http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/ Engadget Comments for "Shrug-detecting" software recognizes your disinterest http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/Apr 27th 2006 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/Apr 27th 2006 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/
"Disinterested means impartial, unbiased. Though it does sound like it would be a fancier way of saying "uninterested," the meaning is very different. ]]>Apr 27th 2006 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/
It's an interesting case where the substantivized verb and the noun have different meaning.

Disinterestedness shows objectivity or impartiality

Disinterest shows lack of interest.]]>Jul 22nd 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/Apr 27th 2006 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/Apr 27th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/"Let's build in technology that makes the game better on the fly if we detect boredom in the player!" (..and leave it always on? That way the game is always getting better!)]]>Apr 27th 2006 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/shrug-detecting-software-recognizes-your-disinterest/
REQUEST: Please build a PMS detector

Thank you

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Clippy: It looks like you are not interested in this document. Would you like to...

A) Retype it all
B) Change the font color to pink
C) Schedule an appointment for a psychiatric evaluation
D) More Choices..

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