Everyone’s favorite lexicographer — Erin McKean — had a great piece in the New York Times last Sunday. In her article, she dives in to the Oxford English Corpus, explaining how we migrate (north), who we chide (the president) and what’s edible (fungi and seaweed, among others).
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Ask the right question
I was in Sports Basement today picking up a bike tube. As the cashier rang up my puchase, he asked me “Is this your first time at Sports Basement?”. I answered “no.” What’s wrong with this? Well, your best customers — your regulars — have to give a negative answer every time. It would be …
Odd spam of the week
This went to myself and five our so others. I think she might be trying to book a gig. I’m really not sure. Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:15:24 -0500 From: Jane Nicolson <[email protected]> Subject: hello HELLO. MY NAME IS LAURA WILSON AND I AM CURRENTLY IN NEED OF A ROOM.. I WILL LIKE TO …
On AT&T’s brilliance
Q: How many AT&T employees does it take to change a light bulb? A: Oww, oww! Hey! My toe!
Denigration 102
Singer-songwrecker n. a bad singer-songwriter. (Credit: Geoff Pearlman) PT Loser n. the bad Chrysler car the rental agency “upgrades” you to. (Credit: Cat Fitzgerald)
Conservatives in their native environment
The Independent‘s Johann Hari goes on a cruise with readers of the National Review: A red-faced man who looks like an egg with a moustache glued on grumbles, ” If the Germans think they can take responsibility for the world, I don’t care about German courts. Bomb them.” I begin to witter on about the …
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The Promise
You fucked with the wrong marine
Ex-Marine, 72, fights off pickpocket: Bill Barnes says he was scratching off a losing $2 lottery ticket inside a gas station when he felt a hand slip into his front-left pants pocket, where he had $300 in cash. He immediately grabbed the person’s wrist with his left hand and started throwing punches with his right, …
Speaking at WWDC: Bug Reporting Best Practices
At this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, I’m giving version 2.0 of my Bug Reporting Best Practices talk. The official blurb: Bug reports that are complete and reproducible help to isolate known issues in system and application software, making a solution much more likely. Learn the bug reporting best practices that Apple has developed in …
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Screens around town: Yahoo, Fuzz
[title blatently stolen from 37signals.] Over at Yahoo, it seems some people just don’t know where they are: Fuzz, on the other hand, has a sense of humour, gently prods its users to fill out their profiles: