Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
Now that I’ve upgraded to Firefox 2.0, I get spell-checking inside website forms — a bonus! But the spell-checker has trouble with “Stilgherrian” (oddly enough).
Its suggestions are “Spenglerian” (after the German pre-Nazi historian and philosopher Oswald Spengler, “Utilitarianism” (the ethical theory), “Cherianne’s” (whoever Cherianne is!), “Algerian’s” (well, I know what Algerians are, but why has it chosen the possessive form?) or “Utilitarians”. Not the best set of alternatives…
The other day I met someone who’s the exact opposite of Eric.
Thanks, Gaping Void, for providing such insights.
I actually told New Scientist about this back in April, but they finally ran it in the 18 November edition — which I’m just getting around to reading now.
It seems a curious claim to allow on your website for several months, but if it is true then BoardTracker.com‘s “advanced search” is very advanced indeed. Since April, when reader Stilgherrian first told us about it, it has offered to search back through the last 6142 years of internet forum postings.
I didn’t even last a week of daily posts! But what a schedule. Everyone seems to want everything before Christmas. I was working until 2230 last night on “web stuff” for clients, and today’s going to be full of it too. I’m going to be so sick of the computers by the end of it…
’Pong took some amazing photos of Sydney’s Sculpture by the Sea last month. If you missed the exhibition, have a browse. I reckon they’re better than the official images.
Apparently at least one federal government minister has enough time on their hands to complain about a TV presenter’s joke. Personally, I wish they’d be more focussed on matters of importance — like, oh, making sure they’re not paying millions of dollars to foreign dictators.