Comments for Logomacy http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress Between logomachy and logomancy . . . Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:25:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Bookmooch by Joshua http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18635 Joshua Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:42:49 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18635 Also, John's absolutely right, I read the ratio thing backwards. Also, John’s absolutely right, I read the ratio thing backwards.

]]> Comment on Bookmooch by Joshua http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18634 Joshua Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:42:05 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18634 OK, I'll check it out. Though since I have about 20 points accumulated at Bookmooch.... OK, I’ll check it out. Though since I have about 20 points accumulated at Bookmooch….

]]> Comment on Bookmooch by Tiffany http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18622 Tiffany Wed, 28 May 2008 00:33:23 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18622 Check out PaperBackSwap.com, same idea, larger selection, better site & better navigation. I've used it for years and couldn't be happier. The same people also run SwapACD.com and SwapADVD.com. Check out PaperBackSwap.com, same idea, larger selection, better site & better navigation. I’ve used it for years and couldn’t be happier. The same people also run SwapACD.com and SwapADVD.com.

]]> Comment on Bookmooch by John Buckman from BookMooch http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18421 John Buckman from BookMooch Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:51:43 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/bookmooch/#comment-18421 You wrote:<i>the 2:1 rule is separate from the points accounting, so it seems like over time you’ll accumulate more points than you can possibly use unless you’re mooching books from overseas (which cost extra points)</i> You got it backwards, you need to send at least one book for every two books you send out. You wrote:the 2:1 rule is separate from the points accounting, so it seems like over time you’ll accumulate more points than you can possibly use unless you’re mooching books from overseas (which cost extra points)

You got it backwards, you need to send at least one book for every two books you send out.

]]> Comment on Language Myths by EFL Geek http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/language-myths/#comment-18418 EFL Geek Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:27:42 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2008/04/18/language-myths/#comment-18418 sounds like an interesting book. sounds like an interesting book.

]]> Comment on Word of the Day: rickroll by heidi http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/word-of-the-day-rickroll/#comment-18115 heidi Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:15:50 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/word-of-the-day-rickroll/#comment-18115 This is a really great video that explains it. http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU This is a really great video that explains it.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

]]> Comment on Speaking of Transcription by Joshua http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/01/speaking-of-transcription/#comment-18030 Joshua Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:13:51 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/01/speaking-of-transcription/#comment-18030 You can in fact create the dot paper just by printing a pdf they supply; it's just likely to be more expensive than buying it from them for all the usual reasons that printing on your own printer is costly per page. You can in fact create the dot paper just by printing a pdf they supply; it’s just likely to be more expensive than buying it from them for all the usual reasons that printing on your own printer is costly per page.

]]> Comment on Speaking of Transcription by Michael Baldwin http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/01/speaking-of-transcription/#comment-17690 Michael Baldwin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:54:02 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/01/speaking-of-transcription/#comment-17690 Do you know why the paper is so special. Printing dots should be easily achieved with a 600 dpi printer. Can they be created using litho inks Do you know why the paper is so special. Printing dots should be easily achieved with a 600 dpi printer.
Can they be created using litho inks

]]> Comment on Does Steve Martin’s Mental Grammar Match Yours? by Darkasa.Com http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/19/does-steve-martins-mental-grammar-match-yours/#comment-17436 Darkasa.Com Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:53:14 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/19/does-steve-martins-mental-grammar-match-yours/#comment-17436 [...] Staff wrote an interesting post today on Does Steve Martinâ��s Mental Grammar Match Yours?Here’s a quick [...] [...] Staff wrote an interesting post today on Does Steve Martinâ��s Mental Grammar Match Yours?Here’s a quick [...]

]]> Comment on Speaking of Transcription by Brad http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/01/speaking-of-transcription/#comment-17419 Brad Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:40:36 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/12/01/speaking-of-transcription/#comment-17419 I'm hanging out for a Smartpen too. It seriously will bring the digital pen to the mainstream! I’m hanging out for a Smartpen too.

