Archive for July 2011

Where’s the power button?    (2011.07.19)

Kenneth Grange can’t find his Mac Mini’s power button. And whose fault might that be?

‘Spoken language is not the primary experience for me’    (2011.07.18)

Oliver Schmitz: “I have a hearing impediment, so spoken language is not the primary experience for me”

American-educated Filipino-Canadian academic claims Canadian English can’t be defined    (2011.07.18)

An academic complains there isn’t a single Canadian English accent. Well, surprise

How not to report an opinion piece    (2011.07.18)

At the very least, you have to verify factual statements and call up people you accuse of doing something

Tighty Whitey Car Wash 2011    (2011.07.18)

Tighty Whitey Car Wash 2011

Mogul in a suit    (2011.07.15)

Müllenweg is growing up terrifyingly before our very eyes, and has long since become a mogul

Fact-checking Richard Burnett    (2011.07.12)

Richard Burnett, a lonesome anglo gay journo in Montreal, needs a history lesson. (And who insists he be called Bugs?)

Web supergurus’ contempt for the hyperlink    (2011.07.12)

The higher the standing of the elite Web commentator, the more likely he is to avoid, misuse, or distrust the fundamental feature of the Web, the hyperlink

‘No… it’s awful’    (2011.07.10)

“It must be nice to always believe you’re right, to always think you’re the smartest person in the room.” “No. It’s awful”