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It is in the English dictionary so no reason not to use it.

It's fun!

"The hoi polloi" is like saying "the La Brea tar pits" or "The big Rio Grande river".

Merriam Webster: "Even though hoi itself means "the", in English we almost always say "the hoi polloi". Or Oxford Dictionaries: "This knowledge has led some traditionalists to insist that hoi polloi should not be used in English with the, since that would be to state the word the twice. Such arguments miss the point: once established in English, expressions such as hoi polloi are treated as a fixed unit and are subject to the rules and conventions of English." Or even the venerable OED itself: "In English use normally preceded by the def. article even though hoi means ‘the’."

It's interesting that you saw a paragraph about intellectual elites finding things by which they can look down upon others, and your response is to post something that makes you appear intellectual and discriminating, but has no basis in reality.

My God is rational and logical. (Where do you think logic and mathematics comes from in the first place? It is inherent to the existence of the universe.) He created a universe filled with laws that can be observed and understood, both physical laws and moral laws (where do those laws come from, by the way, if there is no Creator?). If you violate either, there are consequences, whether you like it or not. That is the harmony of my worldview as an applied scientist. You seem to harbor a false sense of moral superiority and at the same time an intense intolerance to those of a different worldview about whom you make many intolerant and bigoted assumptions https://www.merriam-webster.co... . You might want to take a minute and think about why you hate Christians, and what that means about you and your worldview.

I am happy to discuss philosophy or science with anyone who is interested, but name calling obscenity laced irrational tirades are hardly productive.

According to Merriam Webster, that is a valid way to pronounce it.

The word usually refers to visible light

Yes, that's exactly my point. And any sampling of dictionary definitions will confirm this.

• Encyclopedia Britannica: "electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye"
• Merriam Webster: "something that makes vision possible", "the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors", "specifically : such radiation that is visible to the human eye"
• Oxford: "The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible."
• Cambridge: "the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen"

I would suggest this ubiquity constitutes a standard definition, at least in terms of commonly accepted usage.

In physics, the term light sometimes refers to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength

And that's why I called your post an oversimplification, instead of incorrect. It is more accurate to say light and radio are both forms of EM radiation, than simply to state radio == light.

We don't directly elect our Prime Minister so Theresa May isn't a PM candidate.

From Merriam-Webster:

1a: one that aspires to or is nominated or qualified for an office, membership, or award [Examples:] a candidate for governor -- a candidate for "Manager of the Year" -- the best candidate for the job

If you prefer the OED, the definition reads:

1. a. One who seeks or aspires to be elected or appointed to an office, privilege, or position of honour, or who is put forward or selected by others as an aspirant

Does Theresa May aspire to be elected to an office? Yes. Has she been "put forward or selected by others" as that aspirant? Yes, as party leader, she has been put forward as the likely person they would choose for PM, if they maintain control.

Unless you think it's reasonable to think Theresa May will lose her own local MP election, it seems rather pedantic to claim that she is not a "candidate" for PM. Whether one can be a "candidate" has absolutely no relationship to whether a popular vote is involved. The US public doesn't directly elect its President either (as many were surprised to discover recently). Does that mean people who run are not "candidates" either?

A slightly (but importantly so) different definition. Notice that real estate appraisals are defined as such by virtue of being done by authorized professionals. No one in the story has claimed to be an authorized professional, and the company doesn't claim that the values are appraisals (would they be called "zappraisals" then?), so is it legally an appraisal?

For that matter, where is the lawsuit against Kelley Blue Book for their "What's My Car Worth" tool? How is that different?

Next up: Literally changing the definition of "literally."

That literally already happened

Yes really. When people misuse a word often enough, it stops being a misuse.

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

I really don't see any convincing evidence (I don't even talk about a proof) why the animal model may be wrong. Another possibility is that when the Alzheimer disease diagnosed in humans, it is already too late and the disease is already in an irreversible state. Their are a very well-known hypothesis about the crucial role of the deregulation of the Ca2+. Numerous models simulated an studied for stability analysis showed an irreversible character above a certain Ca2+ threshold. With ageing the Ca2+ level is naturally higher, but small stochastic variation may be responsible for stepping above the irreversible threshold.

