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Read the Word of the Day for august 13 and learn the meaning of quomodocunquizing https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/word-of-the-day-august-13-quomodocunquizing-meaning-pronunciation-synonyms-example-qeafde9v?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Wordoftheday #vocabulary #english #Dictionary
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Big antedating for you fans of literary categorization, for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "genre science fiction", i.e. SF published as SF, from 1971 to Avram Davidson in 1961.
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Big antedating for you fans of literary categorization, for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "genre science fiction", i.e. SF published as SF, from 1971 to Avram Davidson in 1961.
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Criticism antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction (and the #OED): "dystopic", from 1967 to 1962. Also cleaned up and filled out the entry.
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Criticism antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction (and the #OED): "dystopic", from 1967 to 1962. Also cleaned up and filled out the entry.
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An exercise to help build the right mental model for Python data.
- Solution: https://memory-graph.com/#codeurl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bterwijn/memory_graph_videos/refs/heads/main/exercises/exercise23.py&play
- Explanation: https://github.com/bterwijn/memory_graph?tab=readme-ov-file#python-data-model
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I found The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten by Jeffrey Kacirk at the library book sale.
This was sooooo much fun to read! FYI- a beard is now a ziff, icicles are aquabobs, eyes are wink-a-peeps, and snow flakes are now snow-blossoms.
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I found The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten by Jeffrey Kacirk at the library book sale.
This was sooooo much fun to read! FYI- a beard is now a ziff, icicles are aquabobs, eyes are wink-a-peeps, and snow flakes are now snow-blossoms.
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I did not expect to have to use this reference book today - or indeed ever - in my job as a computer wrangler.
#English #Danish #dictionary #lexicon #ordbog #hashtag #WorldAltTextChampionshipEntry
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I did not expect to have to use this reference book today - or indeed ever - in my job as a computer wrangler.
#English #Danish #dictionary #lexicon #ordbog #hashtag #WorldAltTextChampionshipEntry
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Übersetzen - Welche Apps empfehlen sich?
Welche Apps gibt es, um Wörter auf dem Smartphone zu übersetzen? Wörterbücher, Übersetzungs-Apps oder KI?
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Übersetzen - Welche Apps empfehlen sich?
Welche Apps gibt es, um Wörter auf dem Smartphone zu übersetzen? Wörterbücher, Übersetzungs-Apps oder KI?
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@RichardJMurphy AI awareness is good:
3 things:
1/ YES many people might not get how bad #AI is and how different it is to just using a #pencil or #dictionary (in #RichardMurphy's words)...
1/ Richard's #AI #disclaimer:
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/07/26/my-use-of-ai/#gsc.tab=0
"...#Substack introduced a rule requiring authors on the site to disclose whether they use AI in the production of their work.
I have to say, I find that requirement very strange."
2/ #Link to post (same small pic):
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/01/infographic-marxism/#gsc.tab=1
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@RichardJMurphy AI awareness is good:
3 things:
1/ YES many people might not get how bad #AI is and how different it is to just using a #pencil or #dictionary (in #RichardMurphy's words)...
1/ Richard's #AI #disclaimer:
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/07/26/my-use-of-ai/#gsc.tab=0
"...#Substack introduced a rule requiring authors on the site to disclose whether they use AI in the production of their work.
I have to say, I find that requirement very strange."
2/ #Link to post (same small pic):
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/01/infographic-marxism/#gsc.tab=1
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A friend texted me this - words that emerged the year of your birth. I love that I got both "transgender" and "non-player character"!
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A friend texted me this - words that emerged the year of your birth. I love that I got both "transgender" and "non-player character"!
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Does anymany have a #tokiPona slob #dictionary for #aard
Or willing to share, or point us about how to make one?
Honestly we'd rather avoid making one cuz it'll probably involve scraping websites, and compiling stuff which we're not willing ti out effort into.
Aard is an offline dictionary app that accepts files known as .slob files. It makes it super easy to have multiple html sites compiled in a certain way, for example we have english #wiktionary and #ArchWiki both searchable offline, which is great.
