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Anonymous 2015-10-17 02:37:17 ID: ffb107 No.16246 [Reply]

>A Japanese mathematician claims to have solved one of the most important problems in his field. The trouble is, hardly anyone can work out whether he's right

>Three years on, Mochizuki's proof remains in mathematical limbo—neither debunked nor accepted by the wider community. Mochizuki has estimated that it would take an expert in arithmetic geometry some 500 hours to understand his work, and a maths graduate student about ten years. So far, only four mathematicians say that they have been able to read the entire proof.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/math-mystery-shinichi-mochizuki-and-the-impenetrable-proof/

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Anonymous 2015-12-02 17:27:16 ID: b2f8ea No.18727

>>18726
P2 should obviously be "all yellow things are bananas"

Anonymous 2015-12-02 22:12:50 ID: 86db40 No.18741

>>18726
>He's right about that
His statement was that in no case is logic "concerned with truth". Your statement proves that there is at least one case in which logic is "not concerned with truth". That's not enough to prove his statement completely.

You would either need to prove deductively that there is no such statement or observe every conceivable statement and demonstrate on a case by case basis how each statement falls into the category of "not being concerned with logic". I can guess which line of reasoning you would prefer.

The irony here, of course, is that his statement can't be determined to be true without the intervention of pure logic.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 23:41:27 ID: ccd598 No.18744

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>>18716
PLATO'S HUMAN

and yes, it's hella flawed.

Anonymous 2015-12-03 13:28:39 ID: 7ec3b2 No.18760

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>>18726
>Are you as human capable of thinking?
who am i to tell?
i don't don't believe i just quoted a more complete form of the saying from mr. cartes.
>What does it mean to "think".
who am i to tell? can it be that pyrrho is my great^? granddad?
>Define it.
to think is to to think to think to be mean sort of grey or basin.
please adopt this definition for the rest of the discussion, please avoid trying to lengthen discussion by arguing about the correctness definitions.

>Don't let anyone tell you that philosophical research is worthless, but don't believe this because I told you.
i'm a spectator, tell me stuff! let me see things, see other things, hear ideas, have ideas, spectate as they mingle and fight! do i believe anything?

am i roleplaying now?

Anonymous 2015-12-04 07:16:15 ID: 2f71b2 No.18835

>>18716
>"A fish is a creature with scales. Lizards have scales. Therefore all lizards are fish."
The third statement is a type of existential logical fallacy and doesn't prove anything. Bad logic doesn't count.

>>18726
>P1: All bananas are yellow
>P2: All yellow things are not bananas
This is a direct contradiction. I command you to halt this autism at once.

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NSA ends mass data collection! Anonymous 2015-11-29 05:28:56 ID: ad2a15 No.18543 [Reply]

NSA ends mass data collection!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/27/us-usa-nsa-termination-idUSKBN0TG27120151127

How does this make you feel Lain!?!

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Anonymous 2015-11-30 07:21:53 ID: ad2a15 No.18621

>>18617
>NSA datacollection bill ends
>hurr durr clickbate

no one said stop using privacy tools or even that they will stop. All the article said was the bill allowing them to collect metadata of everything is no longer legal unless they renew it.

Anonymous 2015-11-30 10:35:09 ID: 224357 No.18634

>>18621
The article, yes. The nature if clickbait is that there is a different, fuarrrking riddiculous message in the title:
>NSA ends mass data collection!

Anonymous 2015-12-03 15:12:08 ID: 8651a5 No.18764

>guys

It says they're only stopping bulk vacuuming and beginning more focused surveillance. What would that entail and what specifically would they focus on?

Anonymous 2015-12-03 16:22:10 ID: ae2628 No.18765

Does anyone actually believe them considering they've lied countless times, break the law, have been proven to blackmail politicians, and what they've been doing this whole time has been unconstitutional?

Also so what if they scale this back, they're still collecting everything else.

And even if they're actually replacing it with a more scaled back, targeted system we're all still going to be targeted. We use Linux, we care about our privacy, we use encryption. Remember the LinuxJournal incident a couple years ago? All of us are potential terrorists in their eyes. Some people here are anarchists, some socialists, some people have attended protests or have political beliefs that go against the status quo. I bet you use encryption, are you a pedophile? If you're not a criminal then what are you trying to hide? Just trying to enjoy your constitutional rights to privacy and freedom of speech that many people fought and died for? You want to live in the land of the free rather than 1984? You don't use Facebook? You don't want the the government and corporations to know every detail of your life? That's pretty suspicious, you could be a member of ISIS so we're going to have to monitor everything you do. It's for your protection, don't worry about it.

