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Just replying here in case it's more visible, but: - what if you're on a no-fly list? wanted criminals? - underage?

Just replying here in case it's more visible, but: - what if you're on a no-fly list? wanted criminals? - underage?

I'm not stating that they should be. I first want to make sure this is not just a question of the "Real ID". I can think of a couple of reasons that would throw a wrench in the wor…

I think this is where my confusion lies. It seems like many people are saying no ID of any kind -- passport, "real ID", driver's license, ... -- should be provided, period. So oste…

I think I must be confused, but after reading many of the replies, I can't figure this out. Is the standard American perspective that one shouldn't have to show any form of identif…

Seconded. This looks like a fun toy, but it solves a problem that I don't have (and I believe I am the target audience). Modern typesetters are very good (e.g., TexMacs). There is …

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I throw these quotes by Y. Oono into the mix because they provide viewpoints which are in some tension with those who take -\sum_x p(x) log p(x) definition of entropy as fundamenta…

Hi Peter. As always, thanks for doing this. I am a Canadian currently on an H1B visa, valid until November 2026. I can probably recapture time until early 2027. I just got an EB2-N…

Sure. I do algorithm development at a biotech company, it is 100% computational work. I am not a software developer by training, my background is in mathematics.

> but having to switch between IDE and Jupyter for code formatting seems like unnecessary overhead. You're right about this. I don't love my setup (and have not put enough effort i…

Thanks for your thoughtful answer. - Re: continuously running a notebook server, how about an alias in your ~/.*rc file that just launches a new JLab? Personally I don't find the s…

I use Jupyter Lab every day on OSX in scientific/academic work, so I feel I am your target audience. In case it helps you gauge my impression, I spent about two minutes reading the…

Just noting that your link to docs.scipy is broken. I'm also in a similar boat to you and would be interested in an answer to this question.

I like your formulation of this as a "distributed measurement problem", but I'm not sure I follow. Could you elaborate? Specifically, I'm not sure if you agree or disagree with the…

Could you demonstrate with an example how Ascii math is easier to read and takes less time and effort to type? The example on the main page, sum_(i=1)^n i^3=((n(n+1))/2)^2 looks to…

I think the statement that "You'll enjoy the music a lot more by adding the physical movement to it" is unlikely to apply to everyone, and may not even apply to a majority of peopl…

Thanks for your reply above. I don't think the comment was sarcastic or rude. They are pointing out the following inconsistency: you've basically attached "dx" to every integration…

I think I am one of these mathematicians that doesn't understand the logic. How can I write μ(x)dx instead of μ(dx) without risking the confusion that dx is Lebesgue measure? You m…

I think I may share confusion with the other poster. I don't understand the following step: > Then white would win (and in particular not lose) by skipping the very first move and …

I didn't even notice the mistake at first -- my name is not misspelled, so I figured if I didn't say anything I would be able to get away with it. I knew my EAD card would have to …

I can only say this sounds extremely accurate based on my own experience of F-1, OPT, H1B. The anxiety resonates as well. I remember getting my work authorization card and noticing…

I don't wholly disagree with the title of the post, but I don't understand the reasoning at all. "1. Python Is Not Fast" I'm not a software engineer and I don't have a background i…

Math formulae are not trivial to check formally using a computer. Mathematical software is in its infancy relative to the sophistication of mathematical objects defined in the lite…

It's interesting to complement the last point, "Only geniuses (or cranks) head straight for the grandest and most fundamental problems", with two of Hamming's [0] points: > When yo…