Random Thoughts 7

[fresh_42]

I hate English. Autocorrect wants me to write webserver as web server, but if I apply it to web sites, it insists on one word, <grrrr>. Why is vector space two words and eigenspace only one?

And what is it with the hyphenation? Are there rules, or is it an on-the-spot decision?

I decided to make a post about annoying autocorrections rather than a separate thread. Here comes my list so far:

coset -> closet
homological -> phonological
surjective -> subjective
integrand -> integrated

(to be continued)

 

[WWGD]

I decided to make a post about annoying autocorrections rather than a separate thread. Here comes my list so far:

coset -> closet
homological -> phonological
surjective -> subjective

(to be continued)

Saying those are incorrect is very surjective.

 

[Astronuc]

AI Slop is news to me. I've started to see some images that are clearly AI generated.




AI slop generators produce spam and apparently plagiarize the content of others.

 

[WWGD]

I wonder what it would be like to be a prophet in the Pastry Bible or Topology Bible.

 

[WWGD]

AI Slop is news to me. I've started to see some images that are clearly AI generated.




AI slop generators produce spam and apparently plagiarize the conent of others.

And your content, i.e., that obtained through your use of AI models, may likely be used to improve/upgrade existing models , with or without your consent.

 

[fresh_42]

I wonder what it would be like to be a prophet in the Pastry Bible or Topology Bible.

And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make and merry, and shall send gifts to one another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on earth.

(Revelation 11:10)

 

[WWGD]

And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make and merry, and shall send gifts to one another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on earth.

(Revelation 11:10)

A rare correct mention in the singular, as most refer to it as "Revelations".

 

[WWGD]

Surprised that the same seed song takes different paths through YouTube songs when played at different times.

 

[fresh_42]

Surprised that the same seed song takes different paths through YouTube songs when played at different times.

I think that the starting paths may vary, but they finally converge somehow. A bit like the Collatz conjecture.

 

[WWGD]

I think that the starting paths may vary, but they finally converge somehow. A bit like the Collatz conjecture.

Yes, maybe the choices are made dynamically. That happens with their ads. They change , both the timing and the choice of ads when you watch the same video.

 

[WWGD]

Be careful when you abbreviate the second word in "Real Analysis". Or if you're typing the name "CUNY", with the latters close to the "Y".

 

[Mayhem]

One of the biggest faults in the English language is that "complex" is a homonym for "multiple combined components" and "difficult to comprehend".

 

[WWGD]

Ok, it's " Warby Parker", not " War by Parker". Obvious. I just hadn't noticed.

 

[WWGD]

One of the biggest faults in the English language is that "complex" is a homonym for "multiple combined components" and "difficult to comprehend".

And a single-purpose building or structure, like a " Sports/Cultural complex", though maybe you can fit that in one of your other categories".

 

[WWGD]

When I'm tired and hungry, Wilshire sounds like 'Hillshire( farm)' and Workshop sounds like ' Pork Chop'.

 

[Borg]

I just saw the first episode of Hazardous History with Henry Winkler. So many memories of my childhood like lawn darts and things that I had never heard of before like the radiation lab for kids with real uranium and roller coasters that subjected people to 12Gs. Wow.

 

[WWGD]

Out of boredom, added an item to my CV : " Switched company coffee for Folgers without being detected. No complaints about (new) coffee for months now". See if the filtering system notices.

 

[WWGD]

Norton files keep trying to access and modify my memory even after I uninstalled and ran Powershell scripts to permanently remove them. I've only been able to cut down on number of Windows Security reports warning me of access attempts. I also wrote a script to stop access to scheduled tasks. I'm taking my cursory Powershell knowledge to its limit.
Seems I'm not alone :

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/need-help-uninstalling-norton-caused-a-bunch-of/5088b7bb-41fd-4b57-86b8-a3f7667d049a#:~:text=Replied on January 14, 2023 Report abuse.,Windows files, apps, services, and registry keys.

"Norton: The mother-in-law of security software". Or " Hotel California of Security software".

 

[Mayhem]

So much trouble could be prevented in relationships if more people were strong enough to sit with the "Okay, I was wrong" feeling for more than five seconds.

 

[fresh_42]

So much trouble could be prevented in relationships if more people were strong enough to sit with the "Okay, I was wrong" feeling for more than five seconds.

Especially as the question of guilt is decided from the beginning.

 

[BillTre]

 

[WWGD]

Feel bad for this kid that was name Paul Ian whose name keeps getting confused for Pauline.

 

[fresh_42]

I am meanwhile happy that I don't know any of these people the TV calls celebrities.

 

[WWGD]

I am meanwhile happy that I don't know any of these people the TV calls celebrities.

No, it was a regular kid, not a celebrity.

 

[Borg]

My delivery got run over because the driver left it in front of the garage and my wife didn't see it when she backed out Sunday. Guess where he put the replacement package today even though there were specific instructions to not leave it there?

 

[Ibix]

My delivery got run over because the driver left it in front of the garage and my wife didn't see it when she backed out Sunday. Guess where he put the replacement package today even though there were specific instructions to not leave it there?

I don't think they pay enough for them to read instructions.

My copy of Wald's GR text still smells slightly because the delivery guy put it in the compostable waste bin on top of the remains of a Halloween pumpkin.

 

[WWGD]

Singer Flo' Rida dedicates song to German Modernists: "Welcome to Bauhaus".

 

[WWGD]

If your last name is Banks, don't call your son "Rob". If it's Caine, don't call him "Marco".

 

[Ibix]

If your last name is Banks, don't call your son "Rob". If it's Caine, don't call him "Marco".

A friend who is a midwife says that thinking this sort of thing through is an unofficial part of the job. She said her greatest failures were a Mr & Mrs Lamb who called their son Sean, and Mr & Mrs Trickey who called their son Richard.

 

[TensorCalculus]

I somehow only just realised that programming languages are all "in English" - like they use English words for syntax (e.g. if)