I think it was the Uplift series by David Brin that has an idea where the old ga...

andsoitis · 2026-09-03T03:14:49.000000Z

> a perfect language that has no ambiguity, and because of that they have no poetry or jokes.

Lojban, the constructed language, features:

a) logical grammar, inspired by predicate logic which means every sentence in Lojban has an unambiguous structure that a computer can parse

b) no ambiguity in the grammar (structural ambiguity) while you can be as vague or detailed as you like (or as funny!!)

c) emotional expressions via an "attitudinal" system of words that function like emoji

https://mw.lojban.org/index.php

and here are some Lojban literary forms writeup: https://mw.lojban.org/papri/lojban_literary_forms

BarryMilo · 2026-09-03T03:40:46.000000Z

Talking to developers about humanities often highlights how smart we're not.

ChickeNES · 2026-09-03T04:42:54.000000Z

Talking to people in the humanities about technology often highlights how smart they're not.

ChickeNES · 2026-09-03T04:38:30.000000Z

> I think it was the Uplift series by David Brin that has an idea where the old galactic races all speak a perfect language that has no ambiguity, and because of that they have no poetry or jokes.

Where can I sign up?