Getting a group of people together to draw pictures and guess what you're drawing, without directly resorting to words is a form of symbol and sign recognition. Drawing Charades or Pictionary is something that people can play to guess what the object is, to apply a meaning to a drawing, which is how signs and... Continue Reading →
'Bene' in English is borrowed from Italian which means 'good' or 'well' and stems from it's Latin Roots. You can see this fix be used as a prefix for words such as;BenedictBenefitBenedictionBenevolentBenefactorBeneficentBeneficiary As a side note, Benedict has the suffix '-dict' which is related to diction or dictionary or dictator meaning "to decide or choose... Continue Reading →
"It's easy to be brave from a distance" -proverb It's easy to have an opinion for something that has little gravitas or gravity to your life. If there's little impact to your existence, there tends to be a directly proportional amount of care. low impact = low care. High impact = High care. Generally speaking.... Continue Reading →
A Corpsman is also referred to as a field medic, the origin of the word 'corp' comes from French and earlier Latin for Corpus or Corpse. A Corpsman is essentially a Corpse-man, a person who deals with corpses. However, that's not very PR friendly when it comes to saving lives out in the field. The... Continue Reading →
The way you look at the world is based on all the things you accepted and integrated into your being, shaping a unique perspective of the universe that is inherently your own. What you think is true and how you act, is a mixture of your nature and your nurture. The exact argument is for... Continue Reading →
There are complex systems and complicated systems, one such is human health. Complex is the opposite of simplex or a simple system. In a simple system, it can be defined as simple inputs and outputs. Taking account some rate of exchange as well as some form of 'stock' or quantity. If it helps, you can... Continue Reading →
The word 'nesia' comes from Ancient Hellenic (Greek) meaning 'island'. These words below are found to have 'nesia'; Polynesia = Poly for 'many' + Nesia 'island' = Many islandsMicronesia = Micro for 'small' + Nesia = Small islandsIndonesia = Indo (loosely translated) for the 'Indus region' + Nesia = Indus region islands The suffix '-Nesia'... Continue Reading →
There has been a rising use of AI and large language learning models to produce, generate, and examine text. With the rise of such a technology, we've seen dubious use for both the production of words and as well as the judgement of vetting of words to spot AI generated works. AI to fight AI... Continue Reading →
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