#La Gauss

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Máster Diseño Gráfico 2021-22. Identidad visual para restaurante japonés de comida callejera Yaki. Proyecto de Angi Estefan Grajales Canabal.

[izaack-gauss]

Izaack reminds me of Ernesto de la Cruz

Ernesto vs Sans, who wins?

[0aleph0]

DÍA 24: Montura/Vehículo - Cañón Gauss (Halo)

La cantidad de asistencias que he hecho conduciendo este Warthog con los colegas no es ni normal

[aedesluminis]

26 for the ask game （╹◡╹）

26. Forgotten hero everyone should know about

This could have been a perfect occasion to talk about Claude-Antoine Prieur again, but given that I plan to devote him many future posts on my blog, I thought it would have been more appropriate to use this ask to share my knowledge about an important and unfortunately still rather unknown STEM personality, who truly inspired me when I was a young student. I'm referring to Sophie Germain.

Born in Paris in 1776, Sophie was one of the rare mathematiciennes of the 18th-19th century. She had her first approach with mathematics during the days of the storming of the Bastille, when it was too dangerous for a young 13 years old girl to go outside. To pass the time, she turned to her father's library and a book named "Histoire des mathématiques" by Jean-Étienne Montucla captured her interest. The story of Archimedes narrated in the book fascinated her deeply, eventually leading her to start studying mathematics on her own through the works by famous mathematicians like Euler, Newton, Cousin. Her interest and dedication to the discipline was so strong, that during winter, when her parents denied her warm clothes and a fire in her bedroom to prevent her from studying she kept doing it anyway despite the cold; at the time maths wasn't considered appropriate as a studying discipline for a woman.

When the Polytechnic school opened in 1794, women couldn't attend, but the policy of the school allowed to everyone, who asked for them, notes of the lectures. She requested them under the pseudonym of Antoine-Auguste Le Blanc, a former student who had dropped out. Given that, as a student of the Polytechnic school, one was expected to send written observations about the lectures - a sort of homework - Germain wrote and sent hers to Joseph-Louis Lagrange, one of the teachers and renowned mathematician. The latter was so positively impressed by her essays that requested a meeting with the brilliant student LeBlanc, who unexpectedly had improved so much. She was then forced to reveal her identity. Lagrange was pleasantly surprised to realize Monsieur Le Blanc was in reality a young and talented woman and decided to support her, becoming her mentor.

One of her most noteworthy contribution to mathematics was in number theory, where she proved a special case of the so-called Last Fermat's Theorem (1), which has remained one of the hardest mathematical theorems to prove for more than three centuries and whose final proof was actually found only in 1994 by Andrew Wiles. Other important works of hers include treatises on elastic surfaces, one of which, Recherches sur la théorie des surfaces élastiques, awarded her a prize from the Paris Academy of Science in 1816.

Although she often faced prejudice for being a woman, Germain was praised and also supported by various well-known mathematicians of the time. Some of them include the aforementioned Lagrange, Legendre, who thanks to her work on the Fermat's theorem, was able to prove it for another special case; Cousin himself, Fourier, who managed to grant her the permission to follow the sittings held at the Paris Academy of science and last, but obviously not least, the great Gauss, who after Germain's death advocated for giving her an honorary degree in mathematics.

Notes

(1) In short, the Last Fermat's Theorem asserts that for n > 2 there are no integer solutions to the following equation:

with a, b, c being positive integers. Sophie Germain proved the theorem for all numbers n equal to a prime p, so that 2p + 1 is also prime. The whole thing is much more complex that how I explained it, my aim was to write down a simple intoduction. If you want to read more about that I recommend you this link.

[drgaussart]

La Bombe.

N.B. : La signature indique "Artypica" et non Dr Gauss, il s'agit simplement de mon nom professionnel. Plus d'info sur mon site :

[nevenkebla]

Cada día sería interesante

Fantastic Four in…Ataque Del M.O.D.O.K.! (2010) #1 Tom Beland (Escritor), Juan Doe (Dibujante)

— Susan Storm: Bueno… Te toca preguntar. — Reed Richards: Pensé que te tocaba a ti. — Susan Storm: No, yo te hice mi pregunta en el Fantasti-Car, ¿Te acuerdas? ¿Quién es tu matemático favorito? — Reed Richards: Ah sí. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss. Entonces… Me toca a mí… — Susan Storm: Y que sea buena, mi amor. Es la veinte. Tu última pregunta. — Reed Richards: Hmm… Déjame pensar. — Susan Storm: ¿Demasiadas opciones? — Reed Richards: No, ya la tengo. Si estás dispuesta a contestarla, quiero decir. — Susan Storm: Oh, qué poco me conoces. Te contesto cualquier cosa. — Reed Richards: Bien. Aquí está. Es sencilla. ¿Te acuerdas en qué momento supiste que yo era el hombre para ti?

