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 Discussion on question by WanderingLi…

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jimm101
Jul 2 02:28
Would the unintentional component can be ascribed to the software developer who failed to foresee the consequences of some other cause? Would a system that counts days at 1:30am unintentionally count an extra day due to daylight savings not being accounted for? It seems somewhere, somehow a person was responsible for all the behavior of the computer.
 

 Discussion on question by Alex Snappe…

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jimm101
May 24 09:09
ELU or ELL, it is fair, or perhaps obligatory, to point out arcane versus common usage. If in the normal course of everyday life in the New York suburbs one were to say "He is citizen", it would sound like a non-native speaker making a mistake. Not trying to oppugn the experts from an ultracrepidarian viewpoint, but "correct" can have a probability value depending on context.
 

 Discussion on question by DJohnson: W…

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jimm101
Mar 14, 2024 20:16
I think the way the question is presented is triggering the matter-of-opinion close votes. This isn't a blog, and it isn't a forum in the traditional sense. There is a strict focus on authoritative answers with well-established references. Unfortunately, in this case it seems more like the whim on OED than any true underlying trend, so there may be no satisfactory answer.
 

 Discussion on question by library: Us…

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jimm101
Feb 24, 2024 15:02
We still teach in school that the sun rises in the east, rather than saying the earth rotates such that the sun will become visible in the east. (Sorry Hemingway, but no, it doesn't.) It is uncommon to adjust every day language usage to our updated world views. Much of the language predates the Enlightenment; be guided accordingly.
 

 Discussion on question by Donna: Word…

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jimm101
Jan 27, 2024 20:24
related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/470725/…
 

 Discussion on question by majid mashm…

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jimm101
May 22, 2023 15:39
An OCR error that correct the to die seems unlikely, as does a translator error. Rube Goldberg may need to explain why a book about Hebrew, Greek and English would have a translation error from German.
jimm101
May 22, 2023 15:39
I looked on ngram for "die words", and drill into the references. Here's one from The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew -- Greek - English, Volume 1 -- Genesis -Ruth: "It should help die trained student to remain sharp and fresh in his recognition of die meanings of all die words in any context. To the untrained pastor or teacher, it should be realized diat without some knowledge of the literal ...." Those are clearly typos for "the".
 

 Discussion on question by fredley: Wh…

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jimm101
Sep 14, 2022 15:25
I believe Charles expressed his desire to be one of these, although I believe Urban Dictionary is wrong here: urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tamponian
 

 Discussion on question by Thomas Pear…

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jimm101
Jan 12, 2020 19:28
"I have been an adult since before you were born."
 

 Discussion on question by luchonacho:…

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jimm101
Jun 24, 2019 11:15
I like Noam Chomsky's perspective on a related topic. To paraphrase: It's an uninteresting question. Does a submarine swim? If you call what is does swimming, then it does. If not, it doesn't.
 

 Discussion on question by Kkatja: A w…

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jimm101
Nov 22, 2018 15:29
The term hardened is often used for software. The analogy "battle-tested" is a stronger version of "field tested", which could also apply.
 

 Discussion on question by cookieMonst…

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jimm101
May 4, 2018 09:44
Not committing and pushing code for days is a very noob mistake. Fortunately for you, weekends are also two days. BTW--Use git locally and exclude .git/ from svn to keep it clean. Branch and commit often. You'll have backups.
 

 Discussion on answer by Fuhrmanator: …

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jimm101
Feb 5, 2017 01:04
@Fuhrmanator: Well said and on point! Beer isn't simple here, it's a loaded term that carries unintended baggage, so it's best to avoid it.
jimm101
Feb 5, 2017 01:04
@Fuhrmanator I can't imagine anyone is looking up "single" or "serving". Olga has a point that seems not to be sticking--using the word beer and assuming context will disambiguate is simply wrong. Think of graph captions, titles, section headings, and the audience of people who know that beer has definitions not applicable here, and are the main audience for the paper. It simple creates confusion. I'll go out on a limb and say that Olga was aware that a can was "a beer" and a bottle of beer was "a beer" when she asked the question.
jimm101
Feb 5, 2017 01:04
@user1359 See nekomatic's comment. The OP isn't referencing time frames, but price. So you are saying "it's reasonable to conclude that the question without a time specifier would mean 'how many types?'". So your argument is "it's not ambiguous, it means the wrong thing".
jimm101
Feb 5, 2017 01:04
Beer is overloaded here, so its use would be ambiguous.
 

 Discussion on question by Hashim: Wha…

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jimm101
Jan 24, 2017 00:55
I don't see why this would be an opposite, just another group? Cats and dogs aren't opposites.
 

 The Water Cooler

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jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:50
I was surprised that Kaz asked you to be a moderator on a public board.
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jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:50
Well, he did quite an excellent job of that too
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:49
Billy Ray? Wasn't he Miley's boyfriend?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:45
And a mullet?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:45
I guess in C# you need Visual Studio, which doesn't get less
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:44
C is great if you want a small stack trace. to get a stack trace you have to pipe to less you need java.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:43
Well... Go compile nicely, but that takes only a few moments. So you kinda forget.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:42
I remember compiled languages.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:42
@Christian s/kinda/exactly
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:40
@JeffQuick If you use modern programming tools, you can be much more productive, and have time for important things like this.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:27
All kidding aside, that's kinda aggressive.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:26
@Kaz. Okay, Jeff and I support you in nominating Jeff as a moderator. But I have to say, we're both dismayed--we were happy with the current moderators, and we're surprised that you're suggesting this.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:24
Well, it was his first day on the job.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:24
@JeffQuick i wouldn't say that. If Kaz wants to run, maybe he's the smartest stoner. But I guess he's supporting you.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:24
Or Hillar^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Lincoln Chafee?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:23
@JeffQuick Ben Carson?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:22
Oh ... yeah ... we'll keep it between us.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:22
Hmmm.... that is a good idea. I like Kaz's idea of nominating Jeff for moderator.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:21
Unless you're suggesting Jeff?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:21
@Kaz, okay, I'll keep it between us. But I'd consider supporting you if you wanted to run.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:20
@JeffQuick You "Trumped" me with that one. Haha. But seriously, I think Kaz wants an election.
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jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:19
@Kaz I'm surprised that you're suggesting an election, are you unhappy?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:15
I think elections are on Tuesday.
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:05
apple doesn't want you to color it or make it move. if it's not fun to play with, why have it?
 

 Room for jimm101 and Jeff Quick

jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:34
Poor, stupid Kaz
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:34
Well, I guess he thinks that not feeding trolls will stop us
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:20
well, this is underway
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:15
because if we can't piss on the dreams of useless ranting twats, what good are we?
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:14
lol ... well let him know that we'll fight for his right to troll workplace until we can convince stackexchange to shut it down
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:10
actually, i thought you and walle were the same person
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:10
or walle
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:10
shit ... DPguy I was sure was you
jimm101
Nov 4, 2016 21:06
i'm guessing you guys are DPguy too ... but not the black eye guy?