Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I just cannot get over how perfectly Elon Musk has crafted himself into a real-life Bond villain. If we never see another Bond movie, it'll be his fault. 030
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Anyone know of a good source for researching comic strips (not comic books) from the mid-1930s? 100
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Just to be clear: Will she be fighting for or against human trafficking? 020
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I give her until November 4. At which point she'll be replaced with another blonde. 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.static.klipy.comBlues Brothers BluesmobileAlt: Blues Brothers Bluesmobile falling to pieces after finally making it to their destination 120
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 09/10/2026You know what I'm doing RIGHT NOW? Me neither. 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"I, for one, welcome our robotic overlords." I do wonder, though, if we'll see a slew of billionaires changing the names of their companies and products to comply with this. I totally expect OpenAI to become OpenSI, which will inadvertently boost sales for Sports Illustrated. 020
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Dolly Parton could have been a billionaire. She chose instead to be a human being. Remember: There's no such thing as an ethical billionaire. 120
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 08/10/2026How can I be expected to go to work when I've got this going on, and also I can't find my wallet. 030
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Could you call it "How to Feign Funds and Influence People"? 061
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ooh. This is a cool little game! I hit 4,150 feet, scored 415. (Ended with a deep cut.) 110
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's been a helluva long week, but at least I've got my car back from the shop. 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Carbonara blocks me up no matter what time I eat it. 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Still alive. Still two-armed. Still feel like I've been trampled by penguins in stilettos. 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But seriously, if you're gonna get these, and you should, don't make any elaborate dinner plans. This is the absolute worst part of living alone.static.klipy.comLet Us Pray UPSC: Tired Spongebob MemeAlt: SpongeBob is sitting in a red wingback chair. His usual bright yellow body has gone quite gray, his lips are dehydrated, and his right eye keeps rolling down into his lap. 120
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I got both the flu and COVID vaccines this morning in the same shoulder and it's hitting me hard. At this point my greatest concern is that I will die BEFORE my arm falls off. (Losing an arm is on my bucket list.) 150
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Now I'm imagining Editor Palpatine spitting out, "I will MAKE it grammatical!" 121
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today in etymology: Originally, rosemary wasn't a reference to a rose, and wasn't particularly Mary-like either: www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/10/in-a...saturdayeveningpost.comIn a Word: ‘There’s Rosemary, That’s for Remembrance’ | The Saturday Evening PostThat which we call rosemary by any other name would smell as sweet. 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Too many pro-AI arguments only look at the situation from the consumer's point of view. It's the creators who need protection from AI. 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Let me get this straight: A person who makes a living by writing is just fine with using AI to replace other people who make a living writing. I assume she believes this only as long as AI doesn't encroach on the type of writing SHE makes a living doing. 120
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The silver lining of having Pete Hegseth around is that it makes explaining "toxic masculinity" fairly easy. It's whatever he would do. 021
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is a book I learned about from the @becauselanguage.com podcast. If "How to Kill a Language" is your kind of thing, this podcast probably will be too. 041
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm enjoying it. This could easily have been super-dry and academic, but SSG is a journalist and not a linguist, so she knows how to tell an engaging story. There are real people at the heart of everything she writes in here. 020
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026(Well, it's the book I'm reading now.) bookshop.org/p/books/how-...bookshop.orgHow to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our WordsAn urgent, globe-spanning exploration of languages at risk, from Kichwa to Ukrainian, that asks: What do we lose—culturally, politically, and personally—when a language is silenced?“Fascinating . . . ... 130
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ack! 1. I didn't know this list was out there. 2. The start word I've been using from the beginning has already been an answer. Must have been on a weekend, when I don't play. 121
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I had almost forgotten how quickly the "photo of a shark swimming up the street" meme can come out whenever there's flooding somewhere. 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Editors: That last comma creates two independent clauses! Meaning he's telling MAGA, "Allow crime to again flourish"! What do I do with this information?! 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When "quintessential" is the right word but it's too long for the space you're filling. #amediting 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I use "Dialog Box" for on-screen pop-ups (early training working in consumer-level computer books) but "dialogue" for conversations. This isn't something I was told by a style guide, but my own preference. (This might be AP style, though -- haven't used AP in years.) 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Are there any other writers or editors out there who differentiate analog = the opposite of digital and analogue = something comparable or analogous? And what do you think of the idea? 100
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Friday: Buy the new @merriam-webster.com dictionary. Saturday: Buy some readers so I can read the new dictionary. Sunday: Where did I put those readers? 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This sounds like it was generated by a technology that never has and never will have to wear pants. 120
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The second is about 19th-century complaints about people (and especially printers) screwing up the punctuation. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/09/the-...saturdayeveningpost.comThe Persistent Problems of Punctuation | The Saturday Evening PostWriters’ and editors’ punctuation gripes haven’t changed much in the last two centuries. 001
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy Punctuation Day! Is it happens, I've got TWO pertinent articles of my own to share. The first is about rarer punctuation (with perhaps a broader definition of "punctuation" than is usual). www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/09/in-a...saturdayeveningpost.comIn a Word: 4 Unusual Punctuation Marks | The Saturday Evening PostThe are more punctuation marks in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are included on your keyboard. 110
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm pretty sure its "elder millennial," not "elderly millennial." 010
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The word is bestiality, not beastiality. Yes, it's a little unexpected (like the N-lessness of restaurateur), but who expected this word to show up in so many news stories? 231
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The worst thing about being Gen X is how old we all are now. 210
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Forcing Children: Ethical, Familial, and Galactic Implications of Jedi Recruitment Practices 0120
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Any time you hear an AI or surveillance company make a statement about what their product does NOT do, you should add "now" to the end of it before you evaluate it. "Images of individual faces are not stored [now]." "We don't store any names or personal identifiers [now]." 000
Andy Hollandbeck @logophilius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Maybe it's just me, but wondering whether melamine and melanin were etymologically related is the only reason I can think of that I'd ever look up melamine online. Granted, Wikipedia wouldn't be my first choice. 100