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A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months (www.engadget.com)

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[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I guess remembering grade school order of operation means you're a guinus now? Bar has gotten pretty low...

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[–] AnotherPenguin@programming.dev 28 points 1 year ago

And it will go even lower as people start relying mpre on AI...

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[+] SARGE@startrek.website 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like the version where these problems are made purposefully ambiguous so people will fight over it and raise the level of interaction

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[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I like the version where these problems are made purposefully ambiguous

None of them are ambiguous. They all have only 1 correct answer, just like this one only has 1 correct answer. They all test if people remember the order of operations rules. Those who got it wrong, don't.

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Lmao here we go

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 1 year ago

This right here is exactly why it's been so popular for so long.

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[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

G U I N U S.

I know it's probably a typo, but I'm enjoying it.

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[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I would like to say it was on purpose but it was not :( I might do math, spelling is not my forte.

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[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago*

It's jeenyus you moran!

All I can envision with that alternative is Whoopi Goldberg with a very fanciful hat serving drinks in space.

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