Is Twitter starting a school?

Someone just reached my blog via the search string “the twits lesson plans,” and viewed my post Making book on textbooks.
Is twitter going to start a school?
I know I’m not. Though I do attempt to provide some education in this blog about open-source, I don’t have a plan other than to have fun.
Or is [...]

AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE PUNCTUATE

Near the end of my previous post, On Taking License With Language: Using Links To Explain Jokes, Licenses, and Pun Fun I made a play on words with the phrase: [1]

Good Will, Hunting.

The playful part is the comma, for without it there be no play, no ploy.
This example illustrates that not only should you [...]

On Taking License With Language: Using Links To Explain Jokes, Licenses, and Pun Fun

I ended my previous post with the line:
“I won this one for: the kippah-er, for:shane.

This play on words occurred to me as I was writing the post. Since the rhyme of “gipper” with “kippah-er” was not obvious, I published the line in the form of a link that clarified my intent.
I then realized that [...]

Using the del.icio.us tag for:shame

In my post On Category Theory and Child’s Play: Tag, You’re It, I made mention of Michael Coté’s suggestion that one should use the “via;” tag to indicate the source of a link.
For example, if I find one of his daily links so good that I decide to tag it myself then I [...]

links for 2007-10-10

For RIAA, a black eye comes with the job | CNET News.com
Dear RIAA, a black eye shouldn’t come with the job, as you sue moms and others trying to blacken their eyes. Open your eyes and start finding a business model that is better than litigation. SCO tried that approach and it led to their [...]

The Wayward Word Press Software Of The Year Award For 2007: WordPress

I first appreciated the importance of awards over fifty years ago, as a child growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
My mother, Janet Shields — May Her Memory Be A Blessing — was then employed by the local theater chain, and so took great interest in the Academy Awards. I recall listening to some of [...]