2025-03-27T22:34:59Z https://yabu.me Motivating The Math https://yabu.me/npub1hpzy3w20jkwh7a7z45ev58vkc3370xva0q78rs0c0npww5smeltsc6tzy4 https://profilepics.nostur.com/profilepic_v1/9e5c8f2a3611c65b38e610f6841b8e68de2af5880b260b8eda0f1b8ee46482c7/profilepic.jpg?1737633561 https://profilepics.nostur.com/profilepic_v1/9e5c8f2a3611c65b38e610f6841b8e68de2af5880b260b8eda0f1b8ee46482c7/profilepic.jpg?1737633561 https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5c6v04k9vsnn3y2dkn39wdrvkrmn5ldwdzu4e7huhtuvjtns8cqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awfvzdv3 <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/fPQFUxql8xWiuFx1C4ev">https://fountain.fm/episode/fPQFUxql8xWiuFx1C4ev</a><br/><br/>Bitcoin has a lot to learn from Phish and their fans and how they built a resilient culture on the internet .<br/><br/>Phish as a lot to learn from Bitcoin for obvious reasons.<br/><br/>We’re on a collision course with Destiny (Unbound) as we get close to Vegas and Bitcoin 26 2025-12-03T17:43:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstygtv4pm0qf8nu7ygt3rrj6z2jdpnelgy9ylm8d0vrjf48f9wjsgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awz55896 Absolutely beautiful opening statement. I really gotta make time to deep dive into this book. Stillwell comes across as a wonderful writer<br/> <img src="https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b84448b94f959d7f77c2ad32ca1d96c463e7999d783c71c1f87cc2e7521bcfd7/a058d34e2e4403a92b9262f2def8ba02ec3f2082198d06a6e14bc76010114638.webp"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b84448b94f959d7f77c2ad32ca1d96c463e7999d783c71c1f87cc2e7521bcfd7/fd8716847f40cad6ac85a73044e5472692cc6d664fc5fb62c816b4ab27ed8838.webp"> 2025-09-27T12:13:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspg9mdhakge2qudlrs0xuq7e7vl5xc74af3gl4x3c3vr5ylcmpghszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw5pvkna The math is officially motivated!!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqsrldug7qhjlxewgnzggyhgyvp8y4jv8s42mx5khz0vhyknmurgp4gzyrfkr3fzls53k8283v3mehxgrqudq6sxrcwkue45dsegm24kl6y8cqcyqqqqqqgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqaywydn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…wydn</a></span> </div> 5 min in and pausing to boost.<br/><br/>You can show using number theory that continued fraction expansions offer the best rational approximations of irrational numbers in terms of increasing numerators and denominators.<br/><br/>The first few fractions in the continued fraction expansion of pi are:<br/><br/>3, 22/7, 333/106, 355/113, 103993/33102, 104348/33215, ...<br/><br/>To me 355/113 is the most interesting fraction in this list. Using numbers less than 1000 you get an approximation that is accurate to the order of 10^-7. Also it is 11 33 55 split in two, so easy to remember.<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/ef7QKzzxcZYJyfXgzu1L">https://fountain.fm/episode/ef7QKzzxcZYJyfXgzu1L</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzp2t5usg35czavcepndw8hw3zfpnq23als38zdvz97yxxpx63q8l4r5m6dw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…m6dw</a></span> </blockquote> 2025-08-31T12:06:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspl2ww2z3sgfjdkj6v50qhs7zh3949wsj8885d0exanlkhlxcmrlgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awa36lpf <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/ef7QKzzxcZYJyfXgzu1L">https://fountain.fm/episode/ef7QKzzxcZYJyfXgzu1L</a> 2025-08-29T21:08:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0t9c4jt3xwqwytnszgdxqgfctv2dft7sk6yrjyce6wnrw0k0cgczyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awvt84ex <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/wtbFnpbnWE7CWfW4gARX">https://fountain.fm/episode/wtbFnpbnWE7CWfW4gARX</a> 2025-07-30T10:57:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfjjhv96keg4hxrej0vhs5ecq8hxhcwgj0eeeje76rgtu609guuczyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awk7uqt0 Motivate the Math ep17<br/>DahLIAS: We Tried<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/YtbgIxoRqbe5RSrC1fym">https://fountain.fm/episode/YtbgIxoRqbe5RSrC1fym</a> 2025-05-25T10:45:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryrq55a6pfwkphv3gx59jwuakk9xq67sfptgqu2mmy2pjc5vuhhqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awffygzs <br/> <img src="https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b84448b94f959d7f77c2ad32ca1d96c463e7999d783c71c1f87cc2e7521bcfd7/30ceaa0ed9e6f8b95cd331426f054d908e06a0aa3ca4451fb22e0a634876cffe.webp"> 2025-05-24T19:31:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylu6x65g9m3gpeqkusl0253mjxdujrkjx0mskv79hxyh5gj9qm0czyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw074xrs <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ysxnqpymj6tq9cvqc6xfsughar0vkynxtyxqjaud5e5hq88cvf2qehzld9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>theGig</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ysx…zld9</span>)</a></span> wanted to thank you for the boosts and the definition of a Cauchy sequence: We appreciate you!