links for 2008-11-20
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It's sad, and possibly ironic, that we recognise this as phishing because it's more obviously written by a real, literate human than standard bank communications.
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But there is another, anthropological, point of view. Exhaust data is, I think, a clear case of "phatic communication." This is communication with little hard, informational content, but lots of emotional and social content. Phatic communications doesn't get much said, but it has social effects so powerful, it gets lots done.
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The gadget that I want? The titanium skeletal structure and self-healing epidermis that James Bond obviously has been upgraded with. Or how else would he survive the insane beatings that he receives without so much as a slightly tussled hair and a few specks of blood above his eye?
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"What in heaven's name made you think you could monetize the real estate in which somebody is breaking up with their girlfriend?"
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What did Donovan think that "T" section in the standings was next to the "W" and "L"? Was he confused when he had to run a hurry up offense with two minutes left? And in 2002, when his team played the 9-6-1 Falcons in the playoffs, did McNabb think those numbers represented the Atlanta area code?
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even in sports, there are pro who don't know the rules of the game.
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