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- Programming language subreddits and their choice of words https://github.com/Dobiasd/programming-language-subreddits-and-their-choice-of-words 7 comments
- New York Times word usage frequency, 1970-2018 https://twitter.com/arram/status/1288140788442861568 13 comments
- Trump responds to alleged N-word tape by calling black woman a ‘dog’ https://thinkprogress.org/trump-n-word-omarosa-dog-pierson-tape-48fd8939990d/amp/ 466 comments politics
- Alabama's drag queen: Push, but for Heaven's sake be polite about it | "And as Starling contemplates a run for governor, it has become her three-word campaign slogan: Have Good Manners." http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/08/alabamas_drag_queen_push_but_f.html 16 comments politics
- Confession of a black journalist: Like Paula Deen, I've used the n-word (Opinion from Anthony Cook) | al.com http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/06/confession_of_a_black_journali.html 3 comments politics
- [Highlight] Chris Paul and D'Angelo Russell exchange elbows at the the halfcourt (with replays). Chris Paul throws some friendly curse words at Russell. https://streamable.com/ow8ome 37 comments nba
- [P] Measuring AI's Creativity with Visual Word Puzzles https://www.artfish.ai/p/measuring-ais-creativity-with-visual 2 comments machinelearning
- [Heyman] Early word is the Yankees played it safe to get Cole out before the hamstring worsened, and the hope and even belief is that it’s not too severe. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1435411796706435072?s=09 9 comments baseball
- [Curran] Dolphins TE Adam Shaheen, who said a month ago after missing time because of COVID protocols, he wouldn’t be “strong armed” into getting vaccine. Apparently he was true to his word. Back he goes to reserve/COVID list as the opener approaches. https://twitter.com/tomecurran/status/1434917044227649536?s=12 365 comments nfl
- Words That Mean Nothing - Our political discourse is dominated by issues that don’t exist https://inthesetimes.com/article/politics-woke-cancel-culture-socialism-critical-race-theory 294 comments politics
- [Last Word on Hockey] The Tim Peel Incident Could Cause a Clamp Down on Officiating For Parity https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2021/03/29/the-tim-peel-incident-could-cause-a-clamp-down-on-officiating-for-parity/ 158 comments hockey
- Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor https://abcnews.go.com/us/wirestory/chicago-violence-sparks-war-words-trump-mayor-71894909 8 comments politics
- [Siciliano] Kevin Colbert doesn’t mince words. @AB84 is NOT going to play again for the Steelers. https://twitter.com/andrewsiciliano/status/1232418744959291393?s=21 58 comments nfl
- AMA Announcement: Pratik Sinha, co-founder Alt News, Indian fact checking website. AMA time - Jan 3rd, 2020, 6 PM IST (i.e today afternoon!). Spread the word!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltNews.in 20 comments india
- 'Capitalism' has become a dirty word among millennials. It's not because of the avocado toast. https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2019/04/28/capitalism-avocado-toast-twitter-socialism-pittsburgh-social-media-millennials/stories/201904140005 12 comments politics
- Health care is under attack. Why the GOP is making 'single payer' a dirty word. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/health-care-under-attack-why-gop-making-single-payer-dirty-n907686 29 comments politics
- Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender' http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/16/health/cdc-banned-words/index.html 3 comments politics
- Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender' http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/health/cdc-banned-words/index.html 3 comments politics
- No forbidden words at FDA, agency says after report of CDC policy https://www.statnews.com/2017/12/16/forbidden-words-fda-cdc/?utm_content=buffer51958&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=facebook_organic 8 comments politics
- CDC officials will be forbidden from using these words or phrases in any official documents: "science-based", "evidence-based", "transgender", "fetus", "diversity"... https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity/2017/12/15/f503837a-e1cf-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html?utm_term=.c23676ab530f 648 comments science
- CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity/2017/12/15/f503837a-e1cf-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html?utm_term=.4948e8ac9d48 7 comments politics
- Word 2016 issue on Mac https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/7h7mvi/word_2016_issue_on_mac/ 4 comments techsupport
- 'Did not cry on minister's words', says woman IPS officer who was 'rebuked' by BJP MLA Radha Mohan Aggarwal http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/did-not-cry-on-ministers-words-says-woman-ips-officer-who-was-rebuked-by-bjp-mla-radha-mohan-aggarwal/659007/ 3 comments india
- The word for "word" in European languages https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/82/1a/aa/821aaa5e25c07d9c52697157be3d0939.jpg 152 comments europe
- Why ICE doesn't use the word 'raid' after immigration arrests http://www.kgun9.com/news/national/why-ice-doesnt-use-the-word-raid-after-immigration-arrests 3 comments politics
- Trump Engages CIA in War of Words Over Russian Election Hacking http://abcnews.go.com/international/trump-war-words-intelligence-officials-amid-disagreement-russian/story?id=44131322 19 comments politics
- A word about backticks in Swift https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/LexicalStructure.html 7 comments swift
- Assuming constant bitrate, should two MP3s of the exact same length have the same file size? In other words, does the actual audio (volume, tempo, etc) have any impact on file size? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4yddr6/assuming_constant_bitrate_should_two_mp3s_of_the/ 15 comments askscience
- Are game devs allowed to use Google voice recognition software to register specific words as actions? https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/4i2nrz/are_game_devs_allowed_to_use_google_voice/ 6 comments gamedev
- Duang: a new Chinese word and character http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=17913 19 comments linguistics
- Berry paradox - “The first number that can’t be described using 12 words or fewer.” http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2014/3/the-quest-for-randomness 141 comments math
- Dogs learn to associate words with objects differently than humans do http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/11/21/call.a.ball.dogs.learn.associate.words.with.objects.differently.humans.do 22 comments linguistics
- Outsourcing the Campaign for Outsourcing: Why is "outsourcing" such a dirty word? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-11/outsourcing-the-campaign-for-outsourcing.html 8 comments politics
- Excellent Wording on the CSN Headline http://www.csnwashington.com/hockey-washington-capitals/capitals-talk/semin-gets-blasted-on-tsn?blockid=733714&feedid=10283 4 comments hockey
- Santorum Argues For Religion in Government -- “What does [appear] is the term the free exercise of religion. Those words do appear, so religion is to be freed from the dictates of government. But … the government is not to be free of the influence of faith and people of faith." http://nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/santorum-argues-for-religion-in-government-20120227 4 comments politics
- Steve Jobs' death doesn't absolve Apple: Many Chinese workers who fell ill making Apple products still have harsh words for the company's co-founder http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/111007/steve-jobs-dead-china-economy-foxconn-labor-abuses 31 comments technology
- Help Reddit! Newly elected WI governor Scott Walker wants to bust all the public unions except fire/police and take away all collective bargain rights! Get the word out! http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/115911379.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Yesterday, I spearheaded a new movement at the office. I stopped using the word "we", and started to say what I really meant to say. For example, instead of "We should fix that bug", I say, "You should fix that bug", and good God is it satisfying. http://teddziuba.com/2009/08/stop-using-the-word-we.html 369 comments programming
- Compromise reached on government wiretaps (Compromise? Where is that word in the 1st amendment?) http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fisa20-2008jun20,0,5747865,print.story 4 comments politics
- Police MURDER man by tasering him. His last words, "don't kill me". http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1964707186772642906 7 comments worldnews
