Something really is wrong with me.
Monday, August 27th, 2007I found out about this from The Onion before I saw it in the real news.
Archive for August, 2007
I found out about this from The Onion before I saw it in the real news.
Rob’s beef with science.
Sunday, August 26th, 2007There is currently a debate among linguists as to whether linguistics (or, at least theoretical linguistics) can aptly be considered an empirical science, or if it should be classified among non-empirical sciences like formal logic and pure mathematics. The debate has been particularly strong among laboratory phonologists, phoneticians, and ...
They represent the intellectual foundation of our society, apparently.
Friday, August 24th, 2007If you're not familiar with Conservapedia yet, I highly recommend you make yourself acquainted with it, you know, to save yourself from the liberal propaganda peddled by Wikipedia. In all seriousness, though, the Wiki site created by the son of Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly really is fun to read, ...
Gripes II: The Gripening.
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Tomorrow I will likely become a serious academic blog again. Today, however, I have some observations to make. Hidden costs of education suck. Seriously: parking passes, calculators, prints and copies. I hate my life already. WebCT is pure, unadulterated Satan. Still, everyone uses it. I hate describing linguistics to non-linguists. It's really hard. ...
An Epiphany in 720p.
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Mine is a blog featuring seasonal fare. Enjoy this last frivolously-themed post, as I start school next week, and the site will likely become another journal of my adventures in linguistics. A few days ago I posted a conversation between Dan and me. In case you were totally blown ...
[Rob has joined your party!]
Monday, August 13th, 2007Clearly, I am not alone in my desire and intention to replay the entire, ridiculously funny Ratchet and Clank series on the PS2 again: Nick Chester I have no idea why (*cough*), but I have this sudden urge to replay all of the old Ratchet and Clank titles, so by the time ...
Suggestions, please.
Friday, August 10th, 2007(11:24:37) Dan Iverson: Let's have a conversation. (11:25:00) Robert Sykes: We are having one. (11:25:36) Dan Iverson: But let's have one about something specific. (11:25:50) Robert Sykes: K. Topic? (11:26:36) Dan Iverson: I'd like to know what exactly you enjoy about WRPGs and what you perceive to dislike about JRPGs to help ...