Octopus Overlords

Holman wrote:I think "decimate" has been misused enough to have fully acquired the new meaning. Other words have done the same.

stessier wrote:

TheMix wrote:But note that in my first example he clearly stated that they were NOT decimated.... Had he said they were decimated, I would have been fine with it. But when he said they were almost decimated, it completely pull me out of the story. I was all "Wha??? Were there only 3 to begin with???" I agree, it seemed like a clear case of decimation for me.

Ah, I missed the "almost". My bad.

coopasonic wrote:

Holman wrote:I think "decimate" has been misused enough to have fully acquired the new meaning. Other words have done the same.

Literally.

1. to kill one out of every ten of
2. to destroy a large proportion of
3. to extract a tithe from; to divide decimally

Jaymann wrote:What I hate about these constant misuses that warp meanings is: what happens when you actually want to express "was reduced by one tenth" in a sentence? You can no longer use the word that used to mean precisely that.

coopasonic wrote:

Holman wrote:I think "decimate" has been misused enough to have fully acquired the new meaning. Other words have done the same.

Literally.

Blackhawk wrote:Words aren't careful constructs. They are groups of sounds with meanings attached. Words mean what they're commonly understood to mean. If the understanding changes, the meaning changes, regardless of what Webster thinks about it. Terry Brooks is wrong because he isn't using it for what it's understood to mean. Using it as one-in-ten in anything but a historical novel would likely also be confusing, as that isn't what it is understood to mean.

Blackhawk wrote:The Kirk-Spock-Bones trio has been decimated.

Jaymann wrote:I'm also curious, when a Roman legion was decimated by their commander for poor performance in battle, how did he decide which 10% got the axe? Was it every tenth man in line. or did he choose the worst of the lot?

hitbyambulance wrote:

Daehawk wrote: And next the one I like for the material and color. Its problem is steel bearings and the videos Ive seen show them to be the worst with the best being ceramic hybrid.

UFO SPINNER New Version Fidget Spinner

$4.45 - Fidget spinner: 3-5 minutes average spins. We will send you a free screwdriver and a extra bearing if you purchase this ATESSON spinner.
No big noise: Easy to carry, small, simple, discrete and fun, also effective for focus and deep thought with using this hand spinner
Great bearing: The fidget spinner use Stainless steel bearing, SLA and laser industrial molding technology. Good gravity, fast rotation.
Hold hand spinner in one hand and use the other hand to spin it rapidly using small continuous strikes to keep it spinning indefinitely with practice

i got this today:

- no replacement bearing (or anything at all, other than the spinner)
- spin time is all of about 30 seconds

i contacted the seller.

Jaymann wrote:Were you drunk/high?

Jaymann wrote:Were you drunk/high?

Jaymann wrote:Were you drunk/high?

"Dear friend,

Thanks for your purchase and message. I am sorry to hear that.

Because the Delivery fee are very high ,it is not a wise choice.
So in this situation, we can give you a 80% refund ,is it ok ?"

So I am reading something and it mentions Gwyneth Paltrow being upset about people criticizing her "Goop" brand.

Daehawk wrote:

So I am reading something and it mentions Gwyneth Paltrow being upset about people criticizing her "Goop" brand.

her Goop is a bunch of new age hooy that is all bullshit that silly people buy into. She sells a jade egg that ladies stick in their errr private parts that is healthy for them somehow. Paltrow says you 'recharge' it by sitting it in the sunshine. They'll drill a small hole in for you to add a string...she suggests dental floss.

Zarathud wrote:Thanks for the disturbing mental image--a TV ad for a cross-branded Goop cleaning egg to clean out your lady's vagina. "If Goop can cut through grease in the shop, you know this will be effective in the bedroom! Buy now!" Backed that with a Gwenneth Paltrow testimonial, followed by hepcat mimicking eating a "sub" on screen.

hitbyambulance wrote:

Jaymann wrote:Were you drunk/high?

ahahaha so i got a response from the seller saying if a 20% refund was ok. i was like, no, 100%, foo'. then they reply (and i quote)

"Dear friend,

Thanks for your purchase and message. I am sorry to hear that.

Because the Delivery fee are very high ,it is not a wise choice.
So in this situation, we can give you a 80% refund ,is it ok ?"

'not a wise choice'? too funny.

Kasey Chang wrote:I was browsing through random Youtube videos when I came across the Japanese anime "Gate". a sorta military fantasy.

To make a long story short: a dimensional gate suddenly popped up in middle of Ginaza, Japan, and roman-type armored soldiers as well as ogres and others appear through the gate, attacking everything in sight. One off-duty SDF soldier Itami was instrumental in evacuating civilians and manage to put them behind defensible walls before SDF deployed in strength to contain the chaos. The Japanese Diet decided to send through an SDF expeditionary force to check it out.

TL;DR -- modern weaponry against a medieval army, dragons, and a little magic. It's no match at all. A couple howitzers and 50K men were annihilated. Dragons? Pfft against gunships and fighters, or even flak cannons. Charging knights on horseback? Hah, they can't even beat a jeep with a mounted .50.

Of course, SDF is like all for peace, we'll beat you but we'll ask you nicely to stop attacking us (by annihilating your armies). Some of the battlescenes are cute.

If I want that kind of fiction, I think I'll go read "The March Upcountry" series again (by John Ringo)

Rip wrote:

Daehawk wrote:

So I am reading something and it mentions Gwyneth Paltrow being upset about people criticizing her "Goop" brand.

her Goop is a bunch of new age hooy that is all bullshit that silly people buy into. She sells a jade egg that ladies stick in their errr private parts that is healthy for them somehow. Paltrow says you 'recharge' it by sitting it in the sunshine. They'll drill a small hole in for you to add a string...she suggests dental floss.

Oh, so her Goop is useless crap unlike the other company which has awesome and effective products.

LordMortis wrote:Had an SSD fail this morning for the first time and my worst SSD fears were exemplified. Every tool at my disposal trying to recover data from that sucker said the same thing. There is nothing on this 32KB hard drive to recover.

The Meal wrote:

LordMortis wrote:Had an SSD fail this morning for the first time and my worst SSD fears were exemplified. Every tool at my disposal trying to recover data from that sucker said the same thing. There is nothing on this 32KB hard drive to recover.

That's not an SSD. That's a floppy disk.

LordMortis wrote:Had an SSD fail this morning for the first time and my worst SSD fears were exemplified. Every tool at my disposal trying to recover data from that sucker said the same thing. There is nothing on this 32KB hard drive to recover.

MonkeyFinger wrote:Something to add to your list, Daehawk: Philips Hue Entertainment Lights

Kasey Chang wrote:How badly do you need it? Spinrite will work on SSDs.

https://www.grc.com/sr/testimonials.htm

Search for "SSD" on the page. Quite a few people who say it helped.

Daehawk wrote:I know right? I use tweezers to pull them out. Stay gone a month or so. This crap started around age 45. Not a single one before then.