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<mofh> whitequark: for what it's worth, I strongly support the vitrification of US undergrad departments.
<whitequark> mhm
<oeuf> whitequark: mofh: what's the conteggst, or do i want to know the conteggst
<UmbralRaptop> Please allow sufficient time for the students to escape.
<UmbralRaptop> œuf: see the bird website for conteggst
<UmbralRaptop> Also related: weedout classes
<oeuf> gah headache
<oeuf> it seems the initial tweet of that thread has been eaten by котеньке https://twitter.com/calygraph/status/1119394046508716034
<kmath> <calygraph> @whitequark wait what ⏎ what is it
<oeuf> whitequark: wait is that the right case,
<whitequark> by котенька
<whitequark> or eaten котенькой
<oeuf> whitequark: by now en.wikt completes to https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-енька in my address bar
<oeuf> i'm not sure what to make of that
<oeuf> ah right, instrumental is a thing
<kmath> <bofh453> @whitequark It is ~reasonably common practise at most universities to have a early second-year course *designed* to… https://t.co/4SkyTL0Rmi
<oeuf> mofh: at ETHZ the attrition rate is about 50 % for the first year (and iirc the same for the second year), but then the admission into ETHZ is pretty lax (it's just the swiss matura)
<oeuf> mofh: compare e.g. the french model of hard numerus clausus entrance exam then virtually no attrition
<oeuf> (but then that entrance exam in FR is at the end of two years of preparatory classes, so it's sort of equivalent i suppose)
<oeuf> mofh: apparently it was getting a bit messy at ETHZ because the first year classes were getting too big, they tried holding lectures in two separate amphitheatres with one in videoconferences
<B787_300> mofh: increadibly common in the US too
<oeuf> B787_300: i think mofh was talking about the US
<B787_300> ah i thought he was talking about overseas universities
<oeuf> he was :-p
* oeuf glares at the atlantic
<oeuf> whitequark: does котенька know how to catch moths
<oeuf> whitequark: is it moth season yet
<B787_300> is котенька whitequark's cat?
<UmbralRaptop> Are moths a greener source of protein than cows?
<B787_300> UmbralRaptop: yes... at least most insects are
<whitequark> oeuf: not yet
<oeuf> B787_300: yes
<oeuf> B787_300: one of them
<B787_300> where are pictures?
<kmath> <whitequark> do not look directly at the operational end of the device https://t.co/lcchYATOZR
<B787_300> whitequark: what is the name of the black and white one?
<whitequark> B787_300: depends
<whitequark> порошок or жирный
<kmath> <whitequark> https://t.co/9BpWDhqko4
<B787_300> then you also have a spotted one that likes sitting on doors
<oeuf> whitequark: oh, it has a new one
<whitequark> oeuf: well to be precise it is пидр жирный
<oeuf> whitequark: is it still called эта хуйня or is that a thing of the past
<whitequark> it is significantly fatter now.
<whitequark> and tends to use claws on you for stability.
<oeuf> ow
<oeuf> B787_300: both of them like sitting on doors
<whitequark> котенька sits on doors -all the damn time-
<whitequark> жирный only occasionally
<oeuf> :D
<whitequark> its too fat for most doors
<whitequark> like balancing a water balloon on a pole
<whitequark> (horizontally)
<oeuf> i am very confused at the many names of эта хуйня
<B787_300> wait you named your cats kitty and fatty?
<B787_300> oh and this garbage?
<oeuf> tbh котенька used to be called мелкая so she has had a name change too
<oeuf> not sure whether "the котяchrome kitten" counts as a name
<oeuf> B787_300: котенька's mother was called котя
<whitequark> B787_300: yes, the mother of the smol cat was called "cat" and the smol cat is called "kitty"
<whitequark> the black and white cat is not named by me
<B787_300> oeuf: котя in google translate says it means bitch
<oeuf> whitequark: I thought "эта хуйня" was your invention?
<whitequark> B787_300: google translate lies
<whitequark> котя means cat
<whitequark> i can't even imagine when it'd mean bitch
<oeuf> google translate tells you that dog emoji means moth, so
<whitequark> oeuf: i don't remember, it was more than a moth ago
<oeuf> ~*~machine learning~*~ i suppose
<B787_300> ah it defaults to Bulgarian
<B787_300> (defaults when detect language is on)
<whitequark> huh okay
<whitequark> the other names for the cat aren't mine i think
<whitequark> but i don't remember any of it
<oeuf> whitequark: i think порошок was printer's
<whitequark> yes
<oeuf> blarg headache
<oeuf> i wonder whether i should take an ibuprofen of whether i'm likely to zzz before it would have any effect anyway
<oeuf> whitequark: what other diminutives can you apply to кот before the naming scheme collapses
<whitequark> котейка
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<kmath> <MattChallacombe> Grad student descent is a type of optimization scheme in whic h the task of model architecture or hyper-parameter s… https://t.co/ID4oNRySjL
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<oeuf> !wpn whitequark
* galois gives whitequark a gallium directed triangle
<oeuf> mofh: meow
<galois> [WIKIPEDIA] Prononciation du français#Caractéristiques | "La prononciation du français indique comment les phonèmes sont combinés dans la langue française. Cet article, qui fournit diverses informations sur la phonologie du français, montre tous les phonèmes habituels et possibles de cette langue en incluant des variétés régionales du français du Québec, de..."
