2007/08/29 22:52
John Wells today has a blog posting in IPA, pointing out that Le Maître Phonétique used to be written entirely in phonetic transcription.I think that'll make a good basis for a blog, so I've just created a new blog, named after that old and wonderful journal.If anybody wants to contribute to that blog, just send me an email, and I'll...
2007/08/26 23:08
Jeg fandt dette skilt på Flickr i dag.Jeg formoder, den sorte klat skal forestille et dyr, men hvilket?En blanding af slange og en præriehund? Et krabbemenneske? En deform søstjerne?Jeg har aldrig været i Panamá, så jeg véd ikke, om det er et hyppigt forekommende væsen dér, men jeg tvivler nu lidt, ikke mindst da kommentarerne på Flickr også er dybt...
2007/08/31 9:19
We’ve finally got round to putting my flat on the market. See the GSPC’s info here.
It’s really a nice flat – I’m going to miss it – but it is getting a bit crowded with child #4 on its way.
For people with fewer (or no) kids, who have time to take advantage of how close the cinemas and theatres are, it’s really quite ideal, and cheaper than the equivalent in the proper West End.
It’ll be interesting to see how quickly it sells.
2007/08/28 23:05
The Telegraph lists what the Labour rebels who are demanding a referendum on the new EU treaty want as their price for dropping this demand.A couple of the items could possibly be arranged by an additional British opt-out, but the majority involves preventing the rest of the countries from doing what they want. For instance, to "drop plans for further extension of majority voting and stick with the provisions agreed in talks on the Nice Treaty in 2000" is just...
2007/08/28 0:47
The Guardian has some very interesting regional breakdowns for their latest poll.About the LibDems, it says:In the north Lib Dem support is firm: 22% now, against 23% in 2005. But in the south - where most Lib Dem MPs are elected - it has collapsed, down nine points at 19%. That means the Liberal Democrats are now stronger in the...
2007/08/25 23:12
Phyllis and I were discussing today how closely related you actually are to different people genetically speaking.After doing some simple calculations and applying a bit of logic, we came up with the following (1/2 means that you share half your...
2007/08/25 22:27
Since there probably is found readers by this blog which doesn't understand Danish, and therefore sometimes stay a little irritated about my contributions in Danish, tried I today to find an usable translation programme, which can handle Danish.There weren't many...
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