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12:00 AM
Mr Mac Chicken?
 
Close.
There is a sense of outdated entitlement that just makes it all fit together.
 
British aluminum airplanes are 33% longer than American ones.
Thereby requiring especial runaways.
 
@tchrist British aluminium is 12.5% longer than American aluminum.
 
Better.
 
@Robusto Sorry, English is not syllable-timed.
 
12:09 AM
I'm talking about in print.
 
I’m talking about in your mouf.
 
In speech it's 25% longer.
 
Then whence the 33%? Stressed and unstressed syllables do not count equally...
 
@Robusto To make 3 into 4, multiply by 1.33 not 1.25.
 
Aluminum has four syllables, aluminium five.
 
12:11 AM
What the hell! I can’t type anything right. Must be break time.
@Robusto F M H
Ok that’s it. Brain fried, core dumped.
 
I think I've lost the thread of the conversation.
 
Haha.
 
I’m simply lost. I can’t fucking count or think. Nappy time.
 
What's the H stand for?
It's the heat.
 
Henry.
 
12:12 AM
None of us can.
Fuck My Henry?
 
@Cerberus HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAARRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR
 
Jesus Henry Christ, i.e., Jesus H. Christ.
 
Ahh.
I see.
 
What do hard deer have to do with all this?
 
Hard deer? Lacquered?
 
12:13 AM
Hart and hind before us wind,
But their hooves we never mind.
 
> †1. As pl. Household servants, domestics, servants. Obs.
 
Obs. for obsequy, because that's what servants display.
 
Not good ones...
 
Fawning.
That’s what comes of having hard and hind for cervents.
Fawning cervents.
 
They come to be part of the family, "I would like to have another drink, but James won't allow it, so alas".
 
12:15 AM
I only know what I've seen on Downton Abbey, and those ones seemed plenty fawning enough.
Of what earthly use is a servant who won't allow you to have a drink?
 
@Cerberus I should like another drink, but Jenny shan’t allow it, so alad.
in
 
@Robusto It's just the way it often goes.
 
Oh, also Remains of the Day. I've seen those ones too.
 
macbook# man getservbyname
 
@tchrist I was trying to imitate a modern house with a servant...
 
12:18 AM
@Cerberus There is a wonderful short story by Gene Wolfe called “Frost Free” about just such a thing.
 
Good.
 
It’s about a frostfree fridge than can turn into a chick at need.
Kinda.
The perfect servant.
> “Frostfree” is a whimsical story of an appliance salesman who suddenly finds a new and, he soon learns, extraordinary refrigerator in his apartment.
 
Most plausible.
 
12:40 AM
Hello hello.
 
Hell?
Oh!
 
Hello
How are you
 
I'm doing well, thanks. How're all y'all doin?
 
fine thanks :-)
 
12:43 AM
Fabulous.
 
Well enough.
Wow, we're all so polite.
The world is not coming to an end after all.
 
if the world does come to an end, I would rather go politely...
 
Great! I can carry on doing nothing then. Nothing to fear.
 
Yes, all is going according to plan.
 
Ello
 
12:48 AM
hi
 
@Gigili Hello! Good to see you around.
 
Did you know @Mahnax that your Cerberus stopped talking to me all of a sudden and never explained why?
 
@Gigili No, I had no idea. Have you tried asking him?
 
He refused to answer my emails
Definitely
 
I see. Very interesting. I'm sorry to hear that!
 
12:53 AM
Yeah
 
How have you been doing otherwise?
 
I was curious as to what has happened
Could you ask him some time?
 
I suppose. I won't pry too much, but I can probably do that.
 
@Mahnax Quite well, everything's in order. Thanks for asking.
 
@Gigili Glad to hear it!
 
12:56 AM
What about you?
 
I'm well. Working hard, getting ready for university.
 
@Mahnax That would be nice. It is not that important anyway, just a small question mark in my mind.
 
@Gigili Of course.
 
@Mahnax Oh great, congrats!
Good luck
 
Thank you!
 
1:02 AM
You're climbing the success ladder at a very high speed =)
 
Haha, well we'll see where I'm at after university :)
 
Well then, I must get to sleep now. Good night @Mahnax.
 
Goodnight! Take care.
 
 
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2:47 AM
!!mustache KitFox
 
Still borked.
This is . . . interesting.
 
