Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left” and “right?”

Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by runlaszlorun on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:56AM (#35627548)

Perhaps they have -1 now.

Either that or my recent C excursions have me thinking in buffer overruns and index errors.

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by xpe on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:11AM (#35628396)

The official recordbooks will now show that patient is officially the first to lose an appendix but gain a preface.

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by OJFord on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:29AM (#35628636)

That would be two less than they should have? Unless you're commenting on its uselessness that they 'should' have zero despite one being normal?

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by jdmichal on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:33PM (#35630214)

Last I heard, there's an idea that it might help recolonize the gut with good flora after infections and such.

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