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  1. The word UNIQUE is self-descriptive. Among other reasons, it does not accept modifiers; nothing like “somewhat unique”, “totally unique”, “a little bit unique” etc…

    Either the object is, or is not unique.

    Thank you for indulging my #pedantry. Now here’s a small reward for that; a #riddle!

    Q
    How do you catch a unique rabbit?

    A
    Unique up on it!!

    #DadJoke #BadJoke

  2. The word UNIQUE is self-descriptive. Among other reasons, it does not accept modifiers; nothing like “somewhat unique”, “totally unique”, “a little bit unique” etc…

    Either the object is, or is not unique.

    Thank you for indulging my #pedantry. Now here’s a small reward for that; a #riddle!

    Q
    How do you catch a unique rabbit?

    A
    Unique up on it!!

    #DadJoke #BadJoke

  3. The word UNIQUE is self-descriptive. Among other reasons, it does not accept modifiers; nothing like “somewhat unique”, “totally unique”, “a little bit unique” etc…

    Either the object is, or is not unique.

    Thank you for indulging my #pedantry. Now here’s a small reward for that; a #riddle!

    Q
    How do you catch a unique rabbit?

    A
    Unique up on it!!

    #DadJoke #BadJoke

  4. The word UNIQUE is self-descriptive. Among other reasons, it does not accept modifiers; nothing like “somewhat unique”, “totally unique”, “a little bit unique” etc…

    Either the object is, or is not unique.

    Thank you for indulging my #pedantry. Now here’s a small reward for that; a #riddle!

    Q
    How do you catch a unique rabbit?

    A
    Unique up on it!!

    #DadJoke #BadJoke

  5. The word UNIQUE is self-descriptive. Among other reasons, it does not accept modifiers; nothing like “somewhat unique”, “totally unique”, “a little bit unique” etc…

    Either the object is, or is not unique.

    Thank you for indulging my #pedantry. Now here’s a small reward for that; a #riddle!

    Q
    How do you catch a unique rabbit?

    A
    Unique up on it!!

    #DadJoke #BadJoke

  6. RE: graphics.social/@metin/1169292

    This article makes some very good points, but I also like that the author treated the word "data" as the countable plural of "datum", not as a mass noun. Hence: "fewer data". Perhaps slightly old-fashioned, but both correct and elegant.

    #pedantry

  7. RE: graphics.social/@metin/1169292

    This article makes some very good points, but I also like that the author treated the word "data" as the countable plural of "datum", not as a mass noun. Hence: "fewer data". Perhaps slightly old-fashioned, but both correct and elegant.

    #pedantry

  8. RE: graphics.social/@metin/1169292

    This article makes some very good points, but I also like that the author treated the word "data" as the countable plural of "datum", not as a mass noun. Hence: "fewer data". Perhaps slightly old-fashioned, but both correct and elegant.

    #pedantry

  9. RE: graphics.social/@metin/1169292

    This article makes some very good points, but I also like that the author treated the word "data" as the countable plural of "datum", not as a mass noun. Hence: "fewer data". Perhaps slightly old-fashioned, but both correct and elegant.

    #pedantry

  10. RE: graphics.social/@metin/1169292

    This article makes some very good points, but I also like that the author treated the word "data" as the countable plural of "datum", not as a mass noun. Hence: "fewer data". Perhaps slightly old-fashioned, but both correct and elegant.

    #pedantry

  11. PSA: It’s “toeing the line”, not “towing the line”.
    The metaphor maybe comes from sports like darts, where standing with feet correctly placed is important.
    Edit: @nolitimere suggests the origin may be nautical: see their toot below. That feels more likely, to be honest.
    Either way, it’s toeing, not towing.
    #pedantry

  12. PSA: It’s “toeing the line”, not “towing the line”.
    The metaphor maybe comes from sports like darts, where standing with feet correctly placed is important.
    Edit: @nolitimere suggests the origin may be nautical: see their toot below. That feels more likely, to be honest.
    Either way, it’s toeing, not towing.
    #pedantry

  13. PSA: It’s “toeing the line”, not “towing the line”.
    The metaphor maybe comes from sports like darts, where standing with feet correctly placed is important.
    Edit: @nolitimere suggests the origin may be nautical: see their toot below. That feels more likely, to be honest.
    Either way, it’s toeing, not towing.
    #pedantry

