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So I recetntly told you about the "Sunglasses foil to attach on a normal pair of glasses" I made on the go/ in a rush of a few minutes.
I now optimized the design and made a plan:
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This is the quickly done sunglasses foil laying on top of the plan I made:
(Here you see the ugly aspects of it even better:)
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Now I cut out the optimized version, which I furtherly optimized, because I realized it did not fit well enough, so I cut out a few millimeters below:
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(On the bottom lies the old, first version.
On top lies the twice optimized version. Below that lies the strip I cut out in my last optimization process. (That strip can be thrown into the garbage...)
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art-of-mathematics · 16 hours
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Can you guess which polyhedron that is?
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art-of-mathematics · 18 hours
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dats a catnApper
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art-of-mathematics · 3 days
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Question to other autistic and/or ADHD folks: Do you also experience that when you have nothing to do your thoughts become increasingly incoherent - as in jumping from topic to topic, up to becoming absent-minded and semi-tired - but when you have something to actively do, and concentrate on working on that it is fine and you can actually focus and form coherent thoughts?
it is that idle mode where the thoughts just flow/race like diarrhea...
Or is that just me?
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art-of-mathematics · 4 days
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art-of-mathematics · 4 days
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Trauma didn't make me nice, I consciously made me nice because I don't want anyone else to suffer like I did. Trauma didn't make me strong, I made me strong. Don't you dare ever tell me my trauma made me anything but scared, broken, and confused. Don't give credit to the abusers for me being a good person. They didn't make me good, I made myself good.
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art-of-mathematics · 4 days
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For this one I used a different approach:
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I started to draw a tetrahedron, then altered it to a truncated tetrahedron, which is the dual of the triakis tetrahedron, and then marked the center points of each of the truncated tetrahedron's faces and connected the marked points to generate the triakis tetrahedron.
This approach worked fairly well.
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I cleaned up the triakis tetrahedron drawing.
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art-of-mathematics · 5 days
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Whole grain, no brain.
Whole pain, no gain.
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art-of-mathematics · 5 days
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Drawing tetri friend shapes with hats:
(As I refer to polyhedra as "friend shapes", the triakis tetrahedron is the "tetri (for tetrahedron) friend (shape) with hats")
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The left one is the triakis tetrahedron with b = 3/5 a and height of pyramid 1.46.
The right one is the one whose height of pyramid is 2.8 [and i have not calculated yet, what length b has in that one]
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I cleaned up the triakis tetrahedron drawing.
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art-of-mathematics · 5 days
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I have to announce: The sketch/drawing has an error:
For the special case of b = 3/5 a, the height of the pyramids needs to be 1.46 not 2.8 like what I used to draw the polyhedron. (I suppose I made that error, because I doubled a very sloppily rounded 1.4, because my brain wanted to do many tasks in one go...[Hence it is best to summarize that in some equations and let the computer do the calculations, since these equations can be easily used to write a short script, and computers don't do that kind of ADHD-mistakes. ]
I might draw a correct drawing/sketch another time.
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I cleaned up the triakis tetrahedron drawing.
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“As a biologist, the terms biological woman and man don’t make any sense to me” okay then you’re an idiot and a terrible biologist. I swear to god, morons like you only become biologists just so you can hold it over others, when in reality, if biology deniers like you can become biologists, then being one really doesn’t mean much anyway. But this probably just gave an autogynophile like you a boner to read, anyway.
Oh fun! Haven't gotten one of these in a while. Disregarding the fact that you somehow think the qualification for being a biologist entirely hinges on defining womanhood, I do need to ask some clarification. I know I'm feeding the trolls here, but here we go: does your definition of "biological woman" mean:
Sociological woman? Eh, context dependent, I'm not fully out of the closet, but oftentimes, I am and present femme. So let's call that one 50/50.
Psychological woman? Because I am one.
Neurological woman? Because I am one [1].
Physical woman? My soft tissue redistribution is handling that well.
Hormonal woman? My blood tests are within cis female ranges.
Transcriptional woman? As a signalling molecule, the downstream effects of estrogen have broad transcriptional effects, completely changing the profile of gene expression and functional genomics of my cells. [2]
Genetic woman? I mean, see my above point- as far as my genes that are actually active, I have all of the same transcripts being produced, controlling which genes are expressed.
