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The article is indeed hard to find without a nyt subscription; if you do have one, it's at https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/01/09/851...

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As "feeling precise" goes, lojban is pretty good - it feels more like coding an idea than speaking

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I think you might be looking for https://youtu.be/bKqO6gdJIz8 (at about 0:33 in)

Shows a 747 banking at an incredible angle (though I feel like that hovering thing may just be an optical illusion)

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Also see: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Apology

Covers the apology "step" in detail and treats it as "a form of ritual exchange between both parties, where words are said that allow reconciliation".

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In high school right now; my calc teacher links to this all the time when the textbook's explanation/examples are unsatisfactory

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Especially with the way innovation works now, one person's "megalomaniacal fantasies" can easily lead to scientific progress.

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I think another thing that contributes to that last problem about "computer" brands is the lack of knowledge of the distinction between operating system manufacturer and hardware manufacturer - I just moved recently, and in the process of getting to know more people and accidentally becoming their tech support, I was surprised to see how many people didn't have that basic bit of knowledge. When pointing at a chromebook, people say "Google" without questioning why "lenovo" is also written on it.

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Three is two, two is one, one is none.

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