Archive for the “curmudgeonly writings” category
Why do all thesauri seem to suck?
by Luke Rodgers on February 25, 2010
When I’m using a thesaurus, it generally is not because I want to find, as a synonym for “sad,” a word like “gloomy” or “unhappy.” It’s because I’m looking for something like “lugubrious.”
Show me a thesaurus that will give me (…)
Facebook Camp
by Luke Rodgers on July 8, 2008
Having just returned from FacebookCampToronto4, I have to say that the more I learn about Facebook, the more concerned I become.
First it was the Youtube video about how Facebook owns everything you put on it, and is (somewhat loosely) connected (…)
