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Update Ansible explanations in 0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml

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# by various scripts, possibly bypassing 0-init? Either way, risks abound :/
# 1. "Ansible 2.8+ ADVISORY: avoid warnings by using 'when: var | bool' for
# top-level BARE vars (in case they're strings, instead of boolean)"
# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1632
# top-level BARE vars (in case they're strings, instead of boolean)" per #1632.
# 2020-10-16: NO LONGER NEC, SEE: https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/2576
# 2. "How Exactly Does Ansible Parse Boolean Variables?"
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47877464/how-exactly-does-ansible-parse-boolean-variables/47877502#47877502
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# ~18 words too WILL FAIL as strings (as will any non-empty string...so beware
# casting strings to boolean later on...can make the situation worse!)
# https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.html#bare-variables-in-conditionals
#
# 2020-07-08 - Excellent analysis & summary by Jon Spriggs: "In Ansible,
# determine the type of a value, and casting those values to other types"
# https://jon.sprig.gs/blog/post/1801
# 3. "How do i fail a task in Ansible if the variable contains a boolean value?
# I want to perform input validation for Ansible playbooks"