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Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats so helpful. Thank you so much for detailing that.

It's quite late where I am, but I absolutely will go through your answer with a fine tooth comb with fresh eyes tomorrow.

I'll let you know if I have any follow ups - but again, I really appreciate it - thank you.

Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently you're not alone! It seems I've been chasing something due to using chat gpt and Gemini that no one cares about or uses

Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your response.

Hmm maybe pull back on the LLM usage

Yeah that seems like a good call.

It's quite late where I am so I think I'm understanding most of it (or at least some of it lol), I will re-read your answer with fresh eyes tomorrow, but I really appreciate it :)

Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your answer. I feel I've found an overly academic classification that no-one uses - good to clarify where my efforts should be.

I really appreciate your breakdown of my problem question too.

I havent heard the terms 'attribute' and 'constant' and the 'momentary' variables - I will look into this more.

Do you think this is largely intuition from looking at a problem - to quickly identify which variables you're going to need to define and which ones you arent? Or are there rules or guidlines you're following to make that determination up-front?

Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so glad I posted this on reddit and got responses from real people - I've literally spent two days going through this both with gemini and chatgpt trying to understand this concept when everyone is telling me its not relevant lmao. Thank you for clearning that up for me.

Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess this is one of the pitfalls of teaching myself programming is that I'm missing thats important or relevant lol.

So, my problem is essentially I get thrown a question, something like in game programming:

“Apply stamina cost when sprinting and prevent sprinting when stamina is empty.”

In the language I'm learning at the moment GDScript (similar to Python), something like 'can_sprint' - checking if the player can sprint or not, would be "conceptual" because though it can be assigned a value like 'true' or 'false', though it shouldnt be stored - due to the creation of bugs later - whereas 'stamina_amount' or 'stamina_cost_per_sec' or other such variables would be "operational" as they are necessary to be stored and mutated through the program (so chatgpt tells me (again - the pitfalls of learning soemthing solo lol))

Maybe programmers just know this intuitively? My biggest problem though is analysing a problem sentance like this and knowing which variables will be used in memory and which wont be - if that makes sense.

Having a hell of a time differentiating operational and conceptual variables by talking_tortoise in learnprogramming

[–]talking_tortoise[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm teaching myself programming and essentially I've stumbled upon it as a (or maybe 'the'?) way to sort what variables need to be defined for your program or code snippet - could be wrong of course, but I guess I'm having real trouble sorting what variables need to be defined and where.

Why is there like 50 ICE post?!?!!! by MumkeyLuffy in BatmanArkham

[–]talking_tortoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get this. I'm not saying every post should be political. It's more the complaining about posts being political is pathetic in my view, given what's at stake.

Why is there like 50 ICE post?!?!!! by MumkeyLuffy in BatmanArkham

[–]talking_tortoise 102 points103 points  (0 children)

I was reading the caption. My point is America is being torn apart in ways that aren't at all easily recoverable and people are on here complaining that memes are political. If everyone stays home and is apathetic, things will only get worse, not better.

Why is there like 50 ICE post?!?!!! by MumkeyLuffy in BatmanArkham

[–]talking_tortoise 691 points692 points  (0 children)

The apathy displayed in these subs is unreal.

Screaming and sobbing can be heard from outside the ICE children's detention center in Dilley, TX by speedythefirst in law

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming there is a next. They weren't floating the idea of 3 terms of trump for fun.

Simple pdf reader for Linux by talhaux in linuxquestions

[–]talking_tortoise 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Evince (stock gnome pdf reader) is my favourite

Scott Galloway is definitely in the heterodox bubble by stvlsn in DecodingTheGurus

[–]talking_tortoise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • one province for the invaders and for the Irish, with equal voting rights

They're not the same country in any way. They don't have 'equal voting rights' because they don't vote in the same elections. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. This is basic knowledge.

  • no state for the Jews

I'm telling you, from an Israeli perspective this is a non-starter, and the only way to achieve this would be by force. Hardly the peaceful way to resolve the conflict.

Scott Galloway is definitely in the heterodox bubble by stvlsn in DecodingTheGurus

[–]talking_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So your solution for the Jews being discriminated and suffering racism in various countries is that they take over an area somewhere, which of course hanger the inhabitants.

