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about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Because, sionnach--this page came first, and that's where the esteemed professor was invented. We created him male, and male he remains.

about 1 year ago sionnach said:

uselessness and reesetee: I don't understand how you can refer to von Smarty Pants as being male, when elsewhere on Wordie we are given information which clearly indicates the perfessor was born female. See discussion under Professor von Schmartzenpanz.

over 2 years ago Tellurian said:

If the order-chaos balance is tipped somewhat towards the ordered side, I propose "ordotic". It's like the difference between a meat and potato pie, and a potato and meat one. (Believe me, there is a difference. :)

Also, I wouldn't equate either word to neutral, quite; they potentially have similar meanings, but having properties of both chaos and order doesn't necessarily mean that the chaos-to-order ratio is equal. (Also, "neutral" implies, at least to my mind, a somewhat benign and passive state, whereas I see both "chaordic" and "ordotic" as very active words, ones that emphasize the presence rather than absence of both properties.)

over 2 years ago uselessness said:

Only for tax purposes.

over 2 years ago chained_bear said:

Oh no! Isn't it Professor von Schmartzenpantz?!

over 2 years ago trivet said:

Sheesh!

---> :)

over 2 years ago reesetee said:

...until someone explained to the good doctor that it meant the same thing as epicaricacy. At which point he instantly recovered and began speaking about his algorithm with great enthusiasm.

over 2 years ago npydyuan said:

AP NEWS. Schmartzenpanz reportedly became apoplectic when asked at a recent press conference about his views on schadenfreude....

over 2 years ago reesetee said:

...until he changed his name from von Smarty Pants to von Schmartzenpanz. Suddenly, he was a star. ;->

over 2 years ago uselessness said:

...however, Professor von Smarty Pants could never be taken seriously with such an awesome name, and thus was stripped of his tenure, and his algorithm was soon forgotten. ;-)

over 2 years ago 82times said:

I enjoy chaordic very much.

I can see this being used as a system attribute that can be attained. i.e.,

It was long theorized that {yada yada some complex system} was chaordic. but this could not proved until Professor von Smarty Pants determined an algorithm that could predict the change patters of any element within {some facet of that complex system}.

over 2 years ago uselessness said:

Think of a computer physics model. You could have a complex system with many independent particles interacting with one another, and the effect would appear very chaotic. Yet every particle is precisely calculated according to predetermined rules and algorithms. The position of any given particle at any given time could (theoretically) be figured out with a pencil and paper and a lot of patience.

Ultimately, it applies to the physical world too; there are zillions of subatomic bits flying around the universe at insane rates of speed. Protons, neutrons, electrons. It's utter chaos. But every one of those little bits is subject to the laws of physics, and is therefore in perfect order. All we need to understand is the way those laws work, and the universe can be predicted. The most chaotic system is not chaotic at all, and the very concept of chaos is irrelevant.

over 2 years ago icco said:

what an awesome idea for a word. Possibly equivalent to neutral?

over 2 years ago reesetee said:

Excellent!

over 2 years ago slumry said:

having properties of both chaos and order (I had to dig for a definition) :)

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