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 Discussion on answer by Rand al'Thor:…

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OrangeDog
Jan 8 19:24
@Tristan even in context, he's pronouncing the Rohan names the opposite of what the Appendix says.
OrangeDog
Jan 8 19:24
It turns out Tolkien himself did the opposite of what that Appendix section says.
OrangeDog
Jan 8 19:24
@Tristan that section of the Appendix explains that all the languages follow the same orthography, and then highlights the exceptions. Whatever language Sméagol's name is from (old North Mannish?) is not one of the exceptions.
OrangeDog
Jan 8 19:24
@jwenting and that is wrong, according to Appendix E
OrangeDog
Jan 8 19:24
From Appendix E: "So also in the case of the personal and place-names of Rohan [...] except that here éa and éo are diphthongs", which implies they are not diphthongs in other cases.
 

 Discussion on answer by Adamant: Did …

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OrangeDog
Oct 2, 2024 23:26
no he does not. It's impossible to declare an implication anyway, because then it wouldn't be implied any more. What he does declare, in great detail, is that "mor" means "dark/black and "goth" means "foe/enemy", and moreover, he declares explicitly that "Morgoth" means "dark enemy" and nothing more.

The only thing you have correct is that it means what he said it does. And he said it means "dark enemy".
OrangeDog
Oct 2, 2024 20:13
@Adamant no he doesn't, that's not what "declares" nor "implies" means. Morgoth literally means "black/dark foe/enemy" nothing more. The etymology is very explicit. Stop trying to claim it means something else.
OrangeDog
Oct 2, 2024 19:19
@Adamant no, I'm disputing "dark" versus "of the world"
OrangeDog
Oct 2, 2024 19:19
@Adamant no, Tolkien is explicit that "Morgoth" means "Dark Enemy".
OrangeDog
Oct 2, 2024 19:19
But Morgoth does not mean "foe of the world"...
 

 Discussion on answer by Dcleve: Is pa…

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OrangeDog
Jun 18, 2024 09:02
Anyway, the point is this would probably be a good answer if you could manage to stop ranting for a moment and actually stick to the question.
OrangeDog
Jun 18, 2024 09:02
@Dcleve scepticism is not a "movement", it's a basic part of science. I would challenge the evidence cited, except you haven't actually cited any, and any attempt to refute any of your claims would no doubt result in you dismissing me as a sceptic not worth responding to.
OrangeDog
Jun 18, 2024 09:02
This answer was doing well at answering the question, until the claims of inventing statistics and characterising all "sceptics" as frauds.
 

 Discussion on answer by kutschkem: Is…

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OrangeDog
Jun 18, 2024 09:01
@Dcleve en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:STANDARDS
 

 Discussion on question by www: If hum…

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OrangeDog
Jun 16, 2024 03:35
@RonJohn also Douglas Adams
 

 Discussion on question by DavGin: If …

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OrangeDog
Jun 1, 2024 13:43
Emergency egress would probably be the more pressing concern. Surely there must be a way out.
 

 Discussion on question by Jasbir Mali…

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OrangeDog
May 15, 2024 12:56
"elected to embark" = "chose to get on a plane"
 

 Discussion on answer by OrangeDog: Ho…

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OrangeDog
Apr 22, 2024 22:06
@bmike they are wrong though. It does not have the behaviour they describe. I said "not tested" because I wasn't sure it had the same behaviour as the GNU version w.r.t. mixing -L and -type l. Others have confirmed that it does.
 

 Discussion on answer by Speakpigeon: …

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OrangeDog
Oct 24, 2023 20:51
Mathematics can describe redness pretty thoroughly...
 

 Discussion on answer by Mikhail Katz:…

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OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
@MikhailKatz I beleive Him's point is, in essence, there is a difference between a proof that something cannot be done, and not having done something yet. All of the open Millennium problems are currently in the latter category. However, this question can be answered using results from the former category.
OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
@MikhailKatz "It is well known" is just maths for "citation needed". But thank you for actually addressing the content, rather than insulting me and my mathematics PhD. The key here I think is whether the undefined cases of the integral actually describe anything physical. If they do not, then your conclusion does not follow.
OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
@RedBanana what makes something "mathematics" is the definition I was referring to. That link indeed leads to a mathematical definition of Feynman integrals, which somewhat proves that they are mathematics, no?
OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
@RedBanana don't act like you know the level of my education because you like feeling smugly superior. Regardless, if the answer depends on the reader knowing this definition, then it should be in the answer, otherwise it is a bad answer.
OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
@RedBanana that doesn't make them not mathematics. No, the author is not relevant. All StackExchange posts must stand on their own, regardless of who wrote them. If there's something I "clearly" have no clue about, then it should be in the answer.
OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
@RedBanana we can prove things about Feynman integrals, so by your definition it is mathematical. I am addressing the content of the answer. The experience of the author is not relevant.
OrangeDog
Oct 23, 2023 17:50
The Feynman integral is clearly well-founded mathematics. Just because it's different mathematics to classical calculus doesn't mean it's not mathematics.
 

