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| hamster_nz:
--- Quote from: JohnnyMalaria on March 02, 2021, 04:08:56 pm ---OK - for the third time in my 6th decade on this planet, I have come across something that shatters my expectation that "surely, everybody does that" or whatever. So what are the first and second? 1. Some people really can visualize things in their minds. Apparently most people. I can't. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia 2. Some people stay seated to wipe, others stand. OK, that's where not having a mind's eye to visualize that is really useful. The third? 3. Some people pronounce XOR as 'zor'. WTF? --- Quote from: https://www.dummies.com/programming/c/how-to-use-the-bitwise-exclusive-or-xor-operator-in-c-programming ---XOR is the exclusive OR operator in C programming, yet another bitwise logical operator. And to answer your most pressing question, you pronounce XOR like “zor.” It’s the perfect evil name from bad science fiction. --- End quote --- Further searching reveals that the author is not unique in this. What say you? --- End quote --- Forget (2), and for (3) XOR is said Ex-OR for "eXclusive OR", and anybody who says else gets the "WFT?" stare.... But (1) - Like what? People have little pictures in their head and can actually "see things in their minds eye?", and when they close their eyes they just don't see black, and maybe persistence of vision patches? WFT? That is just crazy! |
| xrunner:
Next up will be the NOR gate. Pronounced ... N-OR or NOT-OR or NOR :-DD |
| T3sl4co1l:
--- Quote from: xrunner on March 02, 2021, 10:46:20 pm ---Next up will be the NOR gate. Pronounced ... N-OR or NOT-OR or NOR :-DD --- End quote --- Some people, you just need to, Tim |
| MikeK:
It's pronounced "thermometer". |
| RJSV:
I thought it was pronounced: Ex-Whore Zon ??? (huh, what? ... Isn't this the downtown train?) |
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