@NIOReaction @_Hurlock_ @antidemblog @soapjackal "Saved me the trouble of a post." -- If so, that's regrettable. ...
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@antidemblog@soapjackal ... It's envisaged as a stepping-stone towards out impending Pomo-salvage discussion. - 2 more replies
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@_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction "Needless obscurity' is by definition useless. The question is: how do we decide when difficulty is 'unnecessary'?
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@_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction The assumption I vehemently resist is that difficulty is unnecessary essentially.
@soapjackal seems to think this. - 4 more replies
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@_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction Why do you think no one does mathematics, or software coding, in natural languages?
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@soapjackal Difficulty is sometimes unavoidable, unless you never try to think anything post-paleolithic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@soapjackal Easiest test -- can you clarify a unit of 'difficult' language without loss of information.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@_Hurlock_ @NIOReaction Define language that broadly, and the whole problem is dispelled. All non-natural language is 'difficult' (for us).
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@soapjackal Well it should be testable, which makes the problem more concrete.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@soapjackal Of course. Difficulty is not a sign of virtue, and indeed often the opposite. - 1 more reply
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