David K Butler
Maths Learning Support lecturer at Adelaide Uni (my views here). Grad Dip Ed & PhD Finite Geom. Love maths and helping people learn. he/him
- Reposted by David K ButlerA friend of mine shared this meme with me and I just had to post it here because it sums up so well where many of us are right now Hang in there! Like the lemon 😂
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- Reposted by David K ButlerThe wealthy and powerful have always and will always try to weaken and eliminate the arts. Our rebellion is to make art anyway. Enjoy art anyway. Attend the theater. Laugh with comedians. Read books. Go to concerts. Watch movies. Enrich ourselves with diverse ideas. Relish art.
- Humour is so important. Don’t let anyone steal your laughter.
- So the new university website sucks, and has almost no useful information for staff or for students, or if it does, it's almost impossible to find. I thought the old one was bad, but this is SO much worse.
- Reposted by David K ButlerThe tyranny of targets as.ft.com/r/b4a19673-1...
- Reposted by David K ButlerHe was a picture of bewildered misery.
- At #100factorial, we noticed that this deltahedron (a pyramid on each face of a tetrahedron) can be used as a D12, because it does indeed have 12 faces, and it lands with one of them more upwards than any of the others.
- Reposted by David K ButlerAnd out the demons came—from every cave and crevice, through every fissure and crack, from under the rocks and up from the mud, stomping and shuffling, slithering and sliding, through the murky shadows. And all had only one thought in mind: destroy the intruders and protect Ignorance.
- Last #100factorial of the summer is today! Starting in an hour and a half. If you’re in Adelaide, pop in and join with the mathematical fun.
- Reposted by David K Butler🎶 Daunse thy cares awaye Dispatch thyne woes to othir dayes Make lute and drums to playe Yn the court of Fraggle Rocke 🎶
- Reposted by David K ButlerI should go to sleep but instead I'm looking at old issues of LIFE Here's a quick thread of intriguing graphics without context, because why not (1952)
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View full threadReposted by David K ButlerFeb 14 is coming soon, order your peas now (LIFE, 1952)
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- Reposted by David K ButlerI’ve had an @effinbirds.com daily calendar at work the last couple years and it is UNCANNY how often it directly applies to work situations going on, it’s become a running joke in our area. Today was a Hard Day for big reasons and this was today’s calendar. It could not be more appropriate
- Reposted by David K ButlerI am still shocked at just how much emailing is involved in being evil
- Reposted by David K Butler...horrifying message without context, thank you
- Reposted by David K ButlerAh, I understand the racists are upset that one of the most beautiful women in the world was cast in a film as one of the most beautiful women in the world
- Reposted by David K ButlerSometimes I take a pic of a squawking bird and give them stuff to say There are worse hobbies
- How many? #UnitChat
- Reposted by David K ButlerThis took me fucking ages
- In most statistics situations, the "population" doesn't exist yet, or doesn't exist anymore.
- Reposted by David K Butler"If you only do the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have to worry about the important ones which are so difficult. You just won't have the time. For there's always something to do to keep you from what you really should be doing,”
- Reposted by David K Butlerif you need a lesson on cunning, look to Vetinari if you need a lesson on goodness, look to Carrot and if you need a lesson on how to get the most out of life, look to Nanny Ogg
- Here is a full set of iceberg diagrams. The score is how many full squares there are, counting the ones above the waterline as positive and the ones below the waterline as negative. Given a list of integers (eg 8, 6, 0, -5, -8) can you make an iceberg that will produce exactly that list? #MathSky
- Reposted by David K ButlerCeleste Davis on gender and college celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-d... Matches my anecdotal experience.
- Reposted by David K ButlerA pedestrian crossing in a designated crosswalk, following the walk signal, should be able to cross with their eyes closed. Drivers are responsible for making sure they operate safely around pedestrians.
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- Time for a #TryMathsLive!
- The question is this: Without calculating, is 15.99/3.99 greater than 4, less than 4, or equal to 4? Well, 16/4 is definitely equal to 4. 15.99/4 is less than 4, because I have less 1/4’s than I did before. 16/3.99 is more than 4, because more 3.99’s fit into 16 than 4’s do.
- Hmm. Interesting.
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View full thread4/2=2, 3/1=3=2+1 9/3=3, 8/2=4=3+1 16/4=4, 15/3=5=4+1 Fabulous!
- On the back of my scrap paper is a note from an old seminar on trig substitutions: “Which one? The working will reveal which one.”
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- Reposted by David K ButlerGo to bed; tired is stupid.
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- Reposted by David K ButlerA Curious Caution - made with cosclay, a lot of wire, and patience. Created for Beinart Gallery's "Cabinet of Curiosities"- which is on view now! 💀 🍓 🌿 Beinart.org/collections/cabinet-of-curiosities #cosclay #sculpting #fantasyart #cabinetofcuriosities
