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Re:Lie to Children by bilvar on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @05:55AM (#39677752)
> It's absolutely useful to tell 4th-graders that x(t) = vt + x₀

Why is this useful? Where and when are they going to use this equation until they learn the correct one?

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Re:Lie to Children by cancerhacker on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @06:24AM (#39677905)
In 4th grade I was writing very simple animations in basic on an Atari 400 and I absolutely would’ve used and understood this. I think this is a perfect example of perfect being the enemy of good. (And I think I’m mangling that phrase)
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Re:Lie to Children by bilvar on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @07:53AM (#39678448)
Fair enough.
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Re:Lie to Children by michaelt on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @06:18AM (#39677862)
Anything moving horizontally, I guess?

(admittedly that's not what tsm's post implied, but still...)

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