I hope I can see something like this in person one day: a car moving so fast, it loses control and flies. And another so powerful, it not only performs a wheelie (front tyres in the air), it literally takes off a moment later.
(From http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/6683.htm)
1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.
4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat)
6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.
7. Be more or less specific.
8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
10. No sentence fragments.
11. Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used.
12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s
highly superfluous.
14. One should NEVER generalize.
15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.
18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
19. The passive voice is to be ignored.
20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words
however should be enclosed in commas.
21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.
22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth-
shaking ideas.
24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate
quotations. Tell me what you know.”
25. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist
hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.
26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.
27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
28. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
29. Who needs rhetorical questions?
30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
And the last one…
31. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
Hope over to Andre Michelle’s Laboratory and check out his fantastic Tone Matrix. The concept being so simplistic, the possibilities it opens is unlimited and you’ll find yourself engrossed for a long time.
Tip: You can copy and paste creations to share with your friends. Just right click on the Tone Matrix…
Run, jump and keep your feet on the ground (or space tiles, as they appear to be). Hint: Move to the walls to tilt the reference frame.
This video was all over the place a few months ago … and for good reason. Next time you have those yummy, smooth noodles in that posh restaurant, remember this (and pray that the chef washed his hands)
A video demo of how to export selected Gmail messages to your hard disk in either EML, HTML or TXT format, using Mozilla Thunderbird and an addon. Note that this can be used with any email account that can be configured with Thunderbird.
Before you watch the video
Please download the following setup files:
Now just watch the video and and follow the instructions. As a summary of the video, just install Thunderbird and the two addons, add and open your Gmail IMAP account, navigate to the messages you need to download, right click and ‘Save selected messages’
Simple and brilliant - something to gift a young one and watch them go “Wowwwww!”
Ramps is a physics simulation - position/rotate the ramps so that when the ball drops, it ultimately falls into the bucket. Note that not-falling-into-bucket is equivalent to getting-toasted-in-raging-lava
One day little Jane’s mother was out, and her dad was in charge. Jane was maybe two and had just recovered from an accident. Someone had given her a little tea set as a get-well gift, and it was one of her favorite toys.
Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when she brought him a little cup of tea, which was just water. After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, Jane’s mom came home. Dad made her wait in the living room to watch Jane bring him a cup of tea, because it was “just the cutest thing.” Mom waited, and sure enough, here comes Jane down the hall with a cup of tea for daddy, and she watches him drink it.
Then Mom asks Dad, “Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?”
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