It seriously will bring the digital pen to the mainstream!

]]> Comment on It lives again! by EFL Geek http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/11/06/it-lives-again/#comment-17399 EFL Geek Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:13:31 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/?p=142#comment-17399 welcome back. Adding RSS feed to my bloglines account. welcome back. Adding RSS feed to my bloglines account.

]]> Comment on It lives again! by Joshua http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2007/11/06/it-lives-again/#comment-17392 Joshua Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:41:23 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/?p=142#comment-17392 Testing comments. Testing comments.

]]> Comment on LibraryThing | Catalog your books online by k’alebøl » LibraryThing http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/09/12/librarything-catalog-your-books-online/#comment-11728 k’alebøl » LibraryThing Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:37:01 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/?p=124#comment-11728 [...] ing No way I’m doing this: isn’t anyone else embarrassed about still owning physical books? [...] [...] ing

No way I’m doing this: isn’t anyone else embarrassed about still owning physical books?

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]]> Comment on All the News That We Just Make Up by k’alebøl » Making it up http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/07/08/all-the-news-that-we-just-make-up/#comment-11727 k’alebøl » Making it up Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:00:38 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/?p=110#comment-11727 [...] Daisy-chaining the “they’re lying to us” theme, additional evidence that a journalist is much more than a blogger who gets paid not to fact-check. [...] [...] Daisy-chaining the “they’re lying to us” theme, additional evidence that a journalist is much more than a blogger who gets paid not to fact-check.

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]]> Comment on Baby Name Voyager by Joshua http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/06/10/baby-name-voyager/#comment-11724 Joshua Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:28:13 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/?p=97#comment-11724 Hm. You're right, I didn't look at the y-axis values. It could be possible that while the absolute numbers of boys named Joshua dropped from over 10,000 per million to 6,000 per million, the rank climbed...but that's still startling, since that means that either there were no other names that were even close, or if there were they also dropped sharply. Hm. You’re right, I didn’t look at the y-axis values. It could be possible that while the absolute numbers of boys named Joshua dropped from over 10,000 per million to 6,000 per million, the rank climbed…but that’s still startling, since that means that either there were no other names that were even close, or if there were they also dropped sharply.

]]> Comment on Baby Name Voyager by rachel http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/06/10/baby-name-voyager/#comment-11723 rachel Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:40:14 +0000 http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/?p=97#comment-11723 Actually, Josh, I don't think it's an error. The graph shows the total number of kids named Joshua. The RANK of the name can still go up while the numbers go down if, as I believe is the case, the total number of different names is increasing. All kinds of new names and alternate spellings are cropping up as people who went to school with ten Jennifers and eight Heathers try desperately to give their kids a unique name. Of course, some names have also gone excinct (witness the tragic death of "Ethel"), but I think they're being created faster than they can die. Another thing that could be happening is that the distribution could be evening out. One name is still ranked ahead of another whether it's ahead by one or one thousand in actual numbers. Actually, Josh, I don’t think it’s an error. The graph shows the total number of kids named Joshua. The RANK of the name can still go up while the numbers go down if, as I believe is the case, the total number of different names is increasing. All kinds of new names and alternate spellings are cropping up as people who went to school with ten Jennifers and eight Heathers try desperately to give their kids a unique name. Of course, some names have also gone excinct (witness the tragic death of “Ethel”), but I think they’re being created faster than they can die.

Another thing that could be happening is that the distribution could be evening out. One name is still ranked ahead of another whether it’s ahead by one or one thousand in actual numbers.

