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So, I tend to watch Youtube before I go to sleep and I often watch various videos on STEM topics. I also (As you can see) am a fan of gaming videos.
However, that's not the point here.
In what fucking world is 6/2(1+2) a VIRAL math problem? That's *simple fucking math*. Did no one learn the order of operations? Am I stupid here? We got the 1+2=3, 6/2=3, 3*3=9. Nine. The answer is Nine.
I had to watch it to make sure I wasn't stroking out. That there wasn't some deeper aspect to the question.
There is. Apparently the order of operations and current convention on math has changed since 1917. However, the crux of it seems that some people just don't understand how equations are formatted in modern mathematics.
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@cambridgeport90 Click show More. There's a biiiig post, too. :)
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@Surasanji I was trying to figure out why there was a warning. Thanks, though.
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@cambridgeport90 YEah, general Mastodon convention on servers with text limits like ours is to use the content warning for length. A good rule of thumb is more than 1k characters.
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@Surasanji Ah. I have to get used to how screen readers read those, then. Still learning; I've only been up here a couple months, and I think I'm too used to Twitter? LOL
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@cambridgeport90 I hear you! If you have any ideas to make #qoto more accessible please let us know. I am 100% positive @freemo would be happy to make our little slice of this federated pie more welcoming and easier to use for everyone who wants to join us. :)
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@Surasanji this isn't you guys. This is just how things are read. I've seen it on all instances I've ever looked at. It's how the clients are; they could be better in the accessibility department, though, not everyone thinks in terms of that. Most people think that accessible also can't be visually pleasing, as if they are mutually exclusive. I hate to plug my own network, but, in the coming weeks, follow the accessibility category on https://StormlightTech.org (on another note, would be nice if markdown was supported by default with all Mastodon instances.) There will be lots of posts dealing with accessibility up there. And if you guys need a hand? I can probably find some ruby devs within the wider community (I'm on discord servers everywhere).
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@cambridgeport90 I'll take a look at some of that when I'm not passing out. I'll check with @freemo , though. He's a really nice dude, and a whole heck of a lot more knowledgeable than I am in the code department. I am more of a #stem fan than an actual scholar. :)
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@Surasanji Same here, I think. I'm more of a technologist than anything. But that sounds awesome! And he definitely seems really awesome, as well.
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@Surasanji Good call? I wonder whether or not I shouldn't think about that? Then again, I'm going to be stuck with the default character limit … that's either until I learn Ruby, or somebody on my team does.
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@Surasanji You are making it viral now =D
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@arteteco Yes. I'm hoping to get an outrage spiral in the STEM community. You have exposed my plan. :(
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@Surasanji There's an image here, though not quite sure what it is? Is there a description I'm missing?