English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

@Mahnax Probably; but you might also consider some much cheaper phones that can do about the same things, with an equally large screen, like the Galaxy Nexus.

Mahnax

@Cerberus Of course.

Gah, Rogers' website is down.

Buffoons.

Cerberus

@DavidWallace Is it the Dumbphone -1.1, or a lower number?

@Mahnax Or buy it directly from Google...

If you can then get a cheaper plan.

Mahnax

@Cerberus Hm, I could do that. And then just put my SIM card in, right?

Cerberus

5:13 AM

Yes.

Mahnax

@Cerberus My plan doesn't get much cheaper.

$15/month is pretty good.

Cerberus

Make sure the phone works with your carrier.

Mahnax

Yeah, of course.

Cerberus

@Mahnax Yeah, that's decent. I pay that too.

Mahnax

@Cerberus I get a few minutes and unlimited texting, but no data.

I'd use Wi-fi on my phone a lot if I could.

Cerberus

5:14 AM

Oh, you will probably want data, although Wifi could save you a lot of data=money.

@ΜετάEd Does "here" count as a pronoun? And articles?

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus Probably it will be good enough to avoid "this", "that", and "it".

Cerberus

No, no, the perpendicular pronoun must also be avoided.

No half measures.

ΜετάEd

No dirty pronouns in this chat.

Mahnax

How can I buy a Galaxy S3 directly from Google?

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd But perhaps the esteemed interlocutor will be so kind as to consider the following phrase:

7 mins ago, by Cerberus

@ΜετάEd > Besides, it's not.

The same interlocutor uttered said phrase earlier.

@Mahnax You can't. But the Galaxy Nexus is sold in the Play Store.

Mahnax

5:18 AM

@Cerberus Ah OK.

ΜετάEd

Right. "To the spear" is not another quotation of something. "They must take it in sense that feel it" is.

Cerberus

But you can no doubt get the S3 from Amazon.

Mahnax

Yeah, it's $600.

Cerberus

Then please explain "to the spear", dear interlocutor.

ΜετάEd

It's a reference to the author of the quotation.

Cerberus

5:19 AM

@Mahnax Yes, it is fairly new, so expensive.

Mahnax

@Cerberus Indeed.

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd Is the author the same as the present interlocutor?

@Mahnax The price will drop.

As always.

Mahnax

Sure.

ΜετάEd

The author of the "They …" sentence is William Shakspur.

Or whatever.

Mahnax

Happy Programmers' Day!

Well, it isn't for any of you, but for me it still is.

ΜετάEd

5:21 AM

It was programmers' day and I didn't code?

Mahnax

It was the 256th day of the year.

Programmers' Day

ΜετάEd

I guess I reorganized some spreadsheet formulas …

And who decided that 2^8 ought to be the day?

Mahnax

shrugs

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd Yeah, I got that from your link.

Mahnax

It's the highest power of two that's less than 365.

Cerberus

5:23 AM

@Mahnax Yeah, it's sad.

David Wallace

I am a programmer and I didn't code yesterday.

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus And asked anyway?

@Mahnax It's the highest power of two that's less than 365 in what radix?

:-)

Cerberus

I asked, you gave me the link, I read, and I was enlightened.

But I didn't see a spear.

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus Mu.

Cerberus

Perhaps I mislooked.

Mahnax

5:24 AM

@ΜετάEd Base 10.

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd The Japanese mu?

I like that.

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus The zen one.

Or, because I live in Texas, you could try the bovine one.

David Wallace

It's the highest power of two that's less than the number of days in a year, in any radix.

ΜετάEd

At least I have it to offer.

@DavidWallace Two in what radix?

Mahnax

@DavidWallace Well, isn't that fancy.

David Wallace

5:25 AM

Two in all radixes.

Mahnax

Haha, Oreo is clever.

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd Oh, nice. Now I'm hungry.

ΜετάEd

It's not the highest power of "two in radix 2".

As there isn't one.

Or I should say, there is one. But there isn't two.

David Wallace

Two is two is two.

It's just sometimes written 10.

Cerberus

@Mahnax Haha great.

ΜετάEd

5:27 AM

@DavidWallace There is, and is not, a two in radix 2, then. I like it. It's the many-worlds model of counting numbers.

Cerberus

I feel like saying mu now.

David Wallace

I won't milk you if you do.

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus Don't hold back.

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd Mu.

ΜετάEd

Ni!

Cerberus

5:29 AM

@DavidWallace How about moooooh?

I didn't say that, btw.

