Arnaud Spiwack

@aspiwack.bsky.social

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Multi-classed Software Engineer/Constructive Mathematician. Sometimes plays video games sort of fast. Puts topoi in your computer.

Une paire de chaussures de marque Vivo Barefoot. Une chaussure vue de dessus et une de dessous. On y voit la forme élargie des pointes.
Screenshot from Google NGrams showing how the works CD-ROM has mostly been used between 2000 and 2010.
The overview section of Google's AI summary when googling "Mandelbrot effect". It reads The term "Mandelbrot effect" most commonly refers to the Mandelbrot set, a fascinating mathematical object in complex dynamics, known for its intricate and infinitely complex patterns. It's often visualized as a fractal, a shape that exhibits self-similarity at different scales. The Mandelbrot set is generated by iterating a simple mathematical formula on points in the complex plane.
A section of Google's AI summary when googling "Mandelbrot effect", referring to my tweet. It reads Collective False Memory: There's also a more recent and somewhat humorous use of the term "Mandelbrot effect" referring to a collective false memory where people misremember what the Mandelbrot set actually is. This likely stems from the set's fame and the way it's often discussed and depicted.
Screenshot from Imdb showing Wednesday with a 8.0 mark while A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has only 6.8.
A piece of a Pedantix-redacted Wikipedia page. It reads <blank> that that that <blank>-<blank> for that this that that "that"
Poster for the Nancy Drew (2007) movie.
Animated gif from the series Over the Garden Wall, where Greg says “I've got no sense… No sense at all”.