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  • I assume Windows is inexplicably a typo of QI?

    I totally agree. I believe they make some effort to get their facts right, but it’s not their highest priority by any stretch. I also suspect they might sometimes leave crucial details on the cutting room floor.

    In this instance I get the impression that Sandi actually meant the arms are still swung but just kept straight, like a Minecraft run. But then Bill interpreted it as the arms kept straight and motionless, like that one Seinfeld episode, and Sandi didn’t correct him.






  • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.detocats@lemmy.worldCat shenanigans
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    16 days ago

    A cabinet of drawers is really easy to relocate. Even if you rent with furniture included, you’re generally allowed to move furniture around to your liking as long as you don’t damage anything.

    (Unless I’ve been living in a bubble, which tbh is possible but sounds insane to me)

    But to be fair to me, I did say that if there’s no other choice then so be it.



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    17 days ago

    Such a good picture. The gap under the door must be huge though for a phone to pass through.

    If at all possible, don’t put drawers and doors in places were they can block each other like this. If space is limited and there was no other choice, so be it, but otherwise it’s the owner’s fault.

    Man these kitties are adorable!



  • That’s interesting. I’ll have to read up on that. You’re right, I am thinking about boolean algebra.

    In the mean time though, I’ll note that Boolean algebra on Wikipedia also refers to this operation, so I’m not alone:

    Material conditional

    The first operation, x → y, or Cxy, is called material implication. If x is true, then the result of expression x → y is taken to be that of y (e.g. if x is true and y is false, then x → y is also false). But if x is false, then the value of y can be ignored; however, the operation must return some Boolean value and there are only two choices. So by definition, x → y is true when x is false (relevance logic rejects this definition, by viewing an implication with a false premise as something other than either true or false).

    It also uses the second interpretation that I mentioned in my earlier comment (4 above this one), with true being default, rather than the one we’ve been discussing.




  • Yup, that’s my interpretation too. It just doesn’t sit well with all the other operators.

    All the others are phrased as direct questions about the values of A and B:

    • A AND B = “Are A and B both true?”
    • A OR B = “Are either A or B true, or both?”
    • A NAND B = “Is (A AND B) not true?”
    • A IMPLIES B = “Is it possible, hypothetically speaking, for it to be the case that A implies B, given the current actual values of A and B?”

    You see the issue?

    Edit: looking online, some people see it as: “If A is true, take the value of B.” A implies that you should take the value of B. But if A is false, you shouldn’t take the value of B, instead you should use the default value which is inexplicably defined to be true for this operation.

    This is slightly more satisfying but I still don’t like it. The implication (ha) that true is the default value for a boolean doesn’t sit right with me. I don’t even feel comfortable with a boolean having a default value, let alone it being true instead of false which would be more natural.

    Edit 2: fixed a brain fart for A NAND B