Archive for June, 2006

What is a Linguist?

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

A couple of things to say:  first, somehow I missed this post from Anthro-Ling, but now that I saw it, I think it deserves comment: These two terms [linguist and polyglot] are often confused. There is technically a difference between a linguist and a polyglot, and a person can be one ...

WTF?

Sunday, June 25th, 2006

I'm two-decades old, by the way. Now, this is just a hypothesis, but I think most people process and store acronyms as individual words rather than a conglomerate of several words. For example, I am sure that most Americans know what NASA is, but I would be willing to bet ...

On Gremlins.

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Note: given that I usually write about language and society, this post is a travesty. I was thinking about writing something very serious today, but I decided I was tired of being serious and I opted instead to talk about World of Warcraft. First, I have two complaints against Blizzard ...

It Seems Changning the World Will Take Some Time.

Monday, June 19th, 2006

If moral relativists have anything going for them, it is that morals considered good to one social group contradict with those good morals of others. I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I don't consider myself a moral relativist, but I do think that other than a ...

Some Early Morning Thoughts.

Friday, June 16th, 2006

It's 02:00, and I thought I would share a few points of information: · One, I have decided that I am going to commandeer the main page, spiff it up, install Wordpress, etc. Maybe I am beating a dead horse, I don't know... · Two, I have been told that I ...

Help Save the Youth of America from Exploding.

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

First off, I think my lab Daisy is sick. She is shedding more than she has ever shed before (labs don't shed very much), she isn't very perky, and she just mopes around all day. I don't know what the deal is. I am getting her checked ...

Transmissions from a Lonely Room.

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

I've always had loner tendencies, which come to think of it is simply a politically correct way of saying I am a loner. In fact, I have always been a loner and as a general rule have preferred spending time alone than with groups of people. I used ...

Default Title.

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

I have two things to mention: Today, being the first day in a week or two when I have been awake and alert, I noticed that the quality of my posts indicates how much sleep I have been getting. Interesting. Secondly, I have to admit that I like AFI, but if ...

I Have Had a Week of Terrible Sleep.

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

*EDIT* I just realized how poorly written this is. Sorry. I know I don't sleep much anyway, but this week has been miserable. I have a lot on my mind, so I haven't had the desire or the ability to fall asleep save during the day. As a ...

I got three hours of sleep last night…

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

...I usually get at least four. I am trying to think if there is anything worth writing about. I am failing, I am afraid, because I all I can come up with is this report on what I have been doing: As always, I am continuing my language work. I ...