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New comment by OwlGoesHoot in "Is my blue your blue?"

OwlGoesHoot — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:48:35 +0000

Man doesn’t understand teal the website

New comment by OwlGoesHoot in "The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia"

OwlGoesHoot — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:01:36 +0000

Finally, something I can get behind

New comment by OwlGoesHoot in "No reachable chess position with more than 218 moves"

OwlGoesHoot — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:56:23 +0000

I read it as “there is no legal position for which the minimum number of moves necessary to reach it is greater than 218” but I also did not read the whole article before coming to check the comments

New comment by OwlGoesHoot in "A guide for people who want to self-study the basics of computer science"

OwlGoesHoot — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:41:30 +0000

It would probably be helpful to start at a level above where you left off and look up specific gaps in your knowledge as you find them. It’s always good to come to a topic with the understanding of every previous topic, but often those deeper understandings come from moving into more advanced subjects anyway. It might be more slow and frustrating at times, but it will give you a better understanding of where your specific gaps in knowledge actually lie and you’ll be able to address them as you go.