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math
9y
Sophisms #1-#10: Discussion and Spoilers
Edit: Originally this post was named "Sophisms: Table of Contents" and was intended to be a single, regularly updated, table of contents for all the sophisms I'm posting here because I've just
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math
9y
Sophism #10: Continued Fractions
Number one may be represented as an infinite continued fraction as follows: Number two may also be represented in exactly the same way: Consequently, we should conclude that 1 = 2. Please, avoid posting
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konstantint
steemit
9y
The Expected Returns of Greedy Self-Voting
Financial incentives are heavily built into the Steemit platform: posting, commenting and voting are all rewarded by various Steem coins. Although the original idea was that these incentives should facilitate
kyriacos
steemit
9y
konstantint reblogged
Deceptively Optimistic Self-Shilling Posts Hurt Steemit
"I am so excited! I have been in the platform for X days and I have made X amount of money. Look at my stats. I am no.X on steemwhales with X amount of followers. You can do it too!" Well, not
konstantint
math
9y
Sophism #9: 3=2
Consider again three arbitrary numbers a, b, c, such that a+b = c Then: (3a-2a)+(3b-2b) = (3c-2c) Reorganize and simplify: 3a+3b-3c = 2a+2b-2c 3(a+b-c) = 2(a+b-c) 3 = 2 QED. Note that you may use the same
konstantint
funny
9y
Sophism #8: Cryptocurrency Trading is Evil
Sophisms come in various shapes and sizes. Some are simple mathematical "find-the-mistake" puzzles. Others are subtle observations, requiring whole theories to resolve them. Some are deeply
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bitcoin
9y
Most Altcoins Should Nosedive before August the 1st
August the 1st is the planned date for the big "SegWit" update of the Bitcoin algorithm. No one really knows for sure how things will work out. Various effects are in play which might make the
konstantint
steem-dev
9y
Question: What is the current STEEM inflation rate?
The STEEM whitepaper claims that STEEM token inflation is 100% per year, and that 90% of the tokens are distributed to STEEM POWER holders. Some other sources, however, state that the inflation rate is
konstantint
math
9y
Sophism #7: The Arrow Paradox
Homer threw a baseball to Bart. Like that: Notice that at the moment in time depicted on the image, the ball is located at a certain fixed position in space. While it is being in that fixed position, it
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math
9y
Sophism #6: The Dichotomy Paradox
One sunny Monday morning Homer decided to go to his favourite bar to get a can of beer. Right before leaving the house, he paused to think for a moment: "The bar is located 1km away. If I start walking
konstantint
math
9y
Sophism #5: Achilles and the Tortoise
Zeno's paradoxes are among the most ancient and famous sophisms known to date. They are thought to be proposed (or collected) by the ancient greek philosopher Zeno in the V century BC. At least nine known
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math
9y
Sophism #4: Any Two Numbers are Equal
Consider two arbitrary numbers a and b. Let a + b = 2c Rearrange this in two ways to get two new valid equations: a - 2c = -b a = -b + 2c Multiply the corresponding sides of the two equations: a2 - 2ac
konstantint
sophism
9y
Sophism #3: Every Number Can Sometimes Be Equal to Zero
Let a, b, and c be arbitrary numbers, such that a = b + c Multiply both sides of the equation by (a-b) and open the brackets: a(a-b) = (b+c)(a-b) a2 - ab = ab + ac - b2 - bc Move ac to the left and extract:
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steem-dev
9y
Question: What are Steem transaction fees?
As far as I can understand from the Steem Whitepaper, transfers of Steem should be free of any fees. However, all the exchanges seem to quote a "transaction fee" or "network fee" for
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math
9y
Sophism #2: Free Beer
Homer entered a bar. -- What beers do you serve here? -- Guinness at $3 a can, and Duff at $5, - answered the barman. Homer feverishly searched his pocket, scraping together $3 in small coins. He passed
konstantint
math
9y
Sophism #1: How to Become Rich
Mathematical sophisms are among my favourite kind of puzzles. A sophism is not just a puzzle, it is also a beautiful work of mathematical magic, where a false claim is disguised in a seemingly correct
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puzzle
9y
Puzzle: Find the Palindromes
Answer quickly: how many palindromes are there among the following strings? //\\ /\\/ /\/\ //// \/\/ As this is a fairly easy puzzle (albeit with a possibility of many people getting it wrong at first
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puzzle
9y
Puzzle: Two metal spheres
Imagine two identical ideal metal spheres in vacuum. The first one is suspended on a string. The second one is lying on a flat surface. At the moment both have the same temperature of 20 degrees Celsius
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introduceyourself
9y
More Science, Math, Engineering and AI!
Hello, my name is Konstantin. I'm a data scientist, a software engineer, a researcher and a CS lecturer from time to time. It seems that Steemit is a nice place to hang out, however for it to be a really
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bitcoin
9y
Blockchain in Simple Terms
Blockchain and Magic As the popularity of blockchain-based technologies grow, so do the misconceptions about their capabilities among the general public. Some people seem to be ready to attribute nearly
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