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qurlyjoe<p>I just ran across the word, renegacy, in a China Mieville book (Perdido Street Station.) Can anyone tell me, preferably in 25 words or less*, or better yet, like I’m five, what is <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/renegacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renegacy</span></a>?<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>definitions</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>definitions</span></a> of “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/male" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>male</span></a>” and “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>female</span></a>” are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonsense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> with staggering <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ramifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ramifications</span></a> </p><p>“How can you so fully <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misunderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misunderstand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>basic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a>, and then <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislate</span></a> about it?” </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/trumps-definitions-of-male-and-female-are-nonsense-science-with-staggering-ramifications/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/trumps</span><span class="invisible">-definitions-of-male-and-female-are-nonsense-science-with-staggering-ramifications/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Trump’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Definitions</span></a> of “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Male" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Male</span></a>” and “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Female</span></a>” Are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nonsense</span></a>, not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> With Staggering <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ramifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ramifications</span></a> </p><p>“How can you so fully misunderstand basic <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a>, and then <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislate</span></a> about it?” </p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/trumps-definitions-of-male-and-female-are-nonsense-science-with-staggering-ramifications/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">01/trumps-definitions-of-male-and-female-are-nonsense-science-with-staggering-ramifications/</span></a></p>
The Krononaut Moon Project 🌑<p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Futurist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Futurist</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://me.dm/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/influencer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influencer</span></a> Tim Ventura interviews <a href="https://me.dm/tags/physicist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physicist</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://me.dm/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> Klee Irwin:</p><p>❛❛ I also think that I was contacted by our <a href="https://me.dm/tags/descendents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>descendents</span></a> from the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> … The exchange of <a href="https://me.dm/tags/meaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meaning</span></a> in the form of <a href="https://me.dm/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consciousness</span></a> can occur across time. ❜❜ 1:34:30/2-hrs. 2025 Jan 05</p><p>The <a href="https://me.dm/tags/KrononautMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrononautMoon</span></a> Project includes <a href="https://me.dm/tags/quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantum</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/signaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signaling</span></a> in <a href="https://me.dm/tags/definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>definitions</span></a> of Time Travel. </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beNHjb1am6o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=beNHjb1am6</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a> 2025 Jan 05<br>🔗 <a href="https://Mastodon.social/@timventura/113774776959961670" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">Mastodon.social/@timventura/11</span><span class="invisible">3774776959961670</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Time</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Timelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Timelessness</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/spacetime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacetime</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Kronodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kronodon</span></a></p>
Freedom Baird<p>"Oversight" is a weird word. It means two things that are the opposite of each other.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Definitions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Meaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meaning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EnglishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishLanguage</span></a></p>
Markus Redeker<p>Think of a mathematical definition as having two sides: a user side and a verification side.</p><p>The verification side is what you usually see in a book or paper: a minimalistic description that makes it as easy as possible to verify that a certain mathematical object has property X.</p><p>The user side is usually presented in form of one or more theorems that follow from the verification side. They provide the rich mental image you need to have in mind to think of property X or use it in a mathematical argument — its real nature, so to speak.</p><p>For, example a dense subset \( D \subseteq \mathbb R \) is defined by the property that if there are two different elements \( x \) and \( y \) in \( D \), then there is a third one between them. This is the verification side. The user side is: If there are two different elements \( x \) and \( y \) in \( D \), then there are infinitely many others between them!</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Definitions</span></a></p>

Question:

When Merkans say "college", do they mean "university"?

  • If yes, why not say uni?
  • If no, what's the Merkan tertiary educational distinction between the two?

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Bonus Question:

I also hear / see many Merkans talk about going back to "school". They're adults, not kids.

  • Do they mean they flunked out of, or otherwise needed to leave, their primary &/or secondary schooling when they were kids, & now as adults seek to fill in that gap?
  • Or are they also using "school" as a [confusing] synonym for "university"?

"city face", n., 1. a resting facial expression developed by urban dwellers to discourage social interaction.
2. non-verbally communicating "do not even think of talking to me for any reason or at best you're getting pepper sprayed and at worst they'll never find your body".

ex. "He came up to me on the bus but turned around when he saw city face."
"I figured there would be panhandlers outside the stadium so I put city face on."