<oeuf> elision is fun
<kmath> <eggleroy> @chordbug majn ˈvɛɹiz ˈkwajt œ bit diˈpɛndiŋ ɔn hɔw ˈtajœd aj am, ðø mɔʁ tajœʁd ðø fʁɛnʃjœʁ, gɛtiŋ ʁidikylus if aj ɛm œp at fɔʁ in dø møʁniŋ
<oeuf> mofh: note the disappearance of stress,
<oeuf> wait no [hɔw] is nonsense
<kmath> <eggleroy> @chordbug majn ˈvɛɹiz ˈkwajt œ bit diˈpɛndiŋ ɔn hɑw ˈtajœd aj am, ðø mɔʁ tajœʁd ðø fʁɛnʃjœʁ, gɛtiŋ ʁidikylus if aj ɛm œp at fɔʁ in dø møʁniŋ
<kmath> <jrfddw> 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈 很会化解尴尬嘛~😂 https://t.co/0VIo7iinYi
<oeuf> tweeting in IPA could *really* use an edit button https://twitter.com/eggleroy/status/1119546417566056448
<kmath> <eggleroy> @chordbug majn ˈvɛɹiz ˈkwajt œ bit diˈpɛndiŋ ɔn hɑw ˈtajœd aj am, ðø mɔʁ tajœʁd ðø fʁɛnʃjœʁ, gɛtiŋ ʁidikylus if aj ɛm œp at fɔʁ in dø mɔʁniŋ
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dx_ is now known as dx
<UmbralRaptop> Do you want Jackson problems? Because this is how you get Jackson problems https://twitter.com/0xDBFB7/status/1119606507291594752
<kmath> <0xDBFB7> Laplace's Equation: The Board Game ⏎ ⏎ Push your boundaries in this relaxing pastime for all ages! 1 to n players. Gre… https://t.co/QzHeW35owi
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<mofh> UmbralRaptop: LOL YOU'RE NOT WRONG
* UmbralRaptop is currently failing at simple problems with a schwarschild metric. Unless textbook redefined how derivatives work?
<mofh> I don't recall Jackson doing problems on manifolds, but it's been years.
<UmbralRaptop> Unrelated to Jackson
<UmbralRaptop> … or maybe this metric is different from how I thought?
<UmbralRaptop> Right, there's an r in g_{rr}, so \frac{\partial g_{rr}}{\partial r} is not 0.
<oeuf> grr
<oeuf> angry metric
<UmbralRaptop> Anger categories: r≥6GM, 6GM<r≤2GM, r<2GM
<kmath> <ClementSalviani> Patrick Cohen : "C'est arrivé cette semaine" émission du 20/04/2019, consacrée à Notre-Dame de Paris, avec Clément… https://t.co/OiTxx8lu0Y
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<_whitenotifier-3d18> [Principia] pleroy opened pull request #2140: Randomized comparison of the Fortran and C++ geopotentials - https://git.io/fjOMA
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<kmath> <Cosmic_Penguin> And it seems the "problem" is that the satellite is deliberately launched to the standard GTO trajectory, then appa… https://t.co/CWuxKpLvfc
<_whitenotifier-3d18> [Principia] Success. Build finished. - http://casanova.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080/job/Principia/3558/
<mofh> BLOODY HELL, it seems them gil*ts j*aunes are at it again, this time at Place de la République.
<oeuf> mofh: well it's saturday
<mofh> oeuf: I mean point, I'm just kind of impressed, usually scheduled events aren't this consistent in FR,
<kmath> <RafaelleR> (je rends l’antenne pour ce soir, on vient de me rappeler que c’était l’heure de l’apéro, je reprends ce fil demain)
<oeuf> mofh: yes another thread that has an explicit interruption for food and drinks, look, it's france,
<mofh> oeuf: I mean I'm eggstremely okay with this concept,
<mofh> (look food is good okay)
<kmath> <eggleroy> @chordbug majn ˈvɛɹiz ˈkwajt œ bit diˈpɛndiŋ ɔn hɑw ˈtajœd aj am, ðø mɔʁ tajœʁd ðø fʁɛnʃjœʁ, gɛtiŋ ʁidikylus if aj ɛm œp at fɔʁ in dø mɔʁniŋ
<mofh> i think so? like see aphantasia (tho i do distinctly recall your 'r's shifting from English to FR-style trills at the least)
<mofh> oeuf: looks like there were a few self-igniting cars today again
<UmbralRaptop> autodeflagration
<mofh> yes, precisely,
<kmath> <EricMamajek> Unfortunately there are no published uncertainties on the original measurements. Impossible to judge with available… https://t.co/k2HksPspwV
<UmbralRaptop> (cc B787_300?)
