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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in answer, repeating characters in answer: Looking for a word with a more positive connotation than "infectious" by mike on english.SE

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Q: Word to describe in increase in technology and processes

I am trying to say the following: "The Machine Stops" is E.M. Forster’s literary attempt to call to attention to an ever-growing technicalization of society. Of course, that is not a word, but I need a word or phrase that does the same job. I thought that maybe mechanization might work, but that...

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Færd

03:58

> "show me a country without human rights issues."

Nobel Peace Prize, my ass. And now there's demands for her to return the prize. Hilarious.

cnn.com/2017/09/01/asia/rohingya-bangladesh-myanmar-crisis/…

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Q: A word or term for: "in another person's body"

What would be the word or term to describe a person who found themselves in another living person's body or the name of the process that put them there? I've recently had a couple of experiences while sleeping that were so real that they troubled me for months afterwards. I do not believe they ...

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Q: What's the word to describe a child can't walk straightly and easily in English

I thought have seen the word before but can't recall it :D

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10:43

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Q: What do we call a person who has a high moral values?

I am looking for a single word which means "The person who possesses high moral values".

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Q: Word for someone who gives so many instructions as to be annoying

I'm looking for a word to describe the type of person mentioned in the title. For example, someone who always says stuff along the lines of "Put on your seat belt", "Wear your jacket", "Eat your supplements", so much that they become annoying. Sorry if I didn't explain well enough but I hope you...

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Jasper

11:43

@Færd Not about her, but I never understood why there needs to be a Nobel Peace Prize. It's hard to determine who deserves it, for one. And it's certainly not a science.

@Færd I think Hillary looks so beautiful in that picture.

Færd

11:57

@Jasper Well, I'm surprised, but there's no accounting for taste.

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Q: Word for "unidirectionally replacable"

In my example, there is a list of all B's that can replace A: A can be replaced by: * B_1 * B_2 * B_3 The replacement of a B_iwith A is not permitted. How would one call this type of list? So far, I have considered: equivalence list - Implies a two-way relationship, particularly in a...

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Færd

12:14

From the dedication of Le Petit Prince:

M.A.R.

@Færd what did the things you delete mean? Just curious

Færd

> Toutes les grandes personnes ont d’abord été des enfants.

M.A.R.

Oh

Færd

Why not étaient des enfants?

To Leon Werth, when he was a little boy.

@M.A.R. ^^^

Jasper

Oh, why did you delete it?

Færd

12:21

I didn't have a quastion about it anymore.

Jasper

Oh, I thought some mod deleted it, lol.

Færd

Heh, no.

Jasper

Different mods will delete different things, because they have different ideas about what is acceptable in a room or not.

Færd

But now I do have a question: why not Toutes les grandes personnes étaient d'abord des enfants?

Jasper

By the way, I have a question about a scenario.

It's not on ELU, but some other parts of SE.

Mitch

12:24

@Ahmed You're not misunderstanding English. I'm being unnecessarily pedantic. Nerd humor.

Like everything is a logic puzzle.

Jasper

If there is a user who is always doing bad things, but the things are not so bad to be flaggable and seem harmless on the surface, but if you put everything together, you realise, aha, all this is very bad indeed, what can you do?

I guess you can send an email to the SE team and explain everything in detail.

Mitch

@Jasper It's pretty political. In that the award is not always attempting for truth of the situation but to signal to others with the prize givers think is best at the moment.

@Færd that sounds like a word for word translation from English. But it's just not how you say it in French. 'have been' (the translation back) is the appropriate way in French.

@Jasper is it possible to email a mod? That seems outside the possibilities of the SE platform.

Can't you just flag a single item and give an explanation there? (and ask for a private chat with the mod)

Jasper

@Mitch This user is really toxic. I think they should be suspended for life.

Mitch

yes, I agree that some uses have a way of not reaching the flaggable threshold, but are still long term toxic

but I haven't seen any lately. or I'm just not aware at the moment

Jasper

@Mitch You know about the term psychopath? I think I might describe this user as such. And you know what, psychopaths' individual actions may seem harmless, but you put them together over a period and you realise, oh man, it is very very evil.

Mitch

12:30

or sociopath

psychopaths tend to be noticeable

Jasper

And you know what? I understand psychopaths very well, because I have been abused by so many of them.

But most people cannot detect this kind of thing so easily.

Mitch

a sociopath can go under the radar until they lie outright or ... what's the word...

betray you?

that's not really a thing here in conversation

I think microagression is a good label for individual instances that go under the radar

Jasper

New word for me, lol.

Mitch

it's been a word increasingly popular only lately

Jasper

@Mitch It's not someone you will bump into on SE.

Mitch

12:33

you can find jerks everywhere

Jasper

Yeah, I will think about it. Maybe I will contact the SE team about this.

Mitch

church, temple, mosque, shrine, walmart parking lot

Jasper

LOL

Mitch

@Jasper the under the radar thing may be hard to deal with from the mod side. it's easier to do something when the jerk does something outright noticeable. a lot of jerk moves are subtle and not perceivable by outsiders.

