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Re:Dynamic Programming: The Name (1984) by gbog on Monday September 12, 2016 @02:47AM (#12477688)
"dynamic" cannot be used in a pejorative way? That's a nice challenge. What about "dynamic" accounting (similar to "creative" accounting)? or "dynamic" application of the Law? Some things (not a lot) should really be static. Not talking about typing...
Re:Dynamic Programming: The Name (1984) by Retra on Monday September 12, 2016 @08:57AM (#12479256)
Anything put in scare quotes can be used pejoratively.

>dynamic" application of the Law? Some things (not a lot) should really be static.

We have human judges precisely because a statically enforced law would be unfair and inappropriate to handling the complexity of human lives.

Re:Dynamic Programming: The Name (1984) by arithma on Monday September 12, 2016 @04:57AM (#12478141)
A dynamic building A dynamic highway Though those may give connotations of resistance to earth quakes.

Dynamic accounting can sound like accounting that is done fast, so maybe still