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2026-07-30 15:16 UTC
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@FishFace@ioc.exchange 2026-07-30 22:47
@daviddoes@mastodon.social @ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world @simon@bne.social @SmartmanApps@dotnet.social @Etch9@tech.lgbt I highly recommend reading some of this guy's threads before deciding whether to further engage him on this. This list contains the clearest examples of his behaviour: https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/115207044364101854 (In thread #3, you'll see me stick my oar in). This user has a quite-likely-diagnosable obsession with the topic of order-of-operations (and a few others to a lesser degree) and is absolutely incapable of admitting a mistake. I recently observed him screw up an inductive argument - no great crime, but when someone else stepped in with a hint about his slip-up, he was having NONE of it. Lots of people, including me, have tried to explain to him the difference between maths itself and the symbols and conventions used to write it, but to no avail. His response to my attempt is here: https://programming.dev/post/42555552/21442667 (warning: long post and thread).