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by platinum
April 24th, 2023, 12:28 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: News from Outer Space
Replies: 1278
Views: 191119

Re: News from Outer Space

As some of you may know, there has been quite a big of solar activity in the past few days.   Tonight you may be able to see auroras much further south than normal, due to a G4 (severe) event that made an impact on Earth Sunday afternoon around 1:30 EDT. See  NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center...
by platinum
December 27th, 2022, 2:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: New Year's Resolutions 2021
Replies: 31
Views: 4013

Re: New Year's Resolutions 2021

One resolution for 2023: More time for making music If any of you play the guitar, you might like this little invention - a guitar bow. Discovered recently:  Tik Tok Pickaso clip by guitarist Marcus Eaton Here, Marcus plays an acoustic version of The Game of Thrones theme song overlooking the landsc...
by platinum
July 19th, 2022, 12:01 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: norway
Replies: 911
Views: 180858

Re: norway

We missed a good chance in golf yesterday, but have another one in the men’s 1500 track world championships tonight. Sure, good point.  Viktor Hovland is ranked 9th in the  World Golf Rankings PGA Tour . Another option somewhere between the elegance of golf and kitsch of air guitar:  World Snooker ...
by platinum
July 18th, 2022, 1:52 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: End of bitcoin?
Replies: 917
Views: 199419

Re: End of bitcoin?

I have been looking back at the CBOE aspect of the crypto story -

For example: CBOE and CoinRoutes - Indices - announcement in Feb 2021.

How did we get where we are today?  Every legitimizing step like this.
by platinum
July 18th, 2022, 1:48 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: norway
Replies: 911
Views: 180858

Re: norway

what is next?...

Perhaps Air Guitar World Championships 2022?

Coming up in August - right next door in Oulu, Finland
by platinum
December 30th, 2021, 1:17 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: News from Outer Space
Replies: 1278
Views: 191119

Re: News from Outer Space

Keeping up with the daily news, and one inspiring photo from launch day: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2021/12/prelaunch-photo-Jupiter-NHQ202112250004-768x698.jpg Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb S...
by platinum
December 25th, 2021, 12:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: News from Outer Space
Replies: 1278
Views: 191119

Re: News from Outer Space

by platinum
August 31st, 2021, 4:17 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Philosophy of Mathematics
Replies: 499
Views: 140151

Re: Philosophy of Mathematics

Complex Number Theory without Imaginary Number (i)  by Code At the risk of being churlish, Euler's formula is called Eluer's formula several times in the text.  However, if some of you check the math and it is all rigorously correct, that is arguably more important. Perhaps you were hinting at that...
by platinum
August 20th, 2021, 10:58 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Philosophy of Mathematics
Replies: 499
Views: 140151

Re: Philosophy of Mathematics

Came across this today in Quanta Magazine:

Map of Mathematics

Could be augmented maybe and many areas of math not included this version, but an interesting start.
by platinum
August 5th, 2021, 12:48 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: LIBOR transition
Replies: 6
Views: 10086

Re: LIBOR transition

2012. But the misbehavior is believed to have dated back to the early 1990s. The whole thing is reaching the level of mythology at this point: The Twelve, nay, The Thirteen Labors of Hercules 1) Slay the Nemean lion. 2) Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra. 3) Capture the Ceryneian Hind. 4) Capture t...
by platinum
July 31st, 2021, 2:13 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Philosophy of Mathematics
Replies: 499
Views: 140151

Re: Philosophy of Mathematics

Another book for this collection - came across it in a used bookstore earlier this month; first edition is 2002, second is 2016: The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science) - Roger Penrose He covers the basic principles of physics, cosmology...
by platinum
July 18th, 2021, 10:53 pm
Forum: The Quantitative Finance Code Library Project
Topic: Including Julia to this Project?
Replies: 5
Views: 10710

Re: Including Julia to this Project?

In addition to the conference listed previously, there will be a series of workshops this week, starting on Tuesday.  

The schedule is here: Julia Con Workshop Schedule

Please note that I do not work for the company - just sharing information. Thank you.
by platinum
July 9th, 2021, 7:02 pm
Forum: The Quantitative Finance Code Library Project
Topic: Including Julia to this Project?
Replies: 5
Views: 10710

Re: Including Julia to this Project?

Some of you might be interested to know that the Julia folks are holding their annual conference (virtually) July 28-30.

Julia Con 2021

It's free, but register for access to the sessions.
by platinum
November 29th, 2020, 12:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Cures for Covid-19
Replies: 18
Views: 3073

Re: Cures for Covid-19

 I am happy to see some British parliament members pick up excellent working papers! "This paper hits the nail on the head”      Screen Shot 2020-11-28 at 6.00.46 PM.png Vitamin D and COVID-19: Is There a Lack of Risk/Reward Understanding Among Health Authorities? not a cure, but a good risk/r...
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