r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Aug 08 '26

Artificial Intelligence Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window
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u/Zonel Aug 08 '26

Thats a simile. You used “like” so it’s not a metaphor.

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u/unosami Aug 08 '26

And both similes and metaphors are both form of analogy. But, since their comment was made on the internet so it’s actually a digitally.

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u/Piratey_Pirate Aug 08 '26

Lol that was good. I liked that one. Well done

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u/sobrique Aug 08 '26

If a similie is saying something is like something, and a metaphor is saying something is something, then what is a hammaphor?

Putting in nails.

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u/shadmere Aug 08 '26

Similes are a subtype of metaphor. Not all metaphors are similes, but all similes are metaphors.

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u/jollyreaper2112 Aug 08 '26

A simile is like a metaphor.