Monthly Archives: January 2013

Weather Lore

Posted on 2013-01-31 by arjaybe

“Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight.” It’s a variation of an old proverb that seems to have a local version wherever you go. And it has a scientific explanation. It’s based on … Continue reading →

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Glee Cheats

Posted on 2013-01-27 by arjaybe

The television show “Glee” has apparently used an independent artist’s music in one of its episodes without paying him, or even giving him credit. Jonathan Coulton made a cover of a song called “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot, paying … Continue reading →

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Querycount

Posted on 2013-01-25 by arjaybe

The Wordcount website, where “Elgin” was ranked as the 28,411th most-used word in British English, has a sister site called Querycount. This site also ranks the words, but instead of counting how many times they are used in the British … Continue reading →

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