Pedantic Digressions

[j9c]

Ooops! Thanks. Sorry. Yes, Discourse.

I have a Discord tab open right next to this one, does that count as slightly less incorrect?

[smulder]

… I last paid attention to new messenger apps when IRC was still cool

[smulder]

@jlw

the lens bokeh simulations

DEBATE: should “bokeh” have an h at the end

[DukeTrout]

I only do the Hokeh Bokeh at wedding receptions.

[teknocholer]

Okeh Dokeh!

[smulder]

@Karyudo

This story makes my eye twitch. One does not row a kayak; kayaks are paddled.

[nosaj]

Yep. If the boat and your nose are pointing the same way, you’re paddling. If your nose is pointing to the back of the boat, you’re rowing. If you’re rowing a kayak, you’re sitting in it the wrong way.

[smulder]

[Doctor_Faustus]

Since this is the pedantry thread: you can theoretically row facing forwards, even if it’s not very effective. The real difference between rowing and paddling is that in rowing you use the boat as a pivot (via an oarlock, oarhole or thole pin) while in paddling the paddle is not touching the boat.

And because this is the pedantry thread, I will preempt anyone who asks about Venetian gondolieri: I would define their action as sculling, and sculling as a variety of rowing.

[blackeye]

@nosaj

If you’re rowing a kayak, you’re sitting in it the wrong way.

@Doctor_Faustus

Since this is the pedantry thread: you can theoretically row facing forwards, even if it’s not very effective.

You fine people gave me

1 - Pedantry / Sitting facing forward
2 - Pedantry / facing forward / ineffective but rowing

I give you

3 - Pedantry / facing forward / efficiently rowing / going backwards

[Doctor_Faustus]

I suppose, if you fitted rowlocks to a kayak, due to its double-ended form, you could go backwards very efficiently

[BakerB]

A pushmepullyou!