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When does a word become a word?
Sat, 05/02/2009 - 00:35 — memo"An American company, the Global Language Monitor [here], says the number of words in the English language is about to reach one million.
The BBC's Richard Westcott finds out why it is a controversial claim."
Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 01:11 — memoThe Wall Street Journal outlines the history of the Comic Sans font and opposing movement Ban Comic Sans.
3sat "neues" berichtet über Linux und Open Source
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 15:58 — memoDas 3sat-Magazin „neues“ hat am Sonntag eine 30-minütige Dokumentation zum Thema Linux und Open Source ausgestrahlt: "Linux - Die Reise des Pinguins". Die gesamte Sendung ist als Videopodcast kostenlos verfügbar.
Adopt a Word to Save It from Extinction
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 11:08 — memoLifehacker presents savethewords.org, where you can adopt a word, thus promising to save it from distinction by using it as frequently as possible.
