Post Ac25PoFWGJ0cT75rX6 by dinogami@sauropods.win
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 (DIR) Post #Ac1zVjYu0FLxwYbM6y by john@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T12:26:26Z
       
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       Journalists and bloggers seem to have rediscovered the word “ouster” (meaning ousting) recently, and they freakin' LOVE it. I do not and would like them to stop.Just say ousting, or, you know, some other word so you don't sound like a parrot.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac20DuPj16TiLGNCZk by john@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T12:34:20Z
       
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       I have become a bit over-sensitised to journo-word memes and I find it difficult to read even mundane stories without being irritated.I slam and blast theirjournoo words, and would like them quashed.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac25PoFWGJ0cT75rX6 by dinogami@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T13:32:32Z
       
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       @john Just wait until one of 'em forgets that the verb "oust" is at the root of "ouster"  and tries to coin a new, stupid word such as "oustering" or "ousterizing." 🙄
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac25bePUfZ7LQbPBz6 by mike@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T13:34:28Z
       
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       @john Be grateful you're not a football fan. It's much worse in football reporting. They are INCAPABLE of reporting on a game where someone scores two goals without using saying "<PlayerName> AT THE DOUBLE!"
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac27YMxHJJ0IKclqgS by john@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T13:56:31Z
       
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       @mike This is why I think LLMs are AI. Because it's pretty obvious we are.“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” - B.F. Skinner.- Brought to you by ChatGPT.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac28UDFhXkTl2CyCGG by mike@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T14:06:51Z
       
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       @john I could not disagree more.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac28g7k1rHFFPyppzc by john@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T14:08:57Z
       
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       @mike Explain journo-memes then Mike! You can't QED case closed, thats the end of that chapter full stop.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac2Aea57id9Udv5suG by mike@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T14:31:17Z
       
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       @john I'm not going to attempt this discussion via Mastodon. Let's do it properly the next time we're in a pub together!
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac2BLBR5E8xCeogDIW by john@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T14:38:26Z
       
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       @mike It's the only way to be sure.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac2BMXmxbaMgGzYs3k by AdamStuartSmith@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T14:39:02Z
       
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       @john That's exactly what I'd expect a boffin like you to say. 🤓
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac2BrCvXDblSY5C3qi by john@sauropods.win
       2023-11-21T14:44:45Z
       
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       @AdamStuartSmith I love the word boffin, it carries a certain connotation of incorruptibility that scientists would be wise to embrace for PR purposes. Of course boffins don't think like that so they don't like it.