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> But why do you need to define i Wait, isn't this Hacker news? I want to be given a definition and analyze it deeply. For instance, looking at the wikipedia
by enriquto 6y ago
> But why do you need to define i
Wait, isn't this Hacker news? I want to be given a definition and analyze it deeply.
For instance, looking at the wikipedia page it seems that the closest that De Brune got to Cape York Tip (the northernmost point of Australia) was about one thousand kilometers. If this "counts" as a complete tour, he might as well had walked consistently 1000km inland for a much shorter tour (but maybe harder, due to the desert?).
- chrisseaton 6y ago> I want to be given a definition and analyze it deeply. Well that's anti-social and not welcome here. Please check the guidelines for the site for how to communicate. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says > don't cross-examine
- enriquto 6y agoDude, what the fuck. Mathematics is pretty much on topic here. I made a valid point, just for fun, that giving a precise mathematical definition of "walking around an island" is a tricky issue. Of course everybody knows what does it mean roughly, but making that point, about a mathematical definition cannot be construed as anti-social. Unless you consider mathematics anti-social.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> Of course everybody knows what does it mean roughly So you know this goes against > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says But you've generated such a strong negative reaction that you've been flagged and the comment has been removed, so it's a lot of people saying it, not just my random opinion!