Probably unrelated to this, but ‘nonce’ is a concept in cryptography (not the cryptocurrency-kind), a number used only once in a cryptographic operation.
Thank you for explaining, I only know nonce being used to refer to someone as a pedo so Noncefest certainly raised an eyebrow. I can only assume this guy was unaware of the meaning.
nonce did used to be an English word too meaning “of/at the moment” or “for one purpose” so Number used Once is actually a backronym
It derived from Middle English was “tō þen naness” which is roughly “best item for a purpose” literally, but is used to mean “something” or “disposable/temporary” in context.
Am from the UK and my mom would call anyone she didnt like on TV a nonce (turns out she had a high accuratarcy rate) so i grew up thinking it just meant stupid, which resulted in me calling myself a nonce when making a mistake at work to peoples shock and amusment.
This may be pedantic, but that is the cryptocurrency kind. The “crypto” in “cryptocurrency” literally comes from the term “cryptography”. It is currency that is secured by cryptographic functions.
Cryptocurrency is cryptography, but cryptography isn’t cryptocurrency.
There’s a good reason to note that a term that most uninformed people might assume is unrelated to a shitty thing people hate. Kind of like how a lot of shit we used to call AI has to be clarified as non-llm because the llms have become the initial connotation to AI.
Probably unrelated to this, but ‘nonce’ is a concept in cryptography (not the cryptocurrency-kind), a number used only once in a cryptographic operation.
Apart from the colloquial British use, that is.
Thank you for explaining, I only know nonce being used to refer to someone as a pedo so Noncefest certainly raised an eyebrow. I can only assume this guy was unaware of the meaning.
I knew the crypto term only, there desire to change the name makes sense. Still the nonce’s responsibility to pay for the work done.
The slang term for pedophile is only used in the UK, hence the Americans keep doing this.
We need to bring it to our own lexicon. It packs a punch. 😂
As someone from the UK who works in software engineering, the combination of meanings is always hilarious
It’s like being psychology adjacent and having to double check which CBT do people mean
I spent a while figuring that one out for sure (am swedish)!
nonce did used to be an English word too meaning “of/at the moment” or “for one purpose” so Number used Once is actually a backronym
It derived from Middle English was “tō þen naness” which is roughly “best item for a purpose” literally, but is used to mean “something” or “disposable/temporary” in context.
thank you i had to look up the british slang now, as I could only think of the cryptographic association
Am from the UK and my mom would call anyone she didnt like on TV a nonce (turns out she had a high accuratarcy rate) so i grew up thinking it just meant stupid, which resulted in me calling myself a nonce when making a mistake at work to peoples shock and amusment.
Same here. Learned at about the age of 35 the real meaning!
This may be pedantic, but that is the cryptocurrency kind. The “crypto” in “cryptocurrency” literally comes from the term “cryptography”. It is currency that is secured by cryptographic functions.
I’m well aware.
Most cryptocurrency pushers are less interested in the underlying cryptographic fundamentals, however.
Cryptography is undeniably cool. Cryptocurrency is undeniably not cool.
Cryptocurrency is cryptography, but cryptography isn’t cryptocurrency.
There’s a good reason to note that a term that most uninformed people might assume is unrelated to a shitty thing people hate. Kind of like how a lot of shit we used to call AI has to be clarified as non-llm because the llms have become the initial connotation to AI.
Cryptocurrency uses cryptographics, the WEB uses cryptographics! Everone uses cryptographics.
It’s a banana is a fruit moment.
See, I never knew that. I wondered what kind of weird convention this is. 😂
Very related to this