Comments on: Where I Blog http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525 See what large letters I use as I write to you in my own hand. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:27:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: intellitodd http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-408 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-408 Tim, don't you have to worry about those speakers being unshielded? It would seem that your electronic data on your desk is no longer safe. ;) Tim, don’t you have to worry about those speakers being unshielded? It would seem that your electronic data on your desk is no longer safe. ;)

]]> by: Tim Berglund http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-409 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-409 Todd: Fallacy of the complex question! That is, I have no electronic data on my desk, or at least nothing stored on magnetic media. The CDs should be fine. :) You'll note the spacing bewteen the monitor and the speakers, though; that's the minimum safe distance there. My system tray icons were all green the way I had things arranged at first. Todd:

Fallacy of the complex question! That is, I have no electronic data on my desk, or at least nothing stored on magnetic media. The CDs should be fine. :)

You’ll note the spacing bewteen the monitor and the speakers, though; that’s the minimum safe distance there. My system tray icons were all green the way I had things arranged at first.

]]> by: pentamom http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-410 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-410 You oughta see what my electric pencil sharpener does to the monitor when it's running! Sadly, there is nowhere else in my underwired house to put it. So, um, what exactly does "meme" mean? I think I have a pretty good contextual handle on it, but I couldn't explain it. You oughta see what my electric pencil sharpener does to the monitor when it’s running! Sadly, there is nowhere else in my underwired house to put it.

So, um, what exactly does “meme” mean? I think I have a pretty good contextual handle on it, but I couldn’t explain it.

]]> by: Tim Berglund http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-411 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-411 Merriam-Webster actually <a href="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=meme&x=0&y=0">does a fine job</a> with it. Blog memes are short-lived (usually a day or two), but that's really all they are: popular ideas that spread around and become What Everyone Is Talking About. There is much to loathe about the concept, particularly with the time base that the blogosphere ascribes to them, but then knowing the instantaneous zeitgeist (Pentadad should appreciate that adjective, given his education and vocation) isn't all bad in itself. Merriam-Webster actually does a fine job with it. Blog memes are short-lived (usually a day or two), but that’s really all they are: popular ideas that spread around and become What Everyone Is Talking About. There is much to loathe about the concept, particularly with the time base that the blogosphere ascribes to them, but then knowing the instantaneous zeitgeist (Pentadad should appreciate that adjective, given his education and vocation) isn’t all bad in itself.

]]> by: Valerie (Kyriosity) http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-412 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-412 a) on the dark side of the moon b) a tuna fish sandwich c) eternally young Am I rght? Do I get a prize? a) on the dark side of the moon
b) a tuna fish sandwich
c) eternally young

Am I rght? Do I get a prize?

]]> by: Tim Berglund http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-413 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-413 Valerie: Wrong! I am not "tuna fish sandwich" years old, and I did not eat "eternally young" for dinner the night before. Why, that doesn't even make sense! What are you thinking? At least you got Waldo right. That's a score of 33%. Tim P.S. Do I get a GMail invite, or what? Valerie:

Wrong! I am not “tuna fish sandwich” years old, and I did not eat “eternally young” for dinner the night before. Why, that doesn’t even make sense! What are you thinking?

At least you got Waldo right. That’s a score of 33%.

Tim

P.S. Do I get a GMail invite, or what?

]]> by: pentamom http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-414 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-414 Valerie's just trying to start a meme (ain't you proud of me) of answering blogger quizzes out of order. I have the distinct impression that it is quite deliberate. My favorite coinage that I hope progresses to a meme and then graduates to a genuine neologism: Jim Geraghty's coinage of "pajamhadeen" to refer to the collective of bloggers working to promote righteous causes. Valerie’s just trying to start a meme (ain’t you proud of me) of answering blogger quizzes out of order. I have the distinct impression that it is quite deliberate.

My favorite coinage that I hope progresses to a meme and then graduates to a genuine neologism:

Jim Geraghty’s coinage of “pajamhadeen” to refer to the collective of bloggers working to promote righteous causes.

]]> by: Tim Berglund http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-415 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-415 Oooh, that's almost as good as AllahPundit's coinage last winter of "Mujaha-Dean" to describe the erstwhile Democratic primary candidate. Ah, those were the days. Oooh, that’s almost as good as AllahPundit’s coinage last winter of “Mujaha-Dean” to describe the erstwhile Democratic primary candidate. Ah, those were the days.

]]> by: pentamom http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-416 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-416 Oh, and I had a typo. It's "pajamahadeen," so it sounds better than the way I had it above. Oh, and I had a typo. It’s “pajamahadeen,” so it sounds better than the way I had it above.

]]> by: Valerie (Kyriosity) http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-417 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.timberglund.com/blog/archives/525#comment-417 Actually, I was going by memory, since your site is one of those where the text disappears sometimes when I open the comment window and then click back on the main window. I was evidently too lazy to double-check by highlighting the text or refreshing the page. d) Evidently. (I finally went to the library last night to check my e-mail. My home computer's been down for over a week, and I can't check hotmail or gmail from work.) Actually, I was going by memory, since your site is one of those where the text disappears sometimes when I open the comment window and then click back on the main window. I was evidently too lazy to double-check by highlighting the text or refreshing the page.

d) Evidently. (I finally went to the library last night to check my e-mail. My home computer’s been down for over a week, and I can’t check hotmail or gmail from work.)

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