The Picard Maneuver to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 7 months agoProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteimagemessage-square411fedilinkarrow-up12.54Karrow-down111
arrow-up12.53Karrow-down1imageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 7 months agomessage-square411fedilink
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]linkfedilinkEnglish20•edit-27 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-square@psud@aussie.zonelinkfedilink10•7 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]linkfedilinkEnglish9•7 months agoDefinitely a useful distinction.
minus-squareladlinkfedilink1•7 months agoWell, in this case it must have been recorded on video, so could as well start recording before inventing the writing
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.
Well, in this case it must have been recorded on video, so could as well start recording before inventing the writing