May be the work on animal is valid and but they receive the treatment before the threshold is reached and for humans, it is just too late. Just remember we have got no reliable test for the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease...

PS: It is also well known that Alzheimer is more predominant when the sunlight on the skin is lacking (correlation with the localization on earth is established). Ca2+ is regulated by vitamin D, Vitamin D is produced when the skin is exposed to the sunlight...

You should take your own advice

1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

        2: a system of society or group living in which there is no private propertyb : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

        3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Your definition disagrees with the actual definition:

"the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior"

The ability to imitate intelligent human behavior is a far cry from "being indistinguishable from human intelligence," as is the intent of the Turing test. For example, when a computer plays chess, it is imitating what humans do when they play chess. It is not doing the exact same thing that humans do...that is why it is "imitating."

This is really simple: artificial intelligence is NOT intelligence. That is why we put the word "artificial" in front of it. You seem to be thinking of "synthetic intelligence," which would need to pass the Turing test to qualify.

Yes and Words Mean Things

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

"a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values"

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space

Kilometer per hour is km/h, not kph, you insensitive clod.

Dat so?

And that meaning changed since Roman times. Actually, it gained an additional one.

Guess what: Language develops. Let's ask someone who should know.

You're pointing to MW as an authority? The clowns who decreed that "literally" means the exact opposite of "literally"? These retards are shitting on the language. Every year they jump up and down about "new words" that some 10-14 year olds are spouting being made "official" by slapping them into their dictionary.

Language changes, yes. Not all change is good. Any change that adds ambiguity, such as by significantly altering the meaning of an existing and used word, is in fact detrimental to the language as it makes it more difficult to use for its only purpose - communication.

And that meaning changed since Roman times. Actually, it gained an additional one.

Guess what: Language develops. Let's ask someone who should know.

Does some one want to tell the begs the question people?

And that meaning changed since Roman times. Actually, it gained an additional one.

Guess what: Language develops. Let's ask someone who should know.

If I "decimate" 1 in 10 of an approaching army, I've not even won the fucking battle, let alone the war. Common sense.

If you're looking for what has truly changed over time, that would be mans ability to warp the shit out of language and definition.

Is there a medical breakthrough here? I certainly hope so. Can't tell yet 'cause someone "killed it" in the marketing department.

And that meaning changed since Roman times. Actually, it gained an additional one.

Guess what: Language develops. Let's ask someone who should know.

Funny I thought the most used communication method for cyber criminals ('guilty of crime' https://www.merriam-webster.co...) was shouting to each other from between the bars of their cells. Now when it comes to amateurs and script kiddies, yeah, the use the easiest and most accessible method, what ever is the most popular communications fad at that time.

When it comes to the actually adept cyber criminals there preferred communication method is, well, how the fuck would I know, I am not a cyber criminal. If they are good at what they do, only they know the best communication methods, spy all you want, you will see nothing. As a rule of thumb though, sharing ideas is a lot safer than sharing plots and schemes.

I wasn't correcting a grammar mistake, that was a misuse of a word which falls outside the purview of grammar. I am not that great at grammar so I let a lot of stuff go, like your sentence fragment, for example.

Here's a link to some knowledge for you:
https://www.merriam-webster.co...

You're welcome, have a great day!

You still haven't learned from the previous times you have been proven wrong about this?

Artificial intelligence is NOT intelligence. Get this through your tiny little brain: artificial intelligence is the mimicry of intelligent behavior. Mimicry achieved through such things as brute force algorithms.

Want proof? Try the goddamn dictionary for Christ's sake!

"a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers"

You are such a fucking moron.

Perhaps it is you who needs to learn the meaning of the word:

complicit : helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way

I believe the word you are looking for is complacent: "marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies".

