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Global outage implies everyone on the planet. Outages globally would imply what you've stated.
by DangitBobby 8y ago
Global outage implies everyone on the planet. Outages globally would imply what you've stated.
- close04 8y agoSomeone's in a really pedantic mood today. The real life use of the expression contradicts your personal definition (try googling it and tell me what you come up with). It is widely used in reporting and accepted by everyone who's not in the mood to argue personal definitions. Then again... Schrodinger's outage. Until everyone checks some people are not affected. Hence, never global. Right? But honestly now, are you upset because of the semantics or because of the flatearther joke? ;)
- skj 8y ago> Someone's in a really pedantic mood today. Hint: it's you
- close04 8y ago> Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. [0] > Hint: it's you My comment may or may not be wrong but it was still on the topic of the article. I'll let you judge your own. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- skj 8y agoThe fact that your top comment got flagged is a good indication. If you had stuck to just the topic there would be nothing to criticize. Unfortunately I can't look up your exact phrasing anymore, but it struck me as quite rude and, well, flamebait-y. Hence, this thread.
- pc86 8y agoEven if you think "outages globally" and "global outage" are obviously two different things (maybe, but I don't think it's obvious), this seems like a fairly pedantic distinction.
- kbutler 8y agoSo global increases in wealth and global improvements in health mean every individual in the world is getting healthier and wealthier?