Comments on: The word “virtual” is meaningless http://www.starchamber.com/2006/11/the-word-virtual-is-meaningless.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ryan Sawyer http://www.starchamber.com/2006/11/the-word-virtual-is-meaningless.html#comment-988 Ryan Sawyer Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:33:43 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1339#comment-988 On a semi-related side note, I recently found out that the "real" world is now being referred to as "meatspace", which I find quite endearing in a Neuromancer sort of way. On a semi-related side note, I recently found out that the “real” world is now being referred to as “meatspace”, which I find quite endearing in a Neuromancer sort of way.

]]> By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2006/11/the-word-virtual-is-meaningless.html#comment-987 Ned Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:36:23 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1339#comment-987 Analog (adj.): The pre-Johnny von Neumann state of the world. Analog (adj.): The pre-Johnny von Neumann state of the world.

]]> By: Mike http://www.starchamber.com/2006/11/the-word-virtual-is-meaningless.html#comment-986 Mike Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:57:56 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1339#comment-986 My personal favorite retronym: Analog (adj.) Discuss. My personal favorite retronym:

Analog (adj.)

Discuss.

]]> By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2006/11/the-word-virtual-is-meaningless.html#comment-985 Ned Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:11:57 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1339#comment-985 I've heard the term <em>retronym</em> used for neologisms that are coined to refit old words that have since become ambiguous. In the aerospace business, the word "aircraft" used to refer uniquely to planes you see at the airport. But they had to start calling them "fixed-wing aircraft" when helicopters ("rotorcraft") came along. Sounds stupid though. "Does your aircraft have fixed wings?" I sure hope so. I’ve heard the term retronym used for neologisms that are coined to refit old words that have since become ambiguous. In the aerospace business, the word “aircraft” used to refer uniquely to planes you see at the airport. But they had to start calling them “fixed-wing aircraft” when helicopters (”rotorcraft”) came along. Sounds stupid though. “Does your aircraft have fixed wings?” I sure hope so.

]]> By: St. Frank http://www.starchamber.com/2006/11/the-word-virtual-is-meaningless.html#comment-984 St. Frank Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:48:02 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1339#comment-984 I heard an interview on NPR a while back, and the Uber Geek who was being interviewed about advances in Virtual Reality, kept referring to the real world as "real reality'....as opposed to "virtual reality". Hey Pal, it's called REALITY.Sheesh! I heard an interview on NPR a while back, and the Uber Geek who was being interviewed about advances in Virtual Reality, kept referring to the real world as “real reality’….as opposed to “virtual reality”.
Hey Pal, it’s called REALITY.Sheesh!

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