flotsam & jetsam
Namesake Donations
Namesakes are problematic. If you have the same name as another person, you somehow get linked to them in people’s minds, even though you probably have nothing in common. My name is Eric and that […]
Month: April 2008
Essays & Opinion
Taboo or not Taboo, What’s in a Word?
Words. Sounds. Language. How and why do some words become taboo, and why should mere words ever be taboo? There is something wrong with me, at least according to some people. I have an odd […]
Essays & Opinion
What is Your Status?
Why did so many people get worked up when there was a mandatory “is” included in Facebook status updates? It is a strange thing to get upset about. One hundred thousand people joined the group […]
Essays & Opinion
Selling Bits of Music
The music industry really is turning completely bonkers. First, Radiohead sell an entire album for whatever people fancy paying, from UK£0.00 to UK£99.99 (US$200). Then it turned out that fifteen people actually paid UK£99.99 to […]