— Susan Storm: ¿El momento exacto? Guau. Qué romántico. Eso salió de la nada. Pensé que me ibas a preguntar sobre cosmología teórica. — Reed Richards: Estoy esperando. — Susan Storm: Ok. ¿De verdad quieres saber? El mes era abril… un jueves. 9:30 de la mañana. Me acababa de mudar a mi primer apartamento. Y Johnny, claro, me abandonó por una pelirroja que acababa de conocer. Y no ensambló mi estéreo como había prometido. Estaba furiosa con él ese día. Tú ofreciste montármelo para que por lo menos pudiera oír música mientras trabajaba. Después de un par de horas, estabas listo para prenderlo.

— Reed Richards: Ok… ¿Estás lista? — Susan Storm: ¿Para qué? ¿Y dónde están mi tocadiscos y mis álbumes? — Reed Richards: Toma. Lee esto. — Susan Storm: Ok… Eh… “Sistema…” — Reed Richards: Un poco más alto. — Susan Storm: “Sistema… toca Rolling Stones… Sympathy for the Devil.” — Reed Richards: Se llama un Analizador de Comandos de Voz. Utiliza el audio de tu voz para activar una acción en el sistema. — Susan Storm: Pero… ¿Dónde están mis discos? — Reed Richards: Digitalizados. Todos. Es un proyectito que tengo con unos amigos en Palo Alto. La música se almacena como un archivo de audio, y después… — Susan Storm: Reed… Esto es… increíble…

— Susan Storm: En ese momento, contemplé lo que sería una vida con alguien como Reed Richards. Que nunca seria aburrida. No con alguien como una mente así. Cada día sería interesante.

[is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not]

Rifleman III RF2-Ab

Mass: 90 tons

Chassis: Composite Biped

Power Plant: 270 XL

Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph

Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph

Jump Jets: None

Jump Capacity: 0 meters

Armor: Standard

Armament:

2 ER Medium Laser

4 Gauss Rifle

Manufacturer: Unknown

Primary Factory: Unknown

Communication System: Unknown

Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown

Introduction Year: 3150

Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-X-X

Cost: 34,504,000 C-bills

Type: Rifleman III

Technology Base: Mixed (Experimental)

Tonnage: 90

Battle Value: 2,729

Equipment Mass

Internal Structure Composite 4.5

Engine 270 XL 7.5

Walking MP: 3

Running MP: 5(6)

Jumping MP: 0

Double Heat Sink 10 [20] 0

Compact Gyro 4.5

Small Cockpit 2

Armor Factor 192 12

Internal Armor

Structure Value

Head 3 9

Center Torso 29 25

Center Torso (rear) 6

R/L Torso 19 24

R/L Torso (rear) 6

R/L Arm 15 23

R/L Leg 19 23

Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm

Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm

Weapons

and Ammo Location Critical Heat Tonnage

RISC Super-Cooled Myomer RT/LT/RA/LA/RL/LL1/1/1/1/1/1 - 0.0

Void Signature System CT/RT/LT/RA/LA/RL/LL1/1/1/1/1/1/1 - 0.0

Supercharger CT 1 - 1.0

ER Medium Laser CT 1 5 1.0

Gauss Rifle Ammo (8) CT 1 - 1.0

CASE II RT 1 - 0.5

Gauss Rifle Ammo (8) RT 1 - 1.0

Gauss Rifle RT 6 1 12.0

CASE II LA 1 - 0.5

Gauss Rifle Ammo (8) LA 1 - 1.0

Gauss Rifle LA 6 1 12.0

CASE II LT 1 - 0.5

Gauss Rifle Ammo (8) LT 1 - 1.0

Gauss Rifle LT 6 1 12.0

Nova Combined Electronic Warfare System HD 1 - 1.5

ER Medium Laser HD 1 5 1.0

CASE II RA 1 - 0.5

Gauss Rifle Ammo (8) RA 1 - 1.0

Gauss Rifle RA 6 1 12.0

Features the following design quirks: Anti-Aircraft Targeting, Battle Computer, Combat Computer, Cowl, Easy to Pilot, Extended Torso Twist, Fast Reload, Improved Communications, Improved Targeting (Long), Improved Sensors, Multi-Trac, Searchlight

[killer-orca-cosplay]

To: STCOM Sealth Puget From: COMGEN Melissa Hazen Sealth, trothkin, the Skobel engineers have finally finished the fitting out of your machine. The upgrades are... substantial. Look them over. And then, if you would, join me and some others for a night out, quiaff? I wish to get to know you better. We will be fighting alongside each other, after all.

