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LASIK

noun

1. eye surgery to correct vision in which a laser reshapes the inner cornea.

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Wondered why LASIK was all upper case, found this

LASIK, which stands for laser in-situ keratomileusis, is a popular surgery that can correct vision in people who are nearsighted or farsighted, or who have astigmatism.

It's in webMD

https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/lasik-laser-eye-surgery#1

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Nice: from Latin nescius.

XIV Century: noun, adjective ignorant, stupid, foolish.

XXI Century: Adjective polite, courteous, kind, agreeably, virtuous, respectable.

 

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ponder

verb

think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

"I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion"

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time ... its true nature is a vagary

https://www.yourdictionary.com/vagaries

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vagary

 

vagary

noun

an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior.

"the vagaries of the weather"

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Love this new feature when long press word and up pops options, the newest option Define. Mostly goes to Definitions from Oxford Languages but have seen others

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shofar

noun

1. a ram's-horn trumpet used by ancient Jews in religious ceremonies and as a battle signal, now sounded at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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Capricious - motivated by sudden whim or fancy

Oh, I've been feeling this way lately.

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neoteny

nounZ ZOOLOGY

1. the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.
   • the sexual maturity of an
   • animal while it is still in a mainly larval state, as in the axolotl.

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vesicate
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verb (used with object), ves·i·cat·ed, ves·i·cat·ing.
to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.

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demiurge

noun

a being responsible for the creation of the universe.

(in Platonic philosophy) the Maker or Creator of the world.

(in Gnosticism and other theological systems) a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual.

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Apparently someone like this

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Is that a Thagomizer?

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google pictures suggest its physical manifestation is probably an octopus that squirts black holes

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Picture not showing ???

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I did find this

Then I opened the email alert and found this

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So we're good

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In my case, it's because I can't remember what I was going to do five minutes ago.

 

Warning, crude language.

 

I am a Rocket/Warkid Scientist/Soundtest

"When you own a language that applies to every language making you the worlds first trillionaire"

Also "Crumb" which is a "Measure of love"

 

ableism

noun

discrimination in favor of able-bodied people.

"we were fed up with the ableism of the women's movement"

(Not sure of any connection with the women's movement???)

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This comes from someone allergic to vaccine being denied a job in a nursing home

Seriously, while being sympathetic to your disability (your allergy to vaccine) your allergy rules you out not only for this position but many others

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Kinda like being blind rules you out as a pilot. Discrimination!

 

Made good progress on self driving cars

A rocket to the Moon is all but self driving

Why the lag in self flying planes?

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Birds do not recognize right-of-way.

 

Epistemic : of or relating to knowledge or knowing : cognitive.

Epistemology (/ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒi/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology