if you want something form India, something reasonable that is -- I'm not bringing back no five legged cows and/or monkeys -- let me know. um leave a comment on this post and I'll try to bring you something.
That is, if anybody reads this besides the people I force to -- you both know who you are.
you've got two days to tell me because then I am out of here.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
my first five legged cow
Today i saw my first five-legged cow. The bad news: I didn't have my camera with me. the good news: it looked just like this
well, without the hat.
to give credit where it is due, i stole this picture from here.
well, without the hat.
to give credit where it is due, i stole this picture from here.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
English Lessons
English phrases to know in case you get mugged by George Costanza.
Added bonus: jazzercise while you learn!
Added bonus: jazzercise while you learn!
Friday, August 24, 2007
and in this corner...
I’ve enjoyed being a spectator to the flame was between the Language Log and the Freakanomics blog this week – alright, so it hasn’t quite risen to the level of a flame war, but it has been entertaining, even if both sides have been friendly and good-humored about the whole affair.
It started when Stephen J. Dubner from Freakanomics came across a semantics abstract while googling for “They Might be Giants” and “bellybutton lint.” Unfamiliar with the terms of art from the linguistics community, he took author David Beaver to task for obfuscation and a veiled swipe at the field of linguistics, suggesting that such research, while amusing, doesn’t amount to much.
Well, someone tipped off David Beaver to the blog post and he responded on the Language Log, after which Dubner concedes defeat (imho).
I mean, really: who hasn't read Karttunen?
It started when Stephen J. Dubner from Freakanomics came across a semantics abstract while googling for “They Might be Giants” and “bellybutton lint.” Unfamiliar with the terms of art from the linguistics community, he took author David Beaver to task for obfuscation and a veiled swipe at the field of linguistics, suggesting that such research, while amusing, doesn’t amount to much.
Well, someone tipped off David Beaver to the blog post and he responded on the Language Log, after which Dubner concedes defeat (imho).
I mean, really: who hasn't read Karttunen?
Good Bye YouTube
The user created content and the communities that arise on the site are the most interesting aspect of YouTube, imho.
Here’s something where I feel like I walked into the middle of an awkward situation and I have no idea what is going on, but I'm intrigued nonetheless. This appears to be a farewell video from a frequent YouTuber living in Mexico City. He's leaving his YouTube community because he received threatening phone calls from individuals that seem to know quite a bit about his and his family’s daily habits.
I really like the fact that I have no context in which to place the video (not unlike how I felt the first time I went to a conference on formal semantics). Is he for real? Overreacting? Seriously in Danger? I really can't tell, but this guy clearly doesn't buy it:
Others take him at his word and are clearly pissed at the people threatening him.
I gather from the comments on this and related videos that supexcellency has been participating in youtube debates on religion and other touchy subjects, and somehow this activity, in his mind, has drawn the wrong kind of attention. He asks that you leave comments so that YouTube will take action, but if these threats hves something to do with the Mexican Mafia, as he seems to imply, I really don’t know what he expects from youTube. If this guy really is in danger, I feel bad for him.
It will be interesting to see how this develops. He posted his video about 18 hours ago and says he will leave it up for about 24 before deleting it. Does anyone know more about this story?
Update: it looks like he already pulled the video, but there are plenty of "Re: Good Bye YouTube" videos replying to it.
Here’s something where I feel like I walked into the middle of an awkward situation and I have no idea what is going on, but I'm intrigued nonetheless. This appears to be a farewell video from a frequent YouTuber living in Mexico City. He's leaving his YouTube community because he received threatening phone calls from individuals that seem to know quite a bit about his and his family’s daily habits.
I really like the fact that I have no context in which to place the video (not unlike how I felt the first time I went to a conference on formal semantics). Is he for real? Overreacting? Seriously in Danger? I really can't tell, but this guy clearly doesn't buy it:
Others take him at his word and are clearly pissed at the people threatening him.
I gather from the comments on this and related videos that supexcellency has been participating in youtube debates on religion and other touchy subjects, and somehow this activity, in his mind, has drawn the wrong kind of attention. He asks that you leave comments so that YouTube will take action, but if these threats hves something to do with the Mexican Mafia, as he seems to imply, I really don’t know what he expects from youTube. If this guy really is in danger, I feel bad for him.
It will be interesting to see how this develops. He posted his video about 18 hours ago and says he will leave it up for about 24 before deleting it. Does anyone know more about this story?
Update: it looks like he already pulled the video, but there are plenty of "Re: Good Bye YouTube" videos replying to it.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Friendly reminder:
Rescue Me is the best damn show on tee-vee.
If you're not watching this show yet, get you on it -- it's on season four already, for crissakes.
If you're not watching this show yet, get you on it -- it's on season four already, for crissakes.
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