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  • Spoiled

    You know how outdated media companies could combat piracy? By seeding file sharing sites with files that have spoilers in the file names. I’d be reluctant to try searching an illicit download site if I’m likely to come across Harry_Potter_6(DVDRiP)_SNAPEKILLSDUMBLEDORE.avi or SurvivorS01E11_Richard_Wins.XviD or Six_Feet_Under_hey_guess_what_everyone_dies.mov. I don’t want to encourage them, but it’s not like dying…

  • Fontroversy

    Since I wrote some controversial things about fonts, people send me font-related stuff. For example, comics: (thanks @Tedhealy) (thanks Dan) Also, a lot of people are mad about my quotes in that BBC article. Which doesn’t bother me much, because people who get mad about fonts are not the type of people whose approval I…

  • On the BBC

    Hey look at that, I’m quoted in a feature on the front page of the BBC: Do Typefaces Really Matter? (near the end) If you’re visiting from the article, you may wish to see the post that inspired the reporter to give me a call: Fonts Don’t Matter. I wrote it to be a bit…