Top 5s with updated thinking

[Birdjaguar]

Top 5 reasons OT threads are closed:

1. Spam thread that has not previously been designated as OK
2. Ongoing animosity
3. Outdated necro when a new one would be better
4. An existing thread is a better home
5. A banned topic

 

[citizenofdoom]

Top 5 smallest natural numbers:
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4

 

[Kyriakos]

0 isn't one, though. It has to be positive, like forum posting ^_^

 

[Lohrenswald]

0 isn't one, though. It has to be positive, like forum posting ^_^

I think there's debate on that

I certainly remember first year at university in a math class the professor talking several times about how it's kinda up in the air if 0 is a natural number or not. Or down to personal preference

I'd like to make a top 5 but can't think of a topic

 

[Kyriakos]

It is pretty typical to use two notations for the set of natural numbers, to signify if you are including zero there. Ultimately, it is neither positive nor negative, and use of axis further promotes that.

 

[citizenofdoom]

It is pretty typical to use two notations for the set of natural numbers, to signify if you are including zero there. Ultimately, it is neither positive nor negative, and use of axis further promotes that.

iirc, the set of natural number without zero is N*. "*" is to signify it's Z+

according to wiki:
Some definitions, including the standard ISO 80000-2,[3][a] begin the natural numbers with 0, corresponding to the non-negative integers 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., whereas others start with 1, corresponding to the positive integers 1, 2, 3, ...[4] Texts that exclude zero from the natural numbers sometimes refer to the natural numbers together with zero as the whole numbers, while in other writings, that term is used instead for the integers (including negative integers).
and what I learnt in primary school, and recently with set theory book, natural number includes zero

 

[Kyriakos]

Probably because in set theory the empty set has 1 (not element, state), so has a positive amount (not in, tied to it) It is a usual logic in probability theory, since "nothing can happen" is still 1 distinct state.

More generally, when a group is not self-reflecting, it can treat 0 as nothing at all, but when another group is identifying elements of the first group this isn't the case. Such is also visible in the famous paradox of "the set of all sets that don't include themselves", because by definition that set has to be self-reflecting and so can neither include itself in itself nor exclude it.

 

[Fippy]

Most annoying words on the internet:

1. Influencer
2. Followers
3. Amazon
4. Subscribe
5. Like

 

[MaryKB]

Top 5 reasons OT threads are closed:

1. Spam thread that has not previously been designated as OK
2. Ongoing animosity
3. Outdated necro when a new one would be better
4. An existing thread is a better home
5. A banned topic

Top 5 Reasons Threads SHOULD be Closed:

1. The topic is intentionally incendiary
2. The duscussion dehumanizes a group of people
3. The thread is spreading dangerous misinformation
4. Obvious sexism or racism
5. The thread was started by Zaardnar

 

[amadeus]

From the home office in Grand Rapids, Michigan:

Top 5 Rejected McDonald’s Milkshake Flavors

5. Sour cream and onion

4. Bleu cheese

3. Fish oil and zinc supplement

2. Employee of the month

1. Preparation H Extra Strength

 

[Lexicus]

The thread was started by Zaardnar

Top 5 burns of all time

 

[amadeus]

From the home office in Cow Creek, South Dakota:

Top 5 Worrying Things the Captain Says on a Transatlantic Voyage:

5. “I sure do hope the passengers don’t notice those life rafts are only painted on.”

4. “Anyone else curious to find out why they call this Jagged Rock and Shark Alley?”

3. “I’m the captain and I say DUI laws don’t apply outside of the country’s maritime zone.”

2. “That’s odd, I could have sworn we gassed up back at port.”

1. “Starboard side? Hey buddy, use terms we all understand!”

 

[amadeus]

From the home office in Boonville, Missouri:

Top 5 Words Without a Vowel:

5. Mnt

4. Plck

3. Cff

2. Lst

1. Spn

 

[Lexicus]

Top 5 lines from the prequels:
1. We got em, R2
2. Hello there! (General Kenobi!)
3. I have seen through the lies of the Jedi!
4. I pledge myself....to your teachings
5. No R2, we need to be going up, not down

 

[Lohrenswald]

Top 5 books personal preference

1. Victoria
2. Growth of the soil
3. Nothing new in the West
4. Berlin Alexanderplatz
5. 100 years of solitude

Granted there's not that many more books I've read the past 10 years

Judge my taste please

 

[Joij21]

A banned topic

How does one know a topic is banned before posting?

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

Top 5 books personal preference

1. Victoria
2. Growth of the soil
3. Nothing new in the West
4. Berlin Alexanderplatz
5. 100 years of solitude

Granted there's not that many more books I've read the past 10 years

Judge my taste please

Never read any of those. Should I? Last book I read was about Rewilding, before that Terry Pratchett.

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

How does one know a topic is banned before posting?

Use The Force Luke.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Never read any of those. Should I? Last book I read was about Rewilding, before that Terry Pratchett.

I mean I'd like them so I'd say yes. Victoria and growth of the soil I can't like, say anything one way or the other if the english translation is any good, or if it's diminished them in any way.

My easy reccomendation is 100 years of solitude, which is a page turner despite being a nobel winner lol

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

I mean I'd like them so I'd say yes. Victoria and growth of the soil I can't like, say anything one way or the other if the english translation is any good, or if it's diminished them in any way.

My easy reccomendation is 100 years of solitude, which is a page turner despite being a nobel winner lol

Its my birthday in a few weeks (20th)perhaps I'll treat myself!