olorin99
@olorin99@kbin.earth
- Comment on Why English language is sometimes "lazy", sometimes not 4 months ago:
resume (cv/job application) more recently comes from french and is pronounced differently than resume (to continue). Ultimately they both come from the same latin word "resumere". https://www.etymonline.com/word/resume
- Comment on Does it seem odd to track my lifespan? 6 months ago:
The default Samsung calendar app has a widget which shows how long since/until a chosen calendar event. Its probably something like that.
- Comment on It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office. 6 months ago:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home
Home is a noun, adverb, adjective, and a verb. Yes the statement is proper English.
- Comment on 8 months ago:
Because dogs are better than humans.
- Comment on PEMDAS is technically correct, but morally wrong 9 months ago:
Also don't understand the "morally wrong" argument. Just because something is slightly more complicated than it could be doesn't make it "morally wrong".
- Comment on PEMDAS is technically correct, but morally wrong 9 months ago:
Yes having equations written in a more straightforward way might make it easier for laypeople to understand but I think that the people who use their head for anything more complicated than a+b and don't just use a calculator can probably figure it out fine.
- Comment on A New Chapter For Mozilla 9 months ago:
Well there was this thing. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/29/ebay-executive-sentenced-couple-harassment-newsletter
- Comment on What are the practical benefits of the fediverse? 10 months ago:
Pretty much. By splitting the platform into smaller chunks (instances) you reduce the effect any one instance has on the rest of the platform. The price for this is convenience however over time people will find solutions for this.
- Comment on Betavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers 10 months ago:
800 microwatts would be 0.0008 watts so 4 orders of magnitude away from current phone power usage.