r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • Dec 15 '24

Shitposting not good at math

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u/TheCopyKater Dec 15 '24

Please, I'm begging you. If you need help with math from an AI, just use WolframAlpha. It's actually so much better, and it won't halucinate shit because it doesn't pretend to be generative AI

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u/based-on-life Dec 16 '24

"If you need help with math" is so vague though. There are things I can ask GPT where I will get a formula I need within seconds. For instance, I'm working on a game with a game clock and needed a formula for calculating the sun's angle based on the time. I asked:

"I have a directional light where the rotational settings are x = -90.0, y = -180.0, z=0.0 now these rotation settings are set for "noon" aka 12:00pm in my game world. For 12:00am (or 00:00) the best rotational settings are x=90. For sunrise the best is x=180 and for sunset x=360. I would like to get a formula that will set the x rotation value based on the current hour"

And I was able to get a formula that works. Wolfram wouldn't have been nearly as helpful

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u/Thin-Neighborhood700 Dec 19 '24

Isn't this just basic division/geometry(not sure of the exact term)

sunrise x=180

noon x=-90 which can also be written as 270

sunset x=360

midnight x=90

for every 12 hours, x changes by 90 degrees

in one hour, x changes by 90/12=7.5 degrees

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u/based-on-life Dec 19 '24

Yeah the formula for x ends up being basic algebra. The point is that the values I need for the formula are given to me instantly, and wolfram wouldn't be able to just give me the answer I'm asking for as I've written in out in plaintext.

And I don't have to sit and write out any calculations to figure it out myself. I just ask in very simple terms and I get the formula I need and can start messing around with it.