tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.comments2009-08-20T20:08:25.199-04:00Jason Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936125393006865286noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-6632291146123326532009-08-20T20:08:25.199-04:002009-08-20T20:08:25.199-04:00Yikes!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270803964841196741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-10917189051014470972009-07-08T10:37:36.544-04:002009-07-08T10:37:36.544-04:00I&#39;ve seen this clip before, and that <i>New Scientist</i> quote actually comes to my mind pretty often when I&#39;m writing, editing, and reading articles about science research. I&#39;m interested in science and I read about it voluntarily. On the other hand, I&#39;ll be honest, there&#39;s stuff out there that bores me. For example: chemistry that&#39;s not well grounded in the context of explaining some higher-order problem. Sometimes I wish I found everything having to do with science interesting, but then again, it might be harder to write for a general audience if I were thinking, &quot;This stuff is just <i>obviously</i> interesting. How could anyone disagree??&quot;<br /><br />There&#39;s definitely a balance out there of being unapologetic about writing science while understanding that most people aren&#39;t going to read through to the end of an article just because, hey, it&#39;s science, and science rocks!<br /><br />By the way, I was surprised to hear Richard Dawkins criticized in that way, because I think of him as being a genius at bringing the interesting stuff to the surface when he&#39;s writing science.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270803964841196741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-82901131691160952812009-06-29T13:47:52.245-04:002009-06-29T13:47:52.245-04:00Wow, Jason, that is powerful. Thanks!Cherie Winnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988207578666065995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-85161796013741518002009-06-08T12:07:42.376-04:002009-06-08T12:07:42.376-04:00I really don&#39;t know how I&#39;m going to explain this noise to the student working in the adjacent cube...Diane Boudreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13960443019451167815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-81195344569040751652009-05-06T09:43:00.000-04:002009-05-06T09:43:00.000-04:00Love it!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270803964841196741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-78953298107729803552009-03-17T13:17:00.000-04:002009-03-17T13:17:00.000-04:00yay, it made it! Thanks for posting it, Jason.Cherie Winnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988207578666065995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-24400809010932584202009-03-06T14:15:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:15:00.000-05:00Aw shit. Guess I'll go home then.Cherie Winnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988207578666065995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-11959807331973718022009-03-06T14:02:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:02:00.000-05:00Profanity? Hell, no!Jason Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936125393006865286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-21109097986912887192009-03-06T13:59:00.000-05:002009-03-06T13:59:00.000-05:00I love "half-hazard." It combines haphazard and half-assed and is perfect for conveying the sort of carelessness that stems from not giving a damn.<BR/><BR/>(Is profanity allowed here?)Cherie Winnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988207578666065995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-7371948188375244272008-09-22T15:14:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:14:00.000-04:00How unfortunate that Newsweek decided to title this piece "When Atheists Attack." Yes, Sam Harris is a noted atheist, but many Christians I know would agree with everything he says in this piece. The arguments aren't based on atheism. Of course, popular media can't pass up a chance to portray an atheist as a belligerent attack dog...Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270803964841196741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-6922564204686439822008-09-16T14:23:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:23:00.000-04:00Not only do I think this is a ridiculous idea, but the suggestions are filled with errors. For instance:<BR/><BR/><I>"Drop the final e from words if the preceding vowel sound is short: Give becomes giv but love remains love."</I><BR/><BR/>Huh? The "o" in "love" is short, not long.<BR/><BR/><I>"Embrace Americanisms <BR/>Many people already use an s in “practice”, as in the US."</I><BR/><BR/>Spelling "practice" with an s isn't an Americanism--it's the British spelling.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit, learning to spell in Spanish was much easier than learning to spell English. There are no exceptions to the rules. However, English isn't the only language that's difficult to spell. French is a nightmare, for example.Diane Boudreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13960443019451167815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-3675499387760987642008-06-13T16:54:00.000-04:002008-06-13T16:54:00.000-04:00Yeah, but does he play any stand-up bass?<BR/><BR/>You may be right, though.Jason Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363475088995954143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-36772923207678915082008-06-13T16:48:00.000-04:002008-06-13T16:48:00.000-04:00W/regard to staff boredom . . .<BR/>I have a cousin-in-law who sings in and is the principal of a gospel quartet in Mississippi. He says that, just when you think, you can't sing a song <B>one more time</B>, that's when it's good enough to put before an audience.<BR/><BR/>It may be that mag designs are the same -- just when the staff can't stand it, it may be beginning to communicate.Bill Dockeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846283395762882984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-1855483710347782992008-06-11T11:47:00.000-04:002008-06-11T11:47:00.000-04:00Great links!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270803964841196741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-88830414700350478082008-06-06T16:20:00.000-04:002008-06-06T16:20:00.000-04:00Depends on what you mean by "there."Jason Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363475088995954143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-15184426624616500022008-06-06T16:15:00.000-04:002008-06-06T16:15:00.000-04:00I'm so tempted to leave a comment there. Think I should?Diane Boudreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13960443019451167815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-61005315714495102272008-05-30T12:12:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:12:00.000-04:00Jason and Mark obviously have their Ali G interviewing personas down. Me, I'm just working on my high 'net, a la Little Richard. <BR/><BR/>Just my own little tribute to the history of RnR.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10247866950365118950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632617158799914735.post-30406177199595151622008-05-29T16:13:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:13:00.000-04:00I am now officially a person-of-interest to the FBI.<BR/><BR/>Never underestimate a person who's determined to embarrass her coworkers.Jason Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363475088995954143noreply@blogger.com