In the latest Daskeyboard metahacks, there’s a certain irony to the juxtaposition of item 5 – “The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.” – Mark Twain – and item 2 – “Giant container ships are just as responsible for pollution as cars”. How hard would it have been to check? For example, BBC Radio 4’s More or Less.
Language Log; Slurs inside idioms are still slurs
Our Daily Bread 30 - A Perennial Dream http://ow.ly/8pcy30lB5vW Wheat is an annual plant; it dies after setting seed. Each year, the farmer has to prepare the land, sow seed, fertilise and protect the plants. When the ground is bare, between crops
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Very interesting read; I too didn't realise ...
Very interesting read; I too didn’t realise quite how effectively Google sucked all the fun out of the web, even though I was there at the time. Pure serendipity to read your comment about Pinboard and reread this talk from Maclej on the same day. idlewords.com/talks/fan…
Listened to the first episode of Bundyville, ...
Listened to the first episode of Bundyville, because it was on 99PI. Instant subscribe. Very fine narrative podcast about an important subject.
Our Daily Bread 29 - It's a Hard Grain http://ow.ly/3Zvt30lB5rE Durum wheat is only about 5% of the total wheat harvest around the world. For those of us who like our pasta, that's a very important 5%. Different gluten proteins make a durum dough s
So excited. And in a few days I may actually have time to sit and read.
Our Daily Bread 28 - Anything but Grim http://ow.ly/MAbj30lz3WQ The one process in the whole business of turning wheat into bread when time is of the essence is the harvest. It's back-breaking work, and the slightest delay can ruin the quality of t
Twitter weirdness. Ability to follow links seems ...
Twitter weirdness. Ability to follow links seems to have changed. In Safari, with mu-block, I can click on a link shared directly by someone, but not on a link in a retweet. Is this a change in behaviour, or something I simply never noticed before? Or both.
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