Jasper

@Mitch Exactly. Which is why I have not flagged anything, lol.

Mitch

12:36

right. jerks suck.

Jasper

And it will be hard for mods to make a decision to suspend a user for life.

Only the SE team might do this.

Mitch

suspending a user for life seems pretty harsh. the mods would have to see a pattern of toxicity. also probably have more than one non-mod complainant to confirm.

and may be addressable by other means

this isn't who I think it is, is it? someone on ELU?

Jasper

Nothing to do with ELU.

Mitch

OK. then I have no idea.

Jasper

Nobody who was ever suspended even comes close to this person, LOL.

Mitch

12:41

I've mentioned before I think that whenever I go to reddit, which is rare, I'm shocked at how openly toxic they are there. Not everyone, but more than one in a tree. so I realize that at least at ELU people aren't openly jerks that often (and the jerks tend to learn or leave)

@Jasper I realize it may not be much help, but when people are jerks, it's really a problem with them and not you.

Jasper

@Mitch Just to add, there are some sayings which go like this: If many people around you are jerks, then you are the real jerk. But I don't agree with this statement, lol.

Mitch

I don't agree with that either

it may turn out that way, but no not usually

maybe it's saying you're a jerk for staying in an environment of jerks.

like if you're in a gang of nazis, then whether you think you're a nazi or not, you might as well be one. something like that

Ahmed

kicks door down Morning!

Jasper

Hello Ahmed.

Ahmed

Hello Jasper

Mitch

12:45

sprays room with gunfire Hey!

Ahmed

Hey Mitchy

Mitch

does cartwheels through the room Hi!

Ahmed

@Mitch No, actually you spray a room with bullets, but that sounds unpleasant lol.

Mitch

crashes out of 5th floor window Hallo!

lands in dumpster below Morning!

Ahmed

You forgot your parachute dude!

Mitch

12:47

dumpster full of burning tires What's up?

@Ahmed I use gunfire. Because maybe they are blanks?

Ahmed

@Mitch You use blanks because you are a good man, I know.

Jasper

I have fired M16 before.

Ahmed

I see. Really?

Jasper

Yes, when I was in the army.

Ahmed

Cool.

Mitch

12:50

@Jasper What was it like?

Jasper

The shooting technique is very important.

Mitch

Like ... fire away from your comrades?

Jasper

Once you get it right, it's easy to always get the bull's eye.

Mitch

@Ahmed Yeah, I just want to scare the bejeesus out of people.

Jasper

It may surprise you, but the breathing is important.

Mitch

12:51

But they can't know that I have blanks.

Jasper

If you breath too heavily, you will jerk the rifle.

Mitch

So I prepare vases and chandeliers and windows ahead of time to break on the sound of my gun.

Jasper

And you should not pull the trigger too quickly, which will also jerk the rifle.

Mitch

When the revolution comes, you're on my team

Jasper

So you need to breathe steadily and squeeze the trigger gently.

Mitch

12:52

also, please point that thing away from me

Jasper

It's not a problem for me to hit the bull's eye at 100 m in daylight, I am proud to say.

Oh, and when the blanks drop out, it is really HOT, lol.

Ahmed

@Mitch Um, you are absolutely right but can i disagree? Because on reddit there are better ways to deal with that problem than on SE. There you could fight the person at the same level (which is not wise I know) just before blocking them yourself. And I believe blocking a single user yourself is not an option on SE main sites.

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Q: How to put "done from both opposite sides" in one word?

Suppose I'm developing a method of covering a symmetric object with a coating. Commonly you'd have to put the coating on the front of the object, rotate it, and do the back. My method processes both sides at the same time. I need a single word to describe it: The novel method of _____ coating pr...

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Ahmed

Also, I don't take reddit seriously.

Like I am a regular there and even after saying "Shut the fuck up and mind your own fucking business." to a jerk there I don't get banned. But yeah, it is not good to stoop to... Still, it feels good to say something before blocking an asshole there.

Jasper

13:10

Reddit does have some good answers to questions.

Ahmed

Yeah.

Jasper

Never judge a book by its cover, lol.

Never use cliches, lol.

Mitch

13:24

@Ahmed That doesn't sound like a disagreement. You're showing how to deal with the problem, not saying that there isn't the problem.

Ahmed

14:21

@Mitch Um, yes, I couldn't think of a correct word other than "disagree". What should I have said?

@Mitch They made this site called Voat that is considered better than reddit in the sense of almost no toxicity etc. but when I spent a few days there I found it really really boring.

Voat is considered the nicer version of reddit.

"is" or "was" don't know if that site still exists. I don't care enough to look it up again.

MetaEd

The review queue is getting really long. Please do reviews today.

Ahmed

14:37

@Mitch Can I be on your team as well when the revolution comes? I won't do anything though (being honest) I will just warm the bench and hang around. =)

MetaEd

Is the bench up against the wall?

Because that's where I'll be.

