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Comment Re:I can tell from reading the comments so far... (Score 1) 65

Would you make cheap jokes about cancer?

I mean...are they funny jokes? Sometimes, when confronting something as devastating and implacable as cancer (or schizophrenia) - comedy can be pretty damn useful.

Agreed. But before making the joke about mental illness, think of whether you would make the same joke about cancer.

And don't make the joke if you are not coming from a place of love and support. (See original post).

Comment Re:Algebra is a complete mess. (Score 2) 118

From a mathematical point of view, they are very much the same thing.

Arithmetic can be proven via set theory (going back to early 20th century) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

This is not convenient if you actually want to get something done - but that's a computer problem, not a maths problem.

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