Perhaps it is you who needs to learn the meaning of the word:

complicit : helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way

I believe the word you are looking for is complacent: "marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies".

Refering to a city as a market in a context like this is completely accurate. Maybe go back to your high school economics class' text book for a review :)

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Relevant portion:
a (1) : a geographic area of demand for commodities or services - sell in the southern market

queue

a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles

cue

not queue

queue

a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles

cue

not queue

There are no fewer than 12 defintions for the word lose. #7 is "to fail to keep, sustain or maintain" which perfectly describes what is happening.

You might want to consider spending less time complaining about how other people use language and more time learning how to use it yourself.

reMUNeration
n the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/remuneration

reNUMeration
"The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestions/renumeration
sounds like "counting again...."

Check out the definition of "Artificial Intelligence:"

"the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior"

Notice that this definition does not include "self-awareness" or "learning." You seem to be using the definition of some other word.

The key word in the actual definition here is "imitate". It "imitates" intelligence, without actually being intelligent!

You see how that works? Artificial Intelligence is NOT intelligence. It is just imitation, accomplished though "cleverly written lines of code."

By the actual definition of the word, we do in fact have plenty of AI working in the world today.

Your definition, apart from being clearly wrong, is also useless.

Now, can you please make an effort to keep up with the rest of us? We are trying to use these words properly so we can have a meaningful conversation on the topic.

"Pleaded" is quite fine

Definition of complacency
plural complacencies
1
: self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies When it comes to safety, complacency can be dangerous.
2
: an instance of usually unaware or uninformed self-satisfaction

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Pelloni has since admitted that he should have released it on PC first.

No, he shouldn't have to. If he wants to run his own code on a device he bought and paid for, he should be able to do so without approval of the manufacturer.

There is no need for any TPM circumvention to achieve interoperability

Can I run my code without bypassing the TPM restrictions? No? Then it's NOT interoperable.

Definition of interoperability 1. : ability of a system (as a weapons system) to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system

The TPM prevents the use of the system by my code. THAT'S THE WHOLE DAMN POINT OF IT'S EXISTENCE. Nintendo in this case even admitted as such. That means it's not interoperable by definition. The court is wrong, plain and simple.

Not only is the court wrong, but that's before you even get into the issue of needing to pay AGAIN to develop for the hardware you purchased. (Although I think Nintendo gives away the SDK now. You still can't run the code built by the SDK on an unmodified system without Nintendo's signature.)

So now the question is: We have to pay to develop software now? We can't use our own tools? The manufacturer gets absolute veto power over anything we may produce? We have no legal authority to tell a device that has the power to get someone killed or commit a crime "No", but we have absolute culpability under the law for whatever the device does? Is this what we really want for our society?

Apparently the court's answers are: Yes. Yes. YES. You bet your ass. Yes.

My answers are: No. No. NO. NO. Mother******* HELL NO.

If you want to meaningfully participate in this conversation, you will have to mean the same thing when you use words that we also use.

By the simple definition of "Artificial Intelligence", as supplied in the the goddamn dictionary, we have plenty of examples of it all over the place.

By the arbitrary and useless definition that you seem to think applies to the word (when it clearly does not), there is no point in ever discussing Artifical Intelligence because the concept is a direct self-contradiction.

So, please get on the boat with the rest of us, otherwise you are just making noise as the world moves on without you.

The definition of fraud requires deception. If you tell them up front, it's not fraud, it's just shitty. However, not any more shitty than unpaid internships.
https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Definition of Race (noun)

a : a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock
b : a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race

Using my scrabble super powers, may I suggest the following verb infinitive forms that begin with WOR:
WORSHIP
WORSEN
WORRY
WORRIT
WORM.

That's pretty much it.

I laughed out loud the first time I heard Trump say "clean" coal.

Were you laughing out loud when Hillary said this.

Lest we forget she was for "clean-coal" (running against Obama) before she was against it (running against Sanders)...