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Q: The decision in business or politics, when parties strategically agree just to overcome an impasse

How to call the decision of parties in negotiation to draft an initial agreement or to make promise with the intention to allow talks to move forwards and see the whole negotiation develop. Suppose that, both side know that in future one side of party might not honour, may decide to scrape the ag...

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Q: Word choice: non-school customer

I'm working in a company that to date has been selling an educational product to schools. We're now aiming to branch out into selling to private consumers, who want to use the product for their family or some other small group of kids. What's the best word to describe these non-school customers,...

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Ahmed

17:45

@Mitch What do you call a bunch of frequent blood donors? The IV league.

I have pinged you so many times. Oops.

Mitch

18:24

@Ahmed disagree means something like contradict. What you were doing (I think) was trying to help me deal with what you agree is the situation. maybe you just wanted to say '...but can I add something?' or '..but can I help you deal with it?' I think that's what you meant. (or maybe you do disagree with my assessment, but what followed just wasn't an explanation of the disagreement.

@Ahmed I only visit reddit if there is a reasonable looking link to something interesting. If something like that happens with voat I might go there.

@Ahmed Oh. I was hoping I could hang out on the bench. Maybe fill up the water cooler. take towels to the laundry. Sign autographs. That kind of low visibility thing.

@Ahmed haha. +1

There. Is that enough pings back to you?

Færd

18:41

@Mitch Thanks. I figured that much though.

I thought there might be a pattern or explanation or something.

Gigili

@Færd Why don't you go to bed?

(And make us happy)

Færd

18:58

Heh. That oughta be royal us.

@Gigili You could be straight with me and say if there's a problem.

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Q: Word for a Mechanical Device?

I'm really hoping that this is an actual word at this point, but it's gotten me a severe case of loganamnosis today regardless... I'm looking for a word that was used to describe a mechanical device or as a name for an invention. I believe that the device was an invention like a robotic arm or h...

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Gigili

Hey @Mr.ShinyandNew安宇

How dare you

skullpatrol

19:20

Calm down guys.

Færd

is pretty calm

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Q: One who doesn't try very hard

is there a word to describe one who doesn't try very hard? not someone who doesn't try at all, but one who does their work without much enthusiasm or perhaps with as much gusto as others.

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Mitch

@skullpatrol works self up

Now I can calm down.

That does feel better

skullpatrol

:D

Mitch

@Færd The reason why The Little Prince is so beloved in FSL 9French class) other than its simplistic animal anatomical drawings (sorry @KitZ.Fox), is because it entirely avoids the arcane passé simple that French classical literature uses. So it is accessible reading earlier in the French language/literature curriculum.

I realize that doesn't actually give a direct explanation. Sorry.

Not sorry.

That's just the way it is.

But it sounds smart doesn't it?

It sounds like an explanation

Færd

19:36

@Mitch Is it used even in children's books?

Mitch

In fact, there are lots of ELU answers that are like that. Some asks why is X so, and the purported answer talks about χ or Ξ or ξ and then not about them but about Greek.

Færd

@Mitch Never fail to cheer me up.

Mitch

@Færd Hm... I vaguely don't remember much... I don't think Astérix used it (not that it's children's books). I can't think of any others at the moment. Ideas?

Færd

@Mitch They tend to ramble, but within a certain proximity.

Mitch

@Færd The icing on shit cake. Best icing ever.

@Færd right, like they're taking keywords from the question, making new sentences around those keywords, but not addressing the explicit question.

Why does 2+2=4?

Færd

19:40

@Mitch You get to ponder those cakes with more care if you use our squat toilets.

Mitch

Because 1=1. Did you know there are four sides to a square?

@Færd I'm going to ponder other things.

Færd

two sides plus two sides. That's still understandably relevant.

@Mitch Well, using those toilets you have no choice but to look at the mess you make.

The cake.

skullpatrol

There are 2 sides to every story

Færd

two stories make four sides.

skullpatrol

That was a trump joke

Færd

19:45

Ah.

Mitch

@Færd sure that's why it sounds good. still doesn't say anything about the question.

@skullpatrol You must have first hand knowledge

skullpatrol

Well, at least two sides.

Mitch

no more than two

skullpatrol

No less than one.

Mitch

OK one it is

skullpatrol

19:48

1 < story < 2

If story is real.

Mitch

All stories are made up.

marcellothearcane

20:32

have I landed on math.SE?

all seems pretty degree level... :/

MetaEd

20:55

@marcellothearcane probability P=0.5

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Q: "Your fly is open" "You mean my flies?"

Apparently, when a gentleman has forgotten to zip his pants, in the US they remind him thusly Your fly is open Dictionary.com lists the noun fly meaning: 20. a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners. But in the UK a tr...

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I've got to see a man about a horse.

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Q: I am looking for a single word, explanation in comment!

A word is used to describe something that stays true to itself, it doesn't go out of borders. It is a word that indicates a following of certain rules or similarities, constants. It can be used (heard it and used it, but forgot it) in film industry, saying that director (x) stood true (x) to the ...

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