2026-11-06T19:24:49Z https://njump.me Tony Vladusich https://njump.me/npub18zuk6xjrxkqls45rrvm8mzezvcx6tacsqq0664v6569dg409m2rsvrxdht https://media.mathstodon.xyz/accounts/avatars/109/287/830/916/138/831/original/593de86239a2c080.png https://media.mathstodon.xyz/accounts/avatars/109/287/830/916/138/831/original/593de86239a2c080.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxsn4wcxqjuypxnk85g3ggfmxarru0hscgtdstlnhacp9htgrkjhczyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwk3y7na In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2uzehudjygqpxt7dm0rsplp4t9sq5au5amj0zzvua9lsqa74axqz9cm55'>nevent1q…cm55</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Psychologists have a name for this tendency to think we understand things better than we do: the “illusion of explanatory depth.”&#34;<br/><br/>I find this deeply ironic, having just written a book showing how the field of psychology itself &#34;thinks&#34; it understands psychology but does not really understand psychology. 2026-08-17T10:35:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvaus03px92l44fhjrfwsur6t3jsna5sq07qz0v7mr6qwtuc42t7gzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwpjtt2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wmxhr8e7zljs7jlerw8fvxm2q9kmrtzps7l7x2tvmzgl7cygxssls8tke'>nevent1q…8tke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is Google paying you? 2026-02-03T23:21:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszweev4chw33jqsue0jsgkkjsakdrnkuagg624a6phkrr7lakchhgzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgw285kvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsrahzykmpfxdmnw6vgnef6sjxd7rx5qsm7wyye9t4jpemlghl5saglwm3'>nevent1q…lwm3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Poor Voight!<br/> <img src="https://media.mathstodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/115/867/935/293/924/938/original/c1edc8d8e6cae24d.png"> <br/> 2026-01-10T00:19:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0a5wgac4cnff53w9e20aqga3rrttfae76v0j40mye93mwn5xusqgzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwc623mf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqajqe06rjjyld3azuc204rvzlwst2wretze8zf3jrhqh6587lcms29j8e3'>nevent1q…j8e3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You thinking of this?<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characteristica_universalis">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characteristica_universalis</a> 2025-12-21T21:13:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8rg5ncddj9tdejys4lhtt7gktthk3mmlgp2mua4xn5q74utzch2gzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwrc8xpp I discovered this effect while tinkering around: I perceive vertical lines between the black and white disks, but only in my peripheral vision.<br/><br/>Edit: Updated with a stronger version.<br/> <img src="https://media.mathstodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/115/717/907/680/177/720/original/8eee36138210463d.png"> <br/> 2025-12-14T12:20:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsptckz4zen86f6rxr406usj2qyrtz4222hc9ll5c4gq2cq9wylduczyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwqzs0qe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xqnvpcg8cl5pyc7f3u2d40dffsyn3jtrht07rak4tkshs60qlysqcsxt9'>nevent1q…sxt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So what is the standard thinking about the meaning of the blow-up of the Lorentz transform as an inertial frame approaches the speed of light? It’s just a physical impossibility? If so, how do massless particles like photons figure in this picture? Or is special relativity only strictly applicable to massive particles?<br/><br/>Apologies if these are dumb questions. I mostly just have dumb ones so that’s what you get … 2025-11-11T04:33:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvafda8twu2temnavav5yfu09gcdlazfzrhuucd2jg8cfytq3zfjszyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwpatd5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm0srset3mrwa5n4v27aa785f0v0fqn6s7s3jwcvkmetsp2g0ldgpq0c9m'>nevent1q…0c9m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I finally got around to watching the video. It&#39;s fantastic! I like the &#34;fun course&#34; approach. It provides me with an ideal illusion of understanding 🤣. Keep it up! 2025-10-24T10:01:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvzsqez9kyz0dv7da0fcfer9ncj62ve8ww5n6qnn8695mwcvk06sszyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwdgy9ex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0s3hvvgmk3kpgwpl8gjunpfcgmv423rj24n8nykw2asp8ywxsrhgqdgyvg'>nevent1q…gyvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do mean free electrons in vacuum? It would seem weird for a free electron to emit a photon because such emissions usually involve energy transitions across orbits on the atomic shell, right? 