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It is so, so refreshing to actually get an answer straight up instead of 6 paragraphs about the context, and how the author came to learn it, and what confusion
by Levitz 3y ago
It is so, so refreshing to actually get an answer straight up instead of 6 paragraphs about the context, and how the author came to learn it, and what confusion might be, and how other constants have other names etc.
- Alifatisk 3y agoRight! Most articles I stumble upon nowadays is filled with everything besides the answer until I scroll to the bottom.
- codetrotter 3y agoThank the SEO practices for that :( It is often understood that in order to rank on Google you have to have a certain length to the content. So then what do people do when they want to write about something that has a simple answer? Why, pad it with heaps of unnecessary paragraphs of garbage text of course. All in the name of ranking. And what’s more is, the longer the text is the more space is available for inserting more ads to bombard the reader with as well. Which further serves to incentivise adding filler text that is not really useful to the reader.
- kazinator 3y agoModern web article on why c is used for speed of light: "When Sonia returned to her apartment on a warm, New York summer evening, little did she expect that ... "
- habibur 3y agoI scroll to 70% and by then the secret is given out.
- thsksbd 3y agoIts from 1997.
- wolverine876 3y ago2004
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- ypeterholmes 3y agoYes. Although the beginning quote is immediately contradicted by the short answer. So that was confusing.