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> wattage (energy output) Nope, power output.
by phonon 6y ago
> wattage (energy output)
Nope, power output.
- barrkel 6y agoenergy output per unit time
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- skyyler 6y agoDid your distinction really deepen the conversation? Why are people compelled to make corrections like this?
- lopmotr 6y agoWhile I'm sure it's usually for some personal emotional reasons, it's still a valuable service. Getting that wrong inhibits your ability to reason about the topic. What's the point of having thoughts that are just a soup of words that sound like they make sense but are actually nonsense? This is not like correcting grammar where it hardly matters and we have to use some kind of grammar to write. If you didn't know what something meant, you could have just not tried to explain it or not used the word.
- pegasus 6y agoI found it a useful reminder. The ranking algo made sure it wasn't distracting. And it's a good idea to use the correct term when it's available.
- phonon 6y ago> Did your distinction really deepen the conversation? Yes. For some people, it might be the most valuable thing they learn from the entire discussion. Imagine having as business discussion and mixing up P&L and a Balance Sheet. If you think it was just a pedantic correction, maybe you should reconsider.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoBecause GGP confused energy with power. It's a common mistake (the fact that the most popular unit of energy in everyday use, in context of electricity, is kilowatt hour, is not helping). But a mistake nonetheless, and one that, uncorrected, will make it hard to think about topics related to energy. In such cases, a friendly correction is very much the right thing to do.
- kebman 6y agoI stand corrected. Thank you!