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>average_bitcoiner</span> (<span class="italic">npub160t…yjc9</span>)</a></span> 2025-05-17T00:38:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zynj3dwg0vn58qc78k609yt2utgqfhty00qtreh4s52la350jzszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awf4au30 <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/waQbY96vVMcDaQMrJOmO">https://fountain.fm/episode/waQbY96vVMcDaQMrJOmO</a> 2025-04-24T20:59:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9e89js60ppv0utc2nqvzj40mf440wwyrww0lazltsws3csnfc5czyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awkryml6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjz9fpcaqdgcgnkx4mganax9eeassztwggf2mwpnc6ykas7yx3hg8prscr'>nevent1q…rscr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m gonna go out in a limb and say that anything resembling Austrian economics in the math world will be much clearer than this.<br/><br/>This comes off as super pretentious and alienating.<br/><br/>Programming Bitcoin was a unifying textbook that helped to demystify the math. That’s the book I anchor to for value. 2025-04-22T22:51:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm8nxw7gp3zmnkhf4esudtcnkf8vaw3avmh24qjp9fqfp8t0rrcgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awy6v5hy <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/8yuqor06ZWbZWxm4k8xC">https://fountain.fm/episode/8yuqor06ZWbZWxm4k8xC</a> 2025-04-09T11:23:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cajv62pxzsldtd72xf5qr6ws2kcz0y3xeyrwwlwesxu5te3as9szyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw26xs95 <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/8yuqor06ZWbZWxm4k8xC">https://fountain.fm/episode/8yuqor06ZWbZWxm4k8xC</a> 2025-04-08T19:22:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3zvl93gt5qrudkpf86ep608krzgkrjulj4vsu3rwnug9puczmtszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awsv5f3e I’ll have to check this book out!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqs9cc2zksf6432e88t65wjgvs9v0t2wkgp7a9j5xr9cgxmjypm00ygzyq57hhh6lvlaukrmecdddua2r0awwga7np7v8y8f9hx39vww7crfsqcyqqqqqqg287gq5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…7gq5</a></span> </div> Whole new chapter on Cryptocurrency added in the 2nd edition:<br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/b6a451ef50850668eaa231bcfcaa4df3c172dfbd3d0a99dd86f99d5048901051.jpg"> </blockquote> 2025-04-03T13:27:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5a4a9423vlvwwj8prkf5vc2jzryraz24z58wr702rkw5w5e5fmgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw93752p COMING SOON:<br/><br/>Office Hours. Are you a listener of the Motivate the Math podcast and have questions you want to work through? Maybe you don’t know what to ask? Maybe you’re just lonely<br/><br/>I’m gonna host a space, likely on HiveTalk<br/><br/>In the meantime, check out the community on satellite.earth where I host supplementary videos. 2025-04-02T17:33:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg32sdz78yn4m4fy8ljusdpq6u0l9l6n92ycsd5d8e2m06u6sj7tgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awld5jsg Video games are harder and far more pointless than pure mathematics 2025-03-26T17:28:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzentuhvqhtg26fyqdgsq47ngm4y3607ypgd3hqu9gzwkfytjj7szyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awvrltvm <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/VxnhSNvM3GWLpL7hZ2pm">https://fountain.fm/episode/VxnhSNvM3GWLpL7hZ2pm</a> 2025-03-26T11:46:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdl7acczw24jl7675nd3ursqrg8k0clpwgm9kg7xh4cwa8fk08kqqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awj4m6wt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxc24d8zxqha65fk8t64cuy53mkg9yc4h0puxrshtgjjwal0ht9qag3vu6'>nevent1q…3vu6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’ll find the balance. <br/><br/>Appreciate the boosts of course - but we won’t let the show get too derailed.<br/><br/>Eye on the prize!! We have big things to build! 