Friday, March 26, 2004 Get Out of My Namespace. (via Monkeyfilter) "The world is running out of names. The roster of possible names seems almost infinite, but the demand is even greater. With the rise of instantaneous communication, business spreading across the globe and the Internet annihilating geography, conflict is rampant in this realm of language and of intellectual property. Rules are up for grabs. Laws regarding names have never been in such disarray." [posted by S. Y. Affolee on 9:20 PM | link] Sunday, March 14, 2004 Hong Kong Handles. "English names for Hong Kong Chinese range from traditional to inventive to downright bizarre." [posted by S. Y. Affolee on 9:41 AM | link] |
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