Studying and researching mathematics at university. Interested in the intersection of dynamical systems, probability theory, numerical methods, & simulations broadly, with a strong emphasis on theory. Currently researching extinction dynamics in ecosystems combining it all!
Developed the plant-growing simulation game Idu and the game engine behind it in Rust with @johann, occasional contributor now.
♿️ 🦋Battling severe autoimmune disease so I may be inactive everywhere for long periods.
| Grow a tree 🌳 | https://epcc.itch.io/idu |
| Become plant 🌱 | https://discord.gg/PR3GgYYkym |
| Twitter 🥀 | https://twitter.com/logicsoup |
| Website | https://idu.cyberplant.ee/ |
I’m open about this because I think it’s worse when you’re struggling in silence and feel like you’re grieving projects and community put on hold. It’s not something you can keep hidden even if you wanted to as it affects all aspects of your life 24/7. But it’ll be okay as it no longer feels like wandering in the dark! I’m grateful to you all 💜
As a bonus, please try this at home: strawberry jam on the bottom, (oat) milk, and matcha topped with white chocolate shavings. Banana to scale.
I wrote two years ago about what it means to synthesize concepts, create new rules and systems instead of merely following instructions, and what it means to consider software mathematically (it’s not category theory. and I also wrote why category theory is misunderstood and how to stop doing that).
This is a walkthrough of mathematical thinking via creating a toy graph theory etc, to inspire you to do math.
Also, there’s abductive logic. It’s relevant to AI doomposts.
https://open.substack.com/pub/prapara/p/software-synthetic-math
If you’ve ever had fun tinkering with programming puzzles and games yet dislike math in educational settings, there might be a good reason, and you’re not alone. Despite that, you might’ve been doing mathematics without wielding the full power of its toolkit.
What has math got to do with dinosaurs? 🦕
Here's an intro to my #simulation work on plausible ecosystems of the Permian-Triassic where I created probabilistic networks of ancient feeding behaviors based on a collection of fossil specimens.
I wrote this for my university's Maths & Stats department newsletter, OpenInterval, and the full version is available here: https://www3.open.ac.uk/documents/3/zx24111149225320.pdf
More details and our discoveries will be available in the paper once it's out 😊
#paleontology #FossilFriday
epic water bomb!! by chartuch from our server. a funny bug was strategically cut out
you can play with water physics in our new Idu demo here: https://epcc.itch.io/idu
Automation can’t be avoided if you’re using magic — say hello to the new Shrinkulator!
We just released the demo version 12 ✨ including drawing lines to build, auto-shrinking, and increased inventory size, as everyone found the previous building system annoying.
Find more whimsy and the new demo here:
https://epcc.itch.io/idu/devlog/573169/demo-version-12-draw-lines-to-build-with-auto-shrunken-blocks
