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Is it actionable?

• Mz 14y ago
  Er, sorry, is what actionable?
  • dredmorbius 14y ago
    Something which can be acted upon, meaningfully. Knowing that a tidal wave is headed your way when you've got safe ground that's reachable, is actionable. You can take action to change the outcome. Knowing that, say, that within the next century the sun would go nova, or a local star would go supernova, for all practical intents, is not actionable in any manner that action could be taken which would preserve civilization / the human species.
    • Mz 14y ago
      I know what the word actionable means. I don't know what he is asking about. Is my suggestion to read the book actionable? Yes, I think so. Is the info in the book actionable? Yes, I think so, on several fronts. But I don't know what action he wants me talking to him about.
      • dredmorbius 14y ago
        No fears, my bad.
      • Tichy 14y ago
        What you say - if you think the info in the book is actionable, you could have answered my question with "yes".