An excerpt from a book blurb:

An excerpt from a book blurb:

"The electrical grid sputtered; law and government collapsed—and more than half of the world’s population was decimated."

sigh "half of the world's population was decimated."

Look, I know it's meaning has shifted but combining it with "half" just makes the disconnect between informal and official definition more jarring.

And sure, losing 5% of the total world population would be a terrible event in human history but it's probably not nearly as bad as the blurb's author wanted it to be.

Needless to say, I won't be reading this book (I mean, the blurb wasn't great even outside the bad math).

It pays to increase your word power...

It pays to increase your word power...


http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171122-twenty-six-words-we-dont-want-to-lose

Hummingbirds Are Where Intuition Goes to Die

Hey,

Life's pretty rough right now in a number of arenas. Let's learn about hummingbird tongues.


https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/hummingbird-tongues/546992/

The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet

Maybe the Internet is a public good...


https://www.thenation.com/article/the-new-sewer-socialists-are-building-an-equitable-internet/

There is literally a giant hole where Johnny D’s used to be.

If you own/use bitcoins, the people of Africa would like you to consider divesting away.

If you own/use bitcoins, the people of Africa would like you to consider divesting away.


https://powercompare.co.uk/bitcoin/

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It would appear that my front steps are where you leave your small, painted rocks. Please don't leave them directly on the steps, painted rock fairies. The railing is perfectly fine.