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Every modern typographer agrees on the one-space rule. It’s one of the canonical rules of the profession, in the same way that waiters know that the salad fork goes to the left of the dinner fork and fashion designers know to put men’s shirt buttons on the right and women’s on the left. Every major style guide—including the Modern Language Association Style Manual and theChicago Manual of Style—prescribes a single space after a period. (The Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, used widely in the social sciences, allows for two spaces in draft manuscripts but recommends one space in published work.) Most ordinary people would know the one-space rule, too, if it weren’t for a quirk of history. In the middle of the last century, a now-outmoded technology—the manual typewriter—invaded the American workplace. To accommodate that machine’s shortcomings, everyone began to type wrong. And even though we no longer use typewriters, we all still type like we do. —Manjoo
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I love you guys, but you’re crazy. On questions of aesthetic preference there’s no particular reason that normal people should listen to a bunch of geeky obsessives who spend orders of magnitude more time on these issues than average. It’s like how you probably shouldn’t listen to me when I tell you not to use .doc files or that you might want to consider a digital audio player with Ogg Vorbis support. I strongly believe those things, but even I know they’re pointless and arbitrary for everyone who doesn’t consider “Save As…” an opportunity for political action.
Nor should we assume that just because typographers believe earnestly in the single space that their belief is held entirely in good faith. They’re drunk on the awesome power of their proportional fonts, and sure of the cosmic import of the minuscule kerning decisions that it is their lonely duty to make. Of course they don’t want lowly typists exercising their opinions about letter spacing. Those people aren’t qualified to have opinions! —Lee
dang. might start saving those avocado and mango seeds now.
Chart: America’s Gardens Are Warmer in 2012
One way to tell that the world (or at this country) is warming is to take a look at the map the USDA puts on the back of seed packets, which shows that winter temperatures have risen pretty much everywhere in the U.S. The Department of Agriculture released an update to the 1990 version of its “Plant Hardiness Zone Map,” which reveals much milder winters than in the past. Read more.
[Image: USDA]
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Watch this mayor’s soul leave his body. Fine questioning by a TV reporter. via ImmigrationProf.
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Jan Brewer vs. Obama: An airport meeting turns into an epic battle
She wrote some things in her book he didn’t like: The tough-on-immigration Arizona governor, who was not particularly happy with the way the president treated her in a much-talked-about-at-the-time 2010 meeting, wrote about it in her new book ”Scorpions for Breakfast,” and Obama didn’t like what she said. So, last night, when Obama got into Phoenix, this happened. ”I will say that a picture is what it is,” she said. “I must say, I was not hostile. I was trying to be very, very gracious. I respect the office of the president, and I would never be disrespectful in that manner.” What we would give to hear that conversation up close. (AP Photo) source
3 weeks to read the book.
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Groceries, Liquor and Elections
A long list of Republican law makers submitted a concept grocery tax credit bill Wednesday that does not quite match the governor’s or Democrats’ notion. It increases the state’s tax credit on groceries for everyone, giving the poor $25 more a year.
Opening liquor stores on Election Day got a nod, but barely, in committee. And Obama will be at Taco Bell Arena Saturday monring… one estimate projects 10,000. One Republican State Senator told PaleoMedia.org he’s not voting for Obama, but he might go see him… PaleoMedia will be out of town, but would consider publishing a first-hand account from the show… [MORE] Continue reading
Food Tax, Pot & CNN Map
The House will take up a grocery tax bill this morning that apparently has GOP and governor’s support. House Democrats have an alternate, phased in removal of the “food” tax in the wings. Otter underwent hip surgery Tuesday, but was in charge of the state the whole time. A controversy between Fish and Game Commissioner Wright and Western Watershed’s Jon Marvel gets wide coverage. And Hailey is looking for answers on marijuana laws.
Also, Unda’ the Rotunda examines Idaho tax breaks for special interests. Like the dead. In today’s Newrack. Continue reading
Prison Riot, Immigrant DL & Dogs
Unimpressive prison riot video shown to budget committee raises hackles. But a growing number of counties appear to be looking at building larger newer prisons with the hope of taking some state business housing offenders. Transportation Department drivers license bill first reported on PaleoMedia.org is headed to full House for a vote. Dog fighting felony bill will get a hearing, global warming, not so much. And Obama to swing through Boise this weekend. In today’s Newsrack… Continue reading
Closed Primaries, Trains and Roads
A theme for last week could be: important bills hung up. A closed primary bill submitted by the Idaho GOP is not really what the primary closers wanted to see. It’s hung up. A bill to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in the workplace is hung up by lawmakers who with hangups. Road funding is hung up in the budget committee (like every year). Ethics probe of Craig, hung up. Nuclear plant in Payette, just hung.
An interesting item in the Seattle Times: a train from Seattle to Salt Lake may be viable once again. Not hung up. In today’s Newsrack…
Urban Renewal, Naturopaths & ‘Rack
Conservative, former Utah governor Lane Beattie was at the Statehouse Thursday talking about how important it is to raise taxes for transportation infrastructure. Senate transpo committee impressed, but House leadership still skeptical.
Also, Post Register reporter asks governor’s office about adding sexual orientation to Idaho Human Rights Act and gets a vaguely supportive response, teacher pay plan public hearings end with full house and Tamarack is fined for stormwater runoff violations. Big fine. Read more.
Prisons, Press and Sex Offenders
Gov. Butch Otter began shopping his plan to begin immediate construction on a privately built and operated prison, but was met with some skepticism from Legislative leaders Wednesday. Funding for a new prison was not in Otter’s budget, but the state would not have to pay immediately if a prison company was contracted for the work. There is a lengthy peice of legislation that would authorize the privately run prison, but it has not been introduced yet.
Also, House and Senate leaders questioned some of Otter’s other spending at an Idaho Press Club luncheon, the annual raft of sex offender bills are getting heard and ACLU chief Jack Van Valkenburgh is moving on in today’s Daily Newsrack. Read more.
Lobbyists, H&W Understaffing, Meth
A survey conducted last fall and released by the Idaho Meth Project Tuesday shows that Idaho youth know quite a bit about meth and are not overwhelmingly concerned about the drug. Talk at the Legislature has turned to Health and … Continue reading
Orientation, Drug Rehab & Primaries
A measure to add sexual orientation to Idaho’s anti-discrimination law got an initial nod in the Senate, and will likely have a full hearing in coming weeks. Also, an update on GOP fight over Idaho’s open primaries, why Otter didn’t … Continue reading
Ed Board, Liquor Laws, Pre-K
Last Friday, the interim director of the State Board of Education broached the idea of turning some programs back to the Department of Education… where they used to reside. This week opens with four days of testimony on teacher merit … Continue reading
Drivers License Bill Targets Undocumented
The Idaho Department of Transportation introduced a measure this week that prohibits issuing drivers licenses or identification cards to people who are not in the United States lawfully and limits the expiration date on licenses granted to some immigrants. Continue reading
Muskets, Tax Breaks, Kid in a Canoe
In his presentation to the Legislative budget committee Thursday, public schools chief Tom Luna made a new argument for including contract rights in his controversial teacher pay plan. In response to a question from Boise Sen. Elliot Werk, Luna said … Continue reading
Teacher Pay, Roadless, Nexus
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna presents his budget this morning with no advance indication that he has scaled back a $60 million teacher pay plan to fall in line with Gov. Otter’s notion. PaleoMedia will be there. Also, Forest Service is looking at Idaho’s Roadless plan again, taxing internet sales and coming soon… a primer on using PaleoMedia.org more efficiently. [Hint, click on the headline or the "Continue reading..." button below for more...] Continue reading
