https://archive.rustgeek.me/tags/single-in-the-city/ Recent content in Single-in-the-City on A Geek's Life Hugo en Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:31:02 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2013/07/17/point-of-inflection/ Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:31:02 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2013/07/17/point-of-inflection/ <p><a href="https://archive.rustgeek.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/inflection2.jpg"><img alt="inflection" loading="lazy" src="https://archive.rustgeek.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/inflection2.jpg"></a></p> <p>In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection_point">differential calculus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>the point on a curve where the curvature changes sign from +ve to -ve or vice versa; analogous to a point on a bend where the steering is momentarily straight whilst turning from left to right or vice versa</p> </blockquote> <p>In real life:</p> <blockquote> <p>the precise moment it finally sinks into a bloke&rsquo;s thick skull that the girl he&rsquo;s had a crush on for the past month is about to ease him into the friendzone</p>