September 2010
August 2010
Does Your Language Shape How You Think? -... →
Pretty good article with a different perspective on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
How the internet is changing language →
azspot:
At one point during the exchange, Mr Poole was asked to define “rickrolling”.
“Rickroll is a meme or internet kind of trend that started on 4chan where users - it’s basically a bait and switch. Users link you to a video of Rick Astley performing Never Gonna Give You Up,” said Mr Poole.
“And the term “rickroll” - you said it tries to make people go to a site where they think it is...
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Watchthedailywhat:
Bubblegum Chillout of the Day: Soundcloud user Shamantis slows down Justin Bieber’s “U Smile” 800% (original), and suddenly the mop top bopper is “Sigur Rós doing Vangelis covers in a cathedral being washed away by the sea.”
No joke.
(For kicks, here’s Sigur Rós’s “Svefn-G-Englar” sped up 300% [mp3].)
[mefi.]
Justin Bieber should just release all his tracks slowed down to 800%...
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