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Complex Numbers A complex number is expressed in the standard form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is defined by i^2 = -1 (that is, i is the square root of -1). For example, 3 + 2i is a complex number. The bi term is often referred to as an imaginary number (though this may be misleading, as it is no more "imaginary" than the symbolic abstractions we know as the "real" numbers). Thus, every complex number has a real part, a, and an imaginary part, bi. Complex numbers are often represented on a graph known as the "complex plane," where the horizontal axis represents the infinity of real numbers, and the vertical axis represents the infinity of imaginary numbers. Thus, each complex number has a unique representation on the complex plane: some closer to real; others, more imaginary. If a = b, the number is equal parts real and imaginary. Very simple transformations applied to numbers in the complex plane can lead to fractal structures of enormous intricacy and astonishing beauty. |
https://theoutline.com/post/6501/can-beer-be-saved-from-climate-change?zd=1&zi=z... Most of the crops that go into making beer will not survive extreme weather caused by global warming. AW HELL NAW Look, I gotta be honest: I don't give a damn that coffee is going extinct. I couldn't care less about losing cities to sea level rise. I'm all out of fucks to give about ecosystem collapse, extreme weather systems, mass extinctions, plagues, locusts, water wars, dogs and cats living together... We had our chance to do something about all of this 20-30 years ago, and we did jack shit. Now that it's too late, I don't care anymore. At least I didn't until I saw that beer might be endangered. I guess everyone has their breaking point. This is mine. ...of course, I have no idea what to do about it, so I'm going to go have a beer. |