Category Archives: Learning

Stuff I’m trying to learn

Acronyms

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Brian

For some reason I started reading about acronyms on wikipedia, dictionary.com, merriam-webster.com, etc.  At first is seems like there’s not much to it – take the first letter of a bunch of words, put them together, and you have an … Continue reading →

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Hopefully I’m saying this correctly

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Brian

For years I’ve suffered from an irrational fear of hopefully. I don’t want to be called out by my stricter grammar-nazi friends for using it to mean “if all goes well,” as opposed to “in a hopeful manner.” Merriam-Webster says … Continue reading →

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Better Tools

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Brian

If I had to build a house I wouldn’t start by nailing up a frame. I’d look at the design of the hammer and wonder why so many people before me just accepted that design and built things with it. … Continue reading →

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Information Out of Reach

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Brian

Now this is frustrating, and it’s happened to me more than once. I’m having a conversation with someone and trying to describe a concept. I’m struggling a little because there’s a word for what we’re discussing, but I don’t know … Continue reading →

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