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Putting a good spin on things, verbally, can be a habit, a necessary business skill, or a vocation unto itself. Take a look at euphemism, who it hurts and who it benefits, and how different cultures, both internationally and intranationally, deploy it. Euphemism is used across cultures and sit stanley cup uations, but at its heart it about getting away with something. Whether you want to get away with ever-so-gently implying that a certain someone is a drunk, or maintaining a little personal dignity, or orchestrating some really nasty business, you ;re employing sleight of hand. Perhaps the most famous euphemism rant, stateside, came from George Carlin when he talked about the slow progress of military and medical lingo from 8216 hell shock, ; through, battle fatigue ; and operational exhaustion, ; to the sterile and clinical post traumatic stress disorder, ; with each stage making the words less visceral and more abstract, lessening the chance of people urgently demanding help for soldiers. If you agree stanley flasche with Carlin, this is a sinist stanley mugs er use of euphemism. Real problems are sanitized so their effects aren ;t perceived as urgent. But is medical euphemism always a bad thing There seems to be a consensus that American English in particular tends towards these kinds of medical euphemisms. This is in part because of the evolution of understanding medical conditions, and in part because any time people widely begin to know of a med Gacd You will look regal and insane riding on this rollerblading robot chariot
The verdict is in for the Oracle vs. Google trial on whether Java was used improperly in the development of Android. The answer Yes, sort of. The jury ruled that Oracle has proven that Google admitted use of Java was infringing on Oracle API. Specific portions of code were ruled as infringing Oracle copyright or not, but the decision states that the overall structure and sequence of Java had been infringed. There was no decision on whether it fell under fair use. Google already moved for a stanley mug mistrial on the grounds that the verdict could not inclu stanley cup usa de partial answers. The Java lawsuit stretches back to 2010, after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems. Over time, it be stanley water jug came pretty clear that yes, Google had probably used Java without going through all of the proper motions. Google remained firm, stating that it done nothing wrong, but there a lot of evidence to the contrary, like an internal memo from Andy Rubin stating, My proposal is that we take a license. https://gizmodo/oracle-files-lawsuit-aga...py-5611746 That all sounds pretty grim for Google. But today ruling actually doesn ;t look too bad from Mountain View side of the aisle. While infringements were found, Judge Alsup also ruled that liabilities were confined to nine lines of code, and tossed aside Oracle wider claims on profits gained from Android use of Java. And here the other t
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