For me, referring to Marcus Aurelius as “Aurelius” diminished the author’s credibility, like referring to Queen Elizabeth as “Windsor”. Am I being excessively pedantic?
It's just an abbreviation, doesn't bother me, never read his book. Maybe 'Marcus' would be better, especially if that's the convention used in history books, but it's pretty bog standard to abbreviate a name or title after it's been introduced.
Oceanus's ocean tosses with slow, tall waves, beneath a pale blue sky. The colonists live in tall cities of steel and concrete with buildings sealed against the planet's harsh environment, on platforms floating on the planet-wide ocean. They spend their time pursuing art, leisure, and spiritual fulfilment, while automatic machines take care of their material needs.
OP. You know, I made a diligent effort to find a primary source, whether a paper or whatnot. It seems like Oxford is trying to get across the idea there has been a general “breakthrough” or at least recent dramatic improvement, but it doesn’t seem tied to any particular paper. Sometimes it’s hard to tell from paper titles or even abstracts.
On the other hand, it’s Oxford, source of some of the greatest achievements in human history. If they want to trumpet something that’s going on, I’d give them the benefit of the doubt it’s worth a sniff. And here at HN, people who know might chime in.
So, I don’t do this all the time, but I made an exception and floated it, apparently reasonably.
I also had a personal connection, which was the micron thin film aspect, which my dad worked on at a megacorp for his whole career. Would have been great to be able to chat with him about it, ach well.
Not especially enthusiastic about this tech, but in fairness, the idea is to catch people at (e.g.) train stations on their way to these riots, where they are much less likely to be wearing masks.
Yeah, I’m not grumping at you. It’s just people being people: exaggerating for effect, willfully ignorant, extrapolating from insufficient data. φιλόάσοφοι kings.
