• Uncategorical Weirdness

    L337 Katz0rz: A Linguistic Approach

    May 12, 2007 - By 

    I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER? » Blog Archive A Special In-Depth Analysis by David McRaney – L337 Katz0rz « David McRaney's insightful post about the history and ever-evolving structure of "l33tspeak" and its linguistic adopted cat-child, "kitteh" or kitty pidgin, is worth a read if you're interested in how language is constantly morphing on the Internet. It also touches on the use of images for meta-communication. Also, how awesome is it that a cat can has a sudden moment of insight into its own ability to say "Hello, world!?" Moar linguinistics plz! Love me sum yummee werdz. I also need to…

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    Lilacs

    May 12, 2007 - By 

    It seems like lilacs are in the news – tomorrow being Mother's Day, it's also apparently Lilac Sunday. There was a long piece on public radio show Living on Earth yesterday morning about how climate researchers use lilacs, because they're budding and blooming earlier and earlier. At lunch yesterday, the little florist's shop at work had lilacs or was using lilac scent as a part of a naturalistic display. As I walked past, there were a bunch of deliveries set out ready to go in the hall, probably for Mother's Day gifts. It was a little overwhelming – it's funny…

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    Total Lunar Eclipse, March 3, 2007

    March 3, 2007 - By 

    Total Lunar Eclipse, March 3, 2007 Here's a great webcast resource of the total lunar eclipse – it has links to a bunch of different feeds, and auto-refreshes.  The sky dragon has taken a bite out of the moon, and will soon be mistaking our cloud-ridden homeworld for a glass of milk. Flee! To the starboats! Flee!  UPDATE: Color change – now nearly total? Even redder – pretty much looks total… [tags]Lunar Eclipse[/tags]