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- Why Does "=" Mean Assignment? https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/equals-as-assignment/ 12 comments historical
- Why Does "=" Mean Assignment? https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/equals-as-assignment/ 53 comments programming
- Why Does "=" Mean Assignment? https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/equals-as-assignment/ 713 comments programming
- Why Does "=" Mean Assignment? https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/equals-as-assignment/ 61 comments coding
- What does designating for assignment or "option" mean? https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/69i95a/what_does_designating_for_assignment_or_option/ 7 comments baseball
- "Variable" does not mean "assignable" http://existentialtype.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/words-matter/ 65 comments programming
- What does it mean when you assign [super init] to self? http://cocoawithlove.com/2009/04/what-does-it-mean-when-you-assign-super.html 12 comments programming
- What does it mean to create a variable to which a class is assigned? https://github.com/google-research/google-research/blob/c56b47713b08c95ad427d5f93ee0dbb9ad008964/social_rl/multiagent_tfagents/joint_attention/attention_networks.py#L557 6 comments learnprogramming
- Study: Children rely on sounds more than meaning when assigning new words to noun classes http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/lsoa-stm031214.php 15 comments linguistics
- what is the meaning of "is assignable" in the context of "conditional type" that is used in typescript documentation? https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/conditional-types.html 10 comments typescript
- My Philosophy Professor's Final Assignment was a 200-400 Word Essay on the "Meaning of Life..." I Turned It into a 9-Page-Paper https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/6opwjv/my_philosophy_professors_final_assignment_was_a/ 3 comments philosophy
- [Q] Read that Likert scale answers should be analysed using Mode or Median but not Mean. Is this true? I've seen many papers where a numeric value is assigned to options in Likert scale and then mean calculated. Thanks https://www.simplypsychology.org/likert-scale.html 34 comments statistics
- 'Allow Spectrum Assignment Through Means Other Than Public Auction' : Centre Urges Supreme Court To Modify 2G Case Verdict https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/allow-spectrum-assignment-through-means-other-than-public-auction-centre-urges-supreme-court-to-modify-2g-case-verdict-255925 4 comments india
- SANADA: ""I wonder if meaning is assigned to things afterwards and if existence itself not to mention human life is not innately blessed with meaning, but that it has meaning only because we assign meaning to it. Just something I’ve been thinking about" https://twitter.com/CiaranRH93/status/1689320642745978880?s=20 47 comments squaredcircle
- CONTRACT UPDATE: Cam Ward has a NMC instead of the initially reported NTC. Which means Ward cannot be placed on waivers or assigned to the minors without consent. https://twitter.com/capfriendly/status/1014497570310246401 108 comments hockey
- What Does 'Middle Class' Even Mean? The gap between the richest and poorest in the U.S. is so wide that more Americans have started to assign themselves to lower socioeconomic groups. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/what-does-middle-class-even-mean/392471/ 15 comments politics
- U.S. courts clarify policy limiting ‘judge shopping’ | On Tuesday, officials said a new policy would mean assigning certain cases randomly. Now they say it is just guidance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/16/judge-shopping-guidance-abortion-patent-courts/ 11 comments politics
- [DeShazier] Saints signed RB Rob Kelley. Kelley is wearing the number that was assigned to Buck Allen, who has not practiced so far in camp because of an injury, so that likely means he is replacing Allen on the roster https://twitter.com/JohnDeShazier/status/1156211002666627072 28 comments nfl
- Sleep makes it possible for babies to associate words with content, and not with noise. Babies succeed much earlier than previously assumed in assigning meanings to words and to not perceive them as random noise http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/s0960-9822(17)30807-2?_returnurl=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2Fs0960982217308072%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 3 comments science
- [Gleeman] Twins placed Royce Lewis on the injured list with a left hamstring strain and recalled Jordan Luplow from Triple-A St. Paul. That means Luplow cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. More to come on Lewis' status beyond the expected IL stint. https://twitter.com/aarongleeman/status/1705305782852431935?s=61&t=1U5jox9vUVIA4bGMmMUElg 8 comments baseball
- [CapFriendly] Colorado assigned Blidh, Englund and Hudon to the AHL earlier today. However, losing Megna to waivers in addition to the assignments takes the Avalanche below the 18 skater min. Meaning that the club will either need to recall someone before 5pm ET or someone is ready to come off IR. https://twitter.com/capfriendly/status/1600209463096397824?s=46&t=pp9RdOgAiSU0xkxlHTt73g 10 comments hockey
- [Orioles] We have made the following roster moves: -Placed LHP John Means on the 10-day Injured List (left elbow strain, retroactive to 4/14) -LHP Kevin Smith cleared outright waivers and assigned to Triple-A Norfolk -Selected the contract RHP Travis Lakins from Triple-A Norfolk https://twitter.com/orioles/status/1515048920480731140 10 comments baseball
- Biden administration 'to declassify report' into Khashoggi murder. Decision would mean US could assign blame for death on to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/biden-administration-to-declassify-report-into-khashoggi 262 comments politics
- Biden administration 'to declassify report' into Khashoggi murder - Decision would mean US could assign blame for death on to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/biden-administration-to-declassify-report-into-khashoggi 1000 comments worldnews
- Biden’s Day 1 Assignment: Order the Government to Follow Science - Imagine a White House decree that says, “Political officials should not suppress or alter scientific or technological findings and conclusions.” And means it. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-08/biden-s-day-1-assignment-order-the-government-to-follow-science?sref=oujkjw8m&utm_campaign=hot%20news&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=94874373&_hsenc=p2anqtz-_lyejxtxiaeee8lsfoh3igr1hnmq9uoon1qlj7cv2yzbwyrk5fsunwqrslyqnvyvwjo3vyrhdfljdq0j8f2qx10a12dw&utm_content=94874373&utm_source=hs_email 70 comments politics
- [Schmuck] The Orioles have brought Dwight Smith Jr. back from the injured list, designated Dan Straily for assignment, placed pitcher John Means on the IL and recalled RHP Evan Phillips from Norfolk. That is all. https://twitter.com/schmuckstop/status/1141800570929287168 13 comments baseball
- TIL The 2016 draft lottery will assign the first three drafting slots, not just the first. This means the team with the least points isn't guaranteed the second pick, they could fall to 4th overall. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=728795 48 comments hockey
- 23-Yr Old Marine Dies In Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Dale W. Means, 23, of Jordan, Minn., died Nov. 18, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15695 6 comments politics
- Student to professor: "I would like for you to change my grade to at least a B. If this means I must complete the second assignment, I will attempt to set aside time to do so. Please address this matter immediately." http://istherenosininit.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/most-outrageous-note-evar/ 40 comments reddit.com