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Vol. 37, No. 5: Faroe Islands
The Wall Street Journal· 1 hour agoMeanwhile, the Faroes are known for their sea inlets known... government itself uses the spelling Faroe. Of course, we don’t always go along with a...
San Antonio's Cuban-Mexican fusion restaurant Paladar excels at breaking the rules
San Antonio Current· 12 hours agoMy ancient, but presumably still dependable, Velázquez Spanish-English dictionary defines the word...
A disillusioned Conservative asks: does any party deserve my vote?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 54 minutes agoSIR – I am one of those disillusioned Tory voters discussed in previous letters (May 24). I finally...
'I Am Not a Typo' campaign fights autocorrect "bias" against names
TechSpot· 2 days agoA campaign in the UK is trying to draw attention to this issue and wants tech companies to do something about it. The aptly-named am "I am not a typo" campaign says that 41% (nearly 6,000 out ...
Some Trump-appointed judges keep sneaking Biblical reference into court opinions
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe panel majority opinion, written by Judge Ho, held that the accepted meaning of “to seek” meant...
Opera brings to life the poignant fate of the Great Yiddish Dictionary
The Forward· 2 days agoThis is the story of Yudel Mark, who, along with his colleague and rival, Max Weinreich, saw this ...
How to write in Chinese faster than in English? The power of predictive text
South China Morning Post· 4 hours agoWith just five keystrokes, the computer’s on-board input method editor (IME) – a program that...
People With Commonly Autocorrected Names Call For Tech Firms To Fix Problem - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People whose names get mangled by autocorrect have urged technology companies to fix the problem faster, with one person whose name gets ...
‘Hacks’ Creators Share the Secret to Writing Deborah Vance’s Comedy
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello tell TheWrap how they approach standup that's supposed...
Opinion | Justice Alito’s Blame-the-Wife Defense
New York Times· 2 days agoMr. Stephens goes on at length about why Justice Samuel Alito’s wife has “the constitutional right” to express a “Stop the Steal” opinion by hanging a...