 Discussion on answer by Therac: Can a…

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OrangeDog
Jun 12, 2023 02:12
@arana that's why lots of people get to vote
OrangeDog
Jun 12, 2023 02:12
@PeterKämpf wrong answers are low quality. So if you disagree that it's correct, you should downvote.
 

 Discussion on answer by Nigel J: Acco…

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OrangeDog
May 22, 2023 18:03
All commenters: this is not the place to debate evolution vs creationism. The question asked for perspectives from disbelievers in evolution, and that is what has been provided. Any comments should be clarifying the answer as it relates to the question.
 

 Discussion on answer by user6726: Wha…

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OrangeDog
Mar 27, 2023 10:49
@MelodySkirata Copying and redistributing stuff from the Internet that doesn't specifically say you can is generally illegal everywhere, not just the US.
 

 Discussion on answer by J. A. Streich…

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OrangeDog
Dec 10, 2022 17:17
@XanderHenderson the trademarks yes, not the copyrights. If you're not copying something (e.g. a passage of text or an animation frame) then you can't be violating copyright.
OrangeDog
Dec 10, 2022 17:17
@XanderHenderson I don't think either of your examples constitute copyright infringement. Especially not the Little Mermaid example. That's not what "derivative work" means. Wikipedia would be impossible, for example, if that were the case.
 

 Discussion on answer by Stephen Kitt:…

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OrangeDog
Dec 6, 2022 21:53
There's some interesting stuff in that PCMag, once you get through all the ads. It seems 1993 was the year of the Unix Desktop ;)
 

 Discussion on answer by RETRAC: Why w…

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OrangeDog
Nov 30, 2022 20:18
@RETRAC yes, and semantics are all that matter when you're describing what a language feature means. That's literally the definition of semantics.
OrangeDog
Nov 30, 2022 20:18
@RETRAC and I didn't complain about that, I complained about missing the word "pointer".
OrangeDog
Nov 30, 2022 20:18
@Davor that's an implementation detail. In terms of the language, many languages have first-class functions. JavaScript is probably the biggest example. C is not one of them.
OrangeDog
Nov 30, 2022 20:18
@zdimension in languages that do have first-class functions, you can pass the functions. It's fundamental to being able to use C that you understand the difference between something and a pointer to it.
OrangeDog
Nov 30, 2022 20:18
"You can pass them to functions, and return them from functions." - no you definitely can't. What you can pass are function pointers.
 

 Discussion on answer by Ben I.: If a …

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OrangeDog
May 17, 2022 14:15
@DikranMarsupial I don't even recall ever being assessed for code quality in a job interview either
OrangeDog
May 17, 2022 14:15
@DikranMarsupial no, code quality is irrelevant to the Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate courses.
OrangeDog
May 17, 2022 14:15
It may shock you to learn that Cambridge assesses code submissions in the proposed way. If it runs and fulfils the requirements it gets one mark, if it fails in any way it gets zero. Of course, most of the assessment is in the form of written exams and dissertations, not code submissions. The code submissions are done in the student's own time with full access to the Internet, their supervisors, and their peers.
 

 Discussion on question by Wingfoot: W…

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OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
@IanThompson The Silmarillion says that Elendil could view the Undying Lands using the Elostirion Stone. The Palantiri are not point-to-point viewing devices - they let you see anywhere (except the aforementioned stone, which can only look West).
OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
@Wingfoot provide a source. An actual quote or map from Tolkien's published work of that being true at the end of the Third Age.
OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
@Wingfoot if a Tolkien drew or published it. That image proves nothing - there isn't even a road visible.
OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
@Wingfoot that's clearly not an official map
OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
@Wingfoot I checked a few maps and it's not on any of them. It's reasonable to assume that by 3000TA it no longer exists.
OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
It's about the same distance (100 miles) to Bree, however there is no road past Michel Delving, and there are multiple hill ranges to cross.
OrangeDog
Apr 27, 2022 21:31
No he wasn't. He went on one journey, supported by thirteen dwarves and an occasional wizard. He never went anywhere else until his 111th birthday, when he went to Rivendell again.
 

 Discussion on answer by Davislor: Wha…

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OrangeDog
Apr 14, 2022 07:59
@Davislor that is not why I downvoted it. You make an assertion (The Red Tomato Pulp Represents Blood) and have nothing to back it up other than vague circumstance. This isn't a critical or artistic analysis - it's a few unconnected statements. Add to that we have from the creators a direct answer with a different conclusion - and yours looks very poor indeed.
OrangeDog
Apr 14, 2022 07:59
@Davislor "But of course he would have." is entirely your own opinion. I do not recall any suggestion from Jackson that he would have.