Courtesy of Language Log, we enjoyed this comic panel from xkcd (previously) about signature punctuation pedantry that goes beyond the sometimes contentious serial separator known as the Oxford comma with editors and proofreaders agonising over what’s perceived to be omissions or superfluous errata. Other places of higher learning were spared the indignity but surely there are other candidate colleges. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology list diff was an especially nice touch for a full-stop.
synchronoptica
one year ago: assorted links worth revisiting (with synchronoptica) plus a warrant out for the Knights Templar
seven years ago: a negative-emissions power-plant in Iceland plus Barnum’s white elephant
eight years ago: super strong silk, more links to enjoy plus Nobel laureate Bob Dylan
nine years ago: pioneering inventions plus some trivia about trivia
twelve years ago: EU citizens share Nobel Peace Prize
