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Data center noise at Great Oak community outside Manassas, Virginia. (streamable.com)
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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Ok.

Which noun would you prefer for the overarching generalized concept of computation sold as a product?

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Over the internet? Cloud computing, like it always has, or just use the word computing, or processing power, or any of a dozen different phrases we already use for it. Every time someone uses the word compute as a noun a techbro jacks off onto their earnings report.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

You can’t use the word “computing”, it’s a gerund that represents an ongoing activity, it can’t be unitized into finite units. “Processing power” is not a noun, it’s a phrase.

Compute is not a boardroom term, it’s an engineering term. It’s used by professionals because it’s efficient, practical, and makes the most sense linguistically in the context it’s used. It may be inelegant, but it’s a function term for an ugly, unnatural thing, it’s not supposed to sound pretty.

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It's also not in the dictionary so it's still bullshit, obnoxious, and honestly just sounds stupid.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It’s absolutely in the dictionary, it’s perfectly plain and inoffensive, and it sounds perfectly descriptive of what it is.

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I tolerated the use of literally literally meaning figuratively but I draw the line at compute as a noun.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Sounds like a personal problem

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, I opened the dialog with my personal feelings on the matter.