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> which lies in a secret location outside of Sydney, Australia A bit of poetic license there? An aerial photo and lat/long are in this paper. https://www.res

by femto 2y ago

> which lies in a secret location outside of Sydney, Australia A bit of poetic license there? An aerial photo and lat/long are in this paper. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Aerial-view-of-the-Australian-Facility-for-Taphonomic-Experimental-Research-AFTER_fig2_330960284 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Aerial-view-of-the-Austr... Here it is on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B038'51.4%22S+150%C2%B039'46.8%22E/@-33.6481457,150.6612027,1339m https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B038'51.4%22S+150%C2...

sandworm101 2y ago
There is a nuance between "secret" as used in "top secret" and secret as in "secretary". The later means more private than hidden from view. This is a secret location because the general public is not allowed to visit.
- JCharante 2y ago
  why not just say private location? My house is a private place, but it's not a secret.
  - sandworm101 2y ago
    Maybe because "private" in English can also mean non-publicly-owned, ie in private hands. This facility could easily be a publicly-owned and yet not open to the public. English is weird.
    - have_faith 2y ago
      Then it's simply restricted.
      - DonHopkins 2y ago
        How about "stinky", if the goal is to discourage corpse tourism while being technically accurate and honest.
      - rc5150 2y ago
        Why is everyone arguing about the semantics here? Why don't we just start a zoom call with the author and complain together?
  - whycome 2y ago
    What’s your address?
- andyjohnson0 2y ago
  "Secret" also meaning "private" may be a distinction in some languages [1], but not in contemporary English. [1] a well-known example https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Apostolic_Archive#%E2%80%9CSecret%E2%80%9D_name https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Apostolic_Archive#%E...
ceejayoz 2y ago
Area 51 is also a secret facility. We all know where it is, though.
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by femto 2y ago

sandworm101 2y ago

There is a nuance between "secret" as used in "top secret" and secret as in "secretary". The later means more private than hidden from view. This is a secret location because the general public is not allowed to visit.

JCharante 2y ago
why not just say private location? My house is a private place, but it's not a secret.
- sandworm101 2y ago
  Maybe because "private" in English can also mean non-publicly-owned, ie in private hands. This facility could easily be a publicly-owned and yet not open to the public. English is weird.
  - have_faith 2y ago
    Then it's simply restricted.
    - DonHopkins 2y ago
      How about "stinky", if the goal is to discourage corpse tourism while being technically accurate and honest.
    - rc5150 2y ago
      Why is everyone arguing about the semantics here? Why don't we just start a zoom call with the author and complain together?
- whycome 2y ago
  What’s your address?
andyjohnson0 2y ago
"Secret" also meaning "private" may be a distinction in some languages [1], but not in contemporary English. [1] a well-known example https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Apostolic_Archive#%E2%80%9CSecret%E2%80%9D_name https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Apostolic_Archive#%E...

ceejayoz 2y ago

Area 51 is also a secret facility. We all know where it is, though.

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