2025-10-23T09:30:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszrna8fynqwxa2fpu90v9zz9uv5yz94met9ztzxadaggfkty807agzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwuev88x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2003hv8sevpsc3k8ezvekft9jkylwvk993ch7dwxcdjyr39jdzgag07qa'>nevent1q…07qa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In our own universe in this case! 2025-10-08T21:10:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5a3ucy76zwuwg48h0qlq4wp5lx5sf576wccnacv0uzdxugeqheczyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgw9crcg3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7xetxv3qv427ufcvcnv2e4msn0eam5usrngecj23mymw0vp3nagzpktzw'>nevent1q…ktzw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do we know that dark matter will actually behave in the same way as matter wrt black holes? 2025-08-19T03:24:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9rkyc698wvck2c5xgwmwz2lg66z4mpfs2qg7pf0cucy3y2utuhgqzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwl964nf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvr9h9hh2z6z4dvtv9mz3dj7yjgdkh5g3jcdz5d3aceerawqueucw4uunf'>nevent1q…uunf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The guitar in Slug always sounded a bit like the U2 instrumental 4th of July from unforgettable fire.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/KI7by4NOwV0">https://youtu.be/KI7by4NOwV0</a> 2025-07-09T12:27:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrl52799d05glsxwn0pu0rkx8p4ew4z8y5swwhcae2prwam020zxszyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwsmtc5w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8krtg2py545mh2dwpm932hyevtkm9rp0p9tl2cyunhlp9tv8q2qhvapng'>nevent1q…apng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🙄 2025-07-01T09:22:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0sa755mx0mum0yfz7k0j4z2na3vywcedpfdqdu226p2k9hesr6dqzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwtswnp9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3rwclgx4hauqy689awudukugkczwc9zhxhc3wqczf032ffr3u7sgr29fa'>nevent1q…29fa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well said, John! <br/><br/>Does the academic funding system have issues? Shit yes. <br/><br/>Is the answer privatisation? Fuck no! 2025-05-06T01:01:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pv7m2yp3k2sft0785j7ru68m9p7zr2mlc7ykcaql9aywx4t9qeqzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwmljx75 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9k3lavsvrfxtqps4d4yqpwcxajzddgtevtswp4yt656as5758nes2ntm9y'>nevent1q…tm9y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;meta-methamatical&#34; 🤣, indeed, I think a lot of meth was involved! 2025-05-04T07:52:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvap0qa8dk7mquuaw84dkckxmjv57fadw7vjzcspud92ugnymx33czyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgw78hhlc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7emtpnmm532yl9h2266j5528uulk4vux5amtuf8sv5tycd29ezc439v4h'>nevent1q…9v4h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, in that case, John, you are not gonna like these rings! Each pair in left and right are physically identical.<br/><br/>Parenthetically my research suggests that this weirdness is related to natural perception of metallic surfaces.<br/> <img src="https://media.mathstodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/114/448/176/714/016/620/original/06d11e035d71f3df.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-04T06:38:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8mlwd86fjv8ax6qty2a5xsm8gkcstw342pxz4sr3tyxegnfkgytqzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgw2rv4d8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszl3rmysmx3n307nnk0zeawrlw7p8sryagmad7j8dph6mvhw2ur7g6prj6t'>nevent1q…rj6t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🤣 Fixed, thanks! Yup, communication is hard enough already without typos. 2025-05-04T06:20:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw62vw2f6dtt7qn3ycsswhspd3hd60pdx9jvzfas2yav0ggcm2v5czyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwers5rq Simultaneous contrast (from local edges) and assimilation (from remote edges) induced into physically identical grey rings.<br/><br/>I made two attempts to adjust the intensity of the ring not the right to match the appearance of the ring on the left.<br/><br/>Both increasing and decreasing the intensity of the right ring leads to poorer matches to my eye/brain.<br/><br/>Which of the three right rings matches best for you? And how good is the match on a scale of 1-10, 10 being &#34;identical&#34; and 1 being &#34;as different as black and white&#34;?<br/> <img src="https://media.mathstodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/114/448/062/002/493/017/original/6512705449bdc57e.png"> <br/> 2025-05-04T06:07:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8x3aynxhe6n7pl989r7mve7d4r27vrm8swdwnl62lddczjudaeugzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwg7rjwj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0zwr2w34wuvvenn0vj5axrhpj4r04l9eawr0u3ykenznce5rhrsntf32n'>nevent1q…f32n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds idyllic! It’s great that folks like you are doing things like this. Very inspiring! 2025-04-23T20:34:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgczeffeklq0pmskalg48ctverdaz58lr8x0admxv0a5hl39tqxtqzyqutjmg6gv6cr7zksvdnvlvtyfnqmf0hzqqplt24n2ng44z4uhdgwmc7hql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8whr557f5hupmektdfh9q4hj9r8q2nqce46jt9qcn8gd6htd862qnl4d8g'>nevent1q…4d8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So AI is what you’d like to be working on? 2025-02-26T02:00:00Z