Browsing Posts of 'Tim Georgi'

The Art of Negation in the English Language, Vol. 2

What’s wrong with the English language? This. Well said, however very eloquent.

“Virgin Galactic Flight 136 for Europa now boarding at Astralgate 16″

Months ago, I had been loosely following the Ansari X Prize competition. For those that aren’t familiar with the X Prize, it was a competition to see who could build a privately funded reusable spacecraft, launch it into “orbit”, return to earth and then repeat the launch, orbit and return. The winner would be the [...]

“Illegal use of colors… on the offense…”

Someone here at work earlier asked me about my opinions on a website design. While there wasn’t anything “wrong” per se, there was plenty wrong. Confused? Good, I thought you’d be. The page seemed fine from a design structure standpoint. There were a few designy things that I never would have touched, like icky looking [...]

Apple’s iPod: Be careful. Something random might happen.

It’s been a really long time since I’ve read a column by technology geek, Steven Levy. So when I saw this topic come up in a Newsweek/MSNBC crossover article, I had to take a look. Does Your iPod Play Favorites? It’s an interesting question. One that I have wondered myself. (Although my most recent question [...]

Waxing Philosophic: To Kill A Mockingbird

It’s amazing. It’s been over 15 years since I last read Harper Lee’s masterpiece, To Kill A Mockingbird. It was my 7th grade year. English. We took the entire year reading the book in class. It was a unique experience. We spent the entire year reading chunks of the book and analyzing what we read. [...]