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Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:27 pm
by pete
The RSS feed that Gmail displays at the top of my inbox had this to say:
Dictionary.com Word of the Day - dissever: to separate into parts
For some reason, the word was already in my vocabulary

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:03 pm
by KLUE
What's the word for bringing parts back together?

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:07 pm
by pete
Isn't that Paradise?

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:59 pm
by Big Bob
I think the word is "love."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT8f1Cig_jU

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:40 pm
by KLUE
How?

recently realized and still don't knows

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:20 am
by KLUE
I still don't know if predictions were made
much less if events are playing out as foretold.

I still don't know if I'm crazy cause I believe or cause I doubt.

I recently realized that just because change does not mean save,
change does not not mean save and

while change is to be determined not by intention or action but, by consequences, inaction is an action with it's own consequences and

the world is resilient, it can survive without what sleeps in me,
the world is resilient, it can survive with what sleeps in me

I still don't know how. Perhaps I should ask the other parts.

linguists untie

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:34 am
by Phrazz
KLUE wrote:What's the word for bringing parts back together?
Explicitly speaking, the word is "reassemble", but note the "ass" in there.
If we take out "eas", we get "resemble". I think "reassemble" may imply
a few more things, especially when talking about a band on hiatus. Not
sure if I'd call that a "lengthy hiatus" but it's certainly not a short one!

Inaction certainly has major consequences, like when you're freefalling
and you decide to not open your parachute. Is it worse to jump out of a
plane without a parachute, or jump out with one and choose not to use it?
I'll let you ponder that inaction syllogism while I fabricate some more.

-Phrazz

Is that a rhetorical question ?

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:01 am
by r.c.
I prefer the option, however, the choice of 'worse' has to depend on the jumper. If its 'my' choice, its worse to jump without a chute, because there is no option which is 'worse', unless my choice is no choice and
determined to hurt myself. If on my back, a parachute exists, so does
that choice unless that option is not wanted.

Right on, Ron!

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:57 am
by Phrazz
You put it right on the head of the nail, so it is easily hit with a hammer. :)

Now what if you jump w/o a chute, but there's deep water right below?

What if you never get in the elevated position at all? Are you living?

There are so many times other people make our decisions for us, so in many cases, some decision is better than not having choice at all. However, the responsibility now is all on you: can't blame someone else when you're driving. ;)

The Earth will dissever all of us, sooner or later. The worms will get their fill.

-Phrazz

still rhetorical? see U Sat x 2.

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:25 am
by r.c.
Depends on how high (the jump).
90 feet or less + deep water = fun.
If we get to high the water will
not break our fall as we know.

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:51 am
by Big Bob
once the jumper decides either not to bring the 'chute or not to use it, there are still decisions to be made. by spreading out i think terminal velocity is about 120 mph. or by pulling limbs together and 'pencil diving' the jumper could reach 200 mph. also, the jumper could angle his/her body in order to move horizontally about 2/3 of the vertical distance of the fall.

obviously there are limitations on how powerful you are based upon your starting situation, but there is always some choice involved, even when you know the landing is gonna hurt. crazy as it sounds, people have survived falls from hundreds and thousands of feet.

given the choice, i would take a paraglider. or a spaceship.

Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:01 am
by Big Bob