spe·cious
/ˈspēSHəs/
Adjective
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong: "a specious argument".
Misleading in appearance, esp. misleadingly attractive: "a specious appearance of novelty".
So you are saying you would prefer wrong information?
So you are saying you would prefer wrong information?
1 obsolete : showy 2: having deceptive attraction or allure 3: having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic <specious reasoning>
So instead of taking the common meaning of specious, a deceptively attractive benchmark we have to go to a less common use of specious in order to construct an specious argument about the proper use of specious? Nevermind that it is distracting from the main point of the discussion about benchmarks in the context of Topaz.
I would also direct you to the usage examples in your link. All of which use specious in a context that implies deception of outright falsity. I have never ever seen specious used synonymously with obsolescence.
So I'd argue that amalog's definition IS the common one.
But in the case of advertising a new library/project, which is arguably one of the main functions of the frontpage, flawed benchmarks (though not so far as outright lies) at least give me an objective reason to investigate further.
With no benchmarks, generally I'll open the page, mutter "that's nice" and move on with my business. I'd imagine I'm far from the only person who does that. Young projects don't help themselves when they don't effectively advertise themselves.