Tibor ( tibor@pawb.social ) to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agoToday i installed arch linux for the first timepawb.socialimagemessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up1766
arrow-up1766imageToday i installed arch linux for the first timepawb.socialTibor ( tibor@pawb.social ) to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square129linkfedilink
minus-squaregun/linux ( original_ish_name@latte.isnot.coffee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoConservative means “not extreme” E.g. conservative estimates
minus-squarea_statistician ( a_statistician@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoWords can have multiple meanings - it might be best to find one that doesn’t have the same baggage that conservative has, such as “risk-averse”
minus-squareoce 🐆 ( oce@jlai.lu ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoNot extreme is rather moderate. Conservative estimate means there’s a tendency to not change what was estimated in the past. Moderate would mean that a small change would be accepted.
Conservative means “not extreme”
E.g. conservative estimates
Words can have multiple meanings - it might be best to find one that doesn’t have the same baggage that conservative has, such as “risk-averse”
Not extreme is rather moderate. Conservative estimate means there’s a tendency to not change what was estimated in the past. Moderate would mean that a small change would be accepted.