Monthly Archives: January 2008

31 Jan 2008
Rotten Publishing

Language Log is one of my favorite sites. Poster Bill Poser, in Olla Podrida, was “taken aback” that, in a brief article in The New York Times she and her consultants and editors were aware of the correct name and etymology but thought that some readers might be put off by the notion of rotten [...]

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31 Jan 2008
Genuine HP Advantage

Late this afternoon I unpacked an HP Officejet Pro L7580. After the interminable removal of plastic wrap, shipping tape, ink caps (four ink cartridges and two print heads), movement blockers, and warning labels (e.g. “do NOT insert paper until prompted to do so”), I was ready to power it on. The quick setup guide said [...]

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23 Jan 2008
Site Housekeeping

In spite of my tagline “where ever you go, there you are”, I’m in the process of moving bits and pieces of old stuff from my original site to here. Over the next few days you’ll see some clutter and broken links, and some really old dates on posts. It’s really just an excuse to [...]

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21 Jan 2008
Breadcrumbs

As my friends know, I’m not a particularly social person. However, over time I’ve accumulated a few profiles here and there for various reasons: curiosity; those “you’ve gotta read my post” links (registration required) from friends; evaluating a site for work; and even, tragically, to view information about funeral arrangements for a long-ago friend. Also, [...]

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