3:48 AM
@RegDwigнt Thanks for that Spiegel article, by the way.
I couldn't bring myself to read the Google translation, so I kept in a tab and read the German just now.
It is as one would expect.
 
4:08 AM
!!wiki pharyngeal
 
Pharyngeal may refer to: Anatomy * Pharynx, for pharyngeal anatomy * Pharyngeal muscles **Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle ** Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle ** Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle * Pharyngeal artery * Pharyngeal slit * Pharyngeal tonsil, a mass of lymphoid tissue in the pharynx Other * Pharyngeal consonant, for pharyngeal sounds in phonetics See also * *
 
 
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9:07 AM
posted on July 19, 2014 by sgdi

There once was a woman of Athens Who used stables for taking a bath in She smelt like a horse Which was fine, of course As the Trojans to her beat a path in

 
!!wiki Helen of Troy
 
In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy (Greek" Helénē, ), also known as Helen of Sparta, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and was a sister of Castor, Pollux, and Clytemnestra. In Greek myths she was considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. Etymology The etymology of Helen's name has been and continues to be a problem for scholars. Georg Curtius related Helen () to the moon (Selene ). Émile Boisacq considered Ἑλένη to derive from the noun meaning "torch". It has also been suggested that the λ of arose from an original ...
 
!!urban headcanon
 
@MattЭллен [Headcanon](http://headcanon.urbanup.com/6331777) (also written as "head canon" but it's really one word.)

An idea, belief, or aspect of a story that is not mentioned in the media itself, but is accepted by either the reader themselves or the [\[fandom\]](http://urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fandom) in general. If it is confirmed by the author of the story, it becomes [\[canon\]](http://urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=canon).
 
 
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12:19 PM
!!urban headcheese
 
@Mitch head cheese Smegma. The foul smelling and tasting substance found under the foreskin of a man's penis. Is usually composed of dead skin and other body secretions.
 
Ewww. should have expected that with urban dictionary
 
12:42 PM
@Mitch Ewww indeed. Now I don't dare to eat cheese.
 
> head-cheese (U.S.), pork-cheese, brawn;
> brawn 3. spec. The flesh of the boar. (Often defined as ‘brawn of a boar’, even in 16th c.) In recent use, the flesh of a boar (or swine), collared, boiled, and pickled or potted. With the restriction of application we may compare the restriction of bacon, a deriv. of back, to the cured back and sides of the pig.
Still not kosher.
 
da raiders don't like da cheeze heads
 
Argh! Irregardless is a thing?
 
it is a not not thing
 
That's horrible.
 
12:56 PM
It is not a person, place, nor thing.
It is an adjective.
 
!!wiki auto-antonym
 
[[File:Flammablecabinet.jpg|thumb|right|In English, "inflammable" is an auto-antonym which can mean either "combustible" or "noncombustible" so English safety labels typically use "Flammable". In Spanish and French "inflam[m]able" only means "combustible", so a multilingual safety cabinet can appear to be contradictory—is this a cabinet for combustible or noncombustible materials?]] An auto-antonym (sometimes spelled autantonym), or contronym (also spelled contranym), is a word with a homograph (another word of the same spelling) which is also an antonym (a word with the opposite meaning...
 
@tchrist An adjective?
And do your descriptivist ideals extend to your actually using irregardless?
 
@terdon Not in this lifetime.
 
@tchrist Ha! I knew it. There are limits.
 
1:02 PM
irregardful
 
Stopit! Momentarily!
 
irrespectful
 
disregardless
 
disrespectful
 
to me?
 
1:04 PM
discontentful
disguiseless
 
!!youtube respect
 
!!wiki irregardless
 
Irregardless is a word commonly used in place of regardless or irrespective, which has caused controversy since the early twentieth century, though the word appeared in print as early as 1795. Most dictionaries list it as "nonstandard" or "incorrect" usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead. Origin The origin of irregardless is not known for certain, but the speculation among references is that it may be a blend, or portmanteau word, of irrespective and regardless, both of which are standard English words. By blending these words, a word is created whose meaning is no...
 
mistrustful
mistrustless
 
1:07 PM
Much of the criticism comes from the double negative pairing
12 mins ago, by skullpatrol
it is a not not thing
 
@JarvistheBot Nah, that one always goes with the scene from the Blues Brothers.
 
