Today I wondered what two dots over a vowel means. (Besides the umlaut, I know that one). It’s called diaeresis and it’s something we should bring back. English is difficult enough as it is. And while people may not have trouble pronouncing words such as coöperate or naïve, every little bit helps.
So is it diaeresis or diaëresis? If you can pronounce it either way then does it not get one? It’s also called hiätus. FYI.
What’s my problem? Why does my stomach churn at the idea of watching live TV? Why does the idea of paying a cable or satellite company $100+/month for them to spew commercials and this reality TV crap at me disgust me?
We can only buy the cable channels we want in packages. So it’s like $80/month to get a couple desired channels and the rest of the lineup is filled with garbage.
This post is an exploration of my negative feelings towards paying for TV service.
Attention Broomfield Police Traffic Enforcement: Make some $$$ ticketing impatient drivers who pass on the right shoulder during rush hour.
This has happened to me twice in the past month: I will be driving at the average speed of traffic (i.e. leaving lots of space in front of me to avoid excessive brake usage) during my commute on US-36 from Louisville to Westminster in the afternoon/evening. Agressive/impatient drivers will tailgate me for a while and, unable to avoid the temptation of the open space in front of me, will pass me. Normally I like it when agressive/angry drivers pass me; that way I can keep an eye on their dangerous driving behavior. However recently these drivers are passing me on the right. And not only that, but on the right shoulder! This is quite dangerous and illegal.
Heck yeah! I’ve been waiting for this for years. Thank you!
For your consideration:
That is a picture of a 17-inch Apple PowerBook G4, circa 2003.
“Supported OS: Windows 7 / XP / Vista”
“But,” you say, “Macs can run Windows natively now.” True, but they couldn’t back then. Plus, WTF?!
The lady taking my lunch order today didn’t ask me my name, but instead whether I preferred “Philip” or “Phil.” I was wearing my badge. Imagine that; there are smart and/or observant people out there after all.
I’ve considered this before. There are a couple problems with scanning the items’ barcodes as they enter and exit the fridge:
To be more efficient you need two barcode scanners, one for incoming and one for outgoing: toggling the mode back and forth with a button will get old fast.
Even with two barcode scanners, it gets old fast. What we need is passive RFID in product packaging. That will make building smart fridges a whole lot easier AND make tracking their inventory and expiration dates automatic.
Howabout simple scanning the barcode of every item you buy at the grocery store as you put them away in the fridge/pantry and then scanning them as they get thrown away/recycled? Still a lot of extra work. I should know: I tried it.
Writing lim’ricks is more than just luck:
It takes patience and skill not to suck.
So when taking the time
For a four-letter rhyme,
One should certainly use the word “darn.”