The dictionary sues OpenAI | TechCrunch Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say that OpenAI violated the copyright of almost 100,000 articles by using them for LLM training.

The #dictionary sues #OpenAI

#EncyclopediaBritannica and #MerriamWebster have filed a #lawsuit against @openaibot.bsky.social , alleging in its complaint that the #AI giant has committed “massive #copyrightinfringement.”

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stunted (adjective) prevented from growing or developing properly

stunted, adj. ▸ prevented from growing or developing properly

Illegalities may be under the stole,
But should not be sub rosa.

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#wordoftheday
#subrosa
#havenspark
#forgiveness and #justice
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WORD MAN: MULTIFARIOUS 🐙 Learn English Words: MULTIFARIOUS - Meaning, Vocabulary Video with Pictures and Examples I'm reading the Isaac Asimov novel The Robots ...

#words WORD MAN: MULTIFARIOUS #multifarious #palliated #stertorously #meanings #dictionary #definitions
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Do you know what the study of ichthyology is? The answer is in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/ichthyology ( #ichthyology, #biology, #zoology, #science, #definition, #dictionary, #study)

Trump, Rubio, Hegseth:
Today's triumvirate.

(oh, and... uh... Vance)

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#triumvirate
#havenspark
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#folkpoetry
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Don't misinterpretentia

My juvenescentia

For dementia

I'm just having fun!

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#wordoftheday
#juvenescent
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#aging
#havingfun

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I don't do ghosties
But thought I'd test my limits.

When the eidolon appeared
I forwarded to the terminus.

Ah ha!

I knew, knew, KNEW it!
Rewind sans fearfulness!

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#eidolon
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utopia (noun) imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

utopia, n. ▸ imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

Unusual bracketed antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "ship", a spaceship, fr the first English translation of Lucian in 1663! But refers to a nautical ship caught in a whirlwind & then traveling the stars.

Also updated the entry.

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Unusual bracketed antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "ship", a spaceship, fr the first English translation of Lucian of Samosata in 1663! But refers to a nautical ship caught in a whirlwind & then traveling the stars.

Also updated the entry […]

He's one of the founder & decent rich white ;) Google is otherwise s good tool - #dictionary. And why would you take anyone here or anywhere seriously??

nirvana (noun) ideal or idyllic state or place

nirvana, n. ▸ ideal or idyllic state or place

Today's extremely trivial antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "COA", a change of address (in fanzine contexts), from 1961 to 1959.

https://sfdictionary.com/view/427/coa

Today's extremely trivial antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "COA", a change of address (in fanzine contexts), from 1961 to 1959.

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aged hope, hear my cry,
allow creativity inhere
til death do we part

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#inhere
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#aging
#creativity

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@qbi Monty Python strikes again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao

#dictionaryAttack #dirtyDictionary #dictionary

A #Dutch #Dictionary coloring book. Yes, please. #booksky

Shangri-La (noun) place regarded as an earthly paradise

Shangri-La, n. ▸ place regarded as an earthly paradise

If released from Trump,
would they speak with candor?
Or would we get more and/or?

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#wordoftheday
#candor
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#Trump
#Republicans
#Democrats
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paradisiacal (adjective) (of place or state) ideal or idyllic

paradisiacal, adj. ▸ (of place or state) ideal or idyllic

New entries for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "stim", for a (chemical) stimulant, and its derivatives "stim pill" and "stimtab". 1950s onwards, famous authors.

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https://sfdictionary.com/view/1428/stim-pill […]

New entries for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "stim", for a (chemical) stimulant, and its derivatives "stim pill" and "stimtab". 1950s onwards, famous authors.

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effulgent orb,
burn off mist
of mind moors

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#effulgent
#havenspark
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Edenic (adjective) unspoiled and idyllic

Edenic, adj. ▸ unspoiled and idyllic

Today's antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: the fan term "apazine" 'an individual fanzine distributed by an APA', from 1953 to 1948 (plus a [1942] in the form "fapazine"). Also, tweaked the defs of this and "APA".

https://sfdictionary.com/view/426/apazine

Today's antedating for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: the fan term "apazine" 'an individual fanzine distributed by an APA', from 1953 to 1948 (plus a [1942] in the form "fapazine"). Also, tweaked the defs of this and "APA".

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Look at the #gemsbok antlers!

#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd #edutainment @spejampar.bsky.social

I muzzed my muse
meandering, mulling
midnight oil flaming
mourn my muzzy mind

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#wordoftheday
#muzz #muzzy
#havenspark
#poetry
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My niece Sami (17y) was putting in her contacts and my youngest niece Elaina (5y) was watching her. She asked Sami, "Sami are those your eyetacts?"

Writing that into my personal dictionary as a new word.

#language #englishlanguage #dictionary @merriam-webster.com