tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post5198302098333004730..comments2023-11-03T08:07:48.191-03:00Comments on The Daily Rant: This Disturb's Me The Daily Ranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489187226759792239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-5282672540581090052013-06-29T10:02:41.691-03:002013-06-29T10:02:41.691-03:00I know what you mean-how does something that requi...I know what you mean-how does something that requires that much time and money slip past everyone who works on it?<br /><br />I just listened to a "This American Life" podcast about patents (which was much more interesting than it sounds) and there was this whole huge patent infringement case that hinged on one guy's use of an apostrophe "S" in his patent write up. You should have heard him hemming and hawing about "what he meant" by the use of that apostrophe "S". Your head might explode from wanting to slap this guy if you listen to it, but if you're interested, here's the link. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/496/when-patents-attack-part-twoDreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-24735509952411766232013-06-28T14:20:30.393-03:002013-06-28T14:20:30.393-03:00Yeah, drives me nuts on mailboxes too. The Anders...Yeah, drives me nuts on mailboxes too. The Anderson's. Uh huh.<br /><br />What's starting to bother me even more? Comma creep.<br /><br />Have you noticed it? For example, a lonely old person is now likely to be a lonely, old person.<br /><br />Will start collecting the most egregious examples.<br /><br />This has been going on for about a year plus, and I wonder if there is some (unnecessary) new rule in a copyediting guide.<br /><br />The creeping comma is working its way into New York Times stories.<br /><br />It's already prevalent in The Washington Post, but I am assuming that paper fired most of its editors eons ago. They were running online stories about Paul Deen yesterday. For hours.<br /><br />Plus, candidates lose elections they weren't even running in. The Post had headline with a Virginia lt. governor candidate losing the attorney general's race up, also for hours. <br /><br />Low turnout election, but you don't want your newspaper editor to be MIA too.Belledognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745308.post-30147150081268313522013-06-28T12:53:20.738-03:002013-06-28T12:53:20.738-03:00I have to admit...I didn't see the problem at ...I have to admit...I didn't see the problem at first. I thought you were upset the store wouldn't let the general public into that room. Funny how the mind works...there's a show on TV called Brain Games all about the simple things your mind misses.scottnoreply@blogger.com