what do you get with 1 divide by 998001, interesting results

Rustom Mody rustompmody at gmail.com
Wed Aug 20 22:46:10 EDT 2014


On Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:06:44 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:22:01 -0700, Everything You Need To Know wrote:

> > Thank you Steven, I thought most of the exercises I have posted were
> > quiet original and still offer interesting results.
> [...]

> You will find less hostility if you attempt to engage with the community 
> rather than just dump a link on us. Giving a "real" name or alias is a 
> good start: calling you "Everything You Need To Know" is tacky. At the 
> very least, you should sign your posts with the name or alias you wish to 
> be known by.

> Although some people may not like it, self-promotion is not prohibited 
> here, provided it is relevant to Python, that your posts are not 
> misleading or deceitful in any way, and you don't flood the channel with 
> noise.

> My recommendation is:

> - For preference, you should be a regular poster in the community,
>   answering questions (or even asking questions!) often enough 
>   that people will recognise you.

> - If you are not a regular, you should take the time to engage with
>   the rest of the community. This is a community, not just a place to
>   advertise, so the polite thing to do is at least to say hello. Who 
>   are you, what is your background in Python, what do you have to
>   offer us, why should we follow your link?

> - A very common convention in Usenet and email circles is to label
>   announcements like this with "[Announce]" at the start of the 
>   subject line.

> Something like this would probably be more acceptable:

>     Subject: [Announce] Short Python video about the Mandelbrot set

>     Hi, I'm Fred, the author of the "Everything You Need To Know" 
>     channel on Youtube. I have a 3 minute video about Python 
>     programming aimed at beginners:

>     "What do you get with 1 divide by 998001, interesting results"

>     If you're interested in Python programming or the Mandelbrot set,
>     you might like my videos.

>     Thank you,

>     Fred


> You should also be prepared to stick around long enough to answer any 
> questions (or criticism!).

And to add to what Steven said:
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