BattleMech Technical Readout Name/Model: Orca 'Sealth' OC-1Xb Designer: Frogblast Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed) Technology Rating: F Tonnage: 200 Role: Sniper Configuration: Superheavy Biped BattleMech Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150 Rules (Current): Experimental (Extinct) Rules (Era): Experimental Rules (Year): Experimental (Extinct) Total Cost: 107,450,500 C-Bills Battle Value: 4,435 Chassis: Skobel Endo-Composite Endo-Composite Power Plant: Skobel SH-4K 400 XL Walking Speed: 21.6 kph Maximum Speed: 32.4 kph Jump Jets: None Jump Capacity: None Armor: Skobel SH-FF Plate Ferro-Fibrous with CASE II Armament: 2 ExoStar Balefire (Clantech) ER PPCs (C) 1 Rheinmetall PzH 3050 Long Tom Artillery Cannon (C) 1 Baal Defense Hellstorm 40CX LRM 20 w/ Artemis V FCS (C) 1 ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech) ER Large Laser (C) 1 Krupp Sturmfeuer Light Gauss Rifle 1 Baal Defense Quad-Aught 6400 SRM 6 w/ Artemis V FCS (C) 1 Baal Defense Inferno Shield 2000CX Laser Anti-Missile System (C) 1 Baal Defense Silverfang 120X Small X-Pulse Laser Manufacturer: Skobel MechWorks Primary Factory: Yakima Proving Grounds, Terra Communications: GarbleTalker X with Nova CEWS Targeting & Tracking: Nokia 33100 with Advanced Targeting Computer ================================================================================================ Equipment Mass Internal Structure: Endo-Composite (C) 30.00 Engine: 400 XL (C) 26.50 Walking MP: 2 Running MP: 3 Jumping MP: 0 Heat Sinks (Double): 20 40 10.00 Gyro: Superheavy 8.00 Cockpit: Superheavy 4.00 Armor Factor: 600 31.50 Type: Ferro-Fibrous (C) Internal Armor Structure Value Head: 4 12 Center Torso: 60 96 Center Torso (rear): 24 R/L Torso: 42 68 R/L Torso (rear): 16 R/L Arm: 33 66 R/L Leg: 42 84 ================================================================================================ Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage Nova CEWS (C) H 1 1.50 SRM 6 w/ Artemis V FCS (C) CT 1 1.50 Small X-Pulse Laser CT 1 1.00 Targeting Computer (C) CT 6 6.00 CASE II (C) RT 1 0.50 Communications Equipment (4 tons) (C) RT 2 4.00 ER PPC w/ Capacitor (C) RT 2 7.00 Laser Anti-Missile System (C) RT 1 1.00 Long Tom Artillery Cannon (Ammo 30) (C) RT 3 6.00 CASE II (C) LT 1 0.50 ER PPC w/ Capacitor (C) LT 2 7.00 LRM 20 w/ Artemis V FCS (C) LT 2 5.00 LRM 20 (Ammo 18) (C) LT 2 3.00 Light Gauss Rifle (Ammo 32) LT 1 2.00 SRM 6 (Ammo 30) Artemis V LT 1 2.00 Long Tom Artillery Cannon (C) RA 8 20.00 CASE II (C) LA 1 0.50 ER Large Laser w/ Insulator (C) LA 2 4.50 Light Gauss Rifle LA 3 12.00 Note: Equipped with RISC Heat Sink Override Kit ================================================================================================ Alpha Strike Statistics Point Value (PV): 94 TP: BM, SZ: 4, TMM: 0, MV: 4" Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 3, OV: 4 Armor (A): 20, Structure (S): 10 Specials: AMS, ARTLTC-1, CASEII, ECM, IF1, LG, MHQ5, NOVA, OVL, PRB, RCN The OC-1Xb Orca 'Sealth' is subject to the following Design Quirks: Accurate Weapon (Long Tom Cannon) Combat Computer Distracting Fast Reload (Long Tom Cannon) Improved Cooling Jacket (ER Large Laser) Improved Communications Improved Sensors Improved Targeting (Long) Multi-Trac

A Long Tom attached to a Battlemech? Most intriguing...I do believe Tolkitai will get much use out of that.

It also pleases me to see the all important small laser for close-in support. If there is one thing I have learned, it is never to underestimate what one single laser in the right place can do. This steed will serve us well. My thanks. ...in truth I would not say no to a meal. I have been having the oddest craving for salmon sushi recently.

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode nationale, no. 39, 22 janvier 1887, Paris. No. 9. — Travestissement marquise. No. 12. — Travestissement, jeune Grecque. Bibliothèque nationale de France

No. 9. — Travestissement marquise. Robe à paniers en satin rose broché pompadour avec corsage décolleté et manches bouffantes; le bas de la manche jusqu'au coude est en velours cerise garnie de cygne. Le corsage ouvert en cœur à très longue pointe est entièrement bordé de cygne, et terminé par un flot de ruban de velours cerise. La gausse jupe est recouverte de 4 volants de dentelle blanche sur transparent rose. Bas de soie rose; souliers de satin rose et bouffettes de dentelle. Coiffure, plumes blanches.