2025-03-21T15:00:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrj7rhjrfk5jx3x9t938erjufm6gffw84w9zueqqkwq9pmc3yngszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awyep6pr <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/wcDCaoF48HBUe1LQg0au">https://fountain.fm/episode/wcDCaoF48HBUe1LQg0au</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>average_bitcoiner</span> (<span class="italic">npub160t…yjc9</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12eml5kmtrjmdt0h8shgg32gye5yqsf2jha6a70jrqt82q9d960sspky99g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Phundamentals</span> (<span class="italic">npub12em…y99g</span>)</a></span> were boosted and schooled by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16dsu2ghu9yd363utyw7dejqc8rgx5ps7r4hxddrvx2x64dh73p7qqkh6vy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ape Mithrandir</span> (<span class="italic">npub16ds…h6vy</span>)</a></span> but they rose to the challenge.<br/><br/>This would have gone badly 10 weeks ago. Our progress is evident. 2025-03-21T11:45:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8e8scne4ur2qu36mhcfwwpq5735xzhxtccljqnfgnlfd7wffx94gzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awpcca9x Applying math is how a person internalizes the math they learn. It’s just a means to an end. It’s not the end itself.<br/><br/>Learn for learning sake. Apply to strengthen the learning.<br/><br/> 2025-03-20T13:34:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdtwfnl3fkrxyhejt83e2sres9esdznfjfqvt55r6yap2rlknllsqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw3dvumv Every math student needs sound coffee!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqs8y40fkkjs74rm25uhv2zfg63xq8gpw2ae6zmtz7qewnumz5d4swszyqlgygpgtc6t0hfzz2mwkcny338zel764vhhgrdwadgyqh5cs0696qcyqqqqqqgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqa0eqzc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…eqzc</a></span> </div> The 3rd edition of SOUND COFFEE drops today. This month <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqs9val6td43edk4hmnct5yg4yzv6zqgy4ft7awl8eps9n4qzkja8cgpg4mhxue69uhkkdnywp3kjmm80q6xvctzde5hq6m4xemkccm9x3ex5a3nvenx56rkxenkxatwv33hsancdcm8qmm9wyexscmwxd5kgtn0de5k7m30qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wd9hxvme0jy3zvl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Phundamentals</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…3zvl</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsxqnz6zax7rxcdn2m8tgzvd4w2sz85pad3y9rja69qzayxjzlgz3gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejszynhwden5te0danxvcmgv95kutnsw43qx6kt4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Otis Bitmeyer</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…kt4q</span>)</a></span> discuss the equipment you might consider if you’re looking to make sound coffee at home. Hope you’re out there making beautiful things. <br/><br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/3V00GFO7l9ogrZ3yAp6P">https://fountain.fm/episode/3V00GFO7l9ogrZ3yAp6P</a> </blockquote> 2025-03-19T18:45:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgphw2frt5rt3kuuwjjl6ewjwk9ps7z8jpsfkqe44fj58cu47d0agzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw5kxvj5 We spent the entire episode today on your boosts from episodes 1-5. Tried 6 but we had to abort because we had a time issue.<br/><br/>We’ll finish them next week. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16dsu2ghu9yd363utyw7dejqc8rgx5ps7r4hxddrvx2x64dh73p7qqkh6vy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ape Mithrandir</span> (<span class="italic">npub16ds…h6vy</span>)</a></span> has become the de facto producer of the podcast. Congrats.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqs2l78seduvjsdxn8v6m5avaxmqewx9v4hl935y9zgqr3lpu32pc9gzyrfkr3fzls53k8283v3mehxgrqudq6sxrcwkue45dsegm24kl6y8cqcyqqqqqqgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu40klyu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…klyu</a></span> </div> Nearly caught up. A pity I didn't see the Podcast sooner!<br/><br/>Don't forget my latest boost I just did for ep7.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqs9vxk988ce3vrqwettqh0pvkyq6w2egf9d9pzqsgehwuafqdxedpspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczyrfkr3fzls53k8283v3mehxgrqudq6sxrcwkue45dsegm24kl6y8cqcyqqqqqqghdgcvd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…gcvd</a></span> </blockquote> 2025-03-18T18:16:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsya7fw0dxqtudnm34s6c0lzeh978ehj4g32wwzn9uuptt5q3e95tgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awl0n6wg It needs to be said <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16dsu2ghu9yd363utyw7dejqc8rgx5ps7r4hxddrvx2x64dh73p7qqkh6vy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ape Mithrandir</span> (<span class="italic">npub16ds…h6vy</span>)</a></span> is a math motivating madman! We can’t wait to read your boosts tomorrow and figure out how to do our show around