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Jul. 22nd, 2004 05:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
onefixedstarAs part of my afternoon procrastination exercise (which has been greatly extended today because none of my usual crowd are here, forcing me to actually work instead of chatting with them), I've been playing with Firefox extensions. My favourite so far is the one that lets me open links in Hotmail (and similar sites) without getting that irritating "close to return to Hotmail" frame. Simple, yes, but very useful. Now if only Hotmail would give me more space, they'd be almost as good as Yahoo mail.
I also have to confess here that I'm a total language geek. I just picked up not one, but two usage guides--one Canadian and one American--and I've been sitting in my office reading through the Canadian guide for fun. So far, I've discovered that the British/American spelling ratio varies regionally, with people in Ontario expressing the strongest preference for British spelling, followed closely by British Columbia and Newfoundland. I've also learned why flammable and inflammable are synonyms--fire officials and insurance underwriters began pushing flammable for safety labels instead of the original inflammable out of fear that people would think the in- prefix was a negative, indicating that items wouldn't burn. One major mystery of life resolved. ;)
Right. Now back to explaining why Putnam should be ignored, how Durkheim's nineteenth century theories of solidarity can be applied to the Information Age, and coming up with a dissertation topic that will keep me reasonably entertained for two years, or at least look good on a SSHRC application. Oh yes, and deciding on two comp areas. Must not forget the comps.
I also have to confess here that I'm a total language geek. I just picked up not one, but two usage guides--one Canadian and one American--and I've been sitting in my office reading through the Canadian guide for fun. So far, I've discovered that the British/American spelling ratio varies regionally, with people in Ontario expressing the strongest preference for British spelling, followed closely by British Columbia and Newfoundland. I've also learned why flammable and inflammable are synonyms--fire officials and insurance underwriters began pushing flammable for safety labels instead of the original inflammable out of fear that people would think the in- prefix was a negative, indicating that items wouldn't burn. One major mystery of life resolved. ;)
Right. Now back to explaining why Putnam should be ignored, how Durkheim's nineteenth century theories of solidarity can be applied to the Information Age, and coming up with a dissertation topic that will keep me reasonably entertained for two years, or at least look good on a SSHRC application. Oh yes, and deciding on two comp areas. Must not forget the comps.
