[2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
Tau is a term that certain people are trying to introduce into mathematics, and tau = 2 pi.
The right hand side of the equation on the votey is an incredibly convoluted was of writing "tau divided by pi"*, which is of course two.
LET THE LAUGHS ENSUE
*If any of you fuckers try to pedantically discuss the various situations in which the two things are not equivalent, you can consider yourselves crossed off my Christmas card list for good.
The right hand side of the equation on the votey is an incredibly convoluted was of writing "tau divided by pi"*, which is of course two.
LET THE LAUGHS ENSUE
*If any of you fuckers try to pedantically discuss the various situations in which the two things are not equivalent, you can consider yourselves crossed off my Christmas card list for good.
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
That is one bald, tooth-deprived two-year old. Is he/she using meth?
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
The white bit on the roof of the mouth is the teeth.
I'm more concerned by the jowly neck.
I'm more concerned by the jowly neck.
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
I have never done this, and yet still no christmas card? I am affronted.Sahan wrote:*If any of you fuckers try to pedantically discuss the various situations in which the two things are not equivalent, you can consider yourselves crossed off my Christmas card list for good.
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
Clearly, yes.doubtingapostle wrote:That is one bald, tooth-deprived two-year old. Is he/she using meth?
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
Thanks. I knew the votey reduced to pi over tau*, but hadn't heard the whole 2pi=tau thing before. Is there some good reason for this? I know 2pi is common, but it doesn't seem necessary to abbreviate and tau is already used for other things so it seems like it would be more confusing than useful.Sahan wrote:Tau is a term that certain people are trying to introduce into mathematics, and tau = 2 pi.]
*and I didn't even have to consult wolfram alpha
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
So I'm fairly drunk, but this comic still makes me want to punch Zach directly in the gut.
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
"Despite being drunk I want to be violent." How novel.panther991 wrote:So I'm fairly drunk, but this comic still makes me want to punch Zach directly in the gut.
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
http://tauday.com/ is where the Tau Manifesto, including the reasoning, can be found.Kaharz wrote:Thanks. I knew the votey reduced to pi over tau*, but hadn't heard the whole 2pi=tau thing before. Is there some good reason for this? I know 2pi is common, but it doesn't seem necessary to abbreviate and tau is already used for other things so it seems like it would be more confusing than useful.Sahan wrote:Tau is a term that certain people are trying to introduce into mathematics, and tau = 2 pi.]
*and I didn't even have to consult wolfram alpha
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
Meh.kifujin wrote:http://tauday.com/ is where the Tau Manifesto, including the reasoning, can be found.
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Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
I first found tau meaning half-pi in the 60's in a book by Eagle called something like "The Jacobi Elliptic Functions as they Should Be". There he introduced tau as a one-legged letter that's half of a two-legged letter.Kaharz wrote:Thanks. I knew the votey reduced to pi over tau*, but hadn't heard the whole 2pi=tau thing before. Is there some good reason for this? I know 2pi is common, but it doesn't seem necessary to abbreviate and tau is already used for other things so it seems like it would be more confusing than useful.Sahan wrote:Tau is a term that certain people are trying to introduce into mathematics, and tau = 2 pi.]
*and I didn't even have to consult wolfram alpha
Re: [2013-Oct-4] Pi-Tau Conversion Constant
Vi Hart will tell you why Pi sucks and Tau is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation ... G7vhMMXagQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation ... G7vhMMXagQ