We'd love to have one for toki pona, so if this interests you/yall please look into it!
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Our Pronouns
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Does anymany have a #tokiPona slob #dictionary for #aard
Or willing to share, or point us about how to make one?
Honestly we'd rather avoid making one cuz it'll probably involve scraping websites, and compiling stuff which we're not willing ti out effort into.
Aard is an offline dictionary app that accepts files known as .slob files. It makes it super easy to have multiple html sites compiled in a certain way, for example we have english #wiktionary and #ArchWiki both searchable offline, which is great.
We'd love to have one for toki pona, so if this interests you/yall please look into it!
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Our Pronouns
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The top lookups on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website always tell an interesting story about world events. Did the high GILF have a pied-a-terre made of apitong?
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The top lookups on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website always tell an interesting story about world events. Did the high GILF have a pied-a-terre made of apitong?
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Today's dull #fandom antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "wkf", for "well-known fan" (i.e. a moderately but not extremely prominent fan). Only a few months earlier in 1953, but also added a bracketed 1942 for "w.k. fan".
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Today's dull #fandom antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "wkf", for "well-known fan" (i.e. a moderately but not extremely prominent fan). Only a few months earlier in 1953, but also added a bracketed 1942 for "w.k. fan".
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@robchapman time to go and buy a physical dictionary #dictionary #books #bookstodon #physicalmedia
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@robchapman time to go and buy a physical dictionary #dictionary #books #bookstodon #physicalmedia
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Бенчмаркая FrozenDictionary: заменил Dictionary — получил от ×0,76 до ×1,9
FrozenDictionary сделан под словари, которые заполняют один раз при старте, а дальше только читают. Замерил на четырёх машинах и трёх рантаймах — разброс вышел от ×0,76 до ×1,9, и зависит он не от версии .NET, а от того, сколько ключей и как они устроены. Разобрал, куда уходит время в поиске по строке, вытащил из рантайма имена реализаций, которые он подбирает под конкретный набор ключей, и посмотрел в дизасме, за счёт чего Frozen выигрывает — и почему на маленьких наборах проигрывает.
https://habr.com/ru/articles/1063034/
#frozendictionary #dictionary #immutabledictionary #readonlydictionary #benchmarkdotnet #gethashcode #коллекции #производительность #net_10 #switch
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Бенчмаркая ключи Dictionary: забыл IEquatable — получил ×5 и 96 байт на каждый поиск
Структура в роли ключа Dictionary — частый случай. Забыл IEquatable — и каждый TryGetValue в 4,4–5,7 раза медленнее, плюс 96 байт в куче на каждый поиск. Проверил на четырёх машинах и трёх рантаймах, снял дизасм FindValue и разобрал, откуда берутся ровно три упаковки, почему override Equals не спасает и при чём тут хэш record struct. Сам рантайм этот разрыв не закроет — и это не баг.
https://habr.com/ru/articles/1062854/
#dictionary #iequatable #boxing #боксинг #record_struct #benchmarkdotnet #gethashcode #производительность #net_10 #structs
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Big antedates for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction for Tucker-related terms, i.e. putting names of real people into your novel.
Tuckerization 1970 → 1961
Tuckerize 1973 → 1963
Tuckerized 1981 → 1964https://sfdictionary.com/view/3033/tuckerization
https://sfdictionary.com/view/1436/tuckerize
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Big antedates for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction for Tucker-related terms, i.e. putting names of real people into your novel.
