kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to CunkPosting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 天前Arabic numerals, you say?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1369arrow-down1imageArabic numerals, you say?sh.itjust.workskersploosh@sh.itjust.works to CunkPosting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 天前message-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up101arrow-down1·24 天前Fun fact, the etymology of algebra actually is Arabic: al-jabr, “the reunion of broken parts.”
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·23 天前And “algorithm” is of similar origin: al-Khwarizmi
minus-squaremorrowind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·24 天前Al-Jabbar is also one of the names of God, meaning the restorer, the repairer and the compeller
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 天前Refactor, repairer and compiler? /jk
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 天前Well, pressing “compile” does tend to include prayers.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 天前Let me introduce you to our lord and saviour C/C++.
minus-squareNasan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 天前He’s pretty great at basketball too, wait no, that’s Abdul Ja… Nevermind.
minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·23 天前Yeah I was kinda confused by the joke since that’s ultimately it’s origin.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·23 天前The joke is she’s right on accident
minus-squareShou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 天前She is not right on accident. Her sounding stupid is the joke. She knows what she’s talking about. Her comedy skits are all like this.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 天前I meant Cunk the character, not the wickedly funny woman who plays her.
minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·24 天前Man I feel like if we called it that, people would think it’s way cooler.
Fun fact, the etymology of algebra actually is Arabic: al-jabr, “the reunion of broken parts.”
That’s smooth af.
And “algorithm” is of similar origin: al-Khwarizmi
Al-Jabbar is also one of the names of God, meaning the restorer, the repairer and the compeller
Refactor, repairer and compiler? /jk
Well, pressing “compile” does tend to include prayers.
Let me introduce you to our lord and saviour C/C++.
He’s pretty great at basketball too, wait no, that’s Abdul Ja… Nevermind.
Yeah I was kinda confused by the joke since that’s ultimately it’s origin.
The joke is she’s right on accident
She is not right on accident. Her sounding stupid is the joke. She knows what she’s talking about. Her comedy skits are all like this.
I meant Cunk the character, not the wickedly funny woman who plays her.
Oh. I read that wrong. Sorry.
Man I feel like if we called it that, people would think it’s way cooler.