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shunyaekam

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About shunyaekam

Hi! I'm Shunya Ekam, Standup Comedian.

https://shunyaekam.com

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    R is basicially a function from rationals to algorithms computing irrationals. L_R is decidable by a master algorithm running every y of x#y, e.g. 3.14# runs y_pi(|3.14|), so y run…

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    Proof of P ≠ NP (2nd attempt)

    URL: https://shunyaekam.com/assets/papers/pvsnp.pdf Second attempt. Apologies for the 1st attempt, didn't check the definitions properly. Looking forward to useful criticism.

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    Comment #39082474

    OP here. Cool. Thanks for the link!

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    Comment #39082449

    OP here. Yeah, it's definitely about "culture". What I've been trying to express with usage of "God" is how primitive societies, lacking law enforcing institutions etc, tried to in…

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    Comment #39082301

    OP here. You're absolutely right. Thank you. I'm reworking the essay. As I wrote in my top-level comment, what I really want to talk about is > Is there a canonical parametrization…

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    Comment #39082257

    OP here. I'm reworking the essay quite a bit, e.g. removing the vector space stuff, and the clumsy usage of the word "God". I've been thinking about these things for so long while …

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    Comment #39069607

    As an aside, I think YouTube Music is superior to Spotify in terms of music catalog. You get "everything on Spotify" (high quality audio) plus the YouTube videos (eg mixes that are…

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    The derivative of 1 with respect to x is zero, since the derivative of any constant function is zero. So you must be saying that the derivative of 1/f(x) with respect to x is zero …

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    Comment #39065661

    The answer to this question is answered in the FA. Leibiz notation is confusing except in the most simple cases. For example: > Isn't fractional form useful, for example solving di…

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    Comment #38974769

    What is special with the server? I was surprised you offered a community-hosted server. An OpenAPI spec should be enough, right?

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    Comment #38973471

    What is the difference in inner dialogue in happy vs unhappy people? I guess the inner voice is what one strives to just observe and let be while meditating. After a good meditatio…

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    Therapy helps in overcoming pretentiousness, no doubt. This is an emotional problem, feelings of worthlessness, attaching one's sense of identity to how smart one is etc. It's a bi…

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    Comment #38794422

    No, I'm saying that caring about VI vs Emacs is nothing else than high brow gatekeeping/in-group signaling.

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    Comment #38793605

    Tangent: I've been programming for many years, and the old VI vs Emacs inside-marker/debate about which one "real" programmers use has been a constant for the entire duration. (Bec…

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    Comment #38550564

    Yeah. Some examples of niche content would be interesting.

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    Comment #38376213

    In this context, a resource.

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    Comment #38365666

    I cannot give you a specific gene but I think my point still holds. Why would machines be interested in rivalry over resources or territory? Like a pond of water? Or women? We can …