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Re:Why 5 x 3 = 5 and 5 and 5 Was Marked Wrong
on Saturday October 31, 2015 @11:14AM (#10482877)
I'm not sure why this argument tries to use programming as a justification but then uses a different example from programming as the evidence. Yes, in JS, 4 === "4" is false. But 3+3+3+3+3 === 5+5+5 is true. Because they are mathematically identical. It's a universal truth that 3+3+3+3+3 will always be equal to 5+5+5. If the idea is that the kid needs to understand the difference between equality and identity then actually it seems important that the kid does understand that 3+3+3+3+3 is identical to 5+5+5.
Re:Unix is not an acceptable Unix
on Sunday June 07, 2015 @10:25AM (#9674718)
How would that work for late-evaluated data? A PowerShell object doesn't have to provide all of the data up-front, and can give updated data when checked at a later date. JSON is still just text, it still needs to provide all of the data you might need up front.
Re:Distances you can travel on a European train in less than a day
on Saturday June 06, 2015 @07:38PM (#9672753)
What aspects of the train system did you find only work well in the south-east?
Curious because I regularly take trains all over the UK and have generally found the ones in the south-east and south in general to be the worst, as well as the most expensive, which seems reflected in customer satisfaction surveys at least – http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/leisure/reviews-ns/be...