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by DoofusOfDeath 2419 days ago
Can you explain what "woo" means in this context? I've seen it used a lot lately, but it's new to me.
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Reading the sibling link, it looks like this person is using "woo" incorrectly in this context. Good science/technology often has failed outcomes (which isn't woo). I'm also presuming the University of Adelaide isn't practicing pseudoscience.
Eh, it's definitely a loose/sarcastic usage of the word, but it works for me.
w is quite close to p on my colemak keyboard. Maybe they meant poo.