Zoe
Sup guys
Guess what I am having for dinner. It's western.
 
spaghetti
 
Zoe
Nooooo It's better than that
 
hamburger
 
Zoe
1:16 PM
Black Pepper Grilled Lamb with Fries and baked potatoes~
 
@Zoe Define western.
 
the opposite of eastern
 
Zoe
Been wanting to eat lamb since forever! And I am hubgry like an elephant!
Western would be those that you have to eat with a knife and a fork?
 
@skullpatrol We live on a sphere!
 
Zoe
I always thought spaghetti is of Italian descent?
And hamburgers are fastfood unless its a handform rock buger?
 
1:18 PM
!!wiki western civilization
 
Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization, Western lifestyle or European civilization, is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe. The term has come to apply to countries whose history is strongly marked by European immigration, colonization, and influence, such as the countries of the Americas and Australasia, and is not restricted to the continent of Europe. Western culture is char...
 
Zoe
Wiki western food?
 
!!wiki food
 
@skullpatrol No result found
 
Zoe
Haha
 
1:19 PM
@terdon oblate spheroid
 
@skullpatrol The Wikipedia contains no knowledge of such a thing
 
@terdon Umm last time I checked it was a disc, Rincewind.
 
Zoe
Or American? Idk man, what do you categorise a classic steak with salad and fries on a plate with a knife and a fork?
 
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Historically, people secured food through two methods: hunting and gathering, and agriculture. Today, most of the food energy required by the ever increasing population of the World is supplied by the food industry. Food safety ...
 
@Zoe Western sounds good.
 
Zoe
1:20 PM
Jarvis, stahp trowling.
Yep, western indeed.
 
Slap Jarvis on the tail.
 
sorry :(
 
Zoe
Who wants a pic of my meal
 
I do, I do
 
1:23 PM
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Q: What does "Essential Travels" mean?

BenI live in Israel, and at the 12th of August I need to travel to some place in Russia. My travel goes through Turkey, as the place I am traveling to costs more and takes longer if I travel through Moscow. Now Israel is at war, and Turkey goes against Israel and the news says: Please avoid no...

 
Who wants to listen to Vivaldi's Stabat Mater (Ac. of Anc. Music)? youtube.com/watch?v=qQpWwMkGtj4
 
It's gotta be better than Cerb's turtle soup :D
 
Well, I disrecommend the Ukrainian air corridor. But I don’t think this concerns English.
 
Which do you prefer, Vivaldi's or Pergolesi's?
 
don't you listen to rock n roll?
 
1:25 PM
Sometimes.
Why?
 
just wondering
 
@tchrist So now we are asked to interpret a translated message?
 
hi @HackToHell
 
@Cerberus I suppose Palestrina is not the answer you would be looking for.
 
I don't remember his. Do you prefer it over the other two?
Almost every composer has his SM...
 
1:29 PM
@Cerberus Completely different. Palestrina is purely vocal.
 
Zoe
Its packed so its not on a plate
 
Oh.
 
It is from a different period.
 
Zoe
How does one upload a pic here? Or can i give u a twitter link orsomething?
 
By a couple centuries.
 
1:30 PM
@skullpatrol hola
 
@Zoe There's an upload button to the right of the text entry box.
 
A couple?
Only one?
No, wait, almost two.
 
Might as well compare them with Stravinsky.
If you want the score, use this:
 
Zoe
 
But there are better recordings.
 
Zoe
1:33 PM
Directly from my phone...
 
137 years in between.
 
I like the last one best of the three, I think.
 
I was listening to the King's College Choir one.
@Zoe Looks yum!
 
But between the Pergolesi and the Vivaldi, I may prefer the Pergolesi.
 
Zoe
1:35 PM
@Cerberus It is! Love grilled lamb
 
Yay!
 
I really love the polychoral doppelchor effect of the Palestrina — as always. Naked voices against eternity.
 
@Zoe thanks for sharing, looks yummy :-)
 
@tchrist I like both. But Vivaldi is so nice and...simple, on the ears.
 
Zoe
@skullpatrol Haha, thank you! There are grilled onions below the lamb too!
 
1:36 PM
icic
 
@tchrist What was that?
 
@Cerberus A moment forever lost to eternity.
 
@Zoe bon appetit
 
And there’s Antonín Dvořák.
 