Karyotypic woman? I actually have a few signs pre-HRT that might point to a non-XY chromosome pair, but I haven't had a karyotype. We'll put that down as unknown. And hell, even if its XY, there's plenty of cis women who are karyotypically XY, with suppressed sry or complete androgen insensitivity. Interestingly enough, a completely androgen insesitive woman can go her whole life without knowing- and functionally, is very similar to a trans woman, actually. Fancy that. [3]
Reproductive woman? I can't produce an egg cell, but neither can significant fractions of cis women. Also, this is all gonna change soon, which is fun. [4]
There's also a lot of understudied aspects to the biology of HRT and even pre-HRT that are emerging, largely demonstrating widespread cellular and genetic remodeling of trans individuals undergoing hormone therapy. The field is a bit behind due to constant political pressure to revoke funding, but a lot of the results are extremely exciting in both testosterone and estrogen hormone therapies. I'm sure that, as a self professed biology As someone who presumably has a lot of expertise in biology, I'm assuming that you're aware of all of this cutting edge research, and are keeping up with modern papers, including but not limited to these cool findings:
Trans men on HRT exhibit significant genetic and transcriptional changes that make them biochemically male. [5][6]. It's a good hypothesis that the same happens with estrogen treatment, but those studies don't exist yet- I'm sure you're reserving judgment until more publications exist, of course.
Trans men on HRT develop male cell types and tissues. [7]
Trans women experience muscular and blood cell changes that align with cis women moreso than cis men [8]
And many, many more! This is an exciting, underserved, and groundbreaking field of research, and I'm sure you're keeping up with the latest in scientific journals about it.
I'm sure, of course, that you understand that it becomes impossible to draw a distinct line anywhere in here, and that words like "woman" are shorthand for the myriad of traits that invisibly synthesize in our mind and in society to represent a concept? I'm sure you understand that science is fundamentally descriptive, not prescriptive? I'm sure that you understand that these findings, while really cool and interesting, actually don't mean jack shit about what the word "woman" means or not?
As someone who is the ultimate decider in what a biologist is, I'm sure you know that bioessentiallism is a childish mindset that completely ignores and disregards the constantly changing, dynamic nature of biological systems, something that extends well beyond biological sex and its relation to gender.
I'm sure that also, that you understand that beyond just this, that the role of science in society is to advise how to achieve our moral principles, not create moral principles in themselves. And I'm sure that understanding means you know that trans affirming healthcare and supportive societal treatment leads to reduced mortality and increased happiness for everyone, right?
So great to talk to someone who is surely a scientist on this. You are a biologist, if you're talking like this, I assume? I assume you're not going to spit complete misreadings of scientific language from the background sections of these papers that only reveal you've never read a scientific paper in your life if you're thinking this way? I assume you have experience interpreting data like this?
Also, imagining my genitalia while writing this? Ew. Please stop projecting your fetishes into my inbox.
Works cited:
Kurth F, Gaser C, Sánchez FJ, Luders E. Brain Sex in Transgender Women Is Shifted towards Gender Identity. J Clin Med. 2022 Mar 13;11(6):1582. doi: 10.3390/jcm11061582. PMID: 35329908; PMCID: PMC8955456.
Fuentes N, Silveyra P. Estrogen receptor signaling mechanisms. Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 2019;116:135-170. doi: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2019.01.001. Epub 2019 Feb 4. PMID: 31036290; PMCID: PMC6533072.
Gottlieb B, Trifiro MA. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. 1999 Mar 24 [Updated 2017 May 11]. In: Adam MP, Feldman J, Mirzaa GM, et al., editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2024. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1429/
Murakami, K., Hamazaki, N., Hamada, N. et al. Generation of functional oocytes from male mice in vitro. Nature 615, 900–906 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05834-x
Pallotti F, Senofonte G, Konstantinidou F, Di Chiano S, Faja F, Rizzo F, Cargnelutti F, Krausz C, Paoli D, Lenzi A, Stuppia L, Gatta V, Lombardo F. Epigenetic Effects of Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment: A Pilot Study of the ESR2 Promoter's Methylation in AFAB People. Biomedicines. 2022 Feb 16;10(2):459. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10020459. PMID: 35203670; PMCID: PMC8962414.
Florian Raths, Mehran Karimzadeh, Nathan Ing, Andrew Martinez, Yoona Yang, Ying Qu, Tian-Yu Lee, Brianna Mulligan, Suzanne Devkota, Wayne T. Tilley, Theresa E. Hickey, Bo Wang, Armando E. Giuliano, Shikha Bose, Hani Goodarzi, Edward C. Ray, Xiaojiang Cui, Simon R.V. Knott, The molecular consequences of androgen activity in the human breast, Cell Genomics, Volume 3, Issue 3, 2023, 100272, ISSN 2666-979X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100272. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666979X23000320)
Xu R, Diamond DA, Borer JG, Estrada C, Yu R, Anderson WJ, Vargas SO. Prostatic metaplasia of the vagina in transmasculine individuals. World J Urol. 2022 Mar;40(3):849-855. doi: 10.1007/s00345-021-03907-y. Epub 2022 Jan 16. PMID: 35034167.
