2009/04/24 21:33
Seven years ago, I was still living in Aarhus and was looking for a job, when I noticed the following email on the ling-tex mailing list (a very specialised list about TeX/LaTeX for linguists):Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 13:42:14 +0000From: Paul Boot 3267 Systems Manager To: "ling-tex@ifi.uio.no" Subject: Ling-TeX: Interested in working with dictionaries?Collins dictionaries are looking for an experienced...
2009/04/21 22:15
I was so inspired by a video clip with Gordon Brown that I wanted to try to mimic his outstanding gestures and body language.Here is my attempt: For comparison, here is the master himself. I'm really impressed how he manages to smile in random places without any connexion to what he's saying:
2009/04/30 20:58
As I’ve mentioned before, Phyllis and I have for some time had plans to get a company of our own.
It’s been a busy week, what with getting the office ready and getting the web site up and running.
But finally we’re ready: Let us introduce you to Complexli Limited, our company to sell computational, lexicographic and linguistic services.
Please do get in touch if there’s anything we can do for you!
Please get in touch also if you might be interested in working freelance for Complexli.
2009/04/23 22:32
So much has been written about yesterday's disastrous budget that I don't think there's much point in writing more about it. I just can't wait for Labour to be thrown out!All the budget coverage has taken the attention away from some other developments, however.For instance, Edmund Conway had an interesting blog posting a couple of days ago, about how the IMF has written a report on how the balance sheets of the world's major banks would look if they were...
2009/04/22 22:49
I made some homemade pesto for lunch the other day.We served it with some black (cuttlefish ink) pasta – didn't it just look cool?Anna loved it, but Ann (my mother-in-law) wasn't brave enough and referred to the "black worms". Her loss. :-)Interestingly, the pasta was quite nauseating on its own, but combined with the pesto it was really nice.
2009/04/21 21:21
I've blogged about metrification before, but I've now come across the subject twice in the past 24 hours.Firstly, I brought a book called Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy to...
2009/04/18 21:34
It's a well-established principle when using IPA for phonetic descriptions to declutter the transcription by leaving out anything that can be predicted using knowledge of the language. ("It is better to state such information in the conventions that accompany a...
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