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[Tables]

Quick, somebody +1 me, I have 666 respect!

...or don't, being evil is kind of cool I guess.

I'm 6'6.6" >:)

Really?  Because I am also 6'6.6"

Are you sure you aren't 8'11?

(This hopefully isn't too subtle...)

[Kirian]

For your viewing pleasure:  The Russian Police Choir.

Performing Get Lucky.

At the Olympics.

Boys and girls, it doesn't get much more ridiculous than this.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/russian-police-choir-sings-get-lucky-at-olympics-opening-ceremony-20140207
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/russian-police-choir-performs-get-lucky-opening-ceremony?ctx=top-moments

[Awaclus]

Are we giving up on cookie clicker already?  I just hit 250 quintillion.

I exchanged it for sandcastle builder. That game is a lot slower, but also a lot deeper (takes a lot more time to get everything. I started 3 days ago, and I'm still at the very beginning). It's not as slow as it initially looks though: there are some crazy upgrades out there.

I started this yesterday, and it's pretty fun.

[Axxle]

For your viewing pleasure:  The Russian Police Choir.

Performing Get Lucky.

At the Olympics.

Boys and girls, it doesn't get much more ridiculous than this.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/russian-police-choir-sings-get-lucky-at-olympics-opening-ceremony-20140207
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/russian-police-choir-performs-get-lucky-opening-ceremony?ctx=top-moments

I guess that trumps trololo: http://deadspin.com/opening-ceremony-features-trololo-song-1518342095

[shraeye]

Are we giving up on cookie clicker already?  I just hit 250 quintillion.

I still go; I'm at 255 quint.

[Polk5440]

I just realized that Tuvalu is a real country. 

[Kirian]

I just realized that Tuvalu is a real country. 

You thought Ozle was making up his homeland??

[jonts26]

I just realized that Tuvalu is a real country. 

You thought Ozle was making up his homeland??

It's Ozle so ... yeah?

[SirPeebles]

In case any of you are still thinking about that 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... = -1/12 thing, I've been reading up more on number theory and quantum field theory lately, and it is looking like the main crux is in defining the determinant of a linear operator on your infinite dimensional Hilbert space.  Physicists give a rather sloppy definition involving path integrals which result in divergent sums.  Mathematicians have given a definition which is analogous to the finite dimensional case where the determinant is just the product of eigenvalues and the trace is the sum of the eigenvalues.  The idea is to define an analogue of the Riemann Zeta function on the the eigenvalues by considering traces of powers of your operator.  Then the product of the eigenvalues could be thought of as exponentiating a derivative at zero of the Zeta function.  Of course, the Zeta function would generally diverge at 0 (since you'd be taking the trace of the identity operator on an infinite dimensional space, which would be infinite), so it is defined via analytic continuation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_determinant

[Kirian]

In case any of you are still thinking about that 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... = -1/12 thing, I've been reading up more on number theory and quantum field theory lately, and it is looking like the main crux is in defining the determinant of a linear operator on your infinite dimensional Hilbert space.  Physicists give a rather sloppy definition involving path integrals which result in divergent sums.  Mathematicians have given a definition which is analogous to the finite dimensional case where the determinant is just the product of eigenvalues and the trace is the sum of the eigenvalues.  The idea is to define an analogue of the Riemann Zeta function on the the eigenvalues by considering traces of powers of your operator.  Then the product of the eigenvalues could be thought of as exponentiating a derivative at zero of the Zeta function.  Of course, the Zeta function would generally diverge at 0 (since you'd be taking the trace of the identity operator on an infinite dimensional space, which would be infinite), so it is defined via analytic continuation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_determinant

I'm pretty certain I've read or heard all of those words before.  However, they make no sense as you've written them.

[jonts26]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

[SirPeebles]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

Well, it shows up in quantum field theory, which is relatively concrete.

[Kirian]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

Well, it shows up in quantum field theory, which is relatively concrete.

Much in the same way that being stabbed in the eye is relatively painless.

[SirPeebles]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

Well, it shows up in quantum field theory, which is relatively concrete.

Much in the same way that being stabbed in the eye is relatively painless.

Well it is pretty nice for explaining how atoms larger than, say, hydrogen can exist.

[Kirian]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

Well, it shows up in quantum field theory, which is relatively concrete.

Much in the same way that being stabbed in the eye is relatively painless.

Well it is pretty nice for explaining how atoms larger than, say, hydrogen can exist.

Well, sure, I'm not saying it's not useful, I'm saying it's not concrete.  A lot of useful things aren't concrete, like almost all of mathematics.  And a significant chunk of physics and even basic chemistry.  I don't think I'd call VSEPR, for instance, concrete.

[raerae]

Hey guys, got a little question for you.  School is cancelled for the too-manyith time here and shraeye is looking for a way to teach his students without being in the office.  I suggested he still hold office hours via some sort of chat service room type thing.  Does anybody know any reputable but free service like that?

[Kirian]

Hey guys, got a little question for you.  School is cancelled for the too-manyith time here and shraeye is looking for a way to teach his students without being in the office.  I suggested he still hold office hours via some sort of chat service room type thing.  Does anybody know any reputable but free service like that?

Google hangout?

[Axxle]

twitch.tv works pretty well too, although his students would have to talk to him by chat instead of video.

[shraeye]

problem solved...no students wanted to talk.

[ashersky]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

Well, it shows up in quantum field theory, which is relatively concrete.

Better than asphalt, I imagine.

[WalrusMcFishSr]

tl;dr: string theory - where everything's made up and the maths dont matter.

Well, it shows up in quantum field theory, which is relatively concrete.

As opposed to, say, the classical Hamiltonian formalism, which is non-relatively concrete.

[SirPeebles]

Yay, someone got the pun 

[Kirian]

Yay, someone got the pun 

Oh.  Oh dear.  Yeah, that was a bit out there.

[Voltaire]

Well, we can close the book on my first CKII GoT playthrough. Things had been going so well, too! The war to restore the Freys to Lords of the Crossing was successful, and my new lord was pleased with my help. My wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, so I had an heir. But then, some other minor lord decided he wanted the Crossing and, well, his army was bigger. Even worse, the stupid Freys didn't fight back. So I was invaded and my territory was under siege. My family went into hiding, and I was captured. Now, how exactly the game ended I don't actually know ((#)&^)(&@%)& game won't let you see your messages after the "Game Over" screen pops up, so how this all went down is a little unclear), but at this point the game ended. I could see that I was now wearing black in my profile, so I was clearly stripped of my lands and titles and sent to the Nights Watch. I can only assume my heir (about a year old) was also stripped of these too, because he should have inherited. But alas, twas not to be.

Verdict is amazing game, fyi.

[qmech]

Doghouse deserves to be slightly better known.