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In beta
In beta
An all-purpose explanation for typos: the post is in beta.
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In beta
Mack McCormick’s Robert Johnsons
Mack McCormick’s Robert Johnsons
Biography of a Phantom, an edited version of Mack McCormick’s never-finished biography of Robert Johnson, is now in print.
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Mack McCormick’s Robert Johnsons
A dictionary and a prison
A dictionary and a prison
The man who made violent threats against Merriam-Webster last year over its definitions of “female” and “girl” has been sentenced to a year in prison.
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A dictionary and a prison
“All-In”
“All-In”
A look at the conditions of teaching and striking at a regional university in Illinois: “All-In.” It’s a point of view, of course, but it’s one that grounded in fact.
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“All-In”
MSNBC, sheesh
MSNBC, sheesh
Chris Jansing, earlier this afternoon: “The Washington Post reports that Jack Smith is honing in on Trump’s post-election fundraising,” &c.
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MSNBC, sheesh
E.g. , i.e. , etc.
E.g. , i.e. , etc.
The Chicago Manual of Style explains their use.
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E.g. , i.e. , etc.
Little moments of Succession
Little moments of Succession
A New York Times interviewer asks Brian Cox if he thinks there’s any goodness in his character Logan Roy.
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Little moments of Succession
NYT, sheesh
NYT, sheesh
“His lawyers’ own foibles are seldom disqualifying, so long as they defend him in the manner he desires.”
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NYT, sheesh
“Thank you for all,” &c.
“Thank you for all,” &c.
As a retired faculty member, I am long familiar with “Thank you for all you do.” Those words mean little or nothing to faculty who are underpaid.
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“Thank you for all,” &c.
Another country
Another country
In the latest installment of Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson asks a pointed question: The Supreme Court, Congress, and the Tennessee statehouse. What would you say if you saw today’s news coming from another country?
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Another country
The dogcow
The dogcow
At 512 Pixels, Stephen Hackett presents the life and times of Clarus the dogcow.
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The dogcow
Making HTML links with Alfred workflows
Making HTML links with Alfred workflows
I finally found a good use for ChatGPT: I had it write two workflows for the Mac app Alfred. It took the bot about a half dozen tries over several days to produce workflows that work. Thanks, AI.
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Making HTML links with Alfred workflows