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Rules, principles and recipes (II)

The scientific way

Scientific rules, like all rules, must be applied intelligently.

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Rules, principles and recipes (I)

Following the rules

We ponder the Rule of Thirds, Maintenance of the Aim and teaspoons of nutmeg.

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Not the way it sounds

Spelling reform

Written and spoken languages are different.  Should they be made more similar?

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Language technology

Materials for learning

We notice that some things have gotten much easier with advances in technology.

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The last little bit

No improvement yet?

Sometimes you make no progress until everything’s done.

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Black hole ironies

Bright and dark, near and far

We point out some astronomical ironies.

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On orbits

Curves in space

Things are different out there.

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Inscribed by hand (II)

The technology of writing

Sometimes everything changed, sometimes it didn’t.

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Inscribed by hand (I)

Is handwriting necessary?

Handwritten English is much less important than it was.  But handwriting is not.

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More of the story

Help from an old textbook

Knowing just a little more is sometimes helpful.

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