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It's an American/English terminology/coinage/manner of speaking. The preceding "-wise" affix(i?)ation denotes context. Generally used when a lone word...
May 08, 2025 at 11:33
That. Or being polite about an interlocutor's ignorance and unrefined level of understanding about a topic in a way that won't offend fragile sensibil...
May 08, 2025 at 11:13
Gosh that's a lovely stump. Shame to think of what used to be there, especially in tandem with the careless whim of whomever created it from what it o...
May 08, 2025 at 09:38
While this is basically a fact of reality only a fool would dispute, one could, hypothetically, argue that "engaging" and "attempting" vs. being able ...
May 07, 2025 at 11:46
Bruh. I mean, all that aside. Scientific fact states the human mind isn't done developing until the age of 25. Beyond that, actually. If children coul...
May 05, 2025 at 23:53
@"Jamal" Trump's take on "Negative Dialectics" (watch the last 15 seconds, starting at 1:30 if you're not really a fan of the guy.) https://www.twitte...
May 05, 2025 at 20:37
While this may look like a porcine, and they might spill the beans and squeal, I don't think they'd have much interest unless you offer something that...
May 05, 2025 at 18:06
I feel a deep sense of unease and outright "disturbedness" looking at this "alleged" scientific supply website. Yet I can't stop. Not unlike this site...
May 05, 2025 at 07:19
I actually wasn't called "scurrilous" no, just the recent exchange in the "Negative Dialectics" thread featured the use of that particular word half a...
May 05, 2025 at 04:01
Sure. If someone happens to be, say, I don't know, grossly overweight or perhaps short or disabled and you just say "Ha, that person is .", that's qui...
May 05, 2025 at 01:48
I don't like the word "scurrilous". It makes it seem like telling the truth, attempting to clarify, or otherwise trying to protect others from true an...
May 05, 2025 at 00:22
Is this sort of like when someone watching the same sunset next to you says it makes them feel "happy" and "at peace", despite the two concepts being ...
May 04, 2025 at 23:51
In other news, me and my cat have recently converted to Luddism.
May 04, 2025 at 23:08
Honestly? Little short of absolute monarchy I'm afraid. That or a literal Ice Age. :smirk: Frankly, and while it may be an unpopular opinion, I'd say ...
May 04, 2025 at 22:58
That's what it is! You are smart. A little too smart. Well, anyhow. I wonder which term came first and what sort of debate (if any) spurred the creati...
May 03, 2025 at 00:31
Not aviary? :chin:
May 02, 2025 at 20:30
Indeed it is. And in fact has been done long ago, irrespective of such terminology, condition, or circumstance. It's called The Law or "the Constituti...
May 01, 2025 at 20:19
What would your response be to women and parents of young women who object to the idea of a male (biological or not who otherwise possesses a male sex...
May 01, 2025 at 20:09
Huh. Didn't peg you as a sports guy. Learn something new everyday I suppose. Nice of you to grace our humble Shoutbox for the first time in forever.
May 01, 2025 at 16:55
The real question is: are people who claim to be something, especially young people, actually that something just because either A.) they've convinced...
April 30, 2025 at 21:49
I first read this as literally being "ran out", like as if you were forced out of using the Internet ever again by someone or something. Which inspire...
April 28, 2025 at 20:27
@"I like sushi" You've been away a while! Also, your channel is down. I enjoyed your musings. Great content during breakfast or even anytime when comi...
April 28, 2025 at 09:57
Like I'm trying to get into Jamal's "Negative DIaletics" topic. Now I understand. Some things here are just above my head. Which is why I like this pl...
April 27, 2025 at 07:05
Unlike these cheapskates (I kid, of course) I actually went out of my way to make something special; custom. Well, at least AI did. https://i.imgur.co...
April 25, 2025 at 09:34
Is that a "Yes" or a "No"? As far as the question of: "Do advertisements work or are near trillions of dollars a year and unfathomable levels of resou...
