Devin on Earth

Spoiler ettiquette reminder

This isn't aimed at anyone in particular whose blog I read, or who I know reads this blog, but more of a general comment prompted by the reaction of a friend who just received a huge Battlestar Galactica season 3 (the current season) spoiler on Digg: Read More...

Filed under: Metadata, The World, unsightly blemishes, friends, errors, Television

2007 03 6

Devin

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Stop doing that to the language!

Words mean things. If I have one word such as "request" that functions both as a noun and a verb, and I have another word such as "ask" that is a synonym for it as a verb, that does not mean that "ask" is a synonym for "request" Read More...

Filed under: unsightly blemishes, errors, abuse, rants

2007 02 13

Devin

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Under (peer) pressure

Okay, not me. For once, I'm the one giving the peer pressure. A few posts back , I noted in passing that Nick's blog was displaying a error message. Nothing too hideous, but it was the web equivalent of a pimple on the face. I am happy to report Read More...

Filed under: unsightly blemishes, peer pressure, snakes on a plane, friends