]]> Comment on Making fun of the Sith, because it’s easy by EFL Geek http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/05/23/making-fun-of-the-sith-because-its-easy/#comment-11194 EFL Geek Wed, 25 May 2005 11:22:28 +0000 /?p=88#comment-11194 <!-- spamk : 0 comments with same IP and 2 with same e-mail previously approved. --> <!-- spamk : URL/IP: eflgeek.com blacklisted by RBL sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (216.234.246.150) --> <!-- spamk : CAPTCHA:sent-0-times:1117023749 --> <!-- spamk : KARMA: -1 --> <!-- spamk : Treatment: captcha --> Just thought I would drop you a note and let you know about my new domain. No longer blinger, I am now <a href="http://eflgeek.com">EFL Geek</a>. I've moved hosts and have a dedicated IP which means my blog is now viewable in China!




Just thought I would drop you a note and let you know about my new domain. No longer blinger, I am now EFL Geek. I’ve moved hosts and have a dedicated IP which means my blog is now viewable in China!

]]> Comment on How Historical Linguistics demonstrates that Intelligent Design isn’t science by Foire aux idees (Marc Andre Belanger) http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/01/14/how-historical-linguistics-demonstrates-that-intelligent-design-isnt-science/#comment-7509 Foire aux idees (Marc Andre Belanger) Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:34:37 +0000 /?p=70#comment-7509 <strong>Le 1 %</strong> Un récent billet sur Logomacy, intitulé "How Historical Linguistics demonstrates that Intelligent Design isn’t science", me rappelle mes années d'université. On y cite cet extrait de Historical Linguistics de R. L. Trask : our policy of ins... Le 1 %
Un récent billet sur Logomacy, intitulé “How Historical Linguistics demonstrates that Intelligent Design isn’t science”, me rappelle mes années d’université. On y cite cet extrait de Historical Linguistics de R. L. Trask :

our policy of ins…

]]> Comment on Laughing Japanese-style by Vicious http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/01/21/laughing-japanese-style/#comment-6230 Vicious Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:55:12 +0000 /?p=75#comment-6230 <!-- spamk : URL/IP: X blacklisted by RBL sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (216.234.246.150) --> <!-- spamk : Comment on old post. --> <!-- spamk : CAPTCHA:sent-0-times:1112158514 --> <!-- spamk : KARMA: -4.5 --> <!-- spamk : Treatment: captcha --> "Fufufu" is Hepburn (which is what English-speaking countries almost always use) and "Huhuhu" is Kunrei-shiki.




“Fufufu” is Hepburn (which is what English-speaking countries almost always use) and “Huhuhu” is Kunrei-shiki.

]]> Comment on Begging the Question by Joshua http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2005/03/18/begging-the-question/#comment-5234 Joshua Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:24:50 +0000 /?p=80#comment-5234 Well, for one thing, because there are several centuries of philosophical writing out there where "begging the question" is used in the <i>petitio principii</i> sense, and if we give up on it that makes it that much harder to understand. I don't think including or excluding the definite article with <i>hoi polloi</i> or quibbling about the plural of octopus make the same kind of semantic difference. My beef about begging the question is that it takes a useful term of art and turns it into, well pretentious mush. It doesn't seem to me that people who say "begging the question" in the non-technical sense really <i>mean</i> anything by it, and it doesn't really seem to me to crop up in casual writing but only when people are trying to sound deep and thoughtful. Maybe it is just snobbery on my part, and I shouldn't read it as someone pompously parroting half-understood technical phrases. Well, for one thing, because there are several centuries of philosophical writing out there where “begging the question” is used in the petitio principii sense, and if we give up on it that makes it that much harder to understand. I don’t think including or excluding the definite article with hoi polloi or quibbling about the plural of octopus make the same kind of semantic difference. My beef about begging the question is that it takes a useful term of art and turns it into, well pretentious mush. It doesn’t seem to me that people who say “begging the question” in the non-technical sense really mean anything by it, and it doesn’t really seem to me to crop up in casual writing but only when people are trying to sound deep and thoughtful. Maybe it is just snobbery on my part, and I shouldn’t read it as someone pompously parroting half-understood technical phrases.

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