No. 9. — Marquise costume. Pink satin pompadour brocade basket dress with low-cut bodice and puff sleeves; the bottom of the sleeve up to the elbow is in cherry velvet trimmed with swan. The open sweetheart bodice with a very long point is entirely edged with swan, and finished with a stream of cherry velvet ribbon. The gausse skirt is covered with 4 ruffles of white lace on transparent pink. Pink silk stockings; pink satin shoes and lace puffs. Headdress, white feathers.

Métrage: 4 mètres velours, 5 mètres satin broché, 20 mètres volants de dentelle, 3m,20 cygne.

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No. 12. — Travestissement, jeune Grecque. Jupe et corsage décolleté, en satin jaune brodé de soies multicolores. Veste courte arrondie sur le devant en velours bleu, riche broderie en perles de jais blanc. Echarpe en crêpe de Chine rouge se nouant sur le côté par un nœud à une seule boucle et deux pans retombant sur la jupe. Les deux pans serrés à l'extrémité par un cercle de grosses perles blanches et un gland en fil d'or. Grosses perles blanches à la ceinture, au cou et aux poignets.

Calotte grecque en velours bleu, brodée de fil d'or et de perles blanches.

Bas et souliers rouges. Chasse-mouches en plumes multicolores.

No. 12. — Young Greek girl costume. Skirt and low-cut bodice, in yellow satin embroidered with multicolored silks. Short jacket rounded on the front in blue velvet, rich embroidery in white jet beads. Red crepe de chine scarf tied on the side with a knot with a single loop and two sides falling over the skirt. The two sides tightened at the end by a circle of large white pearls and a gold thread tassel. Large white pearls at the belt, neck and wrists.

Greek cap in blue velvet, embroidered with gold thread and white pearls.

Red socks and shoes. Multicolored feather fly swatter.

[gaussmultimedia]

Máster Diseño Visual 2022-23. Portfolio de Raquel Pimentel González. Fotografías de Laura Flores.

[claudehenrion]

Notre Dame de Paris

Nous venons de palpiter un week-end comme on en vit peu, dans une vie ! Notre merveilleuse cathédrale, que nous avions eu l'impression de voir disparaître par un triste soir d'avril 2019, est née une troisième fois, des mains de 2000 artistes, talentueux et modestes, au sommet de leur art (chacun le sien, mais tous ensemble) et de la volonté de 345000 donateurs et mécènes. Le monde entier (les dons en sont la preuve) a vibré devant cette catastrophe... Mais l'espoir renaît... Au moment de la réouverture des portes, j'étais au bord des larmes...

Ne nous plaignons pas, et ne boudons pas notre plaisir : le résultat est magnifique, d'autant plus que nous avons frôlé la catastrophe irrémédiable, avec les cauchemars des fantaisies dont rêvait l'actuel président-de-notre-république-en-sursis . Mis à part quelques fautes (que les modernistes ont branché sur la perfection d'origine, tels le maître-autel-bis et le Baptistère en forme de cuvettes, formes arrondies qui insultent l'harmonie, parfaite sans eux !), il ne reste plus que l'affreuse idée des vitraux ''à la mode macron'' qui doit être tuée, avant dégâts irréversibles. Ou encore les choix musicaux du ''réveil de l'orgue'' ! (NB : me souvenant des improvisations ''sortie de messe'' de Pierre Cochereau, sur le Bourdon 32 pouces, j'en aurais pleuré : tirer ces platitudes sans relief d'un tel instrument... il faut presque le vouloir ! Il a fallu attendre, là aussi, l'improvisation finale et la messe du lendemain pour comprendre le joyau inutilisé que les 4 organistes qui se sont succédé pendant le cérémonie de ré-ouverture avaient entre les mains).

Paris, la France et le monde entier --et la catholicité, au premier chef, bien sûr,-- ont récupéré un trésor irremplaçable : un lien personnel et même intime entre chacun d'entre nous et l'Absolu. Tous ne s'en rendent pas compte et un tout petit nombre prétend avoir des arguments pour lutter contre... ce que la Loi de Gauss, dite ''Courbe normale'', prévoit, avec la possibilité de l'existence, parmi tout échantillon d'humains, de 10% d'idiots, de fadas et de cons ! Depuis une dizaine d'années, on a assez perdu de temps avec eux. Laissons-les suivre leur triste chemin, et restons avec notre glorieuse émotion : Notre Dame est de retour... la période noire va t-elle se terminer ?

