TradeTheBeal! Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Singing parrot >>> Weezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceman Spiff Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) Hipsters love to proclaim their love for the Oxford Comma as if it makes them original and different when all it is is chest thumping that you're educated. Edited May 29, 2021 by Spaceman Spiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) The Oxford comma is probably the mainstream approach. It is also old news in terms of nerdy stylistic arguments. Of course, I, an educated person, understand that the Oxford comma is sometimes necessary, sometimes wrong and often optional, and I look down at people who use it (or don’t use it) all the time. The trendy stylistic argument is how many spaces to put after a period. The correct answer is two. Hipsters and @Spaceman Spiffuse one. https://cmosshoptalk.com/2020/03/24/one-space-or-two/ Edited May 30, 2021 by PleaseBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 41 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: The Oxford comma is probably the mainstream approach. It is also old news in terms of nerdy stylistic arguments. Of course, I, an educated person, understand that the Oxford comma is sometimes necessary, sometimes wrong and often optional, and I look down at people who use it (or don’t use it) all the time. The trendy stylistic argument is how many spaces to put after a period. The correct answer is two. Hipsters and @Spaceman Spiffuse one. https://cmosshoptalk.com/2020/03/24/one-space-or-two/ Go. Piss. Up. A. Rope. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I think I touched a nerve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: I think I touched a nerve! Who doesn't use two spaces after a period? ****ing philistines. Edited May 30, 2021 by Spaceman Spiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Just now, Spaceman Spiff said: Who doesn't use two spaces after a period? ****ing philistines. I agree! But it’s a whole thing. https://slate.com/technology/2011/01/two-spaces-after-a-period-why-you-should-never-ever-do-it.html https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21234170/microsoft-word-two-spaces-period-error-correction-great-space-debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) Hypnotic. Edited May 30, 2021 by The Evil Genius 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Have watched this 5 times. Not close to stopping. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Hipsters love to proclaim their love for the Oxford Comma as if it makes them original and different when all it is is chest thumping that you're educated. I like the Oxford Comma because it brings some semblance of order to the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 13 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: The Oxford comma is probably the mainstream approach. It is also old news in terms of nerdy stylistic arguments. Of course, I, an educated person, understand that the Oxford comma is sometimes necessary, sometimes wrong and often optional, and I look down at people who use it (or don’t use it) all the time. The trendy stylistic argument is how many spaces to put after a period. The correct answer is two. Hipsters and @Spaceman Spiffuse one. https://cmosshoptalk.com/2020/03/24/one-space-or-two/ I have two spaces after a period so ingrained in my writing style, I do it when texting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) Sounds like you two spaces people have kerning/font issues. Because unless you are actually typing a typewriter, two spaces are not needed. Edited May 30, 2021 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I can tell you from rejoining academia recently and getting marked up by one of the professors, the double space after a period has been phased out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I’ve been driving for Uber since New Year’s. Definitely not a good occupation for anyone who doesn’t like people. You meet all types. That’s the hardest part of the gig for me… not being able to tell all these weirdos how much I hate them. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 31 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: I’ve been driving for Uber since New Year’s. Definitely not a good occupation for anyone who doesn’t like people. You meet all types. That’s the hardest part of the gig for me… not being able to tell all these weirdos how much I hate them. Conversely, if you don't give a **** about the gig, you can tell a bunch of ****ing weirdos exactly how much you hate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 The cell phone obsession thing has me to the point I charge mine in the living room when I go to sleep at night. I've been trying to keep it out my hand as much as I can lately, and every time I look around folks heads are buried in it, even while driving. Every other commercial is a reminder of the times we are in, which you can watch on your phone in HD. It's like folks are in their own little bubble universe with the right to throw nukes at adjacent ones. My uncle is like this, did computer architecture for a large bank, and doesn't want to come near his cell phone anymore. Am I just getting old or something, what the hell happened to me? It's another huge reason I don't post like I used to, like 90% of my posts over the last decade were on my phone. I know one thing is I hate looking at my phone, looking away and my daughter looking right at me. That really bothers me for some reason, it might be a good thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) 35 years ago today, @TryTheBeal! went to a Judas Priest concert at the Capital Centre. He appears at the 9:05 mark: (NSFW, language) Edited May 31, 2021 by Spaceman Spiff 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 In fact, I was at that concert. I am not in that video, however. Was a great show! Judas Priest was an incredibly good live act back in those days. Maybe the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 "The Sinner" is my favorite Judas Priest song, and quite possibly a top 50 song of mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I haven't had this productive of a day in weeks. All kinds of housework, yard stuff too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) State of California holding a covid-19 immunization rewards lottery. 😀 Realizing I'm part of 4 or so California State Departments who are automatically ineligible. 🤨 It's the pretending that is fun with these... Edited June 2, 2021 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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