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When The Internet Is Laughing At You
Topic Started: Dec 1 2008, 01:39 AM (89 Views)
Lord Oliver
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In doing some last-minute (extremely last minute) reading for one of my papers, I encountered the word "praxis".

It's not a word one encounters all that often, so to ensure that the understanding I had derived from the context was correct, I used the google "define" function, which works by putting the form

"define:[word]" into the google search bar. Obviously without quotations and with a word in place of "[word]".

The first definition I got back was this:

"a moon of Qo'noS, and the Klingon Empire's prime source of dilithium. In 2293, Praxis exploded due to overmining and disregard for safety ..."

...Star Trek?

Really? :wall:

I swear the internet is laughing at me.

The word in English apparently means "practice: translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"

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Klingon!? really... :rofl: Well at least the german speaking part of the world wouldn't laugh at you. ;) (praxis = practice)
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ParrrrTay,Dec 1 2008
06:23 AM
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I'm Anglican, so the response is:

"And also with you."
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I didn't know Praxis was a moon of the Klingon world :P I thought it was the second thing you mentioned: theorectical idea/knowledge into action/practice.
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Lord Oliver,Dec 1 2008
06:39 AM
It's not a word one encounters all that often, so to ensure that the understanding I had derived from the context was correct, I used the google "define" function, which works by putting the form

"define:[word]" into the google search bar. Obviously without quotations and with a word in place of "[word]".

There's your problem.
Google Define is rubbish :P


http://www.dictionary.com/browse/praxis
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Omnivorous,Dec 1 2008
04:28 PM
Lord Oliver,Dec 1 2008
06:39 AM
It's not a word one encounters all that often, so to ensure that the understanding I had derived from the context was correct, I used the google "define" function, which works by putting the form

"define:[word]" into the google search bar. Obviously without quotations and with a word in place of "[word]".

There's your problem.
Google Define is rubbish :P


http://www.dictionary.com/browse/praxis

:no: But...but...google search bar is so..accessible and fast..
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Ah, learn URLs off by heart and all your worries will go away :)
What about when you're not using your computer? The URL is the quickest way :P
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Omnivorous,Dec 1 2008
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Ah, learn URLs off by heart and all your worries will go away :)
What about when you're not using your computer? The URL is the quickest way :P

I get annoyed when I go use a computer that doesn't have a google search bar in the top right, and rightly so :P
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Use FireFox, then you can set up virtually any search engine off your search bar. :yes:


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I've been having FF problems; I tend to use SeaMonkey (one of Mozilla's side projects) for almost everything as it looks nice and I know how it works (just about :P ) but I have to use either Hotmail or IE for Hotmail and other such web applicants as SM doesn't have the right flash version of summin' :shrug:
I also find that FF and IE sometimes just won't load pages, but SM works like a charm.
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Lord Oliver,Dec 1 2008
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ParrrrTay,Dec 1 2008
06:23 AM
"May the Force be with you"  Posted Image

I'm Anglican, so the response is:

"And also with you."

:rofl:

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