All right.
There are so many.
 
1:39 PM
@Cerberus I added it to the previous comment, for context.
 
Zoe
@skullpatrol Itadakimasu ^^
 
I should prefer the Palestrina for a sunrise song.
 
Oh OK.
 
1:52 PM
One of the leaders of the Russian rebels now claims the plane carried not people but poisoned corpses.
Isn't that interesting.
 
I don't find propaganda interesting.
Actually, I dislike politics in general.
 
@skullpatrol Oh, but it is. Often the only way to get an approximation of the truth is to combine the propaganda of both sides and divide by the sum so to speak.
I remember during the Kosovo war, I'd get the absurd propaganda of CNN on the one hand and the ridiculous propaganda of the Serbian side on the Greek news. When they both agreed, I knew it was probably true.
 
An eye for an eye makes the world blind.
 
Aye
 
Thursday in the Netherlands.
@terdon Even if enemies agree, it may be a Devil's pact rather than the truth. "If we didn't use poison gas, then neither did you, right? wink wink".
 
2:01 PM
@Cerberus True but it is often useful to hear the lies of both sides.
 
Certainly.
 
@tchrist wanna have a go at this? It should be right up your alley:
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Q: Frequency of words in non-English language text: how can I merge singular and plural forms etc.?

illuminÉI'm sorting French language words in some text files according to frequency with a focus on insight rather than statistical significance. The challenge is about preserving accented characters and dealing with the article forms in front of vowels(l', d') in the context of shaping word tokens for s...

 
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about a message written in Hebrew, translated by the OP, that we are supposed to interpret. — Cerberus 13 secs ago
 
2:21 PM
@terdon You have to use a stemmer.
In particular, a French stemmer.
You aren’t going to manage this with a one-line sed or whatever pipeline.
You need a dedicated library that knows how to (say) apply the Snowball stemming algorithm to French. These exist in Perl, Python, Java, etc.
You might actually need a morphosyntactic analyser trained on French text so that you can distinguish homographs by parts of speech.
My ex-boss has just spent like 2 months in France working on such things.
 
@tchrist If you ever have the time and/or inclination, It'd be great if you could post an answer to that effect.
 
Well, it’s not much of an answer.
And I see it’s emigrated away from U/L.
It’s actually an NLP/CL problem that might be better served on Linguistics than on French.
 
Unless you can understand the actual text, it is impossible to accurately distinguish between parts of speech.
 
@Cerberus Well.....
That depends on what you mean by understand.
 
@tchrist It did? I don't see that. But OK, I'll pass the suggestion along.
 
2:27 PM
Certainly just tallying individual lexemes is useless without POS assignments, which indeed requires syntactic analysis in tandem.
 
Actually understand. If the corpus consists only of very simple sentences, you might get lucky with an algorism.
 
’Round these parts, algorisms are things like “Back when I invented the Internet . . . .”
 
?
 
facepalm
Fucking frogs.
Must be pithed.
 
Zoe
prehistoric
 
2:29 PM
Time for some inconvenient truths.
 
you don't understand anything, you just get used to it
 
}} Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, advocate and philanthropist, who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President and lost the 2000 U.S. presidential election despite winning the popular vote. Gore is currently an author and environmental activist. He has founded a number of non-profit organizations, including the Alliance for Climate Protection, and has received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change activism. Gore was an e...
@skullpatrol Untrue in specific cases, but broadly true in many others.
 
@tchrist define "true"
here
 
2:50 PM
over 9000 hours later...
 
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A: Frequency of words in non-English language text: how can I merge singular and plural forms etc.?

tchristYou really are not going to be able to do this with a simplistic sed script. I’m assuming that you will want to reduce to “citation forms”, collapsing all inflections into a base form. That means that adjectives like protégé, protégés, protégée, protégées all count as the same thing, the base ...

 
Obviously, if the learner is at the "just trying to get used to it" stage; there is no way for the learner to know what is "true" and what is not.
 
Best I can do.
Oh, I guess that not on French.SE after all.
Okay.
¿Yo qué se!
 
nvm
 
@skullpatrol true = not false
Or that which can be proven.
Which is utterly different.
 
2:59 PM
false = not true
 
Insofar as proofiness and truthiness are distinct.
Cf. Gödel, and weep.
 

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