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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by sleight42 on Friday April 14, 2023 @10:01AM (#35569670)
I almost never comment here anymore but, well, here we are.

Says something about software people that we find such fascination with recursion.

Also, I can't help but reflect on a brilliant quote from Community:

"Stop being meta. Stop taking everything we do and shoving it up its own ass." -- Jeff Winger

With <3

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday April 14, 2023 @10:24AM (#35569895)
> Says something about software people that we find such fascination with recursion.

Yes, I've always been fascinated by the way software people find fascination with recursion.

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by brianpan on Friday April 14, 2023 @01:01PM (#35571828)
You might also like this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35567026
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by jononomo on Friday April 14, 2023 @03:28PM (#35573641)
genuine LOL
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by sleight42 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @08:22PM (#35648326)
Yes, a perfect response
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday April 14, 2023 @03:46PM (#35573825)
I prefer https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35569670
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by michtzik on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:40PM (#35574446)
I would have thought you'd link to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35574446
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:25PM (#35574977)
self-reference and recursion are related but distinct ideas.
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by chankstein38 on Friday April 14, 2023 @01:48PM (#35572431)
I've always been fascinated by the way people find it fascinating the way software people find fascination with recursion.
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by sleight42 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @11:43AM (#35590993)
In closing, I offer as evidence: https://giphy.com/gifs/dIIHKcUbFr9qbWtTge
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by rhyme-boss on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:45PM (#35574499)
How dare you.
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by ajmurmann on Friday April 14, 2023 @10:17AM (#35569834)
> Says something about software people that we find such fascination with recursion.

Interesting! I would have thought everyone would finds this fascinating. Is that truly not the case?

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by biggu on Friday April 14, 2023 @11:55AM (#35570958)
Interesting that you find that interest interesting
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by behnamoh on Friday April 14, 2023 @12:04PM (#35571082)
I read each line like a lisp expression: from the end to the beginning. Recursion tickles my brain!
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