Harper J, O'Donnell E, Sorouri Khorashad B, McDermott H, Witcomb GL. How does hormone transition in transgender women change body composition, muscle strength and haemoglobin? Systematic review with a focus on the implications for sport participation. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Aug;55(15):865-872. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103106. Epub 2021 Mar 1. PMID: 33648944; PMCID: PMC8311086.
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art-of-mathematics · 6 days
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man left without meaningful tasks for a week seen walking around with a notepad to critically assess all the wall-ceiling angles in his home with genuine contempt
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art-of-mathematics · 6 days
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I cleaned up the triakis tetrahedron drawing.
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art-of-mathematics · 6 days
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Two things to show at once:
- I started to draw Catalan Solids, with the Triakis Tetrahedron being the first one.
- A foldable drawing board
One side is for the main content, the other side is for quick notes (as memory aid etc):
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(can be folded)
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And here is the Triakis Tetrahedron drawing:
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art-of-mathematics · 6 days
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I lost my sunglasses again, and hence I improvised with this slice of foil:
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I put this slice of foil between my regular glasses and my face. and it sticks. (sorry for photo of my visage: )
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- works not optimally, but better than extreme overstimulation by the intense sunlight
- i could cut out a more optimized shape that looks and works at least a bit better. (i did that one in a hurry)
- storing this slice is far easier, as i dont have to worry that much about braking it.
the previous sunglasses got lost many times (still, i managed to find it all the time until now), because i often hung it ON/AT my clothes/bag etc. and it fell down very often, because these were literal glasses with a frame - and is fragile.
this one is just a damn slice of foil. i can store it in my notebook and dont need to worry to break it.
if it gets lost i can quickly make another one.
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art-of-mathematics · 7 days
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From 2012 to 2020 I wrote daily. a lot. Many poems were written in that time. It had cathartic effects. yet, writing poetry is difficult emotionally. it reminds me of that time.
2012 - 2022 were the worst.
it is over, but still. how can i move on?
how can i carry on?
i am simultaneusly too young and too old for what i want to do in life. it feels like there might be experiences i will never be able to make, because they can only be made as kid.
i think it is grieving for a childhood that never was.
i think it is grief.
and i feel as if i am not allowing myself to grief.
i fear if i allow myself to grief i will lose huge amount of my functioning aspects which might result in deterioration of circumstances and potentially more distressing aspects. unfortunately this worry is realistic, which makes it so awful.
this problem constellation feels like a trap.
and i am ruminating again.
brain is in idle mode.
and i just had a hypoglycemia again. (until the sugar works to increase the low blood sugar some minutes pass, and very increased anxiety occurrs.)
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art-of-mathematics · 7 days
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Anxious.
Surreal.
Memories pop up.
Isolation hurts, I recognize.
Splinters of memories
fastly rushing thru my mind.
Nightmare carousel.
Racing heart.
Memories about memories
Leaves me speechless.
Surreal.
A rush of anxiety.
Isolation. it does not even matter whether I can communicate or not, because it wont get heard anyway.
this apartment: like a prison of isolation.
like a prison in which to ruminate about painful experiences.
i want to break out.
trembling in fear, partially.
part of me: executing motion and communicating.
another part of me: no speech. no motion. just frozen.
hence my words.
i try to speak what other parts of me cant communicate.
wants to be communicated.
but not possible.
to smash that large thick wall of isolation.
but cant
brain is too disorganized.
try to communicate in coherent manner, but not possible.
i feel sad, frustrated and afraid.
what can i do?
how can i help myselves?
how can i cheer myself up?
i feel so sad.
would like to write poem
but pain too intense.
how can it be beared?
endured?
for so long?
how long will this isolation last?
what can i make to come outta the isolation?
i am afraid,
too much terror in my bones
that i vomit pain with my words
into the faces of strangers...
too much grief,
fuels not just the disconnection to myself,
but also
to the world
and other people...
too much pain,
makes me tired:
bed-bound,
hell-bound,
blinding, deafening, shallow, crushing.
all i feel are
the echoes of a deafening past
crushing myself under too much pressure,
too many sharp-edged splinters
biting ltself thru my skin.
this is all just associations.
yet.
they all approximate the whole of what i try to describe.
nightmare carousel.
i want to exit
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