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Comment · 6 years ago
It's the smallest number bigger than 0.
Comment · 6 years ago
That's a coincidence of the particular number system you use, and many programming languages have multiple number implementations.

Racket starts with arbitrary precision rationals.

Comment · 6 years ago
You must go up to something like limits to make ... meaningful.
Comment · 6 years ago
Professor N.J. Wildberger is probably among the most well known "ultrafinitist" on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabHm1QWVCA

I mention him because I would think he sympathizes with those who have concern over the meaning of this kind of notation.

Comment · 6 years ago
What are generators for you?
Comment · 6 years ago
Summary: 2011 OO FizzBuzz joke...
Comment · 6 years ago
> A stateful function with effects. Your language just doesn’t have a primitive to express it.

I wonder what about generator functions?

Comment · 6 years ago
I find it somewhat comical that the governor of Maryland had his wife pull South Korean connections to buy masks. So terribly ad hoc.
Comment · 6 years ago
So should black people stop organizing along lines of race, because that doesn't seem like an effective way to fight racism? That just means less black representation.
Comment · 6 years ago
Plenty of people are hurt or killed through clerical errors by medical professionals, but you're not going to get anyone admitting that. Even for something simple, if you have any accusation to make in a medical context, it's probably time to evaluate your options and consider a new doctor, and only then make your accusation.
Comment · 6 years ago
I think tech moved too quickly and in some ways, due to power being left on the table by government, tech became responsible; much like how businesses have taken up the responsibility of American healthcare due to the issue being under-addressed by government.

Now that YouTube is used by people of all ages, Google has to make social and political decisions about what kind of content is appropriate for different ages.

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