Une chance unique nous est donnée : la convergence de la déconfiture (attendue, sans être espérée : ne pêchons pas par où ils fautent !) des vilaines gens qui croient que le progressisme peut les (et nous) mener ailleurs que de catastrophe en cassage de gueule, d'une part... et un retour possible, à travers cette renaissance de notre Cathédrale blessée mais sauvée, du catholicisme sous une forme dérivée : sa richesse culturelle, unique entre toutes, complémentaire à sa transcendance consubstantielle : le catholicisme, longtemps seul, puis du christianisme, a en effet été le créateur d'un raz de marée culturel qui a illuminé tous les âges et --pratiquement-- tous les pays, comme le rappelait récemment le cher Bouallem Sansal .

Notre si belle religion, offerte à qui la veut, pas seulement à ses pratiquants, ce qu'elle est seule à proposer --nous en reparlerons) a donné de jolies couleurs à la Vie, à toute vie, à travers la peinture, la sculpture, l'architecture, la littérature, puis la philosophie, toutes richesses dont elle s'est nourrie en retour, imprégnant, le plus souvent sans la moindre contrainte, nos conduites, nos manières d'être, nos visions du monde... et même les mots dont se servent ses ennemis pour chercher à lui nuire : très vite, le christianisme est sorti du cadre rigide et limitant de la seule pratique religieuse pour exploser dans une culture qui est vite devenue une ''civilisation''. Pourquoi ? Comment ?

C'est là que se trouvent les grandes questions qui ont certainement contribué à ce que ce succès indiscutable se transforme, au fil des siècles, en échec (qu'il faut souhaiter temporaire, car si ce n'est pas le cas... tout est foutu : un arbre coupé de ses racines ne peut que mourir). Où commencent (et où s'arrêtent) l'intelligence et la foi ? Où commence le religieux et où s'arrêtent la laïcité et sa fausse jumelle la tolérance devenue intolérante ? La réponse est sans doute que foi et raison, ou que intelligence et religion ne doivent --ne peuvent-- exister l'une sans l'autre et qu'il est bon et sain qu'elles s'entremêlent, se marient, se mélangent, se séparent ... et se disputent, comme le transcendant et la culture qui en naît...

Si le vrai sens --unique et non négociable-- de Noël ou du Dimanche a été perdu en chemin au profit de laideurs insultantes pour notre honneur d'Humains, et n'ont pratiquement plus de signification religieuse, ils en ont malgré tout conservé une : malgré les efforts ridicules des tenants de la mort de tout ce qu'ils trouvent irrationnel chez nous (au profit de ce que nous démontrons facilement être dix fois plus irrationnel, chez eux !), les fêtes --et les vacances qui les escortent-- ont conservé leur vrai nom originel : Noël, Pâques ou la Toussaint pour les premiers, et ''le jour du Seigneur'' (dimanche vient, de loin, de Dominicus Dies) pour le second.

Notre société est certes largement déchristianisée (et même polythéiste, à en croire Laurence Devillers, la grande spécialiste des interactions ''homme/machine), et la responsabilité de ce ''laisser filer'' aux conséquences dramatiques est à chercher dans l’appauvrissement de ce que nous avons gardé pour le transmettre. La trahison impardonnable des clercs et notre passivité à tous (profiter du moment... sans se prendre la tête, ''Carpe diem'' devenu Carpe horam) ont bradé puis détruit l'héritage commun. Sous le prétexte mensonger de l'actualiser, nous l'avons dilué jusqu'à n'en conserver que ... ce qui ne vaut même pas la peine d'être transmis. Le message était trop beau, trop ambitieux, trop à contre-courant des slogans mensongers (creux mais ''fastoches'' : il n'y a qu'à se laisser glisser !) : la mode ne serait pas, disent les propagateurs de ces absurdités mortelles, à l'élévation de l'homme, à la quête d'une dimension prophétique, et à l’exaltation du sacré''... Foutaises !

La renaissance de Notre Dame et la résonance de cette prouesse dans le monde entier démontre (s'il le fallait !) que la Foi n'est pas une simple abstraction ni un joli patrimoine à conserver dans un musée : c'est une réalité où se mêlent le sens et la croyance, le matériel et le divin, le court et le long termes, ''l'avoir été'' et ''le devoir être''. Cette idée ''sur le retour'' est une idée nouvelle infiniment plus moderne que leur faux modernisme dépassé et leur progressisme mortifère.

