The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agoProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteimagemessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down11
arrow-up1215arrow-down1imageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agomessage-square191fedilink
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year 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-up2·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.