I have a weird funny bone, but whatever: Linguist rants human/machine interface design today is in a state of total freaking disaster I think I have to agree. I'm pretty tech savvy relatively speaking and our new DVR h…

...while computer programmers may lack the romantic excitement of the knight, they're much less likely to track horse manure onto the carpet. ~Mark on Dr. HelenYes. I have not noticed any manure on the carpet since N mov…

Linguistics humor: H/T: Language Log

It is very rare that I watch anything and laugh so hard that I'm struggling to breathe, but a British comedy series IT Crowd managed it with not one, but two episodes. A disclaimer: YMMV (you mileage may vary) The IT C…

But if you want to get beyond the pun, here's a linguist's take on it