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The problem is your reading comprehension. That reads just fine to me. Pretty standard writing.
by aisofteng 10y ago
The problem is your reading comprehension. That reads just fine to me. Pretty standard writing.
- bogomipz 10y agoYour snide comment is completely uncalled for. My reading comprehension is just fine, the following statement is full of ambiguity: "subset S containing k (k > 6)" A more articulate way to express that would be "subset S that contain k elements where k is greater than 6"
- detaro 10y ago"subset S containing k (k > 6) of these 49 numbers", don't cut something important out of the statement and then argue it is "full of ambiguity".
- bogomipz 10y agoI didn't cut anything out I actually reposted verbatim the entire problem description in my post. Or did you choose not to read that part?
- detaro 10y agoI specifically meant the post I replied to (where I'd agree, just that piece would be ambiguous. The full one as quoted in your initial post is not, because the part I highlighted clarifies the meaning)
- EnFinlay 10y agoI've always looked at internet conversations as gentleman's agreements in politeness and respect. What I mean by this is that any given internet comment can be a hate filled flexbox of bile and swear words, but most aren't, because that would be a violation of the agreement. But once the agreement is broken (or one of the tiers of the agreement is broken) then no subsequent discussion is beholden to that level. So in this example, you broke the tier of "blunt criticism". Now that the tier is broken, all responses to your comment are not beholden to that implied agreement. And rightfully so, one of the comments bluntly tells you that you're the one with the issue. Then you said this was completely uncalled for even though a) you started being blunt and b) their response was less rude than yours. So in summary. Don't dish it if you can't take it.
- bogomipz 10y agowait, I broke the "the tier of blunt criticism"? Ha ha. Not only are you accusing me of breaking some arbitrary rule you invented but that is definitely the pompous phrase I have ever read on HN.
- nneonneo 10y ago"Horribly written" is blunt criticism, like it or not. The parent post is saying that because you delivered blunt criticism, you should be prepared to take it too.
- bogomipz 10y agoIf you actually read what I wrote I said "This seems to be horribly written." Note the word "seems" that is not the same thing as saying "it is." I then go on to ask a question for clarification which some folks were kind of enough to point out helpful and corrected interpretations. Asking a question and admitting something wasn't making sense to you are not at all the same thing as "dishing out criticism."
- masterzorgor 10y ago> Note the word "seems" that is not the same thing as saying "it is." Like one of the parents said, the reason why it "seems" to you is your reading comprehension.
- dang 10y agoWhen discussions get to this level they automatically don't belong on HN. Please don't do this here, regardless of how wrong other people are.