Cette année, les USA ont décidé de tourner la page de la médiocrité agressive et de l'erreur promue ''Institution'' et de ''revenir dans la course '' : Trump est à Notre Dame et, Elon Musk aidant, le pays repart conquérir la Lune, et puis Mars... se ressaisir, chasser les idées noires (non, je ne suis pas raciste !), reprendre les bonnes vieilles pratiques qui avaient fait des américains... ce qu'ils étaient : les meilleurs en tout ou presque. Mais personne n'a rapporté que, en parallèle, les illuminations de Time Square sont, pour la première fois depuis longtemps, exclusivement destinées à l'Histoire Sainte et à un vrai Noël, autour d'un enfant nouveau né, le tout surmonté (dominé ?) par une grand croix lumineuse, avec les vrais chants de Noël dont la France (la pauvre !) a égaré jusqu'aux partitions. On se met à espérer que, folie pour folie, le soleil va se mette à se lever à l'ouest ! Notre Dame, priez pour nous...

H-Cl.

[krinsbez]

A BT/Pulp Heroes Thing: Scrooge McDuck's BattleMech

So, I know that DuckTech lost the poll by a considerable margin, but we had a lot of good convo about it on a certain forum board, and I wanted to share something with y'all.

Specifically, that poster Sciox came up with a build for what they thought should be Scrooge's 'Mech!

(I apologize about the formatting getting messed up, I've never done anything like this on tumblr before, and I am not sure how to convert)

Below the cut...

BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model: Banshee BNC-3E Scrooge

Technology: Inner Sphere

Technology Rating: E

Tonnage: 95

Role: Sniper

Configuration: Biped BattleMech

Era/Year: Star League / 2475

Rules (Current): Standard

Rules (Era): Standard

Rules (Year): Unavailable

Total Cost: 9,603,945 C-Bills

Battle Value: 2,295

Chassis: Star League XT

Power Plant: Pitban 285

Walking Speed: 32.4 kph

Maximum Speed: 54 kph

Jump Jets: HildCo Model 10

Jump Capacity: 90 meters

Armor: Starshield with CASE

Armament:

1 M-7 Gauss Rifle

2 Donal PPCs

1 Holly SRM 6

4 Harmon Starclass Medium Lasers

2 Magna Mark I Small Lasers

Manufacturer: McDuck Enterprises

Primary Factory: Hesperus II

Communications: Dalban Comline

Targeting & Tracking: Dalban HiRez-B ================================================================================================ Equipment Mass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Internal Structure: Standard 9.50

Engine: 285 Fusion 16.50

Walking MP: 3

Running MP: 5

Jumping MP: 3

Heat Sinks (Double): 11 [22] 1.00

Gyro: Standard 3.00

Cockpit: Standard 3.00

Armor Factor: 240 15.00

Type: Standard

Internal Armor Structure Value Head: 3 9 Center Torso: 30 40 Center Torso (rear): 17 R/L Torso: 20 30 R/L Torso (rear): 10 R/L Arm: 16 21 R/L Leg: 20 26 ================================================================================================ Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Small Laser H 1 0.50

Jump Jet CT 1 2.00

Small Laser CT 1 0.50

CASE RT 1 0.50

Jump Jet RT 1 2.00

4 Medium Lasers RT 4 4.00

PPC RT 3 7.00

SRM 6 RT 2 3.00

SRM 6 (Ammo 15) RT 1 1.00

CASE LT 1 0.50

Gauss Rifle LT 7 15.00

Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16) LT 2 2.00

Jump Jet LT 1 2.00

PPC LA 3 7.00 ================================================================================================ Alpha Strike Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Point Value (PV): 48 TP: BM, SZ: 4, TMM: 1, MV: 6"j Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 4, OV: 3 Armor (A): 8, Structure (S): 8 Specials: CASE

[milanesa-enthusiast]

Aprendí a respetar al método Gauss-Jordan. La triangulación de Gauss es mi nueva enemiga

[navcommrelay]

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Delta Element: "Hammer" Commander Nathaniel "Aster" Lindsborg, OIC. Emperor EMP-6A "Righteous Indignation" (CMDR) Shootist ST-8A "Double Tap" Crockett CRK-5003-1b "Highwall" Marauder MAD-5CS "Mayflower" Details Below:

Emperor EMP-6A "Righteous Indignation" Base Tech Level: Standard (IS) Level Era Experimental - Advanced 2612-3044 Standard 3045+ Extinct 2840-3040

Tech Rating: E/E-F(F*)-E-D

Weight: 90 tons BV: 1,969 Cost: 18,713,100 C-bills Source: TRO 3058 - Star League Role: Juggernaut

Movement: 3/5/3 Engine: 270 XL Double Heat Sinks: 12 [24] Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 138 Armor: 279/279 Internal / Armor Head 3/9 Center Torso 29/48 Center Torso (rear) 10 Right Torso 19/30 Right Torso (rear) 8 Left Torso 19/30 Left Torso (rear) 8 Right Arm 15/30 Left Arm 15/30 Right Leg 19/38 Left Leg 19/38

