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Bad Language in Slate

by Matthew Stibbe on October 3, 2006

I am in the middle of trying to buy a house and it’s very stressful.  This, however, totally made my day: my blog was mentioned in Slate.  I love Slate and read it every day. 

Matthew Stibbe at Bad Language wonders why NASA’s radio technology was not good enough to detect this: “If we can’t understand a signal from a human being on the moon, what chance do we have with little green men from Alpha Centauri?” he asks.

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Richard Millington October 3, 2006 at 10:56 am

Slate url doesn’t work for me.

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Jude October 3, 2006 at 7:21 pm

If you create such a wonderful quote, you’re bound to be quoted. Well done.

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Clip Joga Nike Soccer October 10, 2006 at 2:31 pm

Didn’t notice it before…quite clever.

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