tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post6221979011681006409..comments2023-06-02T04:54:07.811-04:00Comments on After Academe: The World Is Coming to an End AGAIN!recent Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01076749808434578362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-48985815757403993832011-05-20T16:34:42.076-04:002011-05-20T16:34:42.076-04:00I'm in Firefox and can't see the god-damne...I'm in Firefox and can't see the god-damned screen, and you're still stuck on Wednesday's topic. The blog hath moved on. Chill out.recent Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01076749808434578362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-46647807898882250592011-05-20T15:43:29.343-04:002011-05-20T15:43:29.343-04:00OK, it's actually an extra "o", not ...OK, it's actually an extra "o", not an extra "i". "disconfi <b>O</b> rmed".<br /><br />The heck is that?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13027733817039293901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-18044179569502769302011-05-20T14:13:44.021-04:002011-05-20T14:13:44.021-04:00No, it is actually "disconfirmed." IOW, ...No, it is actually "disconfirmed." IOW, instead of predictions being confirmed by coming to pass in reality, they are "disconfirmed" when they turn out to be false. Hey, it's Kermode's word. Don't blame me. We lit people get to make up words when it suits our purposes.recent Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01076749808434578362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706934951863679787.post-76386179198647942252011-05-20T14:00:36.779-04:002011-05-20T14:00:36.779-04:00"disconfiormed?" (extra i)
Rapture: Go..."disconfiormed?" (extra i)<br /><br />Rapture: Go straight to heaven. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.<br /><br />Also, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/us/20rapture.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" rel="nofollow">don't bother what happens to your kids.</a>Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13027733817039293901noreply@blogger.com