot while fishing this morning. I'm really happy with it. Not bad for a quick phone shot.

#nature #outdoors #geese #fishing #pixel6pro #pixel #Pennsylvania

benjancewicz, 20 hours ago to random

Pearl Bailey and her husband Louie Bellson on a park bench in February 1957

18+ serge, 1 day ago to random

Today Hamas shot rockets directly into civilian areas of Tel Aviv. They were intercepted, but a few things are important to note:

1. The timing of these attacks was not random. It's the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer. Using a holiday as your day to attack is a provocation.

2. To those who say Hamas is gone, or poses no threat, shooting rockets into a civilian city should prove otherwise.

3. To those who say Hamas is toothless or has no resources, shooting rockets into a city should prove otherwise.

4. To those why say that it's not a problem because Israel is able to defend itself, I ask if shooting a gun at someone is morally okay if they are wearing a bullet proof vest.

5. To those who say that this post is a justification of any military action in Gaza, it's not. It's about Hamas and its actions and motivations.

pycomtois, 1 day ago to Quebec French

« L’anglais, ce serait la langue de la diversité, de l’ouverture. Parler anglais, c’est être moderne et ouvert, c’est être de son époque. » Lutter pour sa langue appartiendrait au passé, un combat ringard, une excuse pour justifier la xénophobie. C'est pourtant Un combat pour tous ceux qui croient à la diversité du monde. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/05/25/se-battre-contre-soi-meme-pour-la-survie-du-francais

#Langue #DiversitéCulturelle #Québec

GeekSusie, 1 day ago to random

Photo Edouard Denis Baldus

rzeta0, 3 days ago to Typography

what are the best #typography accounts to follow on #mastodon ?

i do miss the ones I followed on twitter

1HommeAzerty, 3 days ago to random French

"Pas de réseau", circa 450BC

venite, 3 days ago to philosophy Dutch

Huge if true

#theology

GeekSusie, 2 days ago to random

Ecosse, 2023 - Christophe Jacrot

silicatefondue, 3 days ago to Quebec

RT: Our group from Dalhousie University in Halifax recently lost contact with a buoy that was monitoring seismic activity in the St. Lawrence River. The last position report had it offshore Mont-Joli, being blown south-west towards Rimouski. We think it may have washed up on shore. We are offering a $5000 reward to anyone who finds this instrument and brings it back to UQAR or some other storage site from where we can retrieve it. Graeme.Cairns@dal.ca
#Quebec #Rimouski

The path of the floating seismometer before contact was lost.

senj, 3 days ago to random

The notion that a text generator would reliably spit out facts if you trained it on enough internet posts is mostly an admission of how unfamiliar these dweebs are with Posting

wikipedia_fr, 3 days ago to random French

24 mai 1819 : Naissance de la reine du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande Victoria.
Son règne, connu sous le nom d'époque victorienne, marque l'apogée de la révolution industrielle britannique ainsi que celle de l'Empire britannique. #CeJourLà
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(reine)

Montreal_Weather, 3 days ago to Montreal

Yesterday was #Montréal's 8th consecutive day with maximum temperature ≥ 24°C. This is the longest run before May 24 in more than 100 years, since May 11th, 1895. #YulWx #YUL #QCWx

glynmoody, 4 days ago to Canada

New research shows that the 2023 Canadian link tax has already failed – just like all the others - https://walledculture.org/new-research-shows-that-the-2023-canadian-link-tax-has-already-failed-just-like-all-the-others/ when will they lean? #canada #copyright

TimHarford, 3 days ago to random

Cautionary Tales – When the robots take over… Cautionary Questions

Tim Harford is joined by Jacob Goldstein to answer your questions. Does winning the lottery make you unhappy? Is Bitcoin bad for the economy? When does correlation imply causation? And what will Tim and Jacob do when the robot overlords come for their jobs?

[Apple] [Spotify] [Stitcher]

https://timharford.com/2024/05/cautionary-tales-when-the-robots-take-over-cautionary-questions/

#CautionaryTales

quixoticgeek, 3 days ago to random

We've all been having a good laugh about sparkling autocarrot suggesting that people include glue in the cheese on pizza, and that we should all eat rocks.

But at the same time, you can buy mushroom identification books in Amazon that are "written" using sparkling autocarrot.

Actual printed books. On how to tell very similar poisonous and non poisonous mushrooms apart. Something that is really hard for skilled humans in some cases.

Who has liability when people start dying?

18+ GeekSusie, 3 days ago to random

Sandro Botticelli, La Naissance de Vénus, 1482

kgw, 3 days ago to Israel

Pierre Poilievre’s Incoming War On Support For Palestine
By Alex Cosh & Jeremy Appel

https://www.readthemaple.com/no-better-friend-pierre-poilievres-war-on-palestine-solidarity/?ref=maple-digest-news-newsletter

#israel #gaza #hamas #poilievre #palestine

Legit_Spaghetti, 4 days ago to random

People on the far ends of the political spectrum fantasize about a violent revolution where their side wins and then builds something new and wonderful from the ashes, and I can't think of any belief that is more delusional and dangerous.

This romanticized idea of revolution as good and noble has to be destroyed. Which is easier said than done, given that America's founding myth is all about revolution.

Any who advocate for the violent overthrow of government are unfit for democracy.

rbreich, 4 days ago to random

Live Nation/Ticketmaster is a monopoly, which is why it can get away with providing awful service, charging exorbitant prices, and tacking on fees as high as 75% of the ticket price.

The DoJ will announce an antitrust lawsuit against the company this week.

This is a big deal.

GeoffyPJohnston, 4 days ago to random

I have filed my analysis of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s application for warrants to arrest the prime minister & defence minister of Israel. I focus on the allegation regarding a deliberate starvation policy. Read my take on Friday.

wgbh, 4 days ago to random

The Spanish curling club that claims to have invented the sport 500 years ago — one year before the Scots — has never actually put stone to ice. Instead, they just brunch.

(Reporting by Gerry Hadden of GBH’s @pritheworld.)