tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post53266245246037984..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Positive trend of the day: taking less offenseEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-39691649984355151152010-09-29T20:47:51.304+13:002010-09-29T20:47:51.304+13:00@Luis: I loved stochastic being in the mix in that...@Luis: I loved stochastic being in the mix in that XKCD<br /><br />@Anon: Aha, good catch. The last survey was online; the prior ones were all face to face. But the decline happened also between the first two iterations, both of which were face to face.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-71942200009312754292010-09-29T15:16:04.371+13:002010-09-29T15:16:04.371+13:00so a bunch of people filling out an online survey ...so a bunch of people filling out an online survey get to decide what is and what is not offensiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-58939868624382574272010-09-29T12:43:33.626+13:002010-09-29T12:43:33.626+13:00Language inflation. It works not only for 'off...Language inflation. It works not only for 'offensive' language (what about cunt though?) but for many other words. It is just a matter of looking at our promotion applications; one cannot be just *good*, but super sustained competent to apply.<br /><br />Have you seen the <a href="http://xkcd.com/798/" rel="nofollow">latest XKCD</a> comic trip? Very topical.Luishttp://apiolaza.netnoreply@blogger.com