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CoffeeScript
“CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript. Underneath all of those embarrassing braces and semicolons, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous object model at its heart. CoffeeScript is an attempt to expose the good parts of JavaScr… Continue reading
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What the F***? Why we curse.
Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker has written an interesting and amusing article on why swears carry such an impact. But perhaps the greatest mystery is why politicians, editors, and much of the public care so much. Clearly, the fear and loathing … Continue reading
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John Frum and the Cargo Cults
A Damn Interesting article that explains where the term “cargo cult” came from. One day in the early 1940s, the relatively isolated group of islands was descended upon by hundreds of thousands of American soldiers who arrived by sea and … Continue reading
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How I Met My Wife
This is quite a funny abuse of the English language. It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate. I was furling my wieldy … Continue reading
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The Most Obscene Letter
This is an absolutely hilarious post on the Dilbert blog. If you ask me, the most obscene letter in the alphabet is the asterisk. It appears in almost every naughty word you see in print, from f*ck to p*ss to … Continue reading
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Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo
Apparently, the title is a valid English sentence. Here’s the story. First, when I was a grad student in philosophy at Indiana a long time ago, John Tienson gave us the example of: Dogs dogs dog dog dogs whose syntax … Continue reading
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