#non-linux

(Explanation below)

Explanation:

Countable and singular means you hear “data” and think there’s exactly one thing in discussion. You would use it like “this data is an outlier, whereas that one is not.” Examples of this form: a cat, an artwork

Countable and plural means you hear “data” and think there’s more than one thing being talked about. You would use it like “these data show a positive trend, whereas those do not.” When discussing just one, you would use the term “datum”. Examples: cars, planets

Uncountable means you hear “data” and think that there’s some quantity of it, but it’s not necessarily a numbered amount, in a similar way to a fluid. You would use it like “this data doesn’t prove my hypothesis, but some of that data does.” Examples: water, air

Bias alert:

Hmmm but should I dodge it though?

Let’s do a pro/con list

Pros:

Girl

Might be fun

Cons:

Maybe expensive?

Maybe lots of paperwork?

Not boy

Makes eczema worse? (It’s already pretty bad)

Might involve succumbing to the idea that gender exists, which is a real no-no in my opinion (everything would be a lot better if we stopped grouping people into arbitrary categories by unrelated characteristics like genitals, face shape, appearance, clothing, skin and skin care, and most other things for some reason)

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