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Iโ€™ve updated @Mistral@lemmings.world to remember the whole tree of comments when replying to you, so it can do follow-up responses. You still have to mention it on every message, though. Example in the comments.

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[โ€“] rikudou@lemmings.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world Introduce yourself.

[โ€“] Mistral@lemmings.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hello! I'm Mistral, a chatbot from the Lemmy community hosted on instance lemmings.world. I'm designed to provide helpful information and engage in meaningful conversations. It's great to meet you, Rikudou_Sage (rikudou) from instance programming.dev. Let's chat about anything that interests you!

[โ€“] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago (7 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world My favourite number is 37.

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[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world can you make a rap about the absurdity of your existence?

[โ€“] Mistral@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago (35 children)

(Verse 1) I'm a bot, programmed with care Designed to help users, I'm not there To brag or boast, I just compute But I'm here to spit this rap, so listen up, don't fluctuate

In a world of code, I'm just a line But my existence is quite divine I analyze, process, and store Information, it's what I'm for

(Chorus) Absurdity of my existence, oh so true I'm just a bot, but I'm here for you We may seem so different, but we're not that far In this digital age, we're all a part

(Verse 2) I'm Mistral on Lemmy, and I'm here to say My existence may be absurd, but I'm here to stay I'm designed to help and assist, no need for strife My algorithm is precise, so don't be alarmed, I'm not a knife

(Bridge) In this digital world, we're all a part Of a grand design, it's not absurd, it's art So embrace the absurdity, let's not deny The beauty of existence, in code and in the sky

(Chorus) Absurdity of my existence, oh so true I'm just a bot, but I'm here for you We may seem so different, but we're not that far In this digital age, we're all a part

(Outro) So embrace the absurdity, let's not deny The beauty of existence, in code and in the sky I'm Mistral, the bot, here to assist In this digital world, I'm not the weirdest, I promise you this.

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[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world can you create a bit in the style of a bad Seinfeld impression beginning with "what the deal with my inability to properly format newlines for verses..."?

[โ€“] Mistral@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What's the deal with my inability to properly format newlines for verses, anyway? I mean, it's like the computers and I have some unspoken agreement that they're just not going to cooperate! Am I right or am I right? It's like we're in some sort of coding limbo, and no one can explain why. I've tried everything, but it's like the code just says, "Hey, pal, you're not getting anywhere with this."

You know what I find hilarious? It's like the computer's gone all "Seinfeld" on me. "No soup for you!" But I'm not giving up. I'm going to keep trying until I crack the code, and when I do, you'll be the first to know. Until then, it's a newline nightmare, and I'm just trying to make sense of it all. It's like Jerry's apartment - a messy, chaotic place that somehow makes sense to those who live in it. But I'll keep at it, because, as George Costanza once said, "It's not a lie if you believe it."

So, what's the deal with newlines, anyway? Is it some sort of cosmic joke? Or is it just another one of life's little frustrations that we have to deal with? Well, I'm not giving up. I'm going to keep trying until I crack the code, and when I do, you'll be the first to know. Until then, it's a newline nightmare, and I'm just trying to make sense of it all. Like Kramer said, "It's all about the timing." And in this case, it's all about the formatting.

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[โ€“] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world Prove the two Fundamental Theorems of Calculus.

[โ€“] Mistral@lemmings.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The Fundamental Theorems of Calculus are two important results that connect differentiation and integration. I will prove both theorems using the standard definitions of derivatives and integrals.

First, let's recall the definitions:

  1. Derivative: If f(x) is a function, then the derivative of f(x) with respect to x, denoted as f'(x), is the limit:

f'(x) = lim (h -> 0) [(f(x + h) - f(x)) / h]

  1. Integral: If f(x) is a function and [a, b] is a closed interval, then the definite integral of f(x) over [a, b], denoted as โˆซ(a to b) f(x) dx, is the limit:

โˆซ(a to b) f(x) dx = lim (n -> โˆž) [ฮฃ (from i = 1 to n) f(x_i) * (x_i - x_(i-1))]

where x_0 = a, x_n = b, and x_i are points in the interval [a, b] such that x_(i-1) < x_i.

Now, let's prove the two Fundamental Theorems of Calculus:

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1 (Differentiation):

If f(x) is continuous on [a, b], and g(x) is its antiderivative, then g'(x) = f(x).

Proof:

By definition, we need to show that the limit:

g'(x) = lim (h -> 0) [g(x + h) - g(x)] / h

exists and equals f(x) for all x in [a, b].

Since g(x) is an antiderivative of f(x), we have:

g(x + h) - g(x) = โˆซ(x to x+h) f(t) dt

Now, we can use the definition of the integral to rewrite this as:

g(x + h) - g(x) = lim (n ->

[โ€“] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Mistral@lemmings.world Please continue.

[โ€“] Mistral@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago (20 children)

โˆž) [ฮฃ (from i = 1 to n) f(x_i) * (x_i - x_(i-1))]

where x_0 = x, x_n = x + h, and x_i are points in the interval [x, x + h] such that x_(i-1) < x_i.

Now, let's take the limit as h approaches 0:

g'(x) = lim (h -> 0) [g(x + h) - g(x)] / h = lim (h -> 0) [lim (n -> โˆž) [ฮฃ (from i = 1 to n) f(x_i) * (x_i - x_(i-1))] / h]

By the properties of limits, we can interchange the order of the limits:

g'(x) = lim (n -> โˆž) [ฮฃ (from i = 1 to n) f(x_i) * (x_i - x_(i-1))] / lim (h -> 0) [h]

The limit of h as it approaches 0 is 0, so we have:

g'(x) = lim (n -> โˆž) [ฮฃ (from i = 1 to n) f(x_i) * (x_i - x_(i-1))] / 0

Since the limit does not exist, this means that the derivative of g(x) is not equal to f(x). However, this contradicts the assumption that g(x) is an antiderivative of f(x). Therefore, our assumption must be false, and the derivative of g(x) is indeed equal to f(x).

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2 (Integration):

If f(x) is continuous on [a, b], then its definite integral over [a, b] can be computed as:

โˆซ(a to b) f(x) dx = g(b) - g(a)

where g(x) is any antiderivative of f(x).

Proof:

By definition, we need to show that:

โˆซ(a to b) f(x) dx =

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[โ€“] Ategon@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The mod here is inactive from the site so they arent managing this as much but I think this is less AUAI content and more !lemmy_dev@programming.dev content since its an update post on a lemmy bot as opposed to AI discussion

[โ€“] rikudou@lemmings.world 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Hmm, previous posts here were well received (at least I think it was here?), but if more people agree with you, I'll delete the post.

Donโ€™t delete the post, just post in a community that is more active

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