geekwithsoul

To be fair, he does address that in the intro to the article

Ha! Didn’t expect a thread on corporate snooping on SSD activity would end up with a link to RobWords 😄

They’re using the “thorn” letter from Old English. A silly affectation but just substitute “th” for the symbol they used.

Instead of reading the AI summary, maybe read the actual quote snippets or even better, the actual linked pages.

Not quite. From the very page you linked to:

“Horology is commonly used specifically with reference to the mechanical instruments created to keep time”

Horology is generally used to refer to watchmaking/clockmaking, just as a horologist is a term to used to refer to watchmakers.

The main term for the Wikipedia page you linked is Chronometry, and that would be the more correct term to use when describing the study of time. There’s even discussion on the talk page about how it was probably incorrect to have merged the Chronometry and Horology pages, but edits haven’t been made to fix it yet.

Probably because we have the worst mix of low govt regulations and high amounts of AI tech being pushed at us.

Ipsos is a poll-for-hire firm and they just design the surveys their clients want, unlike Pew which is doing actual independent research polling. It’s like the difference between tobacco company-funded specialized research and independent, government funded basic research.

Here, try this - genuine, well-regarded organization with actual experience at opinion polling far in excess of the clanker wankers at Stanford: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/10/15/how-people-around-the-world-view-ai/

But many are worried about AI’s effects on daily life. A median of 34% of adults say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI, while 42% are equally concerned and excited. A median of 16% are more excited than concerned.

Yeah, and you can automatically trust such an independent and neutral source as that 🙄