Hacker News with Generative AI: Semantics

The HTML Review (thehtml.review)
The meaning of MAYA is the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions. Broadly: illusion.
Web Development, Semantics, Technology, Design, Philosophy
37 points by bookofjoe 11 days ago | 7 comments
Most "Investing" Is Just Speculation (vincentschmalbach.com)
The words people choose often reveal more about how they want to be perceived than what they're actually doing. Take the term "investing" - it implies not just sophistication and careful analysis, but also suggests a contribution to economic growth and societal progress.
Finance, Semantics, Investing, Social Commentary
8 points by vincent_s 62 days ago | 5 comments
Mathematical meaning is not captured by meaning-as-use (willzeng.com)
“The meaning of a word is its use in the language.” - Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
Philosophy, Linguistics, Semantics
7 points by sebg 139 days ago | 0 comments
Gravity is not a force (superposer.substack.com)
The debate about whether gravity is a force since it has just flared up yet again so I thought now would be a good time to give Substack a start, and wade in. The debate is partly semantics, and sometime a bit of physics-trolling but it’s weirdly heated, I think because it hinges on differing attitudes to geometry and field theory.
Physics, Science, Semantics, Debate
53 points by Luc 157 days ago | 147 comments
Programming language semantics: It's easy as 1,2,3 [pdf] (nott.ac.uk)
Programming Languages, Computer Science, Semantics
4 points by todsacerdoti 166 days ago | 1 comments