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We’re creating new rules for typographical tone of voice. Not the kind of rules that are imposed from on high, but the kind of rules that emerge from the collective practice of a couple billion social monkeys—rules that enliven our social
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“Many people in this group use hyphens or strings of periods or commas to separate one thought from the next (“i just had to beat 2 danish guys at ping poong.....& ..they were good....glad i havent lost my chops” or “thank you all for the birthday wishes - great to hear from so many old friends - hope you all are doing well -- had a lovely dinner”
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
“When it came to anger, the results were mixed: sometimes caps increased the anger rating and sometimes it didn’t, a result which Heath attributed to the difference between “hot” anger (FIGHT ME) and “cold” anger (“fight me”).”
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
“The Library of Congress archives memes now, preserving things like the Lolcat Bible, Urban Dictionary, and Know Your Meme. It calls them, charmingly and also not entirely inaccurately, “folklore.”
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
“Like how money is just squiggles on paper or on a screen until it determines whether you can eat lunch, words are just meat twitches until they determine whether you can get a job”
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon
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Our next readathon will be April 18-19, 2026. We'll start reading at 8am Eastern Time April 18th, and end at 8am April 19th.. ...more
LPOTL Book Club
— 41 members
— last activity Apr 04, 2020 10:50AM
Once a month we vote, we read, we discuss.
Last Book Club on the Left
— 76 members
— last activity Jan 22, 2019 05:51AM
The unofficial book club for fans of Last Podcast on the Left.
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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