Complex Numbers
A complex number is expressed in the standard form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is defined by i^2 = -1 (that is, i is the square root of -1). For example, 3 + 2i is a complex number.
The bi term is often referred to as an imaginary number (though this may be misleading, as it is no more "imaginary" than the symbolic abstractions we know as the "real" numbers). Thus, every complex number has a real part, a, and an imaginary part, bi.
Complex numbers are often represented on a graph known as the "complex plane," where the horizontal axis represents the infinity of real numbers, and the vertical axis represents the infinity of imaginary numbers. Thus, each complex number has a unique representation on the complex plane: some closer to real; others, more imaginary. If a = b, the number is equal parts real and imaginary.
Very simple transformations applied to numbers in the complex plane can lead to fractal structures of enormous intricacy and astonishing beauty.
So happy that there is an answer to that Alice in the Wonderland riddle. Finally. Fascinating stuff. All of them. There is something rather philosophical about comedy. You are certainly right there.
"I don't know what the latest fad food is, but I can almost guarantee that behind the fad is someone with money trying to make more of it."
I'd say there are multiple fad foods, including goji berries. That said, cauliflower became trendy in 2018 and has maintained some level of staying power. I still see cauliflower rice as an option in many places across the US.
"Or, at the very least, it's an emotional bond more than a business arrangement."
And for a substantial subset of parents, it's neither. They either just want kids to show off like trophies or dive headfirst into various forms of abuse.
Do you mean something like Carl having to work in the garage for his wicked step-dad while his brothers party? He was polishing an old hubcap that was magical and the next thing he meets a rich cougar at the club but has to leave by midnight when the spell wears off. As he exits he looses a boot. The cougar takes the boot with her and ends up having car problems the following day and stops at the garage where she notices Carl sweeping the floor with only one boot. She hands him the boot, it fits, and they are last seen sailing off on her yacht.
⭐️Jellyfish⭐️: Also known as a swag bag, but I usually prefer alliteration to rhyme (and also, since I pretend to be a writer, I like coming up with my own terms). No idea what you call them on that side of the pond. It's not technically "bling" because there wasn't any personal decoration, but it had things like certified sun-gazer glasses, a copy of their special eclipse bottle label art, a winery-logo corkscrew, and some delicious truffles (the chocolate kind, not the mushroom kind). Kind of like a Christmas stocking, but in April and for wine and astronomy nerds.
It's nice you took time out from you routine life and routine blogs. Mind you, routine has some appeal.
I saw the eclipse in 2017 in Montana. I'll probably not see another. Do I care? Well... if I happen to be near one... sure. I missed the lunar eclipse last year in Thailand and I wasn't happy... but I saw one in Venice (even saw Mars).
I agree that a sports venue has an ambience that one loses at an impersonal distance. I was in Allen Fieldhouse when Kansas won the national basketball championship in 2007. Not the same as being at the game, but close. 10,000 fans created some ambience. And the town afterwards? Incredible!
Video is visual/audio at best. But what is the smell, the touch of a breeze, a hot dog or the taste of wine on the lips? Also... one only sees/hears what others see/hear. I want to have my own experience.
Songkran is soon, in three days. I dread it in some ways, but it may be a break from the ennui of hot at night and worse by day.
Write about some important life skills that are rarely taught but extremely useful?
Oh man. This prompt almost makes me wish I hadn't drank beer followed by tequila earlier, leading me to pass out only to wake up due to the alarm I set for myself at midnight to remind me to post a blog entry.
Almost.
I mean, come ON, there is no other rational response to everything that's going on right now.
Consequently, despite having been asleep for hours whilst dreaming of living in a sane universe, I am still drunk.
Which brings me to my first Important Life Skill That Is Rarely Taught But Extremely Useful:
Coping.
Instead of actually teaching this, we throw kids of various socioeconomic backgrounds together in a blender and hope that things work out between them. This allows them to quickly figure out whether they're considered worth defending or not. Unless they play sportsball, the answer is "not."
And this is somewhat related to the second Important Life Skill That Is Rarely Taught But Extremely Useful:
Critical Thinking.
One does not have to be an Advanced Supergenius like me, or even have moderate intelligence, to learn how to think critically and discern truth from propaganda. On the other hand, even the most otherwise intelligent people will fail at this unless they are taught how to spot bullshit.
I don't want people being told what to think. But teaching people how to think needs to be an integral part of education.
This is probably unrelated to a final Important Life Skill That Is Rarely Taught But Extremely Useful:
Finance.
People generally have a bad relationship with money. Sure, money is an abstraction, but it's a important abstraction for dealing with life's vicissitudes. Some basics of personal finance are better being taught early, and one cannot trust parents, who have not learned such skills, to convey them to their children.
I had to pick these things up from Life, but some people never seem to learn.
There are probably other things, but... again... tequila. Which may not be the best way to cope, but I never claimed to be an expert in any of the above areas.
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