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Category: indifference

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most quoted re "indifference": Jonathan North Washington (3), other (2), zfe (1), Aladnsane (1)

other categories found with "indifference": linguistics (3), science (2), people (1), provincialism (1), patriotism (1)



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[link] heard: 30 April 2020
[edit] added: 2 April 2024

(23:00:22) khannatanmai: "Another possibility is to allow the Assembly to amend the bylaws without involving the PMC, so we can handle abuse of power when and if it happens."

(23:00:33) khannatanmai: what kind of abuse of power does he have in mind?

(23:00:42) khannatanmai: we're a tiny group doing rule based MT :p

(23:29:13) popcorndude: power corrupts

(23:29:24) popcorndude: finite-state power corrupts finitely

(23:29:34) popcorndude: we should be fine

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[link] heard: 1 December 2011
[edit] added: 1 December 2011

(16:57:49) zfe: we are gonna call gel-sin jussive

(16:58:01) firespeaker: zfe: call it what you want I guess

(16:58:16) zfe: science and scientific method won again

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[link] heard: 2 April 2007
[edit] added: 2 April 2007

(02:37:06) [me]: I think it's kinda definitely bed time ish

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[link] heard: unknown
[edit] added: 26 November 2006

(21:46:21) [me]: (yes, linguistics is science—it's predictive)

(21:46:50) [Aladnsane]: Then tell me how my ancestors will say 'indifferent' 500 years from now.

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[link] heard: unknown
[edit] added: 19 August 2003

"They are not interested in many things which are interesting. And that's the American way."

Vitaly V. Shevoroshkin, referring to American linguists
wisdom, politics, linguistics, people, provincialism, patriotism, sadness, indifference, insults
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