  14. PSA: It’s “toeing the line”, not “towing the line”.
    The metaphor maybe comes from sports like darts, where standing with feet correctly placed is important.
    Edit: @nolitimere suggests the origin may be nautical: see their toot below. That feels more likely, to be honest.
    Either way, it’s toeing, not towing.
    #pedantry

  15. PSA: It’s “toeing the line”, not “towing the line”.
    The metaphor maybe comes from sports like darts, where standing with feet correctly placed is important.
    Edit: @nolitimere suggests the origin may be nautical: see their toot below. That feels more likely, to be honest.
    Either way, it’s toeing, not towing.
    #pedantry

  16. @ziphi in many 12-step tuning systems (I'm specifically thinking of 12TET and well-tempered tunings), C flat is enharmonically interchangeable with B natural.
    However, in a bunch of contexts (e.g. classical music theory), musical orthography matters. The interval between A flat and C flat is a minor third, whereas A flat to B natural is an augmented second. Which is why an A flat minor chord is written with a C flat, at least in classical music.

    #MusicTheory #pedantry

  17. @ziphi in many 12-step tuning systems (I'm specifically thinking of 12TET and well-tempered tunings), C flat is enharmonically interchangeable with B natural.
    However, in a bunch of contexts (e.g. classical music theory), musical orthography matters. The interval between A flat and C flat is a minor third, whereas A flat to B natural is an augmented second. Which is why an A flat minor chord is written with a C flat, at least in classical music.

    #MusicTheory #pedantry

  18. @ziphi in many 12-step tuning systems (I'm specifically thinking of 12TET and well-tempered tunings), C flat is enharmonically interchangeable with B natural.
    However, in a bunch of contexts (e.g. classical music theory), musical orthography matters. The interval between A flat and C flat is a minor third, whereas A flat to B natural is an augmented second. Which is why an A flat minor chord is written with a C flat, at least in classical music.

    #MusicTheory #pedantry

  19. @ziphi in many 12-step tuning systems (I'm specifically thinking of 12TET and well-tempered tunings), C flat is enharmonically interchangeable with B natural.
    However, in a bunch of contexts (e.g. classical music theory), musical orthography matters. The interval between A flat and C flat is a minor third, whereas A flat to B natural is an augmented second. Which is why an A flat minor chord is written with a C flat, at least in classical music.

    #MusicTheory #pedantry

  20. @ziphi in many 12-step tuning systems (I'm specifically thinking of 12TET and well-tempered tunings), C flat is enharmonically interchangeable with B natural.
    However, in a bunch of contexts (e.g. classical music theory), musical orthography matters. The interval between A flat and C flat is a minor third, whereas A flat to B natural is an augmented second. Which is why an A flat minor chord is written with a C flat, at least in classical music.

    #MusicTheory #pedantry

  21. @tante Voted no, but 'computer vision' is an overly AI-ish way of describing OCR; maybe 'pattern recognition'?. #pedantry , sorry.

  22. @tante Voted no, but 'computer vision' is an overly AI-ish way of describing OCR; maybe 'pattern recognition'?. #pedantry , sorry.

  23. @tante Voted no, but 'computer vision' is an overly AI-ish way of describing OCR; maybe 'pattern recognition'?. #pedantry , sorry.

  24. @tante Voted no, but 'computer vision' is an overly AI-ish way of describing OCR; maybe 'pattern recognition'?. #pedantry , sorry.

  25. @tante Voted no, but 'computer vision' is an overly AI-ish way of describing OCR; maybe 'pattern recognition'?. #pedantry , sorry.

  26. @HamonWry Either wisdom teeth are misnamed, or you'd already hit a lower limit. I'm confident it was the former. 😜 ✌️

    #pedantry

  27. @HamonWry Either wisdom teeth are misnamed, or you'd already hit a lower limit. I'm confident it was the former. 😜 ✌️

    #pedantry

  28. @HamonWry Either wisdom teeth are misnamed, or you'd already hit a lower limit. I'm confident it was the former. 😜 ✌️

    #pedantry

  29. @HamonWry Either wisdom teeth are misnamed, or you'd already hit a lower limit. I'm confident it was the former. 😜 ✌️

    #pedantry

  30. @HamonWry Either wisdom teeth are misnamed, or you'd already hit a lower limit. I'm confident it was the former. 😜 ✌️

    #pedantry