Anticpating what I'd like to do with my life after Lizard is finished, I've created a patreon: https://t.co/jdPWQi6ZKK

Migrated from Windows 10 to 11... so far it's going very poorly. A lot of stuff broke. I think I'll have to backup and reformat instead. 😢

Now he may (probably) not be a speedy blue hedgehog BUT LETS MAKE SOME NOISE FOR SONIC MAAAAN!

Well, I'm now a licensed school bus driver. 🏫🚌 https://t.co/N2n9tVXvXj

The honey locusts around here were the first trees to change colour this fall. I wonder if the "honey" name came from their little golden leaves? They seem to pile up along the curb, gilding the streets and paths.

I've been making neeps and tatties for a long time, but they've really been on another level ever since I acquired some MSG. 😙👌🥔🍠

Finished Alwa's Awakening for the NES last night what a delight the game was! If you haven't gotten your hands on a copy I highly advise you pick it up. Fun Metroid-style game! Shoutout to @bbbradsmith @DrMooCowz and jordigh for the raids last night! :) Not sure what's next.. 🤔

It's time to start harvesting these peppers. The jalapeños I'll probably pickle. I put about ¼ of this first reaper onto some spicy honey sesame gochujang chicken wings. 🌶

Managed to find some mooncakes this year. The "double yolk" variety makes them quite heavy eating. Maybe next year I'll try to make some myself. 🥮

Always loved the song, but I'd never seen Screamin' Jay Hawkins before, and goddamn. https://t.co/iXhCVaimnB

If you're planning to play the Famicom survival horror game Sweet Home, I've made a complete transcription of its original Japanese manual, with scans and an English translation. #SweetHome https://t.co/CQRuKbRN2u

Generally where people need it to be precise, more qualifiers are added. e.g. "at least as many", "exactly as many". The unqualified case in question, I was trying to find real examples that show one meaning or the other, but it was really hard because it almost never matters!

There's also a funny alternative usage that goes like "There will be as many as 5 students attending." This is generally with a potential/condition attached, but here it means less than or equal, but not more, though generally implied that the number will be close to equal. <=

Where I've seen this nitpick come up multiple times, though, is in game rules. A situation where you need a precise logical meaning to solve a puzzle, or answer a test question, etc. Discussing these, I learned that most but not all want "as many X as Y" to be exactly equal.

In real usage, usually it doesn't seem change the meaning much either way. Most often the amounts are approximate, and the meaning could be something like "equivalent" or "sufficient" and it doesn't really matter which. "I've got as many problems with this as you do."

The negative form "not as many X as Y" always means fewer. In more formal logic the negative of < is >=, equal or greater. Language often differs from logic though. I always felt it as "for every X, there is a Y". X is sufficient to cover Y, but it could also be more...

So my question was how people perceive the meaning of "as many X as Y". Most people seem to interpret it as the same number, but a minority, myself included read it as the same number or more... https://t.co/7D0lDAgnPV

I have a bucket! ...hat. It's the bucket from @JuliaMinamata's The Crimson Diamond.

This isn't a trick or anything, just answer what seems true. I'm just curious about different interpretations of these words. (I'll explain when the poll is finished.)

🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉 Are there as many apples as owls?