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The Long Linguistic Journey to 'Dagnabbit' - Atlas Obscura

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:43:38 +0000

“Taboo deformation is one possible way for a word to change its meaning,” says Andrew Byrd, a professor of linguistics at the University of Kentucky who specializes in Indo-European languages. Basically, we are scared of the true names of certain beings or concepts, because to use them might mean we summon them, which we don’t want, or anger them, which we definitely don’t want, or simply make other humans mad at us, which is slightly less bad but still not ideal. The true name is powerful, and we normal humans can’t handle that power. So we avoid using the true name, but sometimes we still need to communicate with each other about those beings or concepts. That means we have to figure out a way to talk about something without using the actual word for it.

Tags: #folklore #language #magic #mythology

Tuition Aid From a Zombie Elf - NYTimes.com

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:40:43 +0000

Last year, Mr. Johnson received one of the first two grants given by Gamers Helping Gamers, a nonprofit organization founded by a group of successful young New Yorkers to assist a very specific group of students: those who play the fantasy trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

Tags: #education #gaming #imported:pinboard #magic #mtg #to:fb

Tuition Aid From a Zombie Elf - NYTimes.com

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:40:43 +0000

Tags: #education #gaming #magic #mtg #to:fb

[HOWTO] Apple Magic Mouse on 10.10 Maverick Meerkat - Ubuntu Forums

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:27:05 +0000

$ xinput set-float-prop "Apple Magic Mouse" "Device Accel Velocity Scaling" 2.0

Tags: #apple #bluetooth #hci #imported:pinboard #linux #mac #magic #trackpad #ubuntu

Persi Diaconis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:13:01 +0000

"Persi Warren Diaconis (born January 31, 1945) is an American mathematician and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University. He is particularly known for tackling mathematical problems involving randomness and randomization, such as coin flipping and shuffling playing cards."

Tags: #magic #math #mathematics #stanford #statistics

Upgrading From CM 4.2 or other rooted ROMS to 5.0.x(Dream/Sapphire) - CyanogenMod Wiki

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:04:30 +0000

"This guide will tell you how to upgrade from an older (

Tags: #android #cyanogenmod #google #howto #magic #mobile #roms #root #upgrade

Planeswalker Rules : Wizards of the Coast

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:18:02 +0000

"It's an exciting time in Magic's history, and I say that both as a player and as a member of Magic's creative team. We're witnessing the birth of something special here, and this year we'll just be scratching the surface of the impact planeswalkers will have on the game and beyond."

Tags: #fun #gaming #magic #mtg #planeswalkers

novaproxy.py at 49abea30d1f5207e901647fadee0b91b05c0f620 from asedeno's novaproxy - GitHub

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:27:31 +0000

"MAGIC=0xdecafbad # Cute, Palm."

Tags: #decafbad #magic #palm #webos

Commentary: Is Obama skidding or crashing? - CNN.com

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:42:37 +0000

Tags: #debt #economy #magic #obama #pennjillette

Cornify - Unicorns & Rainbows On-Demand

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:35:44 +0000

"Cornify is the #1 unicorn and rainbow service worldwide, giving websites sparkle around the world."

Tags: #cornify #magic #sparkles #unicorns #web20 #webdev

News: Leveling Up, Judge Style

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:20:54 +0000

"For all his hard and excellent work, Toby Elliot has been promoted to Level 5 Judge. Congratulations, Toby, on this very well-deserved achievement!"

Tags: #belated #gaming #judges #magic #mtg #nifty

Vulnerable bug in CodeIgniter which took us hours to fix our corrupted database | CodeIgniter Forums

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:30:53 +0000

"At some point, if you want to update the password field of this table, for a particular user, what will you write in your code?" Why it's good to know how the magic works.

Tags: #codeigniter #leakyabstractions #magic #webdev

Tay al-Ard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:40:54 +0000

"Tay al-Ard (طی الارض or طيّ الارض or طیّ الارض - literally "folding up of the earth") is the name for thaumaturgical teleportation in the Islamic religious and philosophical tradition."

Tags: #islam #islamic #magic #scifi #thaumaturgy #via:warrenellis

Kefitzat Haderech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:38:27 +0000

"The name Kwisatz Haderach from Dune universe (referred to as the "Shortening of the Way") is presumably derived from the term kefitzat haderech."

Tags: #dune #hebrew #judaism #magic #via:warrenellis

TooMuchMagic - JicarillaWiki

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:57:17 +0000

" ...your IDE doesn't know how to color-code your code"

Tags: #funny #java #magic #programming