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>SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) I like silly backronyms like that[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculoos https:/
by anvandare 4y ago
>SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars)
I like silly backronyms like that[0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculoos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculoos
- stinos 4y agoUsing a type of beer, TRAPPIST, as 'Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope' wasn't bad either [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1
- torstenvl 4y agoTrappist is not a type of beer. It is a type of Catholic monastic order. They just happen to make decent beer (and jam, and many other things). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappists
- samatman 4y agoSo this is a category error much like saying French is not a type of poodle. I assure you, it is, just as, well, two can play at this game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer .
- torstenvl 4y agoThe link you posted shows the opposite: Trappists brew many types of beer, though arguably Trippels are the most common lately. Saying Trappist is a type of beer is like saying French is a type of poodle — if you used the label only to refer to a poodle bred in France. A more apt comparison is saying Bordeaux is a type of wine. Bordeaux is a region in France; it is well-known for 5-6 types of wine; any Bordeaux wine that qualifies for AOC proudly displays its Bordeaux heritage on the bottle.
- JoachimS 4y agoOr Champagne, which are different kinds of sparkling wine made in Russia: https://www.foodandwine.com/news/russia-champagne-law-sparkling-wine-label https://www.foodandwine.com/news/russia-champagne-law-sparkl... (I see myself out now.)
- modernpink 4y agoThere are category category errors being committed on all sides. The confusion is arising from the word "type". To some, a "type" of beer is a style of beer characterised by common ingredients, methods and appearance. To others a "type" of beer may be as loosely defined as simply the kind of container it is stored in (can, bottle, draught).
- mgsouth 4y agoWhich raises the question[0], "Why French poodle?" Is there a non-French variety? Wikipedia indicates not [1], although they probably originated in Germany. [2] [0] Not "begs". Never "begs the question," even if I am being pompously pedantic. [0'] [0'] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#Vernacular https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question#Vernacula... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle [1'] [1'] TIL the word "cynalogy"--"the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynology [2] Also, while the Germans refer to the breed as "Pudel," the French call them "Caniche". So of course in English we call them <"French"> <German word>. [3] Rabbits! They went down this hole!
- AlecSchueler 4y agoAnd the type of beer they make is known as Trappist Beer, which is what the project is named after. See: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1023/ https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1023/
- stinos 4y agoTrappist is not a type of beer. Ok I guess in English the correct term is indeed 'trappist beer', but in Dutch 'trappist' is used to refer to the beer as well as the monk/nun; there's a lot more talking about beer than about those monks obviously, so you can imagine that for me 'trappist' means 'beer' no matter what language so pardon my linguistic mistake :)
- sam_lowry_ 4y agoSame in French. I guess that whenever one sees the word trappist in a conversation, beer comes in mind first. Unless you are in a history class.
- biztos 4y agoIn Hungary, Trappist is first and foremost a cheese. I would even call it the default cheese, though like many cheeses it was apparently invented in France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappista_cheese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappista_cheese
- sanxiyn 4y agoIn my opinion, H0LiCOW (H0 Lenses in COSMOGRAIL's Wellspring) was a bit too much, trying too hard.
- twic 4y agoI am currently reading a paper [1] about the Far-side Array for Radio Science Investigations of the Dark ages and Exoplanets (FARSIDE). [1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.02216 https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.02216
- schwartzworld 4y agoReminds me of Calvin and Hobbes' "Get Rid Of Slimy girlS"