...even as they themselves were forced into starving, they gave what food they could find to the captives they held.
fuck your #definitions of everything....
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I just ran across the word, renegacy, in a China Mieville book (Perdido Street Station.) Can anyone tell me, preferably in 25 words or less*, or better yet, like I’m five, what is #renegacy?
#words #definitions
#Surveillance for #human #infections with avian #influenza A(#H5) viruses: objectives, case #definitions, #testing and reporting (#WHO), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/surveillance-for-human-infections-with.html
etidiohnew.blogspot.com#Surveillance for #human #infections with avian #influenza A(#H5) viruses: objectives, case #definitions, #testing and reporting (#WHO)
If you want to be picky about it, sure, the number is four...
https://xkcd.com/3063/
#pluto #planets #astronomy #definitions #NDTisAPoop
xkcdPlanet Definitions
How do you define lying? Here are some examples to consider, which you may or may not believe count as lies:
1. Saying something untrue sarcastically
2. Saying something true sarcastically, convincing others it's untrue
3. Dancing around a question to imply an untrue answer, while only saying true things
4. "I've got a school project and I need to ask you some questions" (both true, but implying a connection that doesn't exist)
Just finished a crossword. These are the answers to the clues I am "cross" about. That is, obscure (to me) words. So new hashtag: #CrossAtWords
olio - a stew
olla - a jug
brocket - type of deer
sera - crazy plural for serum
transom - crossbar of a doorway or window (in addition to many other meanings)
My wife wanted "transom" to be a way to describe a really attractive trans-masc person. We may start using it that way.
Just How Open Is "Open-Source" AI? https://www.whytryai.com/p/open-source-vs-closed-source-ai #AI #OpenSource #definitions (useful!)
Just How Open Is "Open-Source" AI? https://www.whytryai.com/p/open-source-vs-closed-source-ai #AI #OpenSource #definitions (useful!)
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#Trump’s #definitions of “#male” and “#female” are #nonsense #science with staggering #ramifications
“How can you so fully #misunderstand #basic #human #biology, and then #legislate about it?”
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Trump’s #Definitions of “#Male” and “#Female” Are #Nonsense, not #Science With Staggering #Ramifications
“How can you so fully misunderstand basic #human #biology, and then #legislate about it?”
Mother JonesTrump’s definitions of "male" and "female" are nonsense science with staggering ramifications"How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology and then legislate about it?"
#Futurist & #media #influencer Tim Ventura interviews #physicist & #author Klee Irwin:
❛❛ I also think that I was contacted by our #descendents from the #future … The exchange of #meaning in the form of #consciousness can occur across time. ❜❜ 1:34:30/2-hrs. 2025 Jan 05
The #KrononautMoon Project includes #quantum #signaling in #definitions of Time Travel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beNHjb1am6o 2025 Jan 05 https://Mastodon.social/@timventura/113774776959961670
Think of a mathematical definition as having two sides: a user side and a verification side.
The verification side is what you usually see in a book or paper: a minimalistic description that makes it as easy as possible to verify that a certain mathematical object has property X.
The user side is usually presented in form of one or more theorems that follow from the verification side. They provide the rich mental image you need to have in mind to think of property X or use it in a mathematical argument — its real nature, so to speak.
For, example a dense subset \( D \subseteq \mathbb R \) is defined by the property that if there are two different elements \( x \) and \( y \) in \( D \), then there is a third one between them. This is the verification side. The user side is: If there are two different elements \( x \) and \( y \) in \( D \), then there are infinitely many others between them!
I learned a useful new word, thanks to a coworker!
Un petit rappel sur la liberté des personnes vs liberté des biens.
Pour la gauche radicale, la liberté est celle du corps. Le patrimoine (la propriété), lui, est secondaire: il peut être contrôlé jusqu'à un certain point, du moment qu'il ne rend pas impossible la liberté du corps.
Pour la droite, c'est le contraire. La liberté du corps importe peu: les corps peuvent être possédés et contrôlés. En revanche, le patrimoine doit être libre de toute aliénation.
#Study #highlights #gaps in #measuring #sexualorientation and #mentalhealth #risks
Inconsistent #definitions of "#sexualidentity" across #studies can lead to #misclassification, leaving some #sexualminorities #invisible.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #MentalHealth #Research #Representation #Culture
News-Medical · Study highlights gaps in measuring sexual orientation and mental health risksSexual orientation-;dictated by factors like sexual identity, attraction and behavior-;is challenging to measure comprehensively.
"It was of the utmost importance to me that people in western Europe should see the Soviet regime for what it really was. Since 1930 I had seen little evidence that the USSR was progressing towards anything that one could truly call Socialism. On the contrary, I was struck by clear signs of its transformation into a hierarchical society, in which the rulers have no more reason to give up their power than any other ruling class."
George Orwell, Animal Farm preface, 1945
Is white space really a "character"?
#MostlyFalse: #Florida's #Amendment4 on restoring #abortionrights is short.
Does a lack of #definitions mean there are no rules?
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #WomensRights #Abortion #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Propaganda #Disinformation #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #ThePartyOfHate
@politifactFlorida’s Amendment 4: Is lack of definitions unusual? No.Florida’s Amendment 4 aims to expand abortion rights. It is very short — a single paragraph. And in a recent ad, its opp
On #definitions
"naming and defining are acts
of power. Who gets to define a given reality is important." Antía González Ben
This was raised the context of defining community music, but the observation applies on so many fronts
A.G.B. continues: "Equally dangerous is to assume that theoretical definitions are
somehow superior to operational definitions, which are the partial and provisional ones community musicians tend to use in their concrete daily practices"
Google tests message around "get definitions and translations as you search. Select words to get definitions & translations without leaving the page" https://www.seroundtable.com/google-get-definitions-and-translations-as-you-search-37732.html via @punit6008 (this is an old one, I didn't publish until several weeks later)