<oeuf> mofh: yes because clearly we haven't had enough fires this week
<B787_300> hrm
<mofh> oeuf: people are rightfully annoyed about that.
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<mofh> at least the statue there is bronze and on a limestone pedestal, but still.
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<kmath> <ParisAMDParis> L'incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris vue du ciel ⏎ Welt https://t.co/UQO5LIRhos
<egg|zz|egg> !choose zzz|notzz
<galois> egg|zz|egg: Your options: zzz, notzz. My choice: notzz
<egg|zz|egg> blarg
<egg|zz|egg> but lazy
<mofh> at this hour? :p
<egg|zz|egg> yeah but i fucked up the cream of the paris brest, it's way too sweet
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: meow
<mofh> egg|zz|egg: https://mobile.twitter.com/katie_panda/status/1119631237910392833 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
<kmath> https://twitter.com/katie_panda/status/1119631237910392833 <katie_panda> @SpatiallyWired @mcmansionhell There's an observation deck labeled in that image. Maybe you take a glass elevator i… https://t.co/av43M5x1j0
<mofh> also this is why having me around is useful, i'd just eat that cream on its own happily,
* mofh is reminded of eating way too many of those sugar sprinkles straight out of the shaker back at ANBO
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: no, overly sweet things are quickly disgusting
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: remember the chocolate souffle that ended up in the bin
<mofh> i mean okay, point.
<mofh> yeah, that was too sweet even for me.
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: also yeah the architect cabinets are having fun with photoshop (the contest would be about the spire if anything so that one's off topic too)
<mofh> (like i'm pretty sure that recipie that we used called for too much sugar and on top of that i am 80% sure you added 2 tbsp extra on top of that)
<mofh> (i need to retry the recipie to confirm, tho, mind you)
<mofh> egg|zz|egg: "fun", sure, that's one way to call it
<egg|zz|egg> not sure where i fucked up on this one
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: oh, fun for the architects who draw that i'm sure
<mofh> like I still can't get over "glass roof, overtop of limestone vaults". did they not even glance at the building plans?
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: quick, we have to draw something fancy, ieoh ming pei did glass, let's put glass, there, send tweet
<mofh> LOL
<mofh> I MEAN THAT SADLY MAKES SENSE THERE
<mofh> https://twitter.com/fxcoudert/status/1119685351390482432 what do they mean by "Je pense qu'un certain nombre de collègues vont devenir chèvre"? I assume not literally becoming a goat
<kmath> <fxcoudert> Donc pas de temps gagné par rapport à importer avec le DOI les publis une à une dans HAL. Je pense qu'un certain no… https://t.co/018mPH9Q8p
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: i hear someone proposed titanium for the spire, that might look cute (and would be a lot lighter than the lead)
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: alternatively his colleagues will become goats
<egg|zz|egg> whichever one is more likely
<mofh> Like Ti would make a lot of sense (and honestly *please* no more lead, that stuff is heavy, melts at low temperatures and is generally not something you really want around, plus I'm pretty sure measurable amounts of it *do* dissolve into soluble Pb salts, which are evil).
<mofh> egg|zz|egg: ahh, that makes sense.
<egg|zz|egg> mofh: well, they could keep lead on the roof (anyway you do want *some* weight, because the building is designed to have some weight on the vaulting, you can't just put something eggstremely light), esp. if the architectural contest thing is about the spire only
<egg|zz|egg> but the spire bears on a smaller section that collapsed, so there redoing it in lead might not even be an option
<egg|zz|egg> Ti will look different, but is kind of cute
<egg|zz|egg> whitequark: is this a котенькаgirl https://twitter.com/naga_U_/status/1119594239657037824
<kmath> <naga_U_> 木の上でくつろぐケモミミちゃん https://t.co/oAxBfD7ewb
<mofh> egg|zz|egg: I mean I also happen to think Ti would look much nicer on a spire, agreed.
<egg|zz|egg> now of course there is a debate on how much you can change the appearance, with a lot of angry nonsense being uttered on both sides
<mofh> https://twitter.com/katelipgloss/status/1119617417825673217 oh gods I recall the ROM addition, it's literally like an affront against humanity in terms of how bad it is.
<kmath> <katelipgloss> @mcmansionhell After what they did the Royal Ontario Museum, I just assume all old buildings are eventually going t… https://t.co/M33NY0XSi1
<UmbralRaptop> aaaaaaa
* egg|zz|egg meows at whitequark
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<UmbralRaptop> Silly question: is gravitational time dilation at the photon sphere of a black hole such that time passes √3 times slower than for a distant observer?