Recent content by Batman

Right. I definitely don't think there's anything "wrong" with finding a word ugly, whatsoever. Feeling otherwise would be quite silly. It'd be like someone saying that there's something "wrong" with finding the note C# being played on a saxophone ugly. I'm just saying that if you learn to...

I didn't say or imply it's not okay to find a word ugly - on the contrary, I think it's perfectly natural and okay. I mean that my understanding of linguistics has changed how I think about the phonetic properties of words, changing how I aesthetically evaluate words. It so happens that words...

Since getting interested in linguistics and becoming Linguistically Enlightened™, my attitude about making aesthetic judgments on how certain languages or words sound has changed considerably. That said, "snogging", a British English term referring to making out/amorous kissing might be the...

My two cents on all of this. I think an important distinction here that needs to be made is that of “blame” and what we mean by it, which I think would get rid of a lot of the ambiguous semantics and possibly the disagreements in this thread as a result. Let’s make this into a syllogism so we...

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

The mental image this generates before you reach the punch line is quite disturbing.

Please be civil in this debate. You don't have to agree with the other side, you may even find the other side's ideas ridiculous, but do not flame and insult each other. Argue with integrity and let the strength of your points win the debate, not insulting or being unnecessarily harsh to the...

Get out.

This changes the entire nature of this whole conversation (depending on what you mean by homeless, that is, and considering you spend time on a Zelda forum with internet I'm wondering what you mean by homeless). Having no access to shelter, a basic human necessity, is a big piece of information...

So in other words you’re an enemy of the working class. I assume you consider yourself a socialist/communist of some sort considering your previous comment about dismantling capitalism and considering your user title. But you make it clear that your goal is to pursue your selfish desires at...

The universe hates you.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. You're using capitalism as an excuse to relieve yourself of personal responsibility. Yes, if we lived in a better society $50 wouldn't matter, but guess what...we don't live in that society. We happen to live in a society where $50...

"The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind", by Michio Kaku. I'm finally at the end of Kaku's books. This is his latest book, and after this I plan to probably read some of Ray Kurzweil's books on futurism. This one is very similar in spirit...

I really love stuff like this. Melodic cosmic electronic stuff. I've been listening to this guy's music while reading lately; it's perfect for science fiction.