Is OpenAI Today’s Netscape? Or Is It AOL?
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“Tomato” versus “#FF6347”—the tragicomic history of CSS color names
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Comment on You’re probably using the wrong dictionary in ~books
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asteroid Link Parent...and that summary -- accurate as it is -- is why some of us enjoy reading the entire piece. Because the entire point is that language can be beautiful when it is carefully chosen....and that summary -- accurate as it is -- is why some of us enjoy reading the entire piece. Because the entire point is that language can be beautiful when it is carefully chosen.
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Tim Berners-Lee: Why I gave the world wide web away for free
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Comment on Lord Of The Rings author's writing desk up for auction in ~books
asteroid Link ParentMy guess is that the SEO analysis made the suggestion. After all, more people would look for LotR (thinking the book or movie) than its author. Even though it is writers who'd want the desk....My guess is that the SEO analysis made the suggestion. After all, more people would look for LotR (thinking the book or movie) than its author. Even though it is writers who'd want the desk.
Surely, Colbert will buy this...?
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You’re probably using the wrong dictionary
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Lord Of The Rings author's writing desk up for auction
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'It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either.”'
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Japan unveils human washing machine, now you can get washed like laundry
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asteroid LinkThieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/thieves-90000-euros-fine-french-snails-h97xmdqb2Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/thieves-90000-euros-fine-french-snails-h97xmdqb2
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Conway's Game of Life, but musical
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Beloved cat stationmaster in Japan dies
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end all monkey research
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Rediscovering “Columbo” in 2020
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It isn't as lyrical or poetic as the dictionary McPhee chose, but when I want to ensure that my language is not-boring, I turn to Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives.