Category Archives: Language

HackerHaus Manifesto 2012: Year of the Dragon Edition

Posted on 12/31/2011 by Michael

For me (and others), the Year of the Rabbit was pretty crappy in a lot of ways.  Don’t get me wrong… being alive surely beats the alternative (I presume).  But, there are two faces to being alive: living and existing. … Continue reading →

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The King reads my blog

Posted on 12/10/2008 by Michael

Hearken back, if you will, to my commentary from June 30th, 2008 entitled Lexicontortion.  In a nutshell, I was lamenting over corporate- and government-sponsored changes in our language that have resulted in the loss of the size “small” from the … Continue reading →

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Lexicontortion

Posted on 06/30/2008 by Michael

Does anyone else have a problem with the above sign? Let’s define our terms:  “Medium” is Small.  “Large” is Medium.  And “King” is WayTooFuckingBig.  Welcome to America.  Please roll thru. Corporate America is brainlaundering us into believing that we are … Continue reading →

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