How do you mean? The only difference between a sine wave and a straight line is that a sine wave's slope is constantly changing. What does this slope represent? The rate of time? Such an idea is absurd. When people refer to time as linear, they just mean that it doesnt loop back and cross itself. Don't try to extend all of the quirks of algebra and calculus to the nature of time's flow. Well, don't try like that at least...
My theory is that most of the processing is done by the minds of the people that inhabit it. That is why things that should be unbending like laws of physics are quite malleable. This is what the people of the Matrix are really for, some kind of processing job, not a power source. The power source idea doesn't make thermodynamic sense and the architect just kind of brushed aside Neo's assertions that the architect needs people to survive.
I'm afraid I disagree with the link in your sig. I find that it is easier to memorize pi using Pseudonumerology, a better kind of mnemonics. Try it out. I've memorized a couple hundred terms, many of which I only needed to read the associated phrase once. Each phrase is linked to the next. It is quite easy to do after you learn the system, and very very easy to refresh if you haven't given pi any thought for a while.
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How do you mean? The only difference between a sine wave and a straight line is that a sine wave's slope is constantly changing. What does this slope represent? The rate of time? Such an idea is absurd. When people refer to time as linear, they just mean that it doesnt loop back and cross itself. Don't try to extend all of the quirks of algebra and calculus to the nature of time's flow. Well, don't try like that at least...
My theory is that most of the processing is done by the minds of the people that inhabit it. That is why things that should be unbending like laws of physics are quite malleable. This is what the people of the Matrix are really for, some kind of processing job, not a power source. The power source idea doesn't make thermodynamic sense and the architect just kind of brushed aside Neo's assertions that the architect needs people to survive.
The contraction for "you are" is "you're."
The parent post should read "...moderation were..."
I'm afraid I disagree with the link in your sig. I find that it is easier to memorize pi using Pseudonumerology, a better kind of mnemonics. Try it out. I've memorized a couple hundred terms, many of which I only needed to read the associated phrase once. Each phrase is linked to the next. It is quite easy to do after you learn the system, and very very easy to refresh if you haven't given pi any thought for a while.