Monthly Archives: February 2009

What passes for argument

OK, I’m now 3-for-3 in simply linking strips from Wondermark, but this one reminds me of ‘net discussions (including in the Bloggernacle): I’ll come up with a real posting sometime soon.  Honest!  ..bruce..

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Needs vs. wants in emergency preparedness

One person’s necessity is not necessarily another person’s necessity: OK, two Wondermark strips in a row suggests I’m being a bit lazy here, but I’ve actually been busy over the past few weeks (I’m typing this from Washington DC).  ..bruce..

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Our ancestors in the spirit world

The ever-amusing Wondermark strip provides some insight: Heh.  Note how we sometimes assume that our departed ancestors really want to get in touch with us? Maybe not so much.  ..bruce..

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Mining terms from the Book of Mormon

Language Log is one of my favorite daily blog reads, and today it had among other things a post about an online “term mining” tool (Termine) that analyzes text to attempt to identify multi-word terms (e.g., technical terms) within the … Continue reading

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LDS history and organization: a cautionary tale from the Catholics

Within the LDS Church, we continue to debate publicly and agonize privately over issues in LDS history (hagiography, naturalism, etc.) as well as occasionally getting our knickers in a twist over perceived or real issues in LDS leadership, both local … Continue reading

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