Re^2: CAN YOU FIGURE THIS OUT?

if he's got to ask he's clearly got a teacher who can't teach.

If he's got to put the whole freaking question verbatim and doesn't show any attempts at research/solving it himself, then he's probably just plain lazy.

++ for the tips anyay.

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

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Re^3: CAN YOU FIGURE THIS OUT? by fraktalisman (Hermit) on Apr 06, 2005 at 22:34 UTC
The original post does not say anything about the teacher. Being picky, we can not even know the student's character from it. Is he lazy? Maybe he/she is so confused by the problem not knowing even what precisely to ask (the teacher) to get more clarity? Anyway, there have been some very good answers with hints and links, like the step-by-step post. After all, it's a valuable answer if the OP does want to take some effort, no matter if he/she has been too lazy, not intelligent enough, or a bad teacher's student. By the way, the node's title is really silly. _{fraktalisman keeps rolling}	[reply]
Re^4: CAN YOU FIGURE THIS OUT? by Joost (Canon) on Apr 06, 2005 at 22:52 UTC
By the way, the node's title is really silly. If only because the answer would probably be "yes" or "no" depending on the person answering :-) "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]