This article is related, and a little similar, to another recent article. While researching, I was simultaneously reading through both a Wikipedia entry and a Better Explained discussion on a subject I know fairly well (Imaginary Numbers). The articles were saying the same things from different […]
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How to set default opening folder for Nautilus file manager
There are several answers given to this question at AskUbuntu.com. What worked for me was the simplest of them, and what I did was one step simpler than what was given. So here's what works for me using PopOs 20 (which is just Ubuntu 20 with some elegant UI, drivers, and useability improvements). […]
If i² = -1, what's happening inside i² to get it to -1?
[I wrote the following while I was learning about how the imaginary realm works. It looks like I didn't yet understand how i is a rotation, and was still thinking of it as a vertical-only movement. So it's a lot of kerfuffle about nothing, but I'm keeping here as a reference point on the journey to […]
The famous Expert comedy sketch illustrates the scapegoat mechanism in play
If you have not already seen the famous 'Expert' comedy sketch, you're in for a treat. It's had 26 million views so far, so maybe you already know it. The sketch illustrates in a very funny way how badly an expert can be treated by a team of non-experts who all depend on his expert knowledge, but […]