I read The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper a few years ago at the insistence of my ex-brother-in-law. It was one of his favorite books from his childhood and I believe he put it near the level of The Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings (but not quite). I figured that was [...]
Archive for 28 September 2007
The seventh son of a seventh son
Posted: 28 September 2007 in UncategorizedTags: books, dark fantasy, dark is rising, entertainment, fantasy, movies, susan cooper
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Ultrafast thumb-only keyboard
Posted: 28 September 2007 in UncategorizedTags: code, computational linguistics, corpora, english, kannuu, keyboard, language model, n-grams, python, startup, startups, typing
In a recent press release, kannuu is claiming to have revolutionized text entry. They claim that you can now perform text entry with just your thumb at the same speed of a regular keyboard. Too good to be true? Here is their method, complete with Hype™. “Advancing text entry exponentially, kannuu’s powerful and precise Partial [...]
Another think coming
Posted: 28 September 2007 in UncategorizedTags: assimilation, english, language, language change, linguistics, phonology, weird words
Language Log brought up the usage of the phrase another thing coming today. This is the only way I’ve ever heard it or seen it used. But it turns out, the original is another think coming. The thing version is winning out on the interwebs, but the post on Language Log indicates that the two [...]
Dawn liftoff
Posted: 28 September 2007 in UncategorizedTags: asteroids, dawn, fuel, launch, nasa, probes, rocket fuel, spacecraft, spaceflight
NASA’s image of the day is the Dawn spacecraft launching via a Delta II rocket. It’s heading to two asteroids: Ceres (actually a dwarf planet) and Vesta. The journey will take several years. In March 2009, Dawn will slingshot around Mars to arrive at Vesta in September of 2011, where it will stay for about [...]
