Tuesday, January 7, 2003


From the It's-Sexy Dept:

(update) Network Associates bags Deersoft.

Security vendor acquires antispam maker
[InfoWorld: Top News]

I guess spam is sexier then security

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From the A-More-Confusing-Solution Dept:

Gender-neutral Singular Pronouns.

A Boston Globe reader suggests using “xe” (pronounced as in Xerox) to replace he/she....

Anyway, it doesn’t matter because English speakers decided long ago to use “they” instead.

[Michael Tsai’s Weblog]

A good point. Don't try to force a change in existing practices, unless your way is a lot better then the old method.

And xe?