it<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>average_bitcoiner</span> (<span class="italic">npub160t…yjc9</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-17T11:52:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuz3fa4nflunzs8qhawp0c87x4yvgxsn8r5kudqwflgq89ktvxeczyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awjv9tuw <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/Z9z0H1YAY9Bv4vDZpBRt">https://fountain.fm/episode/Z9z0H1YAY9Bv4vDZpBRt</a> 2025-03-13T12:03:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n9dns8tr3rcg5jftucmuqarrcth9h95e2d9fg5s3njf26ehmngqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awdpwv5v Number Theory is an incredible rabbit hole. There’s no way to master cryptography without uprooting your life to master it for however long the journey lasts.<br/><br/>You will still be visible in the world but your mind will live in the glorious world for as long as it wants.<br/><br/>While in that rabbit hole, the Chinese Remainder Theorem is a side quest that might make you invisible to the world. It’s a world within itself loaded with wondrous discoveries.<br/><br/>These are like multi-year video games except finishing them makes you a superhuman. 2025-03-09T13:15:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2e5rfdpa572hqjzwgj7l6r3vgvwjeun67rysc8tdryfhj6vfwlszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw493h0d We’ve created a mathematical monster!!<br/><br/>Only took 8 episodes!<br/><br/>Get on the bus - it’s much easier than you think and now we’re supporting the podcast with videos!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note162w46fh3g2rqudy4dp6aqhn63yd7dc0699mzvfjxfuffrcu6wldqvh5w2h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note162w…5w2h</a></span> </div> If you've got groups, ECC isn't too far to grok. </blockquote> 2025-03-08T22:35:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvq0ufelf454sre0j8s3j9ruw4a2syad4chrjmpp9ac77xg5p99dgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw8lwmj4 Part 2 posted to the Community. Use sattelite.earth or nostrudel.ninja to access.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note18rwkdlt62x27g9j9r9kkkfcka2eflwudn0cz5vpkjykejnr7cjvsnxvn3q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note18rw…vn3q</a></span> </div> Unit Groups part 2<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.satellite.earth/60718ee3932a0a0df0d585974a7b84905f5bd98a0482d5013ec3819bbfb44771.mov"></video><br/><br/>Math with Fundamentals, In part 2 of our Unit Group exercise, we find the order of every element of the Unit Group modulo 5, and find the primitive roots of that group </blockquote> 2025-03-07T02:43:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvd0q2kcava5j73ne7c6vqw8262sgr0g8682k94av3rj5ydfyt40szyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw2fpwrf <a href="https://episodes.fm/1790329241/episode/MzZiNTMzZWMtOTE1YS00MzkyLWJlOWYtMzdmNjhkN2M4NjQy">https://episodes.fm/1790329241/episode/MzZiNTMzZWMtOTE1YS00MzkyLWJlOWYtMzdmNjhkN2M4NjQy</a> 2025-03-06T14:56:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv2uqgrs5vptzqytms5xwk6lx7495de55p66sluphhdx3ksm67jaszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awwfhgsr There is now a community for the Motivate The Math podcast.<br/><br/>Use a web app like satellite.earth or nostrudel.ninja to access it and participate.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1xlauswuhhtxanyf2zqzhg7u3enjfrydpwm8zmkp3teqf9gsefq2spkw2wm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1xla…w2wm</a></span> </div> Video 1: What Is A Unit Group?<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.satellite.earth/d81449a118de3985406aac2f6304133c775c7a5ea9bedcbbedff2b8163a0da28.mov"></video><br/><br/>I discuss Unit Groups, and go through the example, using a modulus of 5, I prove the 4 Group axioms under multiplication. </blockquote> 2025-03-06T02:44:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lg2zcrja5tlrwm70ul4dpe9vsfx5crneq9tt72jf0j4r8wjt5wgzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awk2z0lf Homeschoolers. How can I help teach you and your children math? <br/><br/>I know you want to learn and I want to teach it - but how do we really come together?<br/><br/>I need to understand your pain and struggles. Please share with me here. 2025-03-02T16:31:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8e045f6saav5l60ffkwrn5vcjd4ecg5s9vx7vezzgn6ajk7srwszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awn59k2e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2052pavm3s6maffwm020zxqn39mwvlgwt8fys0sfegz9ysns4eyg0mthj2'>nevent1q…thj2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you. I’m going through proof (of its existence) involving projective geometry and it’s removing all ability to discuss this with other humans.