April 24, 2025 at 16:45
See, now this is a fair counter-argument or reasonable challenge in support of your point. More or less. Most would find it hard to even fathom an exa...
April 24, 2025 at 15:16
Eh, perhaps that was a bit of a reach on my part. But nonetheless, simply because " word against " happens to stand and seems to be of utmost permanen...
April 23, 2025 at 16:07
So, you're simply unable to imagine any sort of reality or situation where all of a sudden you're not in the position you have become accustomed to? N...
April 23, 2025 at 15:16
See, the thing is, I can tell you're smart. Well-educated. And I'd argue you should be grateful for such good fortune. Likely a combination of caring ...
April 22, 2025 at 20:11
Sure. But riddle me this. Say people doing a dangerous job in a dangerous environment say with electricity are communicating to one another. "Is the v...
April 22, 2025 at 18:41
Some lies are criminal ie. slander, defamation, inciting a riot. If I point at you and say "he stole my wallet" or "he just touched me/my child" and y...
April 22, 2025 at 15:23
Huh... definitely got a bit more than I bargained for with that inquiry and resulting reply. :grin: Interesting, and thanks for the (indirect) reading...
April 22, 2025 at 12:41
Hi, Egg. How are you this tumultuous evening? :cheer:
April 22, 2025 at 02:32
So first off this is just a beautiful post. For me personally, it's the genuine nature of it as if we were having an in-person conversation coupled wi...
April 20, 2025 at 07:36
"Famously?" No wonder I've never heard of the guy. The underlined random assertion simply doesn't logically follow the preceding factual statement. It...
April 18, 2025 at 04:34
@"Hanover": same. I don't have much to look forward to in this life, at least, nothing that hasn't become old, tiresome, and cripplingly predictable. ...
April 16, 2025 at 03:03
Oh please. Don't sugarcoat the lowest form of thought as if it was something even possible to dress up as or purport as anything but exactly what it i...
April 15, 2025 at 13:16
I did have to Google it. It's, well not technically a belt, but essentially more or less the same thing as far as any average person would process or ...
April 14, 2025 at 02:11
You can't "drink" a non-liquid. Dust on a belt doesn't really make much sense since, unless the person has been dead for quite some time, they obvious...
April 14, 2025 at 01:09
A risky venture, honestly. All things considered. Supposedly, from what I'm told, most restaurants hardly break even the first two years. Meaning, the...
April 13, 2025 at 14:08
You think you know so much about food, why don't you open up a restaurant then, boss man? I'd invest some capital. Maybe.
April 13, 2025 at 13:12
What's complicated about it? Lots of people suffer, go through trials, have pain, misfortune, etc. In fact, that's pretty much par for the course. Wha...
April 11, 2025 at 21:19
"The same" as in can be used interchangeably in any case, context, or scenario? Clearly not. Nobody is, apparently. :smirk: Special? It must be, hence...
April 05, 2025 at 15:20
That's your culture and your people's take on how the world should work and how those in it should live. Stop trying to push your beliefs on other peo...
April 04, 2025 at 23:48
Let's take the bat example. I find it difficult someone of your intellect would find it surmountable to create a video game (assuming you knew everyth...
April 02, 2025 at 20:58
This is most interesting to me. Why not? Do you think there is an animal that is somehow more advanced than say, the average person? Surely such a not...
April 02, 2025 at 17:52
So, this would mean, language is not primarily for utility. At least, it has another significant function. Whether by intent or not. Sort of like how ...
April 02, 2025 at 17:12
Justified by who? One's self? One's social circle? One's town, village, or city? Anything greater than that is exclusively a modern phenomena, I'm sur...
April 02, 2025 at 17:00
That moment you realize... all of that IS the strategy and principle... (Hey I don't agree with it, but you pander to your audience. Cheap seats fill ...
April 02, 2025 at 14:49
Well, show us the post then. Do so successfully, and I'll never post here again. I'll offer that in exchange. Do you know why? Because I know it doesn...
March 30, 2025 at 19:51