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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.
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...