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Dec 23, 2011 1 hr 38 min

Episode 47: 47: Brute Force Attack

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John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about low-stakes grammar issues, the continuing debate about partisanship in tech writing, more theories about an Apple TV product, the origins and fate of "friendly" programming environments like HyperCard, plus a little about Lego Star Wars and holiday toys for children. Links for this episode: Why Hypercard Had to Die - Loper OS Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - Amazon.com 5by5 Illustrated's picture for Hypercritical #45 Sayre's law - Wikipedia Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Amazon.com The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition - Amazon.com The Elements of Style (4th Edition) - Amazon.com The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011 - Amazon.com iMame for iOS Chicago Style Q&A: Possessives and Attributives The Elements of Style on possessives Apostrophe Catastrophe - Grammar Girl Wikipedia Manual of Style debate on possessives Arcade emulator iMAME punted out of App Store - TUAW Sponsored by Tapfolio, TinyLetter, and Uncle Slam.

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