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Slightly offtopic, but there are other Fields Medalists on youtube too, such as Richard E Borcherds. He has some very nice videos on number theory and abstract algebra. https://www…

>It was certainly the thing which made it click for me. Stockhausen's Oktophonie did the trick for me.

I've been hearing American accents more and more in London over the past few years, especially over the past few months, so this lines up with my experiences.

CTFs are a fun way to get started. Here are some that I like: Pwn.college, PicoCTF, and PortSwigger WebAcademy.

Anything by David Attenborough should do the trick.

A more rigourous approach was tried after WW2, when Americans feared the Soviets were edging ahead mathematically/scientifically. It was called "New Math" [0]. For an example of th…

The OU maths books are indeed very good. This is the way to go.

>The only thing that US bases in the EU are doing at the moment is contributing to the local economies. Some US bases double as spy bases. For example in the UK, RAF Menwith Hill i…

RIP. My favourite Spassky game is this 24 move win against Petrosian and Petrosian was no patzer: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1106864

Most big cities in the UK have great clubs for all sorts of hobbies, and clubs are a great way to make friends. Do you like sports? Do you drink alcohol? Just wondering because pub…

Reposting some advice I gave to someone on HN a few weeks ago: Here's some advice I've been given by maths professors that I've put into practise. This stuff really works. -- Make …

This is a great resource for self-learning mathematics: https://www.susanrigetti.com/math

I stopped using IMDB after they removed their message boards. What a strange move that was.

This is going to sound bad but another upside to charity shops is that often they misprice their books, so you can get some real bargains.

I just looked at my backlog book and apparently I did read the first half of LLPSI 2. I don't recall much from it though. I think after a certain point in the book, I found it too …

I went straight into Hyginus and Caesar. Hyginus is not difficult at all. After LLPSI, you should be able to read this: https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/hyginus/hyginus5.shtml Caesa…

I started with LLPSI along with Oerberg's companion books (Colloquia Personarum, Fabellae Latinae, Fabulae Syrae). After that I read Hyginus' Fabulae and then Commentarii de Bello …

Here's some advice I've been given by maths professors that I've put into practise. This stuff really works. -- Make sure you can do it cold, as in make sure you can do things with…

No Gaddis? What a shame. Everyone ITT should check out Gaddis' `The Recognitions' and `J.R.' (and his other books, of course).

Run a honeypot and see where most of the traffic comes from.

Check out Susan Rigetti's guide: https://www.susanrigetti.com/math

Some excellent contemporary Jungle producers, if anyone wants recommendations: Dead Man's Chest, Tim Reaper, Equinox and Coco Bryce. These lads are producing bangers better, or on …

Many routers use the MIPS ISA and they can be rooted to get shell access. That's what I did with an old Netgear router, which was like a very low spec SBC. If you have a PS2 lying …

You're right, but sometimes you gotta realise you're being trolled or the person you're arguing with is not arguing in good faith. Maybe that's what he meant.

Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Lawrence Sterne The Recognitions by William Gaddis