‘In his famous essay "A Mathematician's Apology," G.H. Hardy uses the phrase "they are so" to express a sentiment about the beauty and intrinsic nature of mathematical truths. Specifically, Hardy is discussing the "eternity" and "objectivity" of mathematics, and how mathematical results exist independently of human experience.

In context, when Hardy says "they are so", he is affirming that certain mathematical truths (such as the properties of numbers or theorems) exist in a way that is absolute, self-evident, and unchangeable, regardless of human recognition or perception.

For example, Hardy writes:

"Great art is often said to be 'useless', and I believe that this is true. It is also true that mathematics is a form of art, and it is for its own sake that we pursue it. In this sense, they are so: these truths exist not because of any practical purpose but because they are simply true."

In this sense, "they are so" refers to the timeless, objective, and undeniable nature of mathematical truths.

"The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s, must be beautiful. The mathematician does not study anything but the pure mathematics. The fact that mathematicians have not made any discoveries of value to the human race is irrelevant. [...] They are not concerned with the practical application of mathematics, but with its beauty. They are so."

Hardy sees mathematics as an art, pursued for its own beauty and intellectual elegance rather than any practical purpose. "They are so" is his way of stating that the truths of mathematics are self-evident and exist in their own right, irrespective of human utility or application.’

Happy 16th Birthday to Bitcoin!

Finally old enough to drive 🏎️

On January 3 2009, the first bitcoin block was created by Satoshi Nakamoto

Today thousands of people around the world work to make the next block

And here in Harlem, our goal is to have more bitcoin on our blocks!

Lifehack: permanently keep do not disturb mode on your phone

Stop being a slave to notifications, start being the master

Any likelihood Elon was just lonely and paid $44bn so people would be incentivized to @ him more?

The way he speaks and acts probably makes it very tough for people to go from acquaintances to close friends... And with that amount of money being publicly known. I would think makes it hard to trust and open up to new people.

Welcome aboard! The beauty of nostr is that you control your algo based on the people, hashtags, etc. that you follow.

So I'd recommend doing some cursory searching on topics of interest and follow people that you see post quality content there.

Good morning ☀️

Everyday is a new opportunity to learn

Was just thinking…

It would be cool if clients had different “modes” to choose from. Like a “read” mode that showed longer read posts, a “photos” mode that showed and Instagram like feed of just media posts, a “notes” mode that shows normal notes like similar to an X feed, etc. users could toggle between them.

There are many niche clients being created, but since nostr is in many ways a catch all ecosystem would be cool to have this option within one client.

#Bitcoin Maxi.

No chair.

No bed.

😂

If I sold #bitcoin to take "profits", I would just use it to buy bitcoin again.

Why has it stopped being the norm for a writer to create just one, but truly great, book? Nowadays, most modern authors seem like craftsmen, churning out hundreds or even thousands of works.