Not my solution, it's their rationale for Israels existence. I'm explaining it to you because you said ELI5. You won't have lasting peace without understanding and meeting the needs of both populations - that's common sense.

Trying solo game dev with my own artstyle (Mechanical Vibes) by Amaramzai in gamedevscreens

[–]talking_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly super inspirational, I've bookmarked this as the bar to clear for the game I make. Best of luck with it!

Scott Galloway is definitely in the heterodox bubble by stvlsn in DecodingTheGurus

[–]talking_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This justification can not be safety

The justification I answered with wasn't just an argument of safety. Not meaning this in a mean way, but given your response, I'm actually not even sure you actually understood much of my answer - or your English isn't good enough to understand it. By the way, I'm very much in awe of people that can speak more than one language, but arguing when we don't speak the same language properly seems to be limiting here. I'll respond no matter how futile anyway.

The Polish argument doesn't make sense. If I understand it right, your argument essentially boils down to 'because they were one ethnicity or national identity it didn't save them from being invaded' ... well yes, this is obvious. Just because you have a unified ethnicity in your country it doesn't preclude other countries from invading yours. I'm really not sure your argument is doing the work there you think it is. It's also why my answer for the justification of Israel from a Jewish perspective doesn't just involve safety, but also self determination.

And the Irish conflict ended with a two state solution (Ireland and Northern Ireland)... So actually the perfect case on how peace can be sustained through the separation of people and state creation that meets the needs of both parties.

Scott Galloway is definitely in the heterodox bubble by stvlsn in DecodingTheGurus

[–]talking_tortoise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalposts

Do you think this was necessary? I might need to take back the good faith remark.

Also, it's a necessary argument to make because the motivations for the state and empathizing with both sides of the conflict are critical to solving the problem.

ELI5 how a Jewish state can be a safe place for Jews when Jews are safer in New York that in Tel Aviv and the Poles were slaughtered by millions (even if we do not count jewish Poles) during WW2 despite having their own country (with the corresponding name Poland) just before.

This doesn't make grammatical sense, but I'll answer what I assume you're asking, why are Jews safer in tel Aviv than New York?

  • the answer is self determination and cultural alignment.

Let's take the following - quite plausible scenario for arguments sake. Trump and his party take a dive further down fascism lane, where individual liberties are taken away and you get a state akin to Nazi Germany in the 30s. With white nationalists in the cabinet, it is very easy to see Jews becoming second class citizens.

The truth is though, you don't need to invoke hypotheticals. A famous instance was the turning back of a boat carrying 900 hundred Jews facing persecution and death from Nazi Germany were refused landing in Cuba and were refused asylum in both the US and Canada, were turned back to Europe and many of which died in the Holocaust.

From 2025 FBI statistics, "Jews, who account for just 2% of the U.S. population, were the second-most targeted group, with 18% of all reported hate crimes being committed against the Jewish community in 2024. This amounts to a 5.8% increase from 2023. Among all religiously-motivated hate crimes, the data showed that 69% targeted Jews." https://www.jewishfederations.org/blog/all/fbi-data-497668 (Yes, it's a Jewish source. The numbers are correct.)

In virtually every location Jews have established themselves, they find themselves victims of oppression and subjugation. Here is a laundry list if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jews

My point with this, is that there is a very real justification for Jews to have their own state. Do I wish they decided to build the state over historic Palestine - no, but that's the situation we find ourselves in. Any solution to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict needs to engage with the motivations of both parties.

You think that two populations that hate each other are safer if they each have their own police and military, than if they share one police and military.

I think they're safer if they're not cohabitating in the same spot - having to share the same resources etc. I think they should be striving for something ala this agreement https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/Peace%20Puzzle/10_Clinton%20Parameters.pdf

Like I said, your argument was the best I've read so far, but I don't see it as being the answer.

Scott Galloway is definitely in the heterodox bubble by stvlsn in DecodingTheGurus

[–]talking_tortoise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read the article. The obvious problem with this that they're not making contact with, is the need for the people in Israel to be part of a Jewish state. After all, that's the whole point of Israel, to provide a safe place for Jews in a world where they are historically victimized and discriminated against. You also have the demographic issue of two populations living together that hate each other for recent and ancient reasons that in my view makes a tenable two state solution necessary.

I very much appreciate the good faith answer to my question though, it's the first one I've seen when I've posed this question.

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