Women’s sport and social media: the arguments over shared or separate accounts: Women’s sport has long battled for equal visibility in the media spotlight. But social media has become a powerful tool for sportswomen and women’s sport to control their narratives and connect directly with fans. This has sparked debate among communication experts about whether …
Taxes on e-cigarettes: South Africa must strike a balance between economic arguments and health concerns: ilkov_igor/Shutterstock The 21st century has seen a massive expansion in the ways that people can consume tobacco and nicotine. Innovative new products include electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS” or e-cigarettes) and heat-not-burn (HnB) products. One of the challenges this has …
Want to avoid heated arguments? Try this technique before having a difficult conversation: Conflict is unavoidable but we don't have to argue Master1305/Shutterstock Listening to people talk about views that clash with your own can be galling. Families all over the world avoid controversial topics. In the UK, for example, mention Brexit and watch everyone …
Why aren’t children allowed to vote? An expert debunks the arguments against: Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock Most people think democracy is something that adults do and regard the prospect of children voting as too silly to even contemplate. In the early 20th century, many democracies began (ostensibly) operating with universal suffrage, ensuring voting rights …
Parse arguments with Lua: Parse arguments with Lua Seth Kenlon Tue, 11/29/2022 – 03:00 Most computer commands consist of two parts: The command and arguments. The command is the program meant to be executed, while the arguments might be command options or user input. Without this structure, a user would have to edit the command’s …
Three arguments why Just Stop Oil was right to target Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Waves of controversy were sparked recently when the Just Stop Oil activists threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. Although the painting was behind glass so not damaged, politicians were quick to condemn …
Whataboutism: what is is and and why it’s such a popular tactic in arguments: Whataboutism is often deployed when an argument is seen as a battle to be won and not a debate. Prostock-studio | Shutterstock Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. …
Parse command-line arguments with argparse in Python: There are several third-party libraries for command-line argument parsing, but the standard library module argparse is no slouch either. Without adding any more dependencies, you can write a nifty command-line tool with useful argument parsing. Argument parsing in Python When parsing command-line arguments with argparse, the first step is …
Climate denial hasn’t gone away – here’s how to spot arguments for delaying climate action: Jambor Orsolya/Shutterstock Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The UK and many other rich countries have set ambitious targets for emissions cuts to tackle climate change, and have already made much headway in recent years. Further progress can …
What primates can teach us about managing arguments during lockdown: Grooming is the key to positive relationships. tratong/Shutterstock The world may be reopening in some places, with people looking forward to pubs, restaurants and haircuts. Many of us will no doubt also be looking forward to some time away from home – alone – once …
South Africa in the news: CoCourt to hear arguments on direct access for DA’s challenge to Disater Act: The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear argument as to whether it should grant direct access to the DA to hear the party’s challenge to the legality of the National Coronavirus Command Council.: “South Africa” – BingNews …
Parse arguments with Python: If you’re using Python for any amount of development, you have probably issued a command in a terminal, even if only to launch a Python script or install a Python module with pip. Commands may be simple and singular: $ ls Commands also might take an argument: read more: Opensource.com sethkenlon …