but it addressed the "I live in Australia and I know a hell of a lot more about this than you do" malarkey
Not knowing a simple widely reported and easily verifiable fact that hostages escaped out the front door, not the back, puts into question any claim of superior local knowledge
Not at all. It's a really good analogy, toddler walkers are forbidden in Europe due an estimated 14000 hospitalizations a year and some deaths: http://gh.elopedia.com/zijn-baby-wandelaars-veilig-te-gebruiken
While writing bad code won't usually put you in hospital, I do agree that the analogy is a good one. A toddler walking along hanging on to tables is pretty much what "teach yourself <insert language> using Notepad" would be like. I would at least carpet the floor to make it less slippery and put some bumpers on sharp corners by suggesting Notepad++. The popularity of toddler walkers doesn't mean they are in any way good for the child
The universe does not have laws -- it has habits, and habits can be broken.
