jxy
Joined 10 years ago
Joined 10 years ago
I'm not sure about how people would feel about this. I have mixed feelings. It feels like a loss of many things. What are the gains from ditching continuations?
the font is likely Go Font, the proportional one
the modern sense of "meme"
> 2. An image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations. Also with modifying word, as internet meme, etc.
> 1998
> The next thing you know, his friends have forwarded it [sc. an animation of a dancing baby] on and it's become a net meme.
> Sci. & Technol. Week (transcript of CNN TV programme) (Nexis) 24 January
the modern sense of "viral"
> Chiefly Marketing. Of, designating, or involving the rapid spread of information (esp. about a product or service) amongst customers by word of mouth, e-mail, etc. to go viral: to propagate in such a manner; to (be) spread widely and rapidly.
> 1989
> The staff almost unanimously voted with their feet as long waiting lists developed for use of the Macintoshes... ‘It's viral marketing. You get one or two in and they spread throughout the company.’
> PC User (Nexis) 27 September 31
Edit: format
% /usr/bin/jq --version
jq-1.6-159-apple-gcff5336-dirtyThere are bad journalists (if they can be called journalists at all) and good journalists. At this point in history, our only hope lies with diligent reporters from reputable publishers.