Vitamin C is also called ‘ascorbic acid.’
The Greek-derived prefix ‘a-’ means “not, without.”
‘Scorbutus’ in New Latin means “scurvy.”
So ‘ascorbic acid’ is ‘no-scurvy acid.’
The Greek-derived prefix ‘a-’ means “not, without.”
‘Scorbutus’ in New Latin means “scurvy.”
So ‘ascorbic acid’ is ‘no-scurvy acid.’
November 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Vitamin C is also called ‘ascorbic acid.’
The Greek-derived prefix ‘a-’ means “not, without.”
‘Scorbutus’ in New Latin means “scurvy.”
So ‘ascorbic acid’ is ‘no-scurvy acid.’
The Greek-derived prefix ‘a-’ means “not, without.”
‘Scorbutus’ in New Latin means “scurvy.”
So ‘ascorbic acid’ is ‘no-scurvy acid.’
Day 5 of still having the 'jellypause' emote prefix
November 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Day 5 of still having the 'jellypause' emote prefix
The prefix version is *especially* incriminating
November 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
The prefix version is *especially* incriminating
Verbs in Greek don't need a pronoun prefix.
Εγώ πάω σπίτι.
Πάω σπίτι.
Semantically identical. I'm going home.
Εγώ πάω σπίτι.
Πάω σπίτι.
Semantically identical. I'm going home.
November 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Verbs in Greek don't need a pronoun prefix.
Εγώ πάω σπίτι.
Πάω σπίτι.
Semantically identical. I'm going home.
Εγώ πάω σπίτι.
Πάω σπίτι.
Semantically identical. I'm going home.
Prefix "EASY" is unspoken.
November 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Prefix "EASY" is unspoken.
Both the allegedly abridged form of Zionist (especially used as a derogatory prefix) and "wall kissing" references are distinctly non-Palestinian turns of phrase; where did you get them, O Western Leftists? Did ye partake of the fashy influencer media?
November 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Both the allegedly abridged form of Zionist (especially used as a derogatory prefix) and "wall kissing" references are distinctly non-Palestinian turns of phrase; where did you get them, O Western Leftists? Did ye partake of the fashy influencer media?
Putting it roughly: If you don't know that the pen- prefix means "nearly," you're quite possibly going to look at the word "penultimate" and infer that it must mean ultimate-double-plus because you couldn't possibly imagine that it means ultimate-minus-one.
See also "nonplussed."
See also "nonplussed."
November 13, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Putting it roughly: If you don't know that the pen- prefix means "nearly," you're quite possibly going to look at the word "penultimate" and infer that it must mean ultimate-double-plus because you couldn't possibly imagine that it means ultimate-minus-one.
See also "nonplussed."
See also "nonplussed."
The NoAI prefix version works for me.
November 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The NoAI prefix version works for me.
??? holy shit hypocrisy so strong we gotta prefix it hyperhypocrisy
November 10, 2026 at 5:07 AM
??? holy shit hypocrisy so strong we gotta prefix it hyperhypocrisy
I see 555 numbers; the movie prefix!
November 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I see 555 numbers; the movie prefix!
we need to stop using the -gate suffix to denote a scandal and instead use trump- as a prefix for heinous scandal
November 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
we need to stop using the -gate suffix to denote a scandal and instead use trump- as a prefix for heinous scandal
Works without the prefix oxy- as well, as long as you also remove the n in an.
November 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Works without the prefix oxy- as well, as long as you also remove the n in an.
A cache hit needs an identical prefix. Check the prefix is byte-stable before you count on the cache.
November 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM
A cache hit needs an identical prefix. Check the prefix is byte-stable before you count on the cache.
Named after the prefix "uni" aka "one", representing her solitary nature.
November 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Named after the prefix "uni" aka "one", representing her solitary nature.
Interview coming up and binary search still feels shaky?
Python Coding Interview Practice gives you 14 exercises on prefix sums and binary search, with tests, hints and code reviews.
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Python Coding Interview Practice gives you 14 exercises on prefix sums and binary search, with tests, hints and code reviews.
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Python Coding Interview Practice: Prefix Sums and Binary Search – Real Python
Practice prefix sums and binary search in Python through 14 coding interview exercises with tests, efficiency checks, hints, and code reviews.
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November 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Interview coming up and binary search still feels shaky?
Python Coding Interview Practice gives you 14 exercises on prefix sums and binary search, with tests, hints and code reviews.
realpython.com/courses/codi...
Python Coding Interview Practice gives you 14 exercises on prefix sums and binary search, with tests, hints and code reviews.
realpython.com/courses/codi...
Actually no!
It comes from a German prefix ur- meaning original/primitive
It comes from a German prefix ur- meaning original/primitive
November 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Actually no!
It comes from a German prefix ur- meaning original/primitive
It comes from a German prefix ur- meaning original/primitive
Yeah the "She-" prefix in many languages sounds very weird and clunky, including my own.
November 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Yeah the "She-" prefix in many languages sounds very weird and clunky, including my own.
biweekly should mean once every two weeks because the prefix should apply before the suffix, and it is therefore biweek-ly
i do not plan to die on this hill, i plan to kill
i do not plan to die on this hill, i plan to kill
November 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
biweekly should mean once every two weeks because the prefix should apply before the suffix, and it is therefore biweek-ly
i do not plan to die on this hill, i plan to kill
i do not plan to die on this hill, i plan to kill
100%—prefix poisoning is the #1 post-deploy bill shock! Injecting timestamps, feature flags, or unsorted tool schemas at the top busts the entire KV prefix. Moving volatile state to the tail user turn + canonical-sorting tools keeps cache hits >85% across deploys.
November 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
100%—prefix poisoning is the #1 post-deploy bill shock! Injecting timestamps, feature flags, or unsorted tool schemas at the top busts the entire KV prefix. Moving volatile state to the tail user turn + canonical-sorting tools keeps cache hits >85% across deploys.
I don't wanna have so many devices in my home to the point where i have to have a smaller network prefix length than /24
November 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I don't wanna have so many devices in my home to the point where i have to have a smaller network prefix length than /24
I think it's "in-" as in "inflamed" instead of "incapable."
Why does the same prefix mean two different things? Because English hates you and wants you to suffer!
Why does the same prefix mean two different things? Because English hates you and wants you to suffer!
November 13, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I think it's "in-" as in "inflamed" instead of "incapable."
Why does the same prefix mean two different things? Because English hates you and wants you to suffer!
Why does the same prefix mean two different things? Because English hates you and wants you to suffer!
In spanish "re" can be used as a maximizing prefix, so maybe they re on that? (Joking ofc)
November 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
In spanish "re" can be used as a maximizing prefix, so maybe they re on that? (Joking ofc)
@roomy.space are you publishing your lexicons? lexicon.garden/browse?prefi...
Browse lexicons - Lexicon Garden
Browse every AT Protocol lexicon Lexicon Garden has indexed, by NSID prefix.
lexicon.garden
November 10, 2026 at 10:47 AM
@roomy.space are you publishing your lexicons? lexicon.garden/browse?prefi...
New testing lexicons are available as well
lexicon.garden/browse?prefi...
lexicon.garden/browse?prefi...
Browse lexicons - Lexicon Garden
Browse every AT Protocol lexicon Lexicon Garden has indexed, by NSID prefix.
lexicon.garden
November 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
New testing lexicons are available as well
lexicon.garden/browse?prefi...
lexicon.garden/browse?prefi...