Politicians say whatever they think that will get them elected. Even if it's "funny"... :^(

A definition of "layman's terms":

simple language that anyone can understand

Note how it doesn't say "...that anyone can look up the meaning of using a search engine".

The Spanish chiquita (that's the female form; a male would be a chiquito) is derived from the Spanish language use of chico and chica as words to describe children and teens. (The literal meaning is small, from the Latin ciccum; they're also used as adjectives with the literal meaning.) A chiquito or chiquita is a diminutive form, and thus literally a small small person. Diminutive forms are used as endearments in Spanish, even for seemingly unlikely words like abuelo/abuela (grandfather/grandmother).

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (source: https://www.merriam-webster.co...), the Chiquitos are a people of southeast Bolivia and also their language. The etymology is given as being derived from the Spanish word chico.

Hmm, I kind of dessagrre about hat speech not beeing defined, unless merriam-webster is spreading false and/or innacurate information. https://www.merriam-webster.co..., as to toxic behavior, I might be inclinded to sgree with you

protesting is illegal.

No, but rioting is. You know - burning cars, hurting people, damaging property. Just like it was under Obama and every other president we've had. Protesting and rioting are not the same thing, obviously.

Protest Definition != Riot Definition

protesting is illegal.

No, but rioting is. You know - burning cars, hurting people, damaging property. Just like it was under Obama and every other president we've had. Protesting and rioting are not the same thing, obviously.

Protest Definition != Riot Definition

"...do not need to be controlled remotely"...

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

Definition of non sequitur

        1
        : an inference (see inference 2) that does not follow from the premises (see 1premise 1); specifically : a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative (see 1affirmative 3) proposition or from the transposition of a condition and its consequent (see 1consequent 1)

        2
        : a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said

Here, let me help you out of your narrow view of the world:

"to examine in order to suppress (see suppress 2) or delete anything considered objectionable <censor the news>; also : to suppress or delete as objectionable <censor out indecent passages>"

Definition of bigot
: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

That's not the normal English language use of the word "safe".

Let's check a dictionary

1: free from harm or risk
: unhurt
2 : secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss

It doesn't mean "absolutely, perfectly free of risk of harm". It's a relative term.

Your private definition of "safe" is not in common use, I'm afraid. I think you want "safer", which means what you want it to mean.

"Consume" implies destruction. I "consume" an orange and it is no longer an orange. I do not "consume" a movie, I watch it.

Consume, when used as an intransitive verb, as in utilizing economic goods, as per Mirriam Webster. Just like we have for years.

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

You might even note that I wrote "Consumer", which is a bit more specific. Let's see what Mirriam Webster has to say about that....: "one that utilizes economic goods "https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer

So while we seldom use the word "consume" for the act of watching a movie, it is definitely an economic good that consumers derive entertainment from. A consumer does not by definition destroy the things that he or she consumes. That is another definition, as in when say, a fire consumes something.

Any other thoughts on this weird foray into commonly used dictionary definitions that suddenly become null because someone on Slashdot decides they are no longer correct? Here is the link to contact Mirriam Webster to inform them that they are wrong https://www.merriam-webster.co...

"Consume" implies destruction. I "consume" an orange and it is no longer an orange. I do not "consume" a movie, I watch it.

Consume, when used as an intransitive verb, as in utilizing economic goods, as per Mirriam Webster. Just like we have for years.

https://www.merriam-webster.co...

You might even note that I wrote "Consumer", which is a bit more specific. Let's see what Mirriam Webster has to say about that....: "one that utilizes economic goods "https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer

So while we seldom use the word "consume" for the act of watching a movie, it is definitely an economic good that consumers derive entertainment from. A consumer does not by definition destroy the things that he or she consumes. That is another definition, as in when say, a fire consumes something.

Any other thoughts on this weird foray into commonly used dictionary definitions that suddenly become null because someone on Slashdot decides they are no longer correct? Here is the link to contact Mirriam Webster to inform them that they are wrong https://www.merriam-webster.co...