Weapons: -LB 10-X AC, LA, Heat 2 -Large Laser, LA, Heat 8 -LB 10-X AC, RA, Heat 2 -Large Laser, RA, Heat 8 -Medium Pulse Laser, LT, Heat 4 -Medium Pulse Laser, RT, Heat 4 -Medium Laser, HD, Heat 3

Ammo: -LB 10-X AC Ammo LT 10 -LB 10-X Cluster Ammo LT 10 -LB 10-X AC Ammo RT 10 -LB 10-X Cluster Ammo RT 10

Equipment: -CASE LT -CASE RT

Quirks: Command 'Mech

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Shootist ST-8A

Base Tech Level: Standard (IS) Level Era Experimental - Advanced 2621-3054 Standard 3055+ Extinct 2815-3040

Tech Rating: E/E-F(F*)-D-D

Weight: 70 tons BV: 1,507 Cost: 6,555,228 C-bills Source: TRO 3058 - Star League Role: Brawler

Movement: 4/6 Engine: 280 Fusion Double Heat Sinks: 13 [26] Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 107 Armor: 215/217 (Ferro-Fibrous) Internal / Armor Head 3/9 Center Torso 22/34 Center Torso (rear) 10 Right Torso 15/24 Right Torso (rear) 5 Left Torso 15/24 Left Torso (rear) 5 Right Arm 11/22 Left Arm 11/22 Right Leg 15/30 Left Leg 15/30

Weapons: -AC/20, LA, Heat 7 -Medium Pulse Laser, RA, Heat 4 -ER Large Laser, RT, Heat 12 -Medium Pulse Laser, CT, Heat 4 -Small Laser, HD, Heat 1

Ammo: -AC/20 Ammo, LT, 5 -AC/20 Ammo, LT, 5

Equipment: -CASE, LT

Quirks Command 'Mech

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Crockett CRK-5003-1b "Highwall"

Base Tech Level: Standard (IS) Level Era Experimental - Advanced 2752-3044 Standard 3045+ Extinct 2850-3040

Tech Rating: E/E-F(F*)-E-D

Weight: 85 tons BV: 2,307 Cost: 8,538,675 C-bills Role: Juggernaut

Movement: 3/5/3 Engine: 255 Fusion Double Heat Sinks: 15 [30] Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 130 (Endo-Steel) Armor: 263/263 Internal / Armor Head 3/9 Center Torso 27/35 Center Torso (rear) 19 Right Torso 18/25 Right Torso (rear) 11 Left Torso 18/25 Left Torso (rear) 11 Right Arm 14/28 Left Arm 14/28 Right Leg 18/36 Left Leg 18/36

Weapons: -ER Large Laser LA 12 -Medium Pulse Laser LA 4 -Medium Laser LA 3 -ER Large Laser RA 12 -Medium Pulse Laser RA 4 -Medium Laser RA 3 -Gauss Rifle LT 1 -Medium Pulse Laser CT 4 -Medium Pulse Laser HD 4

Ammo: -Gauss Rifle Ammo [IS] LT 8 -Gauss Rifle Ammo [IS] LT 8

Quirks Easy to Pilot Poor Life Support

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Marauder MAD-5CS "Mayflower"

Base Tech Level: Standard (IS) Level Era Experimental - Advanced - Standard 3052+

Tech Rating: E/X-X-E-D

Weight: 75 tons BV: 1,648 Cost: 15,653,750 C-bills Source: Clan Invasion Role: Sniper

Movement: 4/6 Engine: 300 XL Double Heat Sinks: 18 [36] Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 114 Armor: 208/231 Internal / Armor Head 3/9 Center Torso 23/35 Center Torso (rear) 10 Right Torso 16/23 Right Torso (rear) 7 Left Torso 16/23 Left Torso (rear) 7 Right Arm 12/23 Left Arm 12/23 Right Leg 16/24 Left Leg 16/24

Weapons: -ER PPC LA 15 -Medium Pulse Laser LA 4 -ER PPC RA 15 -Medium Pulse Laser RA 4 -LB 10-X AC RT 2

Ammo: -LB 10-X AC Ammo CT 10 -LB 10-X Cluster Ammo CT 10

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[starcolonelkatrinamoon]

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"Katrina. Additional data recovery efforts have yielded a full set of specifications for the Ragnarok. The fabled shielding system is indeed real, but flawed - it appears it is non-viable on other 'Mechs barring extremely expensive R&D work. Here is the full readout."

