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I believe a power law acts differently from an exponential distribution. I think wealth distribution is commonly approximated by a Pareto distribution.

In your model, the exponential distribution is caused by the fact that you cannot go below zero; otherwise, it would be a normal distribution.

I don't agree with your opinion about laws against power laws, but that is another matter.


Well, if the price would be incorrectly set, then bots like this one would make money, which would in sufficient time cause the market to adapt and the average price would change so the bot doesn't work.


Well, the device tiers could be an intentional joke also


Yeah, because killing murderous dictators is helpful, and it doesn't matter that much who does it. In Europe, states aren't sacred – it is the freedom of people, and when people are freed, Europeans are happy even if it includes breaking the sovereignty of some terror state. I'm not saying I like Trump, but when he kills evil dictators, I can't complain. (There was 10k+ protesters killed in Iran recently)

There is huge potential hidden in Iran; it has always had a huge influence over the region and possibly the whole world.


You also believe that AI will replace mathematicians?


Best comment here


You know that tax money is taken from people who could buy art with it? Or, maybe buy food and other things that they need even more than art at the moment.


In a society with a progressive tax system these things are overwhelmingly paid for by people who have vastly more money than they need to survive. Taxation when done correctly is a good thing.


What about SimpleX? Is it good? Did somebody try it?


It's basically a replacement for SMS, not anything near what Discord does.


Nice post, but the flashy thing on the side is pretty distracting. I liked the tuples and maybes.


Not distracting at all, it feels nostalgic to me. Id rather have these flashy things than a million popups and registration forms following you around, which is basically the modern web. I hate it so much. This site is pure balsam for my soul.


Both nostalgic and distracting for me.


At my university (Charles University in Prague), we had oral exams for 200+ people (spread over many different sessions).


> spread over many different sessions

this is also known as 'logistical nightmare', but yeah it's the only reasonable way if you want to avoid being questioned by robots.


Ah yes, the logistical nightmare any hair salon or nail studio handles just fine.


these shops do nothing but 'exams'. no teaching, no research, no papers, no students. comparison is valid for ~2 weeks in a year, maybe.


Impressive!

I think the most I experienced at the physics department in Aarhus was 70ish students. 200 sounds like a big undertaking.


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