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New comment by temp1999 in "More South Korean academics caught naming kids as co-authors"

temp1999 — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:58:17 +0000

Education via libraries requires dedication and critical thinking; neither is necessary for modern universities.

New comment by temp1999 in "Algebraic Structures: Things I wish someone had explained about FP"

temp1999 — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:05:30 +0000

x86 is more complex than a Turing machine.

New comment by temp1999 in "قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic"

temp1999 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:01:01 +0000

Totally went over my head. I thought he was talking about programming languages uses the same language for their keywords.

New comment by temp1999 in "Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video]"

temp1999 — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:56:09 +0000

To the second question, when you work in the industry you realize the answer is often the programmer.

Edit: There were a lot of questions in that comment.

New comment by temp1999 in "How Can a Star Be Older Than the Universe?"

temp1999 — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:50:44 +0000

[0,1] is not less infinite than [0,2]. Also the less does not need quotes, there is an ordering of infinities.

Edit: typo

New comment by temp1999 in "Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolent Communication"

temp1999 — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:54:56 +0000

It's good to teach children (and sometimes adults unfortunately) to be responsible for their emotions and explain what happened instead of vague statements like "She made me angry!", but you don't choose your emotions to situations, only how you respond to them.

New comment by temp1999 in "Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolent Communication"

temp1999 — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:08:57 +0000

The same dictionary that defines literally as both literal and not literal. Dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive, and so they also account for incorrect but common usage.