TL;DR This gets privacy advocates to quiet down a little bit and make people think they have some level of privacy or that the government represents them and is looking out for their right to privacy. It's business as usual at the NSA. If you believe in the constitution and freedom you're a terrorist.

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Anonymous 2015-12-03 16:25:57 ID: ae2628 No.18766

>>18765
Don't worry, we're only spying on the terrorists like this anon right here.

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Anonymous 2015-10-28 18:27:07 ID: ac022f No.17274 [Reply]

I'm fascinated with the nature of cats. They are reliant on humans and have been breed for centuries yet refuse to be domesticated like the dog.
They refuse to surrender to might and authority, ignoring humans and attacking beings never mind how much stronger or bigger they are compared to them.

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Anonymous 2015-10-29 05:12:40 ID: 6fdd1f No.17288

when i put a hat on my cat, he is in fact a cat in the hat.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 20:45:55 ID: 15d424 No.18734

I reckon its something to do with historic use, a cat was historically only kept around to chase pests (birds, rats) and this was the primary reason they were fed, dogs on the other hand were tamed, taken to the hunt, made to herd sheep, and this has made us select dogs tht exhibit more "dog"-like traits

Anonymous 2015-12-02 22:54:49 ID: f6d264 No.18742

I hope I'm not derailing too much, but I much prefer coyotes, especially the eastern coyote (also known as coywolves).

In fact, they will eat your cats. http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21677188-it-rare-new-animal-species-emerge-front-scientists-eyes
>Cats are typically eaten skull and all, with clues left only in the droppings.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 23:33:42 ID: 7cf0d5 No.18743

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>>18742
Coywolves are cool, but I like dogs more. Especially hunting dogs. I do like cats, but only barn cats. I think it's a silly waste of money to have a fat, useless, inside cat, but some people like the companionship, so to each their own. But I absolutely despise when people have toy dogs/purely inside dogs. You've taken a proud animal that was bred to run alongside humans, an animal that is incredibly perceptive and intelligent and you've made if a fuarrrking useless novelty. I'm not trying to say don't have a pet dog, I'm trying to say respect your dog and treat it like the animal it is, deserves to be, and longs to be.

Anonymous 2015-12-03 13:07:52 ID: 8dfd10 No.18758

>>17282
but wouldn't that make our cat our cat's cat's cat?

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Lainchan closeout sale kalyx ###### 2015-09-19 21:03:17 ID: 832d5d No.14028 [Reply][Last 50 Posts]

All of this stuff needs to be out of my house. If it doesn't sell in a week its going in the trash. I have no choice. If you want to buy anything, you'll have to wait till the money transfers into my bank account before I can ship (3-5 days). email admin@lainchan.org, ask questions here. qq

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Anonymous 2015-11-18 12:12:47 ID: edc137 No.18113

>>18085
>>16414
>>16408
>>16411

Hope y'all learned the lesson about doing business with dindus.

Anonymous 2015-11-19 13:55:29 ID: 88d31d No.18127

>>18096
Can I still pay you to burn the aynd rand book?

Anonymous 2015-11-19 14:28:08 ID: 2178b9 No.18128

ITT kalyx turns in desperation to a life of crime in order to feed his crippling cocaine habit

Anonymous 2015-11-19 17:34:26 ID: d1abc8 No.18130

>>18128

kalyx be gettin his life back on track, he a good boy he dindu nuffins!

Anonymous 2015-12-03 08:30:10 ID: c71969 No.18757

Christ, how reputable can a website be when you can't even reliably purchase things from the owner/administrator without them not shipping your items and dodging on IRC for a month?

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Politics Anonymous 2015-05-24 23:19:35 ID: d3d5ba No.9453 [Reply][Last 50 Posts]

Are any of you interested in politics at all?

