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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 cricket
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As an experiment I'm "live charting" the cricket.

#NEDvRSA #T20 #Cricket

https://www.solipsys.co.uk/Cricket/

Comments welcome.

I'm updating by hand, so it will lag a little.

jonty, to random
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If you are the person who abandoned a tent full of crap at EMF: We are going to find you.

You have enraged a group of people who enjoy puzzles and suddenly have a lot of free time.

Run.

ColinTheMathmo,
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I have to chart this ...

Calling @Chartodon LR ...

CC: @jonty

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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To my Portuguese speaking colleagues:

"Fogo é muito perigoso."

Is this: "Fire is too dangerous"

Or: "Fire is very dangerous"

Given which one you choose, how would you then say the other?

ColinTheMathmo,
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@wrens Estou tento aprender português, mas é muito lento.

Para mim é muito difícil.

(Estas frases foram verificadas por auto-traduzir ... sou ainda pior do que isso vai aparecer)

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Anyone willing to check that the live-charting is working?

https://www.solipsys.co.uk/Cricket/

I can't image there are any problems, but just thought I'd check.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Found an unusual word in the middle, early, committed to it, and it was right!

(Heaves sigh of relief ...)

765

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=765

Current streak: 111 (Roentgenium)

Best streak: 111

ColinTheMathmo, (edited ) to random
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Incredible things are happening on English footy twitter

The debate over whether 10th place is in the top half of a 20-team league has been going on for ten hours and shows no signs of stopping.

(Edit: I'm pretty sure one of the participants is trolling ...)

https://x.com/matttomic/status/1798063859263234053

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Bill Anders has died:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw99wj5e5q8o

He took the iconic "Earthrise" photo, perhaps one of the most famous photographs ever.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Argh ... affixes. Corrected immediately, a moment's lookahead would have prevented the misstep.

764

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=764

Current streak: 110 (Darmstadium)

Best streak: 110

ColinTheMathmo, (edited ) to random
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Irony: using a device that transmits inordinate amounts of complex information tens of thousands of miles through thin air--via antennas and satellites--to convey to others that you 'don't trust science'. -- Anon

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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My wife ... @virtuosew ... has just said:

"I've got to charge my glasses".

I kid thee not ...

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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WOO HOO !!!

This one just dropped out for me ... very satisfying.

763

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=763

Current streak: 109 (Meitnerium)

Best streak: 109

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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This took some planning ahead ...

759

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=759

Current streak: 105 (Dubnium)

Best streak: 105

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Well, those were two fabulous games of cricket.

Excellent.

I need to work on my charting system to automate some of the underlying setup.

ColinTheMathmo, to cricket
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Pakistan needs 35 off the last 4 overs, roughly 9 an over.

Suddenly non-trivial.

...

And there's a wicket!

ColinTheMathmo, to cricket
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Menawhile, Scotland is not running away from Oman ... I'll start live-charting that soon.

ColinTheMathmo, to cricket
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Starting to wonder if India will defend this total, if Pakistan will throw it away ...

Who will win?

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Love this:

"A run out is very inevitable with these two."

That was from Alex Hartley, whose use of language is occasionally odd, but is actually a very good commentator.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Pakistan not scoring as quickly as expected ... this might not be the easy win we were expecting at the halfway point.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Desperately sad to hear of the death of Michael Mosley.

He seemed to be one of the good guys.

ColinTheMathmo, to cricket
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This is a FASCINATING game !!!

Live chart here:

https://www.solipsys.co.uk/Cricket/

ColinTheMathmo, to cricket
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Live-charting the , in case anyone wants to follow along:

https://www.solipsys.co.uk/Cricket/

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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You can never lose a homing pigeon - if it doesn't fly back, all you have lost is a pigeon.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I looked and looked and looked, but found it almost impossible to find the right combinations.

So I stared for ages, made a coffee, came back, and it was obvious.

#CellTower 766

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=766

Current streak: 112 (Copernecium)

Best streak: 112

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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For those who are interested, I'm live-charting the AUS v ENG T20

https://www.solipsys.co.uk/Cricket/

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