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A interesting factoid about this paper is that the first author Kjeld Møllgård, is a 80 year old former rector of University of Copenhagen. The Danish articles
by erk__ 4y ago
A interesting factoid about this paper is that the first author Kjeld Møllgård, is a 80 year old former rector of University of Copenhagen. The Danish articles about that have been highlighting that, and that he now have to change what he is teaching after 50 years.
- Eduard 4y ago"factoid" is an incorrect fact. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factoid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factoid
- marginalia_nu 4y agoFrom the first sentence in the article you're linking: [...] or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.
- _yb2s 4y agoThat link also mentions that it's used to refer to a brief or trivial true fact.
- avgcorrection 4y agoFactlet.
- Tossitout873462 4y agoIt's a factoid only until it hits ground truth. Then it becomes a factite.
- Eduard 4y agoGuys, it was a metajoke
- hirenj 4y agoHe’s at my department at the Uni (well up until he retired), and the crazy thing is he’s been employed at the Uni for his whole adult life, since starting as a student helper at around 18.