Do your compass http://www.politicalcompass.org/

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Anonymous 2015-12-03 00:34:09 ID: 723e45 No.18745

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- Pro-Freedom of Speech
- fuarrrk political correctness, you have the freedom to say whatever you want and I have the freedom to point out why you're wrong or that you're full of soykaf . No one has a right to not be offended. If you want a safe space go home.
- Pro Gun-Rights
- Free Market with some socialism, no government backed monopolies
- Strict on environmental protection
- Limited consumerism
- Anti-survellience, pro freedom
- Pro people growing their own food, forming autonomous, self-reliant communities
- Non-aggression principle. People can form communities with similar individuals if they want. Christans can form their own communities with their own rules, hackers, punks, druggies and so on can form their own with their own rules, rednecks can form their own community, anti-gun pro-nanny state people can form their. People agree to disagree and leave each other alone. Each city or state can be it's own thing.
- Athiest
- Pro-Abortion
- Religion doesn't define morality
- Pro-Drug
- Pro Universal Healthcare
- Limited welfare outside of healthcare and education (Gov helps people when they're disabled or lose their job but if people can't find work after a few months they're on their own. I don't believe people are entitled to the fruits of others' labor if they're capable but unwilling to work for themselves.)
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Anonymous 2015-12-03 01:00:10 ID: 723e45 No.18746

>>18745
Basically pro freedom.

We're never going to create a utopia. Christans, Muslims, Cyberpunks, Scientists, Atheists, Socialists, Capitalists, Environmentalists, SJWs, etc. are never going to get along. Forcing people with vastly different cultures and beliefs to live together doesn't work. Rarely is there compromise, one side usually dominates and when there is there are still a lot of unhappy people. Let people form their own communities and do what works best for them and don't be a dick if the community next door doesn't want to live or think the same way you do. I just think we need to come to an agreement about things like the environment. We all live here and environmental damage effects us all. But if you want to make your women wear burqas or worship the sky god or live in as a wage-slave or live in a society where drugs aren't allowed that's fine, just don't force it on me and if someone doesn't want to live in your society anymore allow them to leave and go somewhere that suits them better.

Anonymous 2015-12-03 01:06:53 ID: 723e45 No.18747

>>18746
And if one community doesn't want people from certain other communities to immigrate to theirs that's fine. Sometimes it only leads to problems and makes things worse for everyone already there. There will still be plenty of other communities that will accept you. Your anarchy-socalist state probably doesn't want mega-corps and capatilism and someone else's Muslim state probably doesn't want Christans or Jews both for obvious reasons.

Anonymous 2015-12-03 01:26:36 ID: 8b95d6 No.18748

>>18737

Probably because human beings have been bartering and trading stuff for as long as they've been around.

Anonymous 2015-12-03 01:42:13 ID: 8b95d6 No.18750

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>>9500
>>9519
>>9679
>>18300

I think I was just one or two questions away from perfect center

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What do you name your computers? Anonymous 2015-11-27 00:22:52 ID: 859f0b No.18421 [Reply]

My desktop is named lief, my school/work laptop is named lobo, and my netbook is named lain.

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Anonymous 2015-12-02 06:45:17 ID: 2360f9 No.18708

>>18620
I can't think of anything more horrible than having to work with other people's home machines.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 08:19:36 ID: 8e1d1f No.18713

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My user account is named after a character from a story I wrote, and the computer is named after the place that the character lives. So at the terminal it says [character]@[place of residence]. I thought that was kind of clever.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 14:48:50 ID: 494c28 No.18722

PC is 'Keeper'
Laptop is 'Naysayer'

Anonymous 2015-12-02 21:10:51 ID: 796567 No.18736

Warhammer 40k famous figures

Anonymous 2015-12-02 21:28:57 ID: 88fa36 No.18738

>>18422
Mine is named Rambler's Rock, because it's a minitower that I move around.

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Anonymous 2015-11-07 18:50:18 ID: 2962f1 No.17635 [Reply]

How wizardly are you, /r/?
http://www.strawpoll.me/5945442/

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Anonymous 2015-11-22 15:11:46 ID: a60f74 No.18282

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>>18282

Anonymous 2015-11-22 18:20:16 ID: 087f1b No.18285

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Anonymous 2015-11-25 09:36:35 ID: ae5b4b No.18389

>>17669
>>18077

>asexual

I don't know much about that.

I don't think it's impossible for me to find a girl. Some chicks have even asked me why I'm not in one

I think what holds me back most of the time is my conservative morality and just bad experiences. I don't feel like I'm fit for the kinds of relationships most people involve themselves in. There's also the issue of not really being in the right financial position.

