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Re:Palindrome Day 20200202 on Sunday February 02, 2020 @12:55AM (#22215403)
> There is no largest or smallest real number.

The interesting number paradox applies to natural numbers, not real numbers.

> Alternatively, being the smallest in the set of uninteresting numbers does not make a number interesting

You are taking this too seriously. :-) Everyone would agree that "interesting" is subjective. This is supposed to be a humorous paradox, not a mathematical fact!

Re:FOSS Zombies on Sunday December 08, 2019 @03:49AM (#21734968)
This! One of my pet peeves is when someone recommends a software and then someone else looks at its GitHub commits or last release date and claims that the project is unmaintained because there has been no activity in it for a while.

Some projects do not need any maintenance. They work as is. Lack of activity does not imply bad software.

Re:How to write better game libraries on Sunday December 08, 2019 @03:37AM (#21734929)
Since this article lays so much emphasis on C, I have an honest question to everyone. What is a good way for a beginner to learn C in the current time? The minefield of undefined behavior is really overwhelming to a beginner. Are there any good resources that teach C the right way with good advice and best practices to navigate the UB minefield?