deadbeef79000

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago

OP had an ambiguous notation. One that tends to be taught in schools as the way to present a 'proper fraction' (or perhaps compound fraction, i forget, it's not important) by factoring out the integer component.

Later on in schooling, one is discouraged from using the notation because of the entirely reasonable way of interpreting it that you've used when thinking algebraicly.

It's like that Facebook shit that uses the division operator. It's ambiguous, so there is no way to be authoritative in the interpretation.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You're describing a backlog.

Debt is the stuff that never gets if the backlog.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It is only ever a negative. It's just that sometimes some other factor is worse, maybe time-to-market is far more important in some case.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

Fight is almost always the last resort as it's the most energy expensive option.

One has to be taught to prioritize fight over the others: hence soldiers needing training.

Then again, I'm reasonably sure there's some kind of G21N gene present in at least one country's population that buggers that up.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 month ago

Good point. I thought I was missing something obvious but couldn't figure out what it was

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Sure, crying when hungry, talking, trying to crawl and walk... stuff like that.

Beating the shit out of people for fun is most definitely a learned behavior.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago

always had been meme

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Book's within arms reach but can't be bothered reading it cover to cover to confirm... but plausible.

The book is the captain's retelling of the ravings of the doctor as he lies dying on the ship. Followed by his retelling of the monster's story.

I don't recall the doctor's name ever being mentioned.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 month ago

Yep, 40 x 1/4 is ten.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Correct, but not what is shown in the OP.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

They start life as a completely blank state, everything is a learned behavior.

So yes, infants are innocent. As soon as there is learned behavior, that goes out the window.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Try the Total Perspective Vortex.

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