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Robert Hartwell Fiske strikes me as a prig and a bully1 comment

Gabe wrote 1 month ago: On occasion, I look up at the tagline of this blog (”Prescriptivism Must Die”) and wonde … more →

Tags: Books, Disagreements, English, Grammar, Holier Than Thou, ipsedixitism, Passives, Reviews, WorDs

Malic acid quantification

cosentia wrote 1 month ago: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum growing conditions Daytime:         light on            9.00 h         … more →

Tags: Plant Physiology, malate, Cam, Mesembryanthmum crystallinum

Counting Words.

Amanda wrote 1 month ago: I am a fan of counting things – which is slightly odd in light of my more innate tendency to … more →

Tags: writing, Outliers, Qualification, word counts

...may become a global pandemic

hipbone wrote 2 months ago: …may become a global pandemic May – or might? The reporter might or may choose which wo … more →

Tags: language, h1n1, Pandemic

How many ways can you quantify?2 comments

Lauren Supraner wrote 2 months ago: Obama’s first 100 days are an important milestone. Why? Because 100 is a big, round number!! America … more →

Tags: American Culture, 100 Days, obama, obama 100 days, Senator Thune, stimulus bill

Are they trying to misunderstand what people say?11 comments

Gabe wrote 3 months ago: The prescriptivists are on my last nerve.  Some of them really believe that there is something wrong … more →

Tags: Adjectives, adverbs, Grammar, History, ipsedixitism, WorDs, writing, Absurdity, one of the only

The (Burger) King's English4 comments

Gabe wrote 3 months ago: My roommate, his girlfriend, and I trudged over to the mall food court last night for something rese … more →

Tags: Grammar, writing, Agreement, errors, Burger King, Burger Shots, Food, Coupons

None is, none are: Grammar according to Clarkson3 comments

Gabe wrote 5 months ago: I know Black Friday was a while ago now, and you’re probably not too interested in my exact lo … more →

Tags: Agreement, Anglo-American differences, argument 2, Grammar, logic, Prescription, WorDs

Resource of the Week: E-Myth Mastery

Thomas E. Anderson II wrote 8 months ago: Each successful organization targets someone.  In fact, certain businesses are targeting you right n … more →

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Communication, Money, Business, Sales, Business + Communication, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Ideas!

AVIATION1 comment

lnfiniterainbow wrote 8 months ago: FIRST FLIGHT TRUTH A TRIBUTE to a QUIET HERO Richard Pearce is the TRUE Father of Aviation The Wro … more →

Tags: Infinity, Aviation, Father of Aviation, first flight, quiet hero, Richard Pearce, Truth

What Can You Promise Your Most Probable Client?

Thomas E. Anderson II wrote 8 months ago: “One day, we’ll be your bank.”  What a promise to make to your prospective custome … more →

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Communication, Sales, Marketing, Visionary, Start-up and Small Business, Target Market, focus?, Journeys in Vision

Do artefacts exist?16 comments

Michael Liccione wrote 10 months ago: Baylor philosopher Alex Pruss argues that they do not: “There are no artefacts, at least not i … more →

Tags: metaphysics, Philosophy, Artefacts, ontology, pruss, Transubstantiation

DoubT

lnfiniterainbow wrote 11 months ago: DoubT = Double Talk ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ When we Double Talk with Ourselves Our Initial Focus becomes Crowded wi … more →

Tags: Infinity, cognitive therapy, Doubt, Energy, heal, Mental Healing, Psychology, Pzion

What Is Risk? - Follow-Up 13 comments

Chris Hayes wrote 11 months ago: Ms. Shrdlu over at Layer8 welcomed me to the “Risk-0-Drome” and then did not hesitate to take my pre … more →

Tags: Risk, Layer8, shrdlu

Common White Fallacies when Dealing with People of Colour 58 comments

Restructure! wrote 1 year ago: A white person needs to listen to the personal experiences of people of colour when they are under d … more →

Tags: Debunking, White People Studies, appeal to belief, Argumentation, asian, Bias, black, Chinese, Communication

Graphed and Corruption

ideambulate wrote 1 year ago: Powerful data visualizations are like masterful paintings– through art and insight, they intim … more →

Tags: General, Musing, Society / Politics, political graphs, Political Cartoons, Edward Tufte

Business Analysis through Payroll Metrics2 comments

ideambulate wrote 1 year ago: I bet you can learn a lot about a company by taking a look and how, when, and how much they pay thei … more →

Tags: Computing, Musing, Business, Analysis, Payroll, Human Resources, Career, Consulting

Image-Keyed Information Filtration

ideambulate wrote 1 year ago: People remember images more easily than they can remember complex strings of words.  Furthermore, im … more →

Tags: General, Computing, Musing, Semantic Web, image keyed search, information filtration, Metadata, google should do this

The Trivial Example of Stupefication

stephenfoster wrote 1 year ago: When we stupefy a task, we construct another task or series of tasks, the sum of which require less … more →

Tags: Chess, deep blue, Artificial Intelligence, tasks, Novel, Novels, sufficient condition, Mechanical Turk, Grandmasters


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