<br/><br/>Thank you kindly for that beautiful economy of words that eludes me. 2025-02-12T12:07:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstt0mrjp982vswdungdaujast93eudyha2dr9ldp8dvk9n3jcln9gzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awr5j8jc Did you know that the points on an elliptic curve form an Abelian group?<br/><br/>Now I’m glad we suffered through 2 podcasts to explain what groups are and how we don’t know why but it’s important to know something is a group!<br/><br/>We (on this podcast) still don’t know why this fact matters for elliptic curves yet - but it seems plausible in the context of what we discussed that we like:<br/><br/>1) closure under point addition (adding any two points gives us a point that is definitely on the curve)<br/><br/>2) infinity point is the identity (always wondered what that point meant in the coding books like <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jimmysong</span> (<span class="italic">npub10vl…sp42</span>)</a></span> Programming Bitcoin)<br/><br/>3) order of addition doesn’t matter (P1+P2) = (P2+P1)<br/><br/>So the points being an abelian group makes all of the arithmetic around adding points nice. VERY NICE! 2025-02-11T12:31:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tl4599dffjnq4mcjs97ulhh4a8z3nwzgen8ct62xfvmxps7tmnqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awyrk6ly EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW IS RIGGED TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY THROUGH A CAREFULLY CONTROLLED MEDIUM.<br/><br/>EXCEPT MATH<br/><br/>They can’t rig math. They can rig how it’s used and what it says and they can demoralize you into not learning it or seeing for yourself what is knowable. They can co-opt its applications.<br/><br/>But they cannot undo Euclid, Euler, or Gauss. <br/><br/>Learn math and learn who these men were if you want to have a fighting chance against those who can rig everything you think you know. 2025-02-10T13:44:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqx26h3uk8jql2vhmyfddfn5ap8ksvjehpnjd6357g555a9d76eqqzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw33a6sp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8z3ycq9r79wrha686vjcjpwktq8c64j5gxjeg6pjdhyla2n46lrsue9td6'>nevent1q…9td6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Based on that thinking - I might say that the ability to be a tyrant and deprive people of their basic necessities of life only to raise their marginal value to them when you benevolently trade it back to them is the most valuable ability.<br/><br/>Bitcoin protects you and your descendants from this tyranny. Not completely obviously - but relative to he who has none. <br/><br/>Always having the basic necessities without needing the state apparatus is therefore the most valuable thing an individual can acquire. <br/><br/>Without bitcoin, this is only possible through debt and wage slavery. 2025-02-10T11:58:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre3mkk6795ltvp0gxfxqkw6lqqznfkcj3dphwl642vexr3e77peszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awpsry9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq6a6yfh6ewgutcqyer84tq29xk7qvwqv396yrmdpytdtmntrdzgz4hmch'>nevent1q…hmch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Math just needs motivating. It’s not hard if you put in the work. 2025-02-06T22:57:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszp2jagw73uws82wvhu7qex98wpphjtsjfghfjj0qa6ayx6k5gkcczyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awl08f03 I cannot stress enough the importance of modular arithmetic - the math where we divide and focus only on remainders<br/><br/>Take any number N (preferably a prime - let’s use N= 5)<br/><br/>(Here = is congruence )<br/>1(mod5) = 1<br/>2(mod5) = 2<br/>3(mod5) = 3<br/>4(mod5) = 4<br/>5(mod5) = 0<br/><br/>6(mod5) = 1<br/>7(mod5) = 2<br/>8(mod5) = 3<br/>9(mod5) = 4<br/>10(mod5) = 0<br/><br/>You seeing it?<br/><br/>3483638(mod5) = 3<br/><br/>Being good at this is SO IMPORTANT to learning cryptography. You have to be just as comfortable with these operations as nerds are with the other usual ones (addition, multiplication, etc) 2025-01-27T16:00:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgl2nd35f0mp8czqwfsxufdym4t6dlujwxzyctys9nfg474a39sszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw2h9xg7 <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/LNxnprHhlWSBh4n5b0eS">https://fountain.fm/episode/LNxnprHhlWSBh4n5b0eS</a><br/><br/>This is a bonus episode. Made by AI - we released it because it does such a great job of explaining the 1st 2 episodes to laypeople. 