But even if I could, I don't know if I could handle the pressure and responsibilities that come with a relationship and the thought of actually having to have sex isn't necessarily motivating. I also tend to just find the majority of sex to be really disgusting. I might just have really high standards, but I feel like I need these standards for some reason, even if I can't explain why I have them.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 17:45:34 ID: d4fee7 No.18728

>Games
No.
>Chinese Cartoons
No. I do not watch anime. If there were enough Werner Herzog to warrant private trackers I might try to get in one (tell me if one exists).
>Physical contact
If you try to hug me I will drop on the ground. If you are my friend and I see decent justification for a hug I may give one out of politness. Please, do not touch me.
>IRC/Chan
I visit a lot but do not always spend much time there.
>Atheist
I would say I am agnostic. But my inclination is to say that there probably is not a God, so I say yes.
>I am a virgin
Yup.
>Thinkpad / Alternate OS
Posted from Parabola Gnu/Linux.
>Out of shape
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SushiChan IRC undoall 2015-11-30 19:31:20 ID: 5cf23c No.18651 [Reply]

Okay, SushiChan is down, possibly permanently, but I don't want to lose all the friends I've made on the SushiChan IRC. If you were a regular of the SushiChan IRC, join #sushichan on irc.freenode.net. Thank you, and sorry for shitting up this place.

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Anonymous 2015-12-01 22:20:57 ID: f12063 No.18676

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I went offline for a few days, what the fuarrrk happened?
>possibly permanently
pls no

Anonymous 2015-12-02 05:00:36 ID: e695ba No.18698

It's back.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 05:33:36 ID: 59ff6e No.18699

What's so special about it? Seemed p lame when I visited.

Anonymous 2015-12-02 06:35:35 ID: e695ba No.18707

>>18699
nice people

Anonymous 2015-12-02 15:46:32 ID: b5bbd5 No.18723

>>18698
Rejoice!

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LOpht Heavy Industries 1998 Testimony Anonymous 2015-12-01 03:56:16 ID: 13cc46 No.18658 [Reply]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJldn_MmMY

Anonymous 2015-12-02 04:44:41 ID: f69ce6 No.18697

I hope I can be like these guys some day. They truly wanted to make peoples lives better.

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Amazon Prime and the USPS Anonymous 2015-12-01 14:34:41 ID: 84aef1 No.18664 [Reply]

Allow me to vent/blog for a moment. Sorry.

>decide to wage slave out and take advantage of African American Friday
>decide to purchase microcontroller and peripheral as two separate orders for technical reasons
>microcontroller ships through USPS, peripheral ships through UPS
>peripheral set to arrive two days afte4 microcontroller
>no big deal
>reel in horror as I remember the federal postal service loses 30% of my mail on average
>microcontroller never shows up, tracking is broken, can't get a hold of anyone
>peripheral ships in from UPS first
>microcontroller is now 2 days late
>federal government in charge of reliable service

God fuarrrking damn it. Why does Amazon insist on contracting the USPS? They're a terrible business that generates a net loss of tens of millions annually. The only reason they're in business is because the state monopolized priority mail in order to receive taxes through mail. They're an inept fuarrrking social parasite worthy of contempt.

So yeah how has your shopping been, /r/?

Anonymous 2015-12-01 15:08:59 ID: 381a30 No.18665

I picked up a 1 tb portable hard drive and some anime I've been meaning to watch. Should arrive today even though it was shipped thru USPS. Idk fam maybe its just your local service

Anonymous 2015-12-01 19:31:57 ID: d18567 No.18671

Got all my Christmas shopping done. Also finally decided to read foundation and Dune, so I bout collections of both of those. Plus I got a decent network repair and testing kit with Crimpers, Cable testers, wire strippers and like 15 screw drivers, plus a wall jack punchdown.

Now all I need to to take out a loan on my kidneys to by a fluke.

Anonymous 2015-12-01 19:53:27 ID: d330d9 No.18672

>>18664
Glad to hear the government's postal service is like kicking dead whales down the beach on other countries as well.

Anonymous 2015-12-01 23:17:05 ID: 2b9bc0 No.18679

The usps has always been great for me.

All other services are crap, since the apartment I live in is gated and just last night a parcel service decided to launch a hard drive over the fence instead of trying the door.

Meanwhile the postman has a key to the door, and always delivers to my door.

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