Where Do Those Undergraduate Divisibility Problems Come From?
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·January 20, 2025mjd
I feel silly saying this, but I wish the author would use more periods and fewer exclamation marks.
amne
You're the second commenter, so far, to mention exclamation marks. What do they mean to you that would bother you so much to point it out, or anyone for that matter? I haven't even noticed them until I read the comments here on hn.
micaeked
Not gp, but I feel similarly. For me, I can't help read it with emphasis. As in, the voice in my head gets all fancy in an annoying way. If you imagine someone in person reading it out-loud with exaggerated emphasis, that's what it feels like. Same thing with comic books for me, the sprinkled bolded words in dialog are really grating.
Etheryte
To me it's fairly similar to someone making excessive use of CAPS LOCK. It can be used as a stylistic choice at times, but use it TOO MUCH and it just becomes DISTRACTING.
Minor49er
I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS EITHER! BUT I EMPATHIZE! I GET COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE SAYING THAT I'M SOMEHOW YELLING AT THEM ALL THE TIME BUT I'M ACTUALLY SITTING IN SILENCE, TYPING QUIETLY ON A MEMBRANE KEYBOARD! LOL???
gazchop
Oh this is nothing. One of my colleagues does that and adds random colour changes, underlines and font face changes. It's like working with a serial killer.
gota
Maybe he was a teenager on IRC in the late 90s or early 00s and decided to never change
Thinking about it I guess MSN messenger and My Space also allowed/encouraged font shenanigans? My memory falters
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Etheryte
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bwfan123
I beg to differ, I think the writing conveys beautifully, the deeper abstract ideas embedded in what appears to be a simple problem - hence, it captures the essential spirit of what math is about
LPisGood
I like when the author’s personality shines through, and frankly I can’t imagine finding occasional exclamation marks _tedious_ of all things. I just don’t take things so seriously, I suppose.
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