The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agoProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteimagemessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10
arrow-up1115arrow-down1imageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agomessage-square189fedilink
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoTrue and interesting to note. OOP says ‘dawn of humanity’ though, not recorded history, so taking 200k as ‘human history’ is also valid.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoYeah, I’m used to the narrower meaning of “history”, meaning recorded. I like that definition as it lets you differentiate between it and prehistory.
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoDefinitely a useful distinction.
True and interesting to note. OOP says ‘dawn of humanity’ though, not recorded history, so taking 200k as ‘human history’ is also valid.
Yeah, I’m used to the narrower meaning of “history”, meaning recorded. I like that definition as it lets you differentiate between it and prehistory.
Definitely a useful distinction.