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Posts Tagged ‘HYENT’
Quick, let me distill 200 pages down to 1 paragraph
In: Uncategorized
19 Jun 2008Have you ever noticed that: “Executive Summary” is just a fancy word for “gist?” Come on guys, at least call it an abstract. Or an overview. Or just a summary. “Executive Summary” has always struck me as an inside joke, kind of like the Wilhelm Scream.
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That old saw about hammers and nails
In: Miscellany|Writing
21 May 2008Have you ever noticed that: When you nail a point, it’s the same as when you hit the nail on the head? Both imply precision, even though nailing a picture to the wall is much different than squarely hitting a nail once. Congrats on not hitting your thumb, I guess. Then you can hammer something. [...]
