Scary

[mimus]

alt.sci.physics.new-theories is more on-topic than alt.astronomy.

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I'm afraid to look at alt.math.

[Eris de Suzerain]

"mimus" <***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:9bc6f11a-5b08-480f-bd5e-***@v7g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
: alt.sci.physics.new-theories is more on-topic than alt.astronomy.
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: I'm afraid to look at alt.math.

You made me go and look.... alt.math.recreational is quite on topic, though
I don't suppose I would know if it weren't. I wish I hadn't spent my
formative years reading about elves, I might know some math.

[mimus]

Post by Eris de Suzerain
: alt.sci.physics.new-theories is more on-topic than alt.astronomy.
: I'm afraid to look at alt.math.
You made me go and look.... alt.math.recreational is quite on topic, though
I don't suppose I would know if it weren't. I wish I hadn't spent my
formative years reading about elves, I might know some math.

Check out Edna Kramer's _ The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics
_:

It's wonderful, a classic, months' worth of reading, many many strange
stories, many still stranger mental gymnastics, and you'll end up a
fairly competent general mathematician-in-embryo.

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Game theory, anyone?

[mimus]

Post by mimus

Post by Eris de Suzerain
: alt.sci.physics.new-theories is more on-topic than alt.astronomy.
: I'm afraid to look at alt.math.
You made me go and look.... alt.math.recreational is quite on topic, though
I don't suppose I would know if it weren't. I wish I hadn't spent my
formative years reading about elves, I might know some math.

Check out Edna Kramer's _ The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics
It's wonderful, a classic, months' worth of reading, many many strange
stories, many still stranger mental gymnastics, and you'll end up a
fairly competent general mathematician-in-embryo.
Game theory, anyone?

Holy fuck, Amazon wants $170 for a new hardback.

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You'll pry my used one outa my cold dead hands.

[Eris de Suzerain]

Post by Eris de Suzerain
: alt.sci.physics.new-theories is more on-topic than alt.astronomy.
: I'm afraid to look at alt.math.
You made me go and look.... alt.math.recreational is quite on topic, though
I don't suppose I would know if it weren't. I wish I hadn't spent my
formative years reading about elves, I might know some math.

Check out Edna Kramer's _ The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics
_:

It's wonderful, a classic, months' worth of reading, many many strange
stories, many still stranger mental gymnastics, and you'll end up a
fairly competent general mathematician-in-embryo.

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Game theory, anyone?

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If it's explained in logic english I can follow it, I don't know why but my
brain seizes up when I see more than a few numbers in a row. I believe it's
a product of my conditioning, but I haven't had the option to do the LSD
sessions to see if those work... They were experimenting with using it to
undo mental blocks in subjects just like the math block - alas, the military
was more interested in bloodletting applications.

[mimus]

Post by mimus

Post by Eris de Suzerain
: alt.sci.physics.new-theories is more on-topic than alt.astronomy.
: I'm afraid to look at alt.math.
You made me go and look.... alt.math.recreational is quite on topic, though
I don't suppose I would know if it weren't. I wish I hadn't spent my
formative years reading about elves, I might know some math.

Check out Edna Kramer's _ The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics
It's wonderful, a classic, months' worth of reading, many many strange
stories, many still stranger mental gymnastics, and you'll end up a
fairly competent general mathematician-in-embryo.
Game theory, anyone?
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If it's explained in logic english I can follow it,

She uses lots of pretty but simple pitchers too.

Post by mimus
I don't know why but my
brain seizes up when I see more than a few numbers in a row. I believe it's
a product of my conditioning, but I haven't had the option to do the LSD
sessions to see if those work... They were experimenting with using it to
undo mental blocks in subjects just like the math block - alas, the military
was more interested in bloodletting applications.

I've heard of that. Linguistic blocks, was wot I read about.

The problem there is overdoing it and consequent distraction. (And
also, possibly, mild flashbacks when doing whatever it is later--not
visuals but just spaciness.)

I'd start with _ Laws of Form _ in any sort of acidified math-study
course . . . .

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"Horizon math", I guess.