tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post8689283447279170325..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Blogment NigeBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-4223905428671218132007-05-12T13:34:00.000+00:002007-05-12T13:34:00.000+00:00D. Keith Mano, a brilliant novelist and journalist...<A HREF="http://www.bookrags.com/biography/d-keith-mano-dlb/" REL="nofollow">D. Keith Mano</A>, a brilliant <A HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E3DF1638F933A05757C0A964948260" REL="nofollow">novelist</A> and <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=%22D.+Keith+Mano%22" REL="nofollow">journalist</A>, laid down <A HREF="http://www.stcpmc.org/archive/archive/nDave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-14188843605967424312007-05-09T22:25:00.000+00:002007-05-09T22:25:00.000+00:00Steam driven computers are teh cool.There (tehre?)...Steam driven computers are <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teh#As_slang" REL="nofollow">teh</A> cool.<BR/><BR/>There (tehre?) is, in fact, an entire sub-genre of science fiction known as <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk" REL="nofollow">Steampunk</A> that can be summarized, more or less, as "What if there were steam driven computers?"Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-8078467477754753752007-05-09T21:39:00.000+00:002007-05-09T21:39:00.000+00:00Ah Brit - and, before Brit, Andrew - thank you for...Ah Brit - and, before Brit, Andrew - thank you for that! I tried again on my home computer and it worked - and v funny (and apposite) too. It's those steam-driven 'computers' at NigeCorp HQ that are the problem, clearly.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-92057950128472703992007-05-09T17:55:00.000+00:002007-05-09T17:55:00.000+00:00(You could try watching it here.)(You could try watching it <A HREF="http://thinkofengland.blogspot.com/2007/04/scandinavian-humour.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.)Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-16165282583160380182007-05-09T17:53:00.000+00:002007-05-09T17:53:00.000+00:00Nige, are you sure you'e actually using a computer...Nige, are you sure you'e actually using a computer? A modern one. You're not accidentally blogging by semaphore, or on a mangle, or posting comments by carrier-pigeon or something?Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65577269751867973262007-05-09T17:47:00.000+00:002007-05-09T17:47:00.000+00:00Thanks Andrew - I'm sure I'd have enjoyed that if ...Thanks Andrew - I'm sure I'd have enjoyed that if I could only get it to work - the link was fine but when I got the page it was inert and unresponsive to all my wiles. Aieeee...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-20138084249491022282007-05-09T17:20:00.000+00:002007-05-09T17:20:00.000+00:00You may empathise with this sketch on how to use a...You may empathise with this sketch on <A HREF="http://www.devilducky.com/media/57946/" REL="nofollow">how to use a book</A>, Nige.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-60378965118951330912007-05-09T16:37:00.000+00:002007-05-09T16:37:00.000+00:00Well, yes, the exclamation mark seems to have com...Well, yes, the exclamation mark seems to have come into its own in the techo age. How many potentially beautiful relationships have gone belly up simply because of a lack of exclamation mark s in emails and, for that matter, texts? Although overuse can make the writer resemble an excitable 14 year old girl, underuse can, at the other extreme, give the impression of a frosty old dowager with aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-77330604588930338962007-05-09T16:00:00.000+00:002007-05-09T16:00:00.000+00:00I heard the dash is becoming more prevalent becaus...I heard the dash is becoming more prevalent because it is easier to spot on a screen than the comma, the colon, the semi-colon or the full stop - and it does duty for all of these.<BR/><BR/>Eminent blogger David Cohen once said that the internet is where sarcasm goes to die. Tone of voice is difficult, so even those smiley :) things are sometimes essential (but must be used in moderation).Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-57256271961099257762007-05-09T14:37:00.000+00:002007-05-09T14:37:00.000+00:00I am fond of the full stop. At least you know wher...I am fond of the full stop. At least you know where you are with the full stop. It's solid and dependable. And as for the good old dash, it has got me out of many a tight spot. But I'm not a fan of the exclamation mark. It's rather importunate. A bully, even. It should be used sparingly. Although I take your point, Nige, about tone of voice etc. Not sure what the answer to that is. Style, perhaps?Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-42736992236277347502007-05-09T14:11:00.000+00:002007-05-09T14:11:00.000+00:00Brit, I'm convinced that my yellow wagtail (lovel...Brit, I'm convinced that my yellow wagtail (lovely bird, as is the misnamed grey) was eventually followed by some kind of African swallow - though of course I might have been hallucinating by that stage. <BR/>As for the much maligned exclamation mark, Neil, I'm inclined to defend it, chiefly on the grounds that it can, even when 'incorrectly' employed, be very useful, especially in the email Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-16253238149666403542007-05-09T13:55:00.000+00:002007-05-09T13:55:00.000+00:00Unhinged! The lot of you! (By the way, I'm exclaim...Unhinged! The lot of you! <BR/><BR/>(By the way, I'm exclaiming the above. So it's not a gratuitous use of exclaimation marks, which is in fact something that drives me to distraction. People seem to be exclaiming all over the place nowadays and with no good reason. What's that all about? <BR/><BR/>Anyway. Unhinged. Yes. All of you. Didn't exclaim that time, you will notice. Once is enough, I Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-73173306566743130572007-05-09T12:16:00.000+00:002007-05-09T12:16:00.000+00:00That is definitely Nige's most consoling post yet....That is definitely Nige's most consoling post yet.<BR/><BR/>I only seem to get a yellow wagtail, however.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-28832833048558522562007-05-09T11:22:00.000+00:002007-05-09T11:22:00.000+00:00I am relieved to hear it. All manly intercourse sh...I am relieved to hear it. All manly intercourse should merely involve grunting and the occasional groan. And I hope noone will decide to interpret that in some kind of "clever" manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-25070120692895159112007-05-09T10:42:00.000+00:002007-05-09T10:42:00.000+00:00Good Lord man - I've never so much as shaken his h...Good Lord man - I've never so much as shaken his hand. We are men of the old school. We grunt curtly when we meet, then settle down to a companionable silence, broken only by groans and the occasional utterance. <BR/>A different story with Loophole and pals, of course.<BR/>NNigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-62378593013772757062007-05-09T10:33:00.000+00:002007-05-09T10:33:00.000+00:00More consolations! When you & Bryan meet up, do ye...More consolations! When you & Bryan meet up, do ye hug and console each other, Nige?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-69158850720256267392007-05-09T10:18:00.000+00:002007-05-09T10:18:00.000+00:00Night of magic Hugo, night of magic. Your very goo...Night of magic Hugo, night of magic. Your very good health, sir.<BR/>NNigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-77540092680690993112007-05-09T09:54:00.000+00:002007-05-09T09:54:00.000+00:00Yes indeed, Big Nige, a world in which such a day ...Yes indeed, Big Nige, a world in which such a day exists, however poorly observed, cannot be all bad. I must also throw ina teaser regarding Nige's famed flapping flippers, as noted elsewhere on these pages. Though I fear no images will be forthcoming, I can assure you that they were in fine fettle last night while dancing on the bar of The Pit Stop roadside bar and cafe, where he was spotted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com