all the proof i need

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kingofras@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 285d

Missing off the top of my head:

  • proof by duration: it’s been working for so long, why change it now?
  • proof by populism: it’s served so many people well
  • proof by gaslighting: technically speaking Trump won 3 presidential elections in a row
  • proof by marriage: I’m married to Usha Vance and we have kids, how could I possibly be gay?
  • proof by omission: there’s no proof he’s a criminal, he never release his tax records
  • proof by silence:
  • proof by flooding the zone: nobody is talking about that anymore
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 285d (3 replies)

"The proof is left as an exercise for the reader" is my fave

smiletolerantly@awful.systems · 25 pts · 284d

My favorite math joke to this day is:

How many math professors does it take to change a lightbulb?

The answer is trivial and left as an exercise to the reader.

Akasazh@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 284d

Very funny, Fermat.

tromars@feddit.org · 4 pts · 283d
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 285d (3 replies)

UnGlasierteGurke@feddit.org · 34 pts · 285d

DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 4 pts · 285d
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 285d

Of cause! Don't be stupid!

panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 285d

Proof is left as an exercise for the reader: I forgot the proof in undergrad and so will you

deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 285d

I've found the equation that can calculate anything in the universe. A = f(x), where f(x) is the equation for the specific thing you want to calculate, you just have to put it in.

Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club · 10 pts · 285d

Lack of space was Fermat's excuse for not proving his last theorem.

Zwiebel@feddit.org · 8 pts · 285d

Physics also has the proof by "experiment says so, therefore we just add in some constant to make the equation work"

Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 284d

If I invented RSA encryption the essay and proof would be RSA encrypted with keys not provided.

waigl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 285d

Proof by break: Before the break: "We will proof this theorem after a short break", After the break: "As we have proven before the break…"
Proof by unavailable literature: The prrof can be found in a publication only available by in-person request in one library of one university in Brno, Czechia. That closed 30 years ago.

fdnomad@programming.dev · 5 pts · 285d

It was revealed to me in a dream

Akasazh@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 284d (1 reply)
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 284d

This is the answer to anyone asking

"Why is that funny?"

Artisian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 285d (1 reply)

important repository of similar content here. Thank you University of Utah.

AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 284d

Excellent content, thanks for sharing. I enjoy tormenting my friend with a constant drip feed of nerdy jokes, so I'm always looking for more to add to my supply (lest they learn that I do not actually have an infinite supply of them)

rImITywR@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 285d

A proof is a proof. What kind of proof? Its a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good proof, its because its proven.

Zerush@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 285d

Be aware of proofs by people in social networks

Objection@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 285d

The fediverse's favorite is proof by shaming: Asking for proof means you're a bad person who doesn't deserve proof.

niktemadur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 283d

You can go read the Wikipedia article if you want to understand "that" part... I guess, idk, go fuck yourself!!!

Some YouTube math video about lambda calculus, the asshole casually said "you can check the Wikipedia article" on an aspect that didn't fit inside his 10-minute video. As if Wikipedia didn't frustrate even professional mathematicians themselves, with the obtuse exposition and a thousand notations and citations.

Fortunately, there are other math educators on YouTube.
On the topic of lambda calculus, search for this title:
PLUS times PLUS

It's wild stuff! It's as if like math is like a shirt, and lambda calculus pulls one arm inside out, there are some weird logical seams in math when you use different tools with the same numbers.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 285d

Proof by proof: the bread rose therefore…

SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 1 pts · 285d

Don't forget the proof by aliens...

lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 285d

The second and third are at least related

yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 285d (2 replies)

Hey, does anyone know if this visual style is some kind of PowerPoint template? I've seen slides with a similar aesthetic before.

knolord@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 285d (1 reply)

It's just standard LaTeX beamer, used by many math and CS professors (and sometimes even by undergrads, due to formatting requirements).

yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 284d

Thanks