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Should we get rid of the “=” sign in mathematics?(blog.republicofmath.com)
2 points by B-Con 14y ago|0 comments
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by B-Con 14y ago
> have to remember their redefinitions of words like SHOULD, MUST, MAY, MIGHT, PERHAPS, QUITE POSSIBLY I find that to be one of the easier parts. They establish a very careful set of vocabulary and then use it consistently and CAPS it t
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by B-Con 14y ago
> One of the things that drives me crazy is the belief in Hollywood that bittorrent exists solely for stealing things. Efforts to explain that this is not necessarily true are often met with hands clamped tightly over ears, accompanied
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by B-Con 14y ago
Huh, I majored in math, and I can't say that I understand what you mean. In the lower division (first two years), there is often a separation of core classes between math majors and non-math majors. Calculus, for example, and linear algebra
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by B-Con 14y ago
That is an interesting question, because so many people claim to have read his post yet have no idea what he actually said. Please re-read it. The post title was an exaggeration, like almost all of his blog post titles are. If you actually
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by B-Con 14y ago
> Well, these "weeder" courses actually make for intellectually lazy education. I disagree. In order to do well at a subject in an academic setting, you need the upper classmen to be very comfortable with the basics. "Weeder" courses ar
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by B-Con 14y ago
> Even though he doesn't say those very words, that's what he's saying. Partially yes, partially no, and for different reasons than claimed in this article. He does argue that fewer people should pursue programming, yes, but it's becaus
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by B-Con 14y ago
This is a terrible post. He wildly exaggerates Jeff's statements and completely misses the point of it, which was not in any way "no one should learn to program", but rather "don't learn specialized skill sets you don't need". Jeff's point
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by B-Con 14y ago
He really missed Jeff's point. This was a terrible piece. > Currently, Jeff Attwood has a piece where he tells you to not learn to code. I wonder if he's going to tell his kids they shouldn't learn to code when they want to become just
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How much bandwidth does your office really need?(arstechnica.com)
2 points by B-Con 14y ago|0 comments
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by B-Con 14y ago
The most important argument he mentioned against profiling, IMO, is that attackers can change to evade profiles. In the case of terrorism, there are about 1 billion Muslims and only about 300 million Middle Easterners. It's trivial for radi
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by B-Con 14y ago
No, that definition you linked to does not imply low social skills. Social skills are the ability to make conversation, to make people feel comfortable, to engage others, etc. Extroversion is the desire to do those things. Yes, they are
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by B-Con 14y ago
These people have a wrong definition of extroversion. The actual site rates extroversion vs introversion, but the analysis here mistakenly uses the term social scale, implying that extroversion and sociability are interchangeable. They are
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by B-Con 15y ago
This is the last of a 3 part debate between Bruce Schneier and Kip Hawley on the effectiveness of post-9/11 airport security. Links to the previous two parts are on the page and well worth reading as well. By part 3, it's clear that Hawley
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"Remember when we would mock Soviet-style 'show me your papers' societies?"
3 points by B-Con 15y ago|2 comments