Nothing too serious, i want to hear your petty, your eccentric, your off beat takes.

  • Buddahriffic
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    2 days ago

    Force them how?

    And it’s not like the other meanings of those words have been erased. I don’t even think the scientific uses are used more commonly than the every day ones.

    And if someone “corrects” you just say you weren’t using the scientific term and they can fuck off with their useless contribution. Or say “hmm” and continue what you were saying if the previous instructions would be destructive to your way of life.

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      By using the degree of force suitable to something inconsequential. Occasional public mockery (“This guy things a watermelon is a berry!”) or miffed letters to the editor come to mind.

      My level of involvement is to continue to talk about it occasionally when the opportunity presents itself, and hope that someone that isn’t yoked by the field of computer science (and therefore incapable of naming anything) will propose a name for at least one of these things.