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No because no "run away" effect. "inverted" mass means that the mass goes on the other side... gravity works the same there.

Or we could shift to an other side of the universe by "inverting" the mass of the ship where the speed of light is much higher[1]. Cosmology is so cool... too bad we do not have ti…

Unfortunately, no... But the french used by Grothendieck is surprisingly simple : it should not be too much of a challenge with Google translate, a couple of months and some courag…

> ... **Not Judging** ... > ... > Despite it all, I hope to have achieved a truthful text that illustrates the > **unclassifiable** person Grothendieck was. > ... > The quite unusu…

"Why Does Julia Work So Well? There is an obvious reason to choose Julia: it's faster than other scripting languages, allowing you to have the rapid development of Python/MATLAB/R …

Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity http://harmful.cat-v.org/people/basic-laws-of-human-stupidit...

> he would have a hard time convincing other scientists in its validity, because of his... other convictions. atemerev apparently does not understand what science is ... but keep p…

Yep: +1

So much truth in here... Specially for the "just funded" startups : they loose their souls fast when the investors start to get impatient. It's a trap in so many cases.

Requiem for GitHub (2016) http://hintjens.com/blog:111

It's a great idea and I think it's much bigger than maths. If you do not already know about it, searching around what a "Dynabook" is cannot be a waste of time. You may be interest…

> Scholze started teaching himself college-level mathematics at > the age of 14 And also that a few people have exceptional intellectual abilities, built-in.

> Ed: ... A few people have thought about this very idea. You may take a look at: "http://www.vpri.org/html/words_links/links_ifnct.htm"

> "intimidating" Exactly. /speculation There is a point where one starts to see "behind" the symbols. It's a strange sensation, as if one could understand the ideas in a non-verbal…

"“I understood nothing, but it was really fascinating,” he said. So Scholze worked backward, figuring out what he needed to learn to make sense of the proof. “To this day, that’s t…

Yes! Just setup definitions then see what you can do (think algorithms) with them. The rest is highly likely to be intellectual masturbation. Insight: math helps create maps of wha…

Treasures from Alan Kay and friends can be found here: http://www.vpri.org Do check the STEPS project: a complete system in 10_000 readable LOC. Really exceptional. Bret Victor can…

Should you go there, please do share news about your beheading startup.

Please, could you elaborate?

Misplaced but cannot comment under the original one. You wrote: "I don't take notes. (It's worth pondering whether taking notes is really an aid to internal remembering...)" This i…

I came across this video trying to understand what are quantum computers about... After all, Feynman himself said: "If you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don't und…

Stallman uses his freedom of speech to the fullest! ==== 31 October 2016 (Down's syndrome) A new noninvasive test for Down's syndrome will eliminate the small risk of the current t…

Your contribution is very interesting : it shows how little a diploma (a.k.a. "education") has to do with any kind of ability to produce anything useful. http://oxrep.oxfordjournal…