Archives: Tweets
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RT @computerfact: restarting a computer fixes prob…
restarting a computer fixes problems because its soul dies and is replaced by a new one which might have different opinions about your work
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@deliprao *squints* not sure if trolling, p sure t…
@deliprao *squints* not sure if trolling, p sure that’s not it.
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It’s like apophasis but it uses Gricean implicatur…
It’s like apophasis but it uses Gricean implicature to make the impugnment. “Atlantic salmon: guaranteed not to turn pink in the can!”
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Is there a name for the kind of joke/misleading im…
Is there a name for the kind of joke/misleading implicature that implies an unconsidered flaw in competitor? “Asbestos free mini wheats!”
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RT @vruba: Foreign candy always seems like the out…
Foreign candy always seems like the output of a slightly undertrained neural net. https://t.co/n7cQFlvLOk
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@ashedryden for an extended period in grad school…
@ashedryden for an extended period in grad school I was working for or frequently citing a Mari, 2 Marys, and a Marie
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RT @umairh: With the race effectively tied the sli…
With the race effectively tied the slightest secret hate vote a la Brexit will lead to a trump presidency. Happy Thursday!! ?????
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TIL the PNW had its own trade pidgin primarily lex…
TIL the PNW had its own trade pidgin primarily lexicalized by the Chinook https://t.co/5K4QcUMpO0
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RT @internetofshit: ? https://t.co/qDgdy1hwxJ
? https://t.co/qDgdy1hwxJ
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@eldang menschlich. yes, that’s the word I was loo…
@eldang menschlich. yes, that’s the word I was looking for.