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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: widening multiplication |
| Date | 2020-08-24 08:40 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87h7ss3vcv.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> (permalink) |
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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
> On 8/24/20 2:19 AM, Jorgen Grahn wrote:
>> On Mon, 2020-08-24, James Kuyper wrote:
>>> On 8/23/20 11:00 PM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
>>>> On 2020-08-23, James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>>>> That is precisely the original definition of a troll. To understand the
>>>>> noun better, look at the corresponding verb:
>>>>> <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troll#Verb>, definition #8. It was
>>>>> originally derived from definition #4, where the inflammatory material
>>>>> is metaphorically considered to be a kind of bait.
>>>>
>>>> My point is that if the people being baited are complete idiots in
>>>> falling for it, then it isn't not True Scotsman's trolling.
>>>
>>> I have to disagree - nothing is more typical of a true troll than the
>>> belief that their victims are idiots for falling for it.
>>
>> All this is a minor disagreement IMHO, given that people are regularly
>> being called trolls, when their intention is obviously not to disrupt.
>
> I no longer have any doubt that Scott Newman and Daniel Hyde both
> deliberately posts blatantly incorrect statements for the sole purpose
> of disrupting this group by either misleading newbies or prompting
> experts to waste their time correcting his errors. Do you?
>
> I gave Daniel Hyde the benefit of the doubt when he actually bothered
> responding to one criticism, even though I has strong doubts about
> whether he was really redeemable, but only because it is my policy to
> give people some limited opportunities to correct a bad impression
> they've made on me.
>
> Bonita, on the other hand, appears to merely be someone with strong and
> incorrect ideas who pays no attention to counter arguments other than to
> rudely dismiss them. She's obnoxious, and I'd be glad see her
> obnoxiousness disappear (whether or not she herself disappears), but I
> don't call her a troll.
And I'm sure that they're all *delighted* that we're spending time
arguing about the definition of "troll". Let's not.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips Healthcare
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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Re: widening multiplication Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2020-08-17 16:30 -0400
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Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-17 21:52 +0100
Re: widening multiplication jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-08-18 09:22 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-17 14:10 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-17 22:33 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-17 15:13 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 11:33 +0200
Re: widening multiplication jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-08-18 09:20 +0200
Re: widening multiplication scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-08-17 21:38 +0000
Re: widening multiplication jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-08-18 09:19 +0200
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 11:31 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-18 05:00 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 15:10 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-18 12:31 +0000
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 15:15 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-18 06:53 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 16:14 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-18 07:24 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 22:41 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-18 14:24 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-18 22:54 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-18 15:18 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-18 15:54 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-18 15:38 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-19 07:03 +0000
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 09:24 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 02:13 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-19 10:43 +0000
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 12:50 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 07:30 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 07:44 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 17:35 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 10:13 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 14:30 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 15:07 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-19 22:13 +0000
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 15:49 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-20 11:31 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-20 03:47 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-20 13:21 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-20 08:20 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-21 09:51 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 02:51 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-21 11:44 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-21 12:17 +0100
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-21 13:36 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-21 13:15 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 11:04 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-21 08:30 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-21 13:32 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-21 12:46 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 07:43 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-21 16:13 +0100
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-21 20:15 +0200
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-21 20:14 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 16:37 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 15:38 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-22 01:02 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 04:57 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 16:11 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 08:46 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 18:33 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-22 13:44 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 12:48 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-22 21:45 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 05:20 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-22 10:16 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 08:59 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 19:04 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-22 13:59 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 23:01 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-08-23 07:42 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-22 22:12 +0100
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-23 13:31 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 04:53 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-23 14:22 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 06:47 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-23 16:25 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 07:42 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-24 09:10 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-24 02:06 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-23 13:10 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-23 16:16 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-22 22:02 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 18:14 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-23 14:27 +0200
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-21 05:58 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-19 19:15 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 16:48 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-19 23:39 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 15:51 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 15:56 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 16:04 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-19 18:04 -0700
Re: widening multiplication antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2020-08-20 00:13 +0000
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-20 10:06 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Stef <stef33d@yahooI-N-V-A-L-I-D.com.invalid> - 2020-08-20 11:26 +0200
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-20 13:25 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-19 07:41 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 15:08 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-19 10:29 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 17:41 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-19 13:34 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 20:21 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-18 15:16 -0700
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 09:32 +0200
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-18 11:11 -0400
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-18 22:45 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Daniel Hyde <Daniel.Hyde71@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 20:17 +0200
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-19 15:20 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-19 20:59 +0000
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-19 17:28 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-19 22:43 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2020-08-19 21:38 +0200
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-19 21:47 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Daniel Hyde <Daniel.Hyde71@gmail.com> - 2020-08-20 12:24 +0200
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-20 08:14 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Daniel Hyde <Daniel.Hyde71@gmail.com> - 2020-08-20 14:20 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-20 10:39 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-19 15:55 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Daniel Hyde <Daniel.Hyde71@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 12:30 +0200
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-22 05:09 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Daniel Hyde <Daniel.Hyde71@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 17:15 +0200
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 19:06 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 19:06 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 20:28 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 01:36 +0200
Re: widening multiplication "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 18:15 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 11:16 +0200
Re: widening multiplication "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 21:05 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-22 12:45 -0700
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-22 11:47 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-22 10:21 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-22 16:18 +0100
Re: widening multiplication David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-22 19:16 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Kaz Kylheku <793-849-0957@kylheku.com> - 2020-08-23 04:38 +0000
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-23 08:22 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Kaz Kylheku <793-849-0957@kylheku.com> - 2020-08-24 03:00 +0000
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-23 23:54 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-24 06:19 +0000
Re: widening multiplication James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-08-24 09:45 -0400
Re: widening multiplication Kaz Kylheku <793-849-0957@kylheku.com> - 2020-08-24 14:47 +0000
Re: widening multiplication "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2020-08-24 12:14 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-24 08:40 -0700
Re: widening multiplication Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-26 18:06 +0000
Re: widening multiplication Daniel Hyde <Daniel.Hyde71@gmail.com> - 2020-08-23 17:55 +0200
Re: widening multiplication Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-23 17:38 +0100
Re: widening multiplication Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-19 13:15 -0700
Re: widening multiplication rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2020-08-23 08:03 -0700
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