David Wallace

You're just exploring the limits of my disinclination to milk you then? I might ask why!

Cerberus

Who doesn't like exploring limits?

David Wallace

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Q: I've heard that some kinds of mathematics are so abstract, what's the point in it?

Some days ago, a friend - who's studying civil engineering - told me something about the mathematics of the theoretical mathematics degree: It's strange, their math is so abstract. What should be the meaning of this? This reminded me of programming languanges - in which the programming lang...

soft-question

Cerberus

I love the title.

David Wallace

I like the little picture in one of the comments.

Cerberus

5:33 AM

I should like to ask a question back, "some questions are so abstract, what's the point in it?".

ΜετάEd

From the linked uiowa article in the comment: "naïveté"

I think we should call that mixtuation.

David Wallace

Some questions are so abstract, what's the mathematics in it?

Cerberus

Hey!!

Why can't we have comments in a serifed font?

No fair.

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus You want the site reserifaced?

Cerberus

Yes, please.

ΜετάEd

5:38 AM

I think all comments should be set in Comic Sans. "Funny (Not)".

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd DIE

By the way, the Queen Mum is adorable.

David Wallace

I think funny comments should be in Comic Sans. But not serious ones.

Cerberus

Or was—is she still alive?

David Wallace

No.

ΜετάEd

@Cerberus I don't think you should let the other mums let you hear that.

David Wallace

5:40 AM

I'm assuming you mean the British Queen Mother. Frightfully Anglocentric of me, I know.

Cerberus

The BBC's live broadcast of her 100th birthday was apparently well viewed around the Empire.

ΜετάEd

Aaah. Mosquito. Call 911.

Cerberus

@DavidWallace Of course!

David Wallace

I think she was 101 when she died.

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd They recognise proper hierarchy.

ΜετάEd

5:40 AM

Apparently a bunch of people actually did that -- called 911 to report a mosquito.

Cerberus

►

@ΜετάEd Lies.

ΜετάEd

Here in DFW there is a lot of concern about mosquitos this summer, and a lot of ignorance. But also several deaths.

David Wallace

@ΜετάEd The same mosquito?

ΜετάEd

And the Fort Worth paper actually had to print an article asking people to please not call 911 to report a mosquito.

Off to bed with me.

Cerberus

@ΜετάEd Huh? People die from mosquitos? But...aren't they everywhere, like here?

Okay, bed time for me.

Mahnax

5:49 AM

Good night!

Cerberus

You too!

poof

Shyam K

7:29 AM

Malaria & dengue is spread by mosquitoes

Matt Эллен

9:08 AM

bananaphone!

Shyam K

9:27 AM

is this a phone for a banana? or a banana shaped phone? or is it the a poke at the new iPhone 5?

Matt Эллен

it is all things to all men

ЯegDwight

Bananarama >> bananaphone.

Matt Эллен

a man, a banana, a phone — Bananarama!

Shyam K

Bananarama ... Bananaphone

confused

Matt Эллен

good, good. we wouldn't be doing our jobs otherwise

prime

9:43 AM

Can i ask question here?

Alenanno

@prime Sure.

prime

How can i memorize/remember english word? Like improvident

Alenanno

@prime There are many methods... You could try flashcards or writing sentences with that word.

Matt Эллен

practice is the only tool. find ways to use the words in conversations with others, write out sentences that use them, etc.

prime

Where can i get flashcards?

I need to use this word, improvident, where can i get sentence using this word?

Alenanno

9:47 AM

@prime You can make them yourself. Just get some rigid paper, or you could use programs on your computer, there are free ones, like Anki.

Matt Эллен

@prime example sentences are normally found in dictionaries

prime

Which dictionary?

Matt Эллен

any of them

for example

Alenanno

Well, some are better though... OED and NOAD are the ones I feel like suggesting.

prime

OED = oxford english dict, NOAD = ?

Alenanno

9:50 AM

New Oxford American Dictionary

Also the OALD

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prime

Is it to follow? oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/…

Alenanno

I meant this one, by the way.

Matt Эллен

@prime I don't know what you mean. Oxford Dictionaries Online is run by the same people as who publish the OED, but it is less comprehensive.

prime

@Alenanno, What's the difference betweeen oxforddictionaries.com and the link you gave?

Alenanno

@prime I am not sure, but I always used this one, when online.

prime

9:56 AM

Aren't these two same? oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com , oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

Gigili

@prime One is newer.

prime

Which one is newer?

Gigili

@MattЭллен Said the philosopher.

Hello, BTW.

Matt Эллен

Hello!

Alenanno

Hello!

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