Eugen RochkoDec 10, 2018
I thought space was like an empty thing with rocks in it but here I am learning about interstellar plasma wtf
Show threadEugen RochkoDec 11, 2018
Why did they ever stop calling outer space the aether
Show threadEugen Rochko
Look I'm not saying the concept of aether that was disproved is true, I'm saying the word "aether" is cool and should totally mean "interstellar plasma"
Dec 11, 2018 at 5:14amWeb
Show threadLord Guysbert de Fieri Dec 11, 2018
@Gargron the word aether IS cool and interstellar plasma is a pretty damn good thing to stick it on
Show threadEllieDec 11, 2018

@InspectorCaracal @Gargron "aether" is even better when you pair it with the adjective that described it in those 18th- and 19th-century theories:

"lumeniferous" (i.e. "the lumeniferous aether")

Show threadJoel Page🦀Dec 11, 2018
@Gargron Well, there’s this very new concept of massless dark fluid to explain everything — https://theconversation.com/bizarre-dark-fluid-with-negative-mass-could-dominate-the-universe-what-my-research-suggests-107922
Bizarre 'dark fluid' with negative mass could dominate the universe – what my research suggests

Forget about dark matter and dark energy, new research suggests that the existence of 'dark fluid' may solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics.

Show threadEugen RochkoDec 11, 2018
@JoelPage Science would advance faster if people stopped calling things "dark fluid" and just started calling them "aether"
Show threadJoel Page🦀Dec 11, 2018
@Gargron I am in total agreement with you.
Show threadGgungabyfishDec 11, 2018
@Gargron Words are just weird.
Show threadRicardo J. MéndezDec 11, 2018
@Gargron It's even cooler when you think of Lovecraft and the Mi-Go, who crossed the space within worlds with their membranous wings beating against the aether.
Show threadAlexandre OlivaDec 11, 2018
they're not computer scientists. we call AI stuff that's entirely unlike AI as it was first coined, but they insist in using a different name for something that's not quite the same as the aether from back then
Show threadtom hDec 11, 2018
@Gargron i support aether if we spell it "Æther", on the premise that nordic letters are approximately 100% more metal
Show threadtSattyDec 11, 2018
@tomharris @Gargron ugh, that would be so confusing, since we already use "Æter" for the chemical compounds named "ether" in english.
Show threadtom hDec 11, 2018
@zatnosk @Gargron 19th century pig patient to 19th century pig doctor: could I have some æther döctör?
Show threadtSattyDec 11, 2018
@tomharris wät
Show threadDrew.zer0⌘Dec 11, 2018
@Gargron I feel like the name "ethernet" was a huge missed opportunity, can you imagine it we called Wi-Fi "aethernet" instead?
Show threadNinjaFingersDec 11, 2018
@Gargron It's an awesome word.