from-pashoo: sogreatandpowerful: ardentsonata: Which is interesting, since the null set is absolutely nothing at all. sets are just counts. mathematics is the study of an activity: the study of counting. what is the crucial result of russell’s paradox? we cannot define a set qua set. that is, there can be no concept (predicate) of “set” as such. a set is defined solely by what elements it succeeds in counting as one. spetharrific’s invocation of the sartrean motto — that existence precedes essence — is entirely appropriate. a set draws lines in that which is already; it can never be held responsible for what is, only how what is is counted. to say a set is empty/void — which we do say of { }, the null set — is simply to say that this set has failed to count anything. and to say that every set includes the null set is just to say that every set contains a subset which practices this failure. note: the null set itself includes the null set. this is not particularly mysterious, for it is just to say that every set fails to count something that is within the bounds of its own situation — the null set cannot count itself, since it counts nothing. its universal inclusion means that no set counts everything, that every set misses something. before the community chose to recognize her — that is, made the decision to count, to declare, her belonging — derpy could’ve been said to inhabit this void. her now essential character, the in/famous ‘derped’ eyes, could easily been dismissed as an animation error. that is, the actuality — the what is — of her “derped” eyes could easily have been ignored: remained unaccounted for, passed over as invisible, described as negligible, dismissed as nothing. this is just what we mean by the active nature of the count. a count is always a positive decision: a risk, a wager, a line in the sand. it was never necessary for us to count derpy, lyra, bon bon, berry punch, carrot top, octavia, vinyl scratch, or the now many other background ponies as actual characters despite their actual readiness-to-hand (uh, we might also say “potential”) within the show. keep in mind, it is only now — after the count — that we may properly apply the term “presence,” since our initial experience of the background ponies before their inauguration by the community as characters is precisely an experience which denies them presence as such. if it had not been for the active decision of the community, instead of appearing to us, they would have tended to disappear into the background, becoming invisible, ancillary — more akin to the functioning of sky, dwellings, or landscapes. { } This is my hero.
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from-pashoo:

sogreatandpowerful:

ardentsonata:

Which is interesting, since the null set is absolutely nothing at all.

sets are just counts. mathematics is the study of an activity: the study of counting. what is the crucial result of russell’s paradox? we cannot define a set qua set. that is, there can be no concept (predicate) of “set” as such. a set is defined solely by what elements it succeeds in counting as one. spetharrific’s invocation of the sartrean motto — that existence precedes essence — is entirely appropriate. a set draws lines in that which is already; it can never be held responsible for what is, only how what is is counted.


to say a set is empty/void — which we do say of { }, the null set — is simply to say that this set has failed to count anything. and to say that every set includes the null set is just to say that every set contains a subset which practices this failure. note: the null set itself includes the null set. this is not particularly mysterious, for it is just to say that every set fails to count something that is within the bounds of its own situation — the null set cannot count itself, since it counts nothing. its universal inclusion means that no set counts everything, that every set misses something.


before the community chose to recognize her — that is, made the decision to count, to declare, her belonging — derpy could’ve been said to inhabit this void. her now essential character, the in/famous ‘derped’ eyes, could easily been dismissed as an animation error. that is, the actuality — the what is — of her “derped” eyes could easily have been ignored: remained unaccounted for, passed over as invisible, described as negligible, dismissed as nothing. this is just what we mean by the active nature of the count. a count is always a positive decision: a risk, a wager, a line in the sand.


it was never necessary for us to count derpy, lyra, bon bon, berry punch, carrot top, octavia, vinyl scratch, or the now many other background ponies as actual characters despite their actual readiness-to-hand (uh, we might also say “potential”) within the show. keep in mind, it is only now — after the count — that we may properly apply the term “presence,” since our initial experience of the background ponies before their inauguration by the community as characters is precisely an experience which denies them presence as such. if it had not been for the active decision of the community, instead of appearing to us, they would have tended to disappear into the background, becoming invisible, ancillary — more akin to the functioning of sky, dwellings, or landscapes. { }

This is my hero.

BEST OF PONY MUSIC V2.13

thatmusicbrony:

And here’s an unsorted update pack.

It has been a LONG two weeks, but here I am. I’m finally (kind of) on top of my work, I have at least one Summer job offer, and I have actually slept.

As for pony music: I’ve had mixed feelings about deleting songs. When I compare some of these songs to the “real” music I listen to… they’re actually really bad. It’s clear I only listen to them because of the novelty. However, if I’m listening to them, then isn’t that the point in the first place? I’ll have to get back to you before I do any mass deletions. It’ll depend on what I really want to do with this thing. 

Get the .torrent here

Get the update .rars here: part 1, part 2, part 3

Check the updates here

Check the song list here

Current size: 8.15 GB, 1081 songs

Image source: Vinyl Scratch by DocWario

One thing I don’t understand: I was getting new downloads the entire two weeks. How do people find me? Are there people that follow me that rarely check tumblr, so only 6 days after posting do they see my torrent? Or are there people who are getting referred from websites? Google Analytics hasn’t been helpful here.
For the record: 157 GB torrent uploaded, and 33 rar downloads last two weeks.

okatu:

the cuil theory

(Source: cipherpol9)

sgt-whip:

lavenderharmony:

trickstertuna:

just-a-skinny-boy:

What. Just. Happened.

my cool musician oldest sister has this thing omfg

This is why I want Live. Hooooooooooooooooooooooooly fuck.

I could never do this. I don’t have nearly that much sense with my fingers. And live? Pfft, my nerves send that all out the window. I am so impressed by people who can do this.