Minimal
stressed for motivation and achievement2003-11-26
Here comes the flood
I love it when, every now and then, someone’s usually-quiet weblog is filled with comments from a raft of people who are nothing like regular readers, probably coming into the site as Google refugees. Instantly, there’s a mix of culture and language that’s almost completely absent at other times. Often amusing as a juxtaposition, it also serves to remind you just how many different communities are out there on the web. And how little you cross the boundaries between them.
Phil seems to do particularly well on this front. First time I noticed it was for his post about Adnan Osmani’s XWebs browser. The latest influx is a crowd of Dizzee Rascal lovers, using language that my ailing 28-year old brain can only describe as “street”. When I were a lad, the word “heavy” meant “bad”. Not any more, it seems. And what’s this with complimenting people on how beige they are? Sorry, buff. I just don’t get it. I must be turning into my dad or something. ;)
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