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by aaplok 6y ago
I am afraid I did not make myself clear. I don't mean that multiplying by irrational numbers is repeated addition. What I mean is that multiplication by irrational (or even non-integers) was defined to generalize the earlier notion of
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by aaplok 6y ago
I don't know what you mean by "overly". Multiplication by negative numbers is a generalisation of the earlier concept of multiplication by positive numbers. In a sense even multiplying by 1 is a generalisation (at least if
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by aaplok 6y ago
Multiplication is literally repeated addition, as in "taking a number multiple times". It is in the name. The fact that the operation is so useful that it has been generalised to the point where that original meaning is eventu
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by aaplok 6y ago
The article claims that the ABC would benefit from deals with Google, but wasn't the ABC (and SBS) expressly excluded from the law? It's clear that it is a lobby vs lobby situation. Murdoch is a king maker. He will likely prevail.
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by aaplok 6y ago
I looked them up. I found the exchange robust but not extraordinarily so. She was firm but didn't seem to step out of line. What inference was I supposed to make?
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by aaplok 6y ago
I am the same but in this case it is about trusting (EFF and Mozilla) more than Mozilla. You have to trust Mozilla either way.
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by aaplok 6y ago
I am really sorry this is happening to you. The situation is deeply unfair, and it affects the fair and square overwhelmingly. If that is any consolation, keep in mind that both you and they have a long way to go before graduation. Exams at
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by aaplok 6y ago
> The credibility of your school went down by the same amount. That was the point I was trying to make. This is not a problem of a single school, or a single university. This is happening across the sector. The success of contract cheati
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by aaplok 6y ago
People are doing that at my institution. The average GPA increased by several points . The thing is, if it's perceived that it's easier to cheat than to learn, people will do that, honor system or not. I admit that there is a dif
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by aaplok 6y ago
Does this mean that if we change the .jl file in an editor it becomes unreadable by Pluto? That would contradict the claim in the article that Pluto files are just regular julia files.
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by aaplok 6y ago
I didn't find their case to be well made either. But what they are asking is for Pinker to not appear to speak in their name. They state explicitly that they don't request that any of his public discourse to be removed or censored
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by aaplok 6y ago
Tldnr: Pinker can publicly say whatever he wishes and participate in any linguist society activities, but his public discourse is at odds with the LSA's officially stated goals. Therefore he should not be given representative powers fo