Tuckerization 1970 → 1961
Tuckerize 1973 → 1963
Tuckerized 1981 → 1964https://sfdictionary.com/view/3033/tuckerization
https://sfdictionary.com/view/1436/tuckerize
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@courrierinter/asie-lsc1hno6z/-/a-yUuirIPKR6igf0rqaryBQA%3Aa%3A1808141830-%2F0
こくしょび 【酷暑日】
俗に，最高気温が 35℃以上の日。〔1990 年代初め頃からマスコミなどが用いた表現。気象庁は 2007 年（平成 19）4 月以降，猛暑日を正式な予報用語とした〕
もうしょび 【猛暑日】
最高気温が 35℃以上の日。〔気象庁が 2007 年（平成 19）4 月に予報用語として定めた〕
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@courrierinter/asie-lsc1hno6z/-/a-yUuirIPKR6igf0rqaryBQA%3Aa%3A1808141830-%2F0
こくしょび 【酷暑日】
俗に，最高気温が 35℃以上の日。〔1990 年代初め頃からマスコミなどが用いた表現。気象庁は 2007 年（平成 19）4 月以降，猛暑日を正式な予報用語とした〕
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Particularly nice antedating today for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "time opera", an extravagantly dramatic story based on time travel, after "space opera" (itself after "horse opera"), from 1953 to 1948.
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Particularly nice antedating today for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "time opera", an extravagantly dramatic story based on time travel, after "space opera" (itself after "horse opera"), from 1953 to 1948.
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Today's unbelievably trivial antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "thud and blunder", referring to violent adventure stories, from April to February 1940. (There's a non-SFnal 1918 in there too.)
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Today's unbelievably trivial antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "thud and blunder", referring to violent adventure stories, from April to February 1940. (There's a non-SFnal 1918 in there too.)
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Ever wanted something but never acted on it? Meet velleity—a rare English word that perfectly captures that feeling. #WordOfTheDay https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/word-of-the-day-velleity-meaning-13-july-2026-v11ksc9a?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WordOfTheDay #English #Dictionary #Vocabulary
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Discover the meaning of ameliorate, its Latin origin, history, modern usage, cultural significance and fascinating facts in this quick vocabulary explainer. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/word-of-the-day-ameliorate-meaning-synonyms-pronunciation-svad5pj3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WordOfTheDay #English #Vocabulary #Dictionary
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We don't have that many terms used _in_ fantasy fiction, so today's new Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction entry is a good one: "sellsword". Popularized by Gardner Fox; quotes from Gary Gygax, Lin Carter, GRRM of course, &c.
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We don't have that many terms used _in_ fantasy fiction, so today's new Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction entry is a good one: "sellsword". Popularized by Gardner Fox; quotes from Gary Gygax, Lin Carter, GRRM of course, &c.
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We don't have that many terms used _in_ fantasy fiction, so today's new Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction entry is a good one: "sellsword". Popularized by Gardner Fox; quotes from Gary Gygax, Lin Carter, GRRM of course, &c.
sfdictionary.com/view/3164/se...
Historical Dictionary of Scien... -
We don't have that many terms used _in_ fantasy fiction, so today's new Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction entry is a good one: "sellsword". Popularized by Gardner Fox; quotes from Gary Gygax, Lin Carter, GRRM of course, &c.
sfdictionary.com/view/3164/se...
Historical Dictionary of Scien... -
Major antedatings for some genre abbreviations for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction:
"SF/F" (science fiction / fantasy) from 1981 to 1954 (as "SF-F"), 1963 (as "SF/F")
"SF/F/H" (… #horror) from 1979 to 1973 ("SF, F, & H")
https://sfdictionary.com/view/2352/sff
https://sfdictionary.com/view/359/sffhWe put the 1973 in brackets as it feels very slightly different because of the "&"; but "H" for "horror" is very rare outside of the SF/F/H formulation so it probably belongs here.
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Major antedatings for some genre abbreviations for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction:
"SF/F" (science fiction / fantasy) from 1981 to 1954 (as "SF-F"), 1963 (as "SF/F")
"SF/F/H" (… #horror) from 1979 to 1973 ("SF, F, & H")
https://sfdictionary.com/view/2352/sff
https://sfdictionary.com/view/359/sffhWe put the 1973 in brackets as it feels very slightly different because of the "&"; but "H" for "horror" is very rare outside of the SF/F/H formulation so it probably belongs here.
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How I fixed the dictionary with Python 3.14:
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Important genre antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "science fantasy" in the sense 'genre combining SF & fantasy'. From 1948 to 1940, in reference to C.A. Smith (about his Weird Tales stories, which are not classic SF, thus prob represents this sense).
