Archive for December 2004

Christmas time is here by golly.

Saturday, December 18th, 2004

Well, it’s that time of year again - the time of year when Jeremy and I take off either for the vast bright expanse of the desert or the cool green hills of Eire to celebrate Christmas with members of our respective families. Ireland is on the cards…

The world at our fingertips.

Tuesday, December 14th, 2004

Yes, yes, YES! After the pleasant surprise of Google Scholar, Google lays another one on us, and it’s a doozy: Google will be working together with Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library and Oxford University to s…

Sweet dreams are made of this.

Saturday, December 11th, 2004

I am totally not making this up: the other night, I dreamed that Gandalf was giving a lecture on linguistics in 17th-century London - which tells you precisely what my mind has been preoccupied with lately.…

Anybody there?

Thursday, December 9th, 2004

Contrary to all appearances, this website is not dead - it’s just been resting a bit while its owner has been alternately slaving away and partying on. The major occurrence in the past month was a quick trip to Baltimore for a friend’s wedding…