I'd like to briefly introduce the
Googology Wiki. It's similar to the
Gender Wiki in that anyone can define any term with attribution as flimsy as a single blog post, but for large numbers. Taking a quick peek at some interesting article like a
list of uncomputable numbers reveals an immediate community dilemma in the form of
Sam's Number: it's a group of hyper-fixated amateurs with a hobby exclusively engaged in defining practically meaningless concepts.
There are currently
two references to "googology" on Kiwi Farms. I believe this community is a fertile source of interesting observations, as in about 15 minutes of browsing it I discovered the aforementioned drama, and a person who invents numbers like
bisuperior trigrand hugexul that are only ever expressed in his own
hyperfactorial array notation. There's surely more to be found in a community of people who invent "googologisms" in their spare time.
This is a quote from the wiki's
article about itself.
Googology is not to be confused with
googlology, the study of the
Google search engine and its various other services.
The antithesis to googology is
ultrafinitism, which states that large numbers simply do not exist.
Somewhat related is the
Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group, basically a group of people who use biological taxonomy to organize bread tabs. They have less lolcow potential because the whole thing is a joke, but I did almost stop and pick up a unique bread tie on the floor recently, so beware.
One last quick quote that I couldn't resist sharing. I'll also drop it now, one of the
leading members of the community is probably a furry.
I also enjoy the new style sheet's horizontal rules, thank you. Kiwi Farms is the only interface for me with a compelling default dark mode.
