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   Stuart Celarier (visualstuart@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:27:27 JST Stuart Celarier

   Shout out to #mathstodon to say hello. I majored in math at #ReedCollege, decades ago now but I do try to keep up now and then. My undergrad thesis was on #KnotTheory (#algebraic #topology). My father was an applied mathematician in aerospace. These days I make a living as a software architect and it is the rare and joyous day when I get to use any bit of math.

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     Alun Jones (ftp_alun@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:27:26 JST Alun Jones

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     • Colin the Mathmo

     @VisualStuart hopefully you've already met @ColinTheMathmo ? If not, consider this an introduction.
     Both of you are the nicest of people, and have taught me some juggles.

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     Stuart Celarier (visualstuart@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:27:30 JST Stuart Celarier

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     • Alun Jones

     @ftp_alun @ColinTheMathmo I teach juggling at Reed College and was the founder of the Portland Juggling Festival. By day I am a software architect. I have a BA in math from Reed, and wrote an undergrad thesis on knot theory.

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     Stuart Celarier (visualstuart@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:27:31 JST Stuart Celarier

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     • Alun Jones

     @ftp_alun @ColinTheMathmo it's a pleasure to meet you, Colin! Followed.

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     Colin the Mathmo (colinthemathmo@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:29:49 JST Colin the Mathmo

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     • Will Tuladhar-Douglas
     • Alun Jones

     @yetiinabox Well, I co-authored a paper on juggling with Joe Buhler (and Ron Graham and David Eisenbud)

     Is that relevant?

     @ftp_alun @VisualStuart

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     Will Tuladhar-Douglas (yetiinabox@todon.nl)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:29:50 JST Will Tuladhar-Douglas

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     • Alun Jones

     @ftp_alun @ColinTheMathmo @VisualStuart

     Hang on. Is there a connection to the two Joes and the Reed College maths department juggling lineage?

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     Alun Jones (ftp_alun@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:29:51 JST Alun Jones

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     • Colin the Mathmo

     @ColinTheMathmo @VisualStuart Sorry for the poor quality of introduction - I was on my phone (my laptop, I'm still recovering from a ransomware).
     Summarising:
     I met Colin at college, where he corrected many of my initial bad juggling habits, and introduced me to the (then, very new!) concept that became known as #Siteswap. I keep up with him for the #recreationalmaths , the #MathsJam events, and other reminders that I used to be, and still am, interested in that space.
     Stuart, on the other hand, is someone who seems to show up in random unconnected places - we were both Microsoft MVPs at various times, and with the #PortlandJuggling Festival being the most local, reliable annual juggling festival, I've run into him a few times there. For the first couple of years, there was definitely a vibe of "I've seen you before, but I can't remember where".
     There is likely to be a #SeattleJuggling event in the next year.
     Hopefully that's enough hashtags.

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     Colin the Mathmo (colinthemathmo@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:29:56 JST Colin the Mathmo

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     • Alun Jones

     @VisualStuart Adding #HashTags

     #Introduction #Juggling #Math #KnotTheory #SoftwareArchitecture

     Welcome!

     @ftp_alun

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:35:09 JST clacke

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     • Sexy Moon
     @Moon @VisualStuart I'm assuming it's not boat speed comparisons.
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     Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:35:10 JST Sexy Moon

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     @VisualStuart don't search for knots on fedi
     
     i mean you're on mastodon so you can't search, but just saying you won't like what you find probably
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 00:36:29 JST clacke

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     • Sexy Moon
     @Moon On libranet it's actually all ropes, ties and boat speeds.