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Fonts Don’t Matter
If you’re a graphic designer, a typographer, or an amateur font enthusiast, this might piss you off. That’s okay. Channel that anger towards flawless kerning. I’ve seen people vomit because the Papyrus font was used for subtitles in Avatar, or get a boner every time a poster is in Helvetica. These people, they know they’re…
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The Horrors of Internet Dating, Volume 5
My real-life romantic life remains only sporadically eventful. But on the internet—on the internet— just look at all these lovely people who are waiting for me to contact them and rock their worlds. (click for embiggening, as usual) She is such a master poet that she can be playful with the English language. So many…
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Mornin'
So I’ve been wondering: When people say “good morning,” are they wishing that you will have a good morning, or are they telling you that it is already a good morning? In support of the latter, I notice that people tend to say “good morning” more on days like today; sunny springy weekends. If that’s…
I’m Phronk, also known as P.T. Phronk, or Mike. I’m a writer and scientist. Here’s where to find my stuff:
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