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jt0dd

2:24 AM

Anyone around?

user55340

@jt0dd Somewhat. Its late, on a weekend.

user55340

Q: Can I ask this question about the effectiveness of a programming concept?

I'm thinking of doing an experiment with a JS program to utilize Japanese Multiplication, and I want to ask whether or not a software math shortcut is actually a shortcut at all. To be clear, I'm contemplating writing a program to get benchmarks for the comparison of normal multiplication and J...

user55340

Your question straddles three sites: P.SE, CS.SE and Math.SE.

user55340

It could go on either of those, it depends on what type of answer you want to get...

user55340

P.SE tends to be the more pragmatic/practical. CS.SE would be more on the CS theory side of "does the math work well with computers" and Math.SE would be on the math side...

user55340

2:34 AM

Of those, I'd think that CS.SE might be the best place... but P.SE might work just as well (there are a number of people who delve into the theory side a bit more than the traditional enterprise coder).

user55340

It really depends on if you want an answer that has fancy math symbols in it or if someone benchmarks it and shows why one works differently.

jt0dd

2:49 AM

@MichaelT thanks. I'll ask the same meta question on the other two. Although, I'm unsure of what CS.SE is

ah computer scienc

science

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jt0dd

8:14 PM

Please do not cross-post the same question across StackExchange sites. If you feel you have posted in the wrong place then flag for a moderator and we will look into migrating it for you. Thank you. — maple_shaft ♦ 2 mins ago

I really don't get this. I've never known that cross posting on SE was prohibited, where it met the guidelines of more than one site. Also, it being off topic is bullshit.

A: Can I ask this question about the effectiveness of a mathematical programming concept?

Just to give you an official answer, conceptual questions about algorithms such as this one are on-topic for the site.

maple_shaft, you're full of shit bro.

I asked a meta question to specifically ensure that the question was on topic. It is.

ratchet freak

but cross posting is a bad idea either way

jt0dd

@ratchetfreak that's fine, I would've been happy to delete one. As it turns out computer science decided that it wasn't a good fit for the site. Computer Science is actually a place for computer "theory"

ratchet freak

so is insulting people with a diamond behind its name

jt0dd

I'm not really worried about it. The guy marked something off topic that was clearly on topic. You don't close questions with good answers, especially

Bad moderating.

ratchet freak

if the question is off topic and other people see it they would believe it was on topic

inviting more off topic questions

jt0dd

8:27 PM

It's not off topic

I specifically asked a meta question about whether or not the exact question was on topic

It was confirmed to be completely on topic

See the meta question above in the chat

user20683

8:43 PM

@jt0dd off-topic as a specified reason is a kluge in this case. Regarding the documentation:

user20683

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Q: Is cross-posting a question on multiple Stack Exchange sites permitted if the question is on-topic for each site?

It is possible to migrate a question from one Stack Exchange site to another by closing, but if I have a question that I think is on-topic for multiple Stack Exchange sites, is it OK to post it on both (multipost)? For example, I have a question that's earned me the tumbleweed badge on SO and I...

discussion faq questions etiquette cross-posting

jt0dd

@WorldEngineer Thank you. I do think that if it's such a big deal, there should be a specific closure subject for it. Off topic is specifically wrong, and very much so

user20683

@jt0dd Close Reasons are a massively, massively contentious subject. Feel free to browse meta.SE for more info.

user20683

The working of your question is more toward our site than CS. If you were interested in the precise, theoretic bounds of Japanese Multiplication, that would more into their territory. We are also a vastly more active site (mostly for being launched and a year or two older)

user20683

It's also the weekend.

user55340

10:09 PM

some fun folklore from yesterdecade on how much computers have changed... And clients haven't

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