Illuminatea

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: If you're talking about the current season of a TV show, or a recent book or movie, do ...

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" when used as a noun. "Ask" is not a noun, dammit. How lazy does one ...

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 that he's now fixed it. ePimple gone. You're still Snakes on a Plane cool, Nick.