Just want to say there is a difference between your boss just hearing a rumor that you are a terrorist and the city of Los Angeles sending a letter to him and informing him that you are one.
Now, getting past the substitute of * for X as an indicator of a multiplication operation, most CS-types will interpret this as a command to double the value of a while a math-type would instead view this as a statement of fact (within the scope of the problem) and infer from this (probably without even thinking about it) that a is zero because no other value satisfies the formula.
Now I wouldn't identify as a "math-type", but I'm pretty sure we could infer a = 1 as an alternative to a = 0
If a = 1 then the statement you are making is 1 = 1 * 2 which is incorrect.
10 U.S. Code 311 - Militia: composition and classes (a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
Unfortunately for your position all those 'cowards' are indeed members of the militia.
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Just want to say there is a difference between your boss just hearing a rumor that you are a terrorist and the city of Los Angeles sending a letter to him and informing him that you are one.
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Fixed that for you
a = a * 2
Now, getting past the substitute of * for X as an indicator of a multiplication operation, most CS-types will interpret this as a command to double the value of a while a math-type would instead view this as a statement of fact (within the scope of the problem) and infer from this (probably without even thinking about it) that a is zero because no other value satisfies the formula.
Now I wouldn't identify as a "math-type", but I'm pretty sure we could infer a = 1 as an alternative to a = 0
If a = 1 then the statement you are making is 1 = 1 * 2 which is incorrect.
10 U.S. Code 311 - Militia: composition and classes
(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
Unfortunately for your position all those 'cowards' are indeed members of the militia.