Charlie Stross on Nostr: So, it turns out that while Edward Lear invented the word "Runcible" it had no set ...
So, it turns out that while Edward Lear invented the word "Runcible" it had no set meaning and nothing much stuck (except very tenuously, as a synonym for "spork").
I am now racking my brains for a suitable thing in my new space opera to pin "runcible" onto. Maybe the name of whatever they use instead of computers?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RunciblePublished at
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