2025-01-25T23:54:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdcvfxruzs9wunhfp3h2l340c0t9p9t2uteyayz78mu07kfgxjevszyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awyxlcut Thanks brother! You move yet?<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ah9ps32fxlhqcht3aqm5nzd6rzp20nfenk8hcf5uhkt8s33e0kmsny75yl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ah9…75yl</a></span> </div> 🍻🍄💪<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/4QeQ1s9TraV0XEj5nlXz">https://fountain.fm/episode/4QeQ1s9TraV0XEj5nlXz</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzpdjf4sdmgxdclz2rw8pu85kh7hzcc5hzuqryqdglqkvc0th455dwu6c5zu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…c5zu</a></span> </blockquote> 2025-01-23T22:56:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd240ynv7yaeg04p7f73kyrr8dtfem5dnhdgjgp0fvs6kxehc6l0szyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08aw43e8sj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrr8g0rffmc3yyy77secef63ztd9gftde7ph25p6nl2vh2kr8hpcrqqy9l'>nevent1q…qy9l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see a lot of potential to use Nostr for this project. Appreciate that you’re with us for this ride. 2025-01-23T14:04:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr24n3wy7ledmemk5fpcm5t4rftr3h502a2wvgqu44g6lftq5mq0szyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awlvrvrn <a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/4QeQ1s9TraV0XEj5nlXz">https://fountain.fm/episode/4QeQ1s9TraV0XEj5nlXz</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12eml5kmtrjmdt0h8shgg32gye5yqsf2jha6a70jrqt82q9d960sspky99g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Phundamentals</span> (<span class="italic">npub12em…y99g</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>average_bitcoiner</span> (<span class="italic">npub160t…yjc9</span>)</a></span> go pretty deep in Episode 2.<br/><br/>You might want to check the supporting video.<br/><br/>We talk about Groups (seriously - who does that?)<br/><br/>I’ve pinned a note on noStrudel exposing a mistake I already know I made - nothing horrible. 2025-01-23T13:40:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswaqswl9k3dvc7exwlty62xdhva2n9krv0xwp5s4xrlqnk844u6egzyzuygj9ef72e6lmhc2kn9jsajmzx8euen4urcuwplp7v9e6jr08awjrp982 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12eml5kmtrjmdt0h8shgg32gye5yqsf2jha6a70jrqt82q9d960sspky99g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Phundamentals</span> (<span class="italic">npub12em…y99g</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>average_bitcoiner</span> (<span class="italic">npub160t…yjc9</span>)</a></span> are committed to motivating Bitcoiners to study math and demystifying the majority of it.<br/><br/>Mistakes will be made as none of us are professionals. We will always hold ourselves accountable - the listeners trust in our signal is paramount.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1qzf9hetgkahm5spg0nvy55dvtpquq6vh33m2n06g57dl30vhlyyscd72gf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1qzf…72gf</a></span> </div> I already know I screwed up a concept on Episode 2 of Motivating the Math. Would be great if I could just pin a post for stuff like this.<br/><br/>I didn't explain a Binary Operation (for a Group) correctly. I did leave a reference to a video that does explain it correctly and nothing I said will steer anyone wrong, but these things are what they are . The video addresses things in the first 20 seconds and I highly recommend it.<br/><br/>I'm still a noob w.r.t. Abstract Algebra and all things considered I actually think I did it justice.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsAehzmjrU&list=PLztBpqftvzxVvdVmBMSM4PVeOsE5w1NnN">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsAehzmjrU&list=PLztBpqftvzxVvdVmBMSM4PVeOsE5w1NnN</a> <br/><br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyfhwue69uhnzv3h9cczuvpwxyargwpk8yqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsz8nhwden5te0dehhxarj94c82c3wwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgtcpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qyt8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnyv96xztngv96hxtcprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj730qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj7qg4waehxw309ahx7um5wghx77r5wghxgetk9uq3samnwvaz7tmswfjk66t4d5h8qunfd4skctnwv46qz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0qqsd846pynwlkk7uvxu0rrghcve4hw6033c3s234acnnzjjf5n4hk8gp0ute9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>average_bitcoiner</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…ute9</span>)</a></span> can we pin this post in the show notes? </blockquote> 2025-01-23T11:58:26Z