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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: March 2008
Another Legislative Monday
Nice weekend of feature stories. Some good details in yet another wolf story… renewed promises from Fish and Game on viable populations and a wait and see tone from some wolf advocate corners.
Cynthia Sewell looks at two mysterious deaths of young Uzbek men in Boise and the international intrigue surrounding them.
The Times-News looks at the process of deportation, which involves Twin Falls as a hub for Idaho and Montana. It’s worth a read to better understand how people disappear.
And a bunch of speculation on how the Legislature plans to adjourn itself with little to show… in today’s Newsrack.
No Roads, Less Repeal & Outie 500?
Bikes anyone? Otter threw up his hands in disgust with the Legislature’s failure to fund his $240 million hole in the state road system. Fine, reply lawmakers. We’re outta here then…
But not so quick. Legislature could have a few more days work after the Senate trimmed back a repeal of business equipment taxes for the largest Idaho businesses, or for equipment intensive Idaho businesses, if you take the industry line. It now goes bak to the House for a grumpy approval.
Wolves are off the list, Ed Board says sorry and not much else in today’s Newsrack…
Continue readingLocal control depends on who’s at the controls
BOISE – Challis Rep. Lenore Hardy Barrett heads up the House Local Government Committee. The fact that its only met six times this year could indicate that Barrett believes in leaving cities and counties alone. Continue reading
Transit Tax, Override and Gas Tax
10 Senators oppose local option amendment. Needs 12 no votes to defeat. Sen. McKenzie: “Right now, I just don’t think this is the right way to do this.” Druzin at the Statesman. Senate overrides Otter drug veto. Senators share personal … Continue reading
Obama’s Race in the West
In January the black poet Nikki Giovanni came to Boise.
She was asked what Martin Luther King Jr. would do in 2008. Would he march on Washington? Protest the war in Iraq?
Would he vote for Obama?
“How the hell would I know?” Giovanni quipped… Continue reading
Young politicos revealed
Labrador on Ted Kennedy. Obama at Pizza Hut. Durst on speeding tix. Pence on political passions. Your generation runs Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Stogies, Constitutional & Audits
Attempts to change Idaho’s primary voting system passed Senate State Affairs Tuesday after some terse conversation between the committee Republicans and Rod Beck, a former legislator that is pushing to close the primaries.
Tuesday saw lots of discussions in the hallways and closed offices, caucuses and who knows where else. But the end game is still not clear. The Senate voted this morning to overturn an Otter veto on drug treatment funding.
Also, Gillette arrested, Legislative party life and Craig in Lewiston in today’s Newsrack…
Continue readingBusiness Tax, Emissions & Wolves
After a mess of testimony against repeal of the personal property tax, a Senate committee voted to pass the bill onto the full Senate. Cities and counties are worried about repercussions to their budgets. Legislators hung around the halls this … Continue reading
Filings, Pro-Life & Final Week?
Confusion reigns over changes to state retiree medical bennies with a defenders of the bill going on the offensive over the weekend. The bill has yet to pass the House.
But it is still road funding that is holding the session up. Meetings this morning are aimed at breaking the impasse. That, coupled with an interesting primary season now underway, has speculators speculating that this is the last week for the folks in Boise.
PaleoMedia’s Hoffman is now a Mad Voter, Pro-Life (the dude, not the position) gets more press and loose ends in today’s Newsrack…< p/> Continue reading
Movies, Food & Stalemate
In a bold, session ending type of move, the Senate adjourned until Monday hoping to get the House moving on transportation funding bills. House transportation leaders won’t give up the tax hike bills unless they get full passage of an audit. Grrr.
A film incentive bill passes a Senate committee, heads to full vote for final passage. Otter tells Boise State Radio about his Democrat dad. And today was supposed to be the last day of the session… in today’s Newsrack.
Continue readingDams, Taxes & Repeals
A few lawmakers joined a noontime rally outside the Annex Wednesday to oppose the war in Iraq. Most walked by unperturbed.
Changes to state retiree benefits are headed to Otter’s desk, another move toward ending the 2008 session. But the roads fight is no closer to resolution with even more new bills promised, including a set from the House Democrats expected today.
Rammell, Google and Areva on today’s Newsrack… Continue reading
Press asked to Pledge or stay out
Posted on the wall of the Annex Press Pit: If media people don’t wish to say the Pledge of Allegiance they should come into the House chambers after it is completed. Continue reading
