Random Thoughts XV: Temere Cogito, Ergo . . .

[Kyriakos]

I went to buy new headphones because the last one died (although it was three months old or something). This one cost 15 euros, but I found it strange that the clerk was almost servile in insisting to tell me it is worth paying more for it (originally asked if he has something at around 10), when I already had agreed to buy it.
The headphones are nice, though.

 

[Kyriakos]

I fear that Noam Chomsky won't be alive for that much longer. It's not surprising, he is 96. But it will be the end of an actually important "public" intellectual, and there isn't anyone to replace him either.
In a better world, more people would have emulated his style of presentation, instead of the endless stream of polemics we get from indisputably inferior minds.

 

[Voidwalkin]

There is so little connection between me and my community that I feel like an astronaut frequently observing the same alien planet. Not really part of it. Not indigenous.

I look but all interaction occurs within formality. Their world and mine are completely separate and we both merely hope neither inconveniences the other as we get about tasks relevant but inconsequential both to ourselves and our observers.

 

[amadeus]

If you took all of the paved roads in the United States and divvied them up to each person, I wonder how much road I would get.

 

[Birdjaguar]

If you took all of the paved roads in the United States and divvied them up to each person, I wonder how much road I would get.

There are over 2,605,331 miles of paved road in the United States. In the past, roadways were made up of materials like gravel, cobblestone, and other naturally-sourced materials. Today, most of these surfaces have been replaced or paved over with asphalt, concrete, or some other type of pavement.

Paved[/URL] road. Photo from pexels.com.

That said, there is still 1,375,486 miles of unpaved road across the country. These roads are usually “paved” with naturally-sourced materials like gravel or cobblestone. You can find this type of road in more rural or agricultural areas, whereas you’ll almost always find asphalt/concrete roads in urban or city areas.

3,980,817 miles | Institute for Transportation

posted on November 1, 2017 The United States has a lot of roads—3,980,817 miles to be exact. Roads are relatively simple but make a big impact, and they exist nearly everywhere…

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[Gori the Grey]

So about 41 feet? (I'm not good at math). 2.6/330, gives a small fraction of a mile, so x5280 for feet instead.

Over to my next door neighbor's driveway, basically.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Gus the penguin makes mysterious solo trip to popular Australian beach

I can't imagine how this could have happened, unless the penguin got caught in a current he couldn't get out of, while searching for food, or maybe trying to escape a whale. Hopefully he can be rehabilitated and returned to Antarctica, because Australia is absolutely not his natural habitat and is too warm for him.

Also hoping that his mate and (presumably) the chick they would share are doing okay.

 

[Bridog7]

Bernie Sanders and Tim Walz are the same person. If you don't believe me, have you ever seen them in the same place at once?

 

[Takhisis]

So about 41 feet? (I'm not good at math). 2.6/330, gives a small fraction of a mile, so x5280 for feet instead.

Over to my next door neighbor's driveway, basically.

Why don't you people just use metric?

 

[Gori the Grey]

I just invented the word "sequensive."

It means pretty much the same thing as sequential, but it includes the meaning "designed to be so; deliberately sequential." It sort of combines sequential with purposive.

If you Google sequensive, it will ask you "did you mean sequential?" If you put it in quotes, it will give you five or six pages of people who have used the word before.

How then can I say I invented the word? Well, I'm the first one to explicitly give it a distinct definition. The other people's use of it testifies to its desirablity as a word; I'm the one to punch through and make it a word

You're welcome, in advance, if you end up finding it a useful word.

 

[Takhisis]

I just invented the word "sequensive."

I applaud any efforts to counfound any FWSE.

Also, are you a fan of Ryan North's Dinosaur Comics?

 

[Gori the Grey]

No. (Just went and looked it up; I've seen it before, but I don't follow it). Does he invent words? I look to Shakespeare and Milton for my inspiration in word invention.

And Calvin:

 

[Takhisis]

Yes, he does! Words such as ‘sandwichtastic’ come from his mind.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Yeah, mine's kind of a portmanteau, as I pointed out, but sleeker than "sandwichtastic," I think.

 

[Samson]

I am reminded of...

Spoiler Making up words :

 

[Birdjaguar]

I just invented the word "sequensive."

It means pretty much the same thing as sequential, but it includes the meaning "designed to be so; deliberately sequential." It sort of combines sequential with purposive.

If you Google sequensive, it will ask you "did you mean sequential?" If you put it in quotes, it will give you five or six pages of people who have used the word before.

How then can I say I invented the word? Well, I'm the first one to explicitly give it a distinct definition. The other people's use of it testifies to its desirablity as a word; I'm the one to punch through and make it a word

You're welcome, in advance, if you end up finding it a useful word.

You need to get into "print". Send a letter to a WaPo or NYT (or other) editor or columnist. Hope it gets "printed". Make sure your new meaning comes across. There also is a columnist in the WSJ (Ben soenmthing...) who does pieces on words and their origins. He usually traces word origins back to their first appearance in print. Use it frequently on line so it gets indexed and associated with your name. X might be a good place to start.

 

[Gori the Grey]

You need to get into "print".

I just did!

What does X have on CFC? Harumph! (We need a harumph emoji!)

And this is where I'll post any extrasequentary words that occur to me!

 

[Birdjaguar]

I just did!

Well yes, but you might aim a bit higher.....

 

[Gori the Grey]

What's higher than CFC?

 

[Synobun]

Defining Twitter, land of the Nazi crypto bots, as higher than CFC is a pretty brutal self-burn by a super moderator.