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Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has... by debt on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:38PM (#16823692)
I hope "semi-infinite" sees wider adoption in our lexicon.
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has... by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:40PM (#16823704)
I’m partial to “infinite enough”.
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has... by vidanay on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:56PM (#16823852)
I've always gone with "for really small values of infinite"
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has... by logfromblammo on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:43PM (#16823729)
Me too. It marks someone as a person I can immediately feel superior to, without knowing anything else about them.

I will continue to use "nigh-inexhaustible", and bandy it about with sesqui-infinite glee, from the tall saddle of my high horse.

Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has... by nontechdude1 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @05:08PM (#16824952)
im not trying to be anything. its a cnbc headline, not some kid writing a term paper. if you know the subject it should be a mediocre joke. why are you calling people elitist for math jokes on a programming forum??
Re:A massive, 'semi-infinite' trove of rare-earth metals has... by eindiran on Thursday April 12, 2018 @10:48PM (#16826806)
I think GP's point is that there is no such thing as "semi-infinite" and thus they can feel superior to them for not understanding how infinite infinity is.