For information and discussion about Oolite.
https://bb.oolite.space/
But of course. Don't tell me that you didn't spend days at the back of the French class, looking up the rude words in the French-English dictionary?
The fact that the OED up to now has been concerned with recording historical use is no guarantee that it will remain such in the future. The spread of politically correct fascism seems quite unstoppable at the moment.
French classes seemed to pass me by. I was much more interested in Latin classes.RockDoctor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:07 pmDon't tell me that you didn't spend days at the back of the French class, looking up the rude words in the French-English dictionary?
Scientists say the weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of living things by the end of the year. In other words, the combined weight of all the plastic, bricks, concrete and other things we've made in the world will outweigh all animals and plants on the planet for the first time.
Hmmm. Got a source for that?Cody wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:52 pmScientists say the weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of living things by the end of the year. In other words, the combined weight of all the plastic, bricks, concrete and other things we've made in the world will outweigh all animals and plants on the planet for the first time.
It's pretty much a guarantee. It's the point and purpose of the whole affair. To be honest most of the demand to "purify" the OED tends to come from tabloid nonsense stories and corporate publicity, e.g. McDonalds, who object to the term "McJob", or the Potato Marketing Council objecting to the term "couch potato":Cholmondely wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:30 pmThe fact that the OED up to now has been concerned with recording historical use is no guarantee that it will remain such in the future. The spread of politically correct fascism seems quite unstoppable at the moment.
I'm more worried about actual fascism, myself.Oxford English Dictionary wrote:political correctness the avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.
Oxford English Dictionary wrote:fascism an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government.
I'm more worried about Troompism.Disembodied wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:38 pmIt's pretty much a guarantee. It's the point and purpose of the whole affair. To be honest most of the demand to "purify" the OED tends to come from tabloid nonsense stories and corporate publicity, e.g. McDonalds, who object to the term "McJob", or the Potato Marketing Council objecting to the term "couch potato":Cholmondely wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:30 pmThe fact that the OED up to now has been concerned with recording historical use is no guarantee that it will remain such in the future. The spread of politically correct fascism seems quite unstoppable at the moment.
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I'm more worried about actual fascism, myself.Oxford English Dictionary wrote:political correctness the avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.Oxford English Dictionary wrote:fascism an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government.
Thanks. Haven't checked the news today.
So, yeah, a pretty much meaningless number, to make a point. That we're producing "stuff" (including waste) faster today than ever before isn't contested. They're estimating around 10kg/person/day (which, of course, is why when you're shipping slaves, you move them as freeze-dried pre-packaged cold-sleep "corpsicles"), but even if you take that down to a pretty bare minimum of 1kg/day (for feeding the food synthesiser) and apply that to all pre-1900 generations, you'd have the same mass produced again in the approximate interval {Romans} to 1900. Fiddling estimates for the rate of population increase and the rate of personal "stuff use" make the calculation more complex, but they're fiddling it in sensible directions.The scientists worked out the combined mass of all human-made stuff from 1900 to the present day and compared this with the weight of all the living things on the planet (known as biomass).(...) The exact timing is sensitive to definitions, so there may be some variability in the estimates by a few years either side, they say.
What's that you say, Skippy? Sonny's fallen down the well?Kangaroos are able to intentionally communicate with people and "ask for help", a study has found.
You couldn't make it up! I suppose it illustrates the dangers of deepfake AI etc.Impressionist Rory Bremner "saved John Major's bacon" when he inadvertently thwarted a Tory revolt against him, newly released files show. Documents from the National Archives tell how Bremner impersonated the then-PM when he phoned Eurosceptic Tory MPs in 1993, asking for their support.
Other ways of protecting people from such manipulation are available - wake up, sheeple!Understanding how magic tricks work could help to protect people from manipulation by politicians and marketing, say researchers.