Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 19:33, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer > <arj.pyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > As discussed here but, it would have been nevertheless great to have this > > tiny function instead of > > nothing > > > > Here's a function that determines whether or not you have an internet > connection. It's almost as reliable as some of the other examples > given - I know this, because I tried it ten times, and it gave the > correct result every time! > > def has_internet(): > return True > > Tell me, is it useful to have something that doesn't always give the > right answer, even if it usually does? Is there any value whatsoever > in a lie? > That's sort of in the same area as a stopped clock being right more often than one that runs just a bit slow (or fast). :-)
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