Category Archives: IanSights

Mdrn Spk.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

So with the advent of the cell-phone and the sms, a new form of english was born. Ppl strtd drppng vwls, l8r +ed nmbrs to denote words, and made sms-speak a form of communication unintelligible to many. Then came the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft is upholding the proud American tradition of pillaging and raping the english language.

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

So I’ve been an active SharePoint admin for half a year now, and amongst the many things about the product that make me wonder is the capitalisation of SharePoint. Yes. Capital S, hare Capital P, oint, one word. MS spellcheck … Continue reading →

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The Grand Gallery Of Almightily Stupid Ideas, (Number Two)

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

 ORT, no longer just an airport, the Open Road Tolling system due in Gauteng has been the topic of much debate, to the point where it was put on hold leading up to the elections, to save a few majority … Continue reading →

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The Grand Gallery Of Almightily Stupid Ideas, (Number One)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

So if you’ve been out and about in… well, Gauteng lately, you will have seen urban beautification of sidewalks using what seems to be construction rubble. I think there were several causes for this happening. Firstly, most of the rcks … Continue reading →

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eConfusion – A new disease (Originally posted Monday, January 10, 2011)

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

I saw a video clip last night, apparently of the Joburg mayor giving an address that would make Al Pacino in Rain Man seem lucid. He stumbles of difficult words like ‘our’, almost bursting into song, and eyeing the left … Continue reading →

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