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Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript

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Tim Streater wrote:

> In article <4267376.NJ5XMC3WOf@PointedEars.de>, Thomas 'PointedEars'
> Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
> 
>>John Harris wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:37:35 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
>>> <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
>>
>>Attribution *line*, _not_ attribution novel.
> 
> Novels are much better.

Attribution novels are only better in making postings less readable, as can 
be seen above.

>>I just do not agree with your approach.  Communicating with people as if
>>they were not intelligent keeps them ignorant and dependent.
> 
> It's nothing to do with whether they're intelligent or not; it's to do
> with whether they are going to understand what you are talking about.
> This justifies using simpler or possibly wrong terms in order to get
> the point across. As they pick things up, you adjust your language
> accordingly. This is what any good teacher should do.

A good teacher does not start with the assumption that their pupils are 
stupid.

> About 40 years ago I had an operation and, afterwards, asked the
> surgeon what he had done. He responded as you do: he described the
> procedure as if he were talking to another surgeon. A completely
> useless response, IOW.

Their response was only useless *to you* because *you* did not care to
ask or do research about the things that you did not understand.
 
But thank you for reminding me of a missing entry in my new scorefile.

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  Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-02 14:47 -0800
  Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-12-02 14:50 -0800
  Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-03 00:42 +0100
    Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-02 18:03 -0800
    Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 09:04 -0800
      Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-03 18:23 +0100
        Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 09:48 -0800
          Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-03 19:49 +0100
            Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 11:17 -0800
              Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-03 20:26 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 11:32 -0800
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-03 20:37 +0100
              Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-12-04 10:38 +0000
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-04 13:37 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-12-04 16:14 +0000
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-04 18:10 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-12-04 18:52 +0000
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-04 20:07 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-12-06 14:47 +0000
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-12-06 16:11 +0000
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-07 06:54 +1100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "danca (Daniele Campagna)" <cyberdanny@tiscalinet.it> - 2015-12-06 22:43 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-06 23:19 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-12-08 11:16 +0000
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2015-12-04 11:55 -0300
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-04 17:26 +0100
                Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-04 09:23 -0800
            Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 20:29 +0100
              Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-12-03 13:23 -0800
        Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 10:06 -0800
          Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-12-03 20:21 +0100
        Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-03 21:00 +0100
  Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2015-12-02 16:50 -0800
    Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 07:10 -0800
      Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 07:23 -0800
    Re: Multidimensional arrays in javascript jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 07:15 -0800

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