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nootka··on Nvidia CEO says Google is the only customer building its own silicon at scale
> Notably forecasted the global Crypto crash of 2k18... an opinion against the grain in his field.

Was his field /r/bitcoin? I'm pretty sure the entire world saw that one coming.

nootka··on Exploring the Visible Spectrum in Python
Perfect, thank you!
nootka··on Interest Rates: Naturally Negative?
Another request if you have a paper or other source; not because I doubt it though! I'm interested in how velocity of money would properly be modeled and observed as a function of the Lorenz curve.

I'm pretty amateur when it comes to math, but I'm working on it.

nootka··on Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to Invest
This is my understanding as well, but is there any law to this effect?
nootka··on How shrinkflation is playing havoc with economists’ models
Wadding is a sub-optimal wiping technique. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=G.I.%2bbutt%2bwipe&amp=true

That said, the general point of your post still stands.

nootka··on A Guide to Climate Change
Isn't there a bunch of methane trapped in icebergs or something?

I'll be honest, I'm convinced humans have a big hand in climate change, but I can't seem to determine whether I merely need to lobby my rep for green legislation or start taking survival classes for an impending collapse of JIT supply chains and society in general.

nootka··on Exploring the Visible Spectrum in Python
Did the course use a particular text? As an oil painter I'm interested in rigorous color science, but I have no affiliation with a university.
nootka··on Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company
Doesn't that contradict noego's ultimate point?
nootka··on Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company
How does cash raise market cap aside from maybe causing uninformed investors to drive the price up? Isn't market cap share price * shares outstanding? Hence, capitalization in the market, rather than capital available internally.
nootka··on In the US, wells being drilled ever deeper as groundwater vanishes
That's still useful, thanks!
nootka··on What Is Gaussian Curvature?
I have been semi-diligently (4-5 hours/week as adult life allows) following this approach coupled with working my way through math texts. Although I zero problem grasping concepts and parsing propositions and examples, I find it very difficult to solve end-of-chapter problems. No more than 4 or 5 problems a week, and hence my advancement is agonizingly slow.

I started with Spivak & Apostol but reverted to Riley and Hobson's Foundations text because I was struggling too much with the A&S's problems. Given that I did very well on symbolic-logic proofs in an undergrad course, I figured it would be easy enough to get into math if I had diligence and sincere interest. After having been a 'D' student, my recognition of arithmetic and algebraic expressions and manipulations is hopelessly sub-par. Even many of the R&H problems are beyond my grasp.

My approach has been informed by a sincere desire to engage with mathematics (one I unfortunately did not have through my formal education) as well as several "How do I self-teach maths" threads on HN, Reddit, and /sci/. Previously I had chalked up my poor grades to an undisciplined, unmotivated youth. Now I'm beginning to suspect I may simply not have the requisite intelligence, or am at least outside the age where I had enough time and neuroplasticity to pick math up in earnest.

nootka··on In the US, wells being drilled ever deeper as groundwater vanishes
Do you know of any good articles on this. I.E. futures for the small family-run farm?
nootka··on Owning a Pet Is Good for Well-Being
Looks like we have a bit of a modest proposal going here.