- COMGEN Melissa Hazen, SLDF (@is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not)

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Displaying:

BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model: Ragnarok RGNK-1X

Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)

Technology Rating: F

Tonnage: 100

Configuration: Biped BattleMech

Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150

Rules (Current): Experimental (Extinct)

Rules (Era): Experimental

Rules (Year): Experimental (Extinct)

Total Cost: 22,723,667 C-Bills

Battle Value: 2,095

Chassis: Celestial Series SP1

Power Plant: Immortus 200

Walking Speed: 21.6 kph

Maximum Speed: 32.4 kph

Jump Jets: None

Jump Capacity: None

Armor: Durallex Guardian II Light Ferro-Fibrous with CASE II

Armament:

1 Eden's Angel 324 Heavy Plasma Rifle ("Lava Gun")

2 Baal Defense Lacerator 22L Light Gauss Rifles

1 Baal Defense Hellstorm 25CX LRM 10 w/ Artemis IV FCS

4 General Systems Micro Pulse Lasers (C)

Manufacturer: Word of Blake

Primary Factory: Helios Manufactory Blake-Alpha

Communications: Master's Voice Cel-Alpha

Targeting & Tracking: Master's Sight 1-Omega

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Equipment Mass

Internal Structure: Standard 10.00

Engine: 200 Fusion 8.50

Walking MP: 2

Running MP: 3

Jumping MP: 0

Heat Sinks (Double): 10 20 0.00

Gyro: Heavy-Duty 4.00

Cockpit (Armored): Small (C) 2.00

Armor Factor: 307 18.50

Type: Light Ferro-Fibrous Internal Armor Structure Value Head: 3 9 Center Torso: 31 50 Center Torso (rear): 12 R/L Torso: 21 34 R/L Torso (rear): 8 R/L Arm: 17 34 R/L Leg: 21 42

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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage

Improved C3 Computer RT 2 2.50

Micro Pulse Laser (C) RT 1 0.50

Plasma Rifle (Ammo 20) RT 2 2.00

CASE II (C) LT 1 0.50

LRM 10 w/ Artemis IV FCS LT 2 5.00

LRM 10 (Ammo 24) [Artemis IV] LT 2 2.00

Micro Pulse Laser (C) LT 1 0.50

Plasma Rifle LT 2 6.00

CASE II (C) RA 1 0.50

Light Gauss Rifle (Armored) RA 5 12.00

Micro Pulse Laser (C) RA 1 0.50

Blake's Shield Energy Damping Field Generator * 7 3.00

CASE II (C) LA 1 0.50

Light Gauss Rifle (Armored) LA 5 12.00

Micro Pulse Laser (C) LA 1 0.50

Light Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16) RL 1 1.00

Light Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16) LL 1 1.00

* Blake's Shield EDFG occupies 1 critical slot in each location except the Head. Operates as Blue Shield PFD, but applies damage reduction to all damage types. Can only be active for 2 turns before automatic shut down, requiring recharge of 2 turns to use again.

Note: Equipped with Full-Head Ejection System

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Alpha Strike Statistics

Point Value (PV): 52

TP: BM, SZ: 4, TMM: 0, MV: 4"

Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 3, OV: 0

Armor (A): 10, Structure (S): 8

Specials: ARM, C3I, CASEII, IF1, MHQ2

The Ragnarok is subject to the following Quirks:

Distracting

Cowl

Rugged (1)

Non-Standard Parts (Blake's Shield EDFG)

Noted, General. That is a tough cookie to crack. I will disseminate this information to the forces when necessary.

[max1461]

This isn’t raygun, but I would say you are wrong re: prob-comb-history. Like, there’s a reason they call it the “Bernoulli distribution” (not my preferred name).

Besides that, I disagree. For instance, you talk about group theory, as a late 19th century concept, but already (abelian) groups are noticed by eg Kummer/Dedekind type algebraic number theory, in the mid-19th century, following Gauss’s earlier work on composition laws.

Other examples to be included are (1) Riemann surface theory/covering spaces, the direct precursor to turn of the 20th century algebraic topology a la Poincare, and (2) calculus of variations, 18th century and still exceedingly active in various guises.

Frankly, the nascent developing conversation seems misguided to me. The question must be refined. Of course the subjects alluded to above can be described in “20th century” terminology, but part of developing that terminology was to organize previous efforts.

Yeah, but I think I addressed this in my post. To wit:

So, ok, there's a sense in which many of these ideas existed in a different guise before they were formalized in the modern way. But the streamlining of all these messy, complex-seeming results from disparate parts of math into a single coherent set of frameworks is itself a useful development, it makes math easier, and these frameworks are part of what make modern math what it is. Modern mathematicians use them to fruitfully to do their job. Everything makes reference to groups, to topological spaces, to vector spaces, and so on.

The proto-topology of the nineteenth century contains in a sort of Platonic way "the same ideas" as the topology-per-se of today, but in terms of the ability to grab a problem and fruitfully throw topology techniques at it, they are not the same. The framing, the streamlining, the packaging—these are parts of the tool. In fact, you could argue that it's these very things that make all of mathematics powerful in the first place. It's not really the case, I think, that you could usefully frame the Zariski topology in terms of nineteenth century ideas about spaces. Maybe you could. But what we have today is much more powerful for that.