‘base’ and ‘pseudo’ pejorative in ordinary language, but are neutral (and widely used) in technical language. keywords: [Linguistics] [point of view] [usage]

The elite are those with knowledge of source. cf: “The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.” -- Ovid

Status consists of not being perceived to be in tandem with a low-level entity.

Scaffolding is the core of algorithm-creation.

Ruby Ridge was actually a micro civil war.

The powers that be want to know: how astute is this household? (cf: The Thin Man – the movie series, not the book)

Hypercorrectness is actually symptomatic of absentee-landlordism. (That is, the absentee landlord, in order to forestall criticism from ignoramuses, permits wrong things that look right, instead of championing right things that look wrong – e.g., permits the ridiculous signage ’15 items or fewer’ instead of the sensible ’15 items or less’, unlike what a conscientious on-site … Continue reading LOREM IPSUM →

Every timeless phenomenon occurs, via default, at some time.

rent: a form of insurance in which the premium is equal to the claim

- a progress-indicator for the latency period that occurs when you click on the name of a pdf file (in a folder) before it actually comes up – the computer appears unresponsive otherwise – this latency period lasting as long as perhaps 20 seconds. Progress-indicators are nearly ubiquitous in cyberspace, but here is a pinch-point … Continue reading wanted software feature →