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Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Let’s Return to Pangea
Check out the ancient supercontinent of Pangea, represented with current political borders. One could easily travel on foot from New York City to Morocco. Think of how much we’d save on plane fares!
Local Fare
It’s funny how one gets used to seeing a given franchise so often they figure it’s national. In California, for instance, In-N-Out Burgers are everywhere, but in most of the U.S., no one would have ever heard of it.
Unimpressed Again
I offer yet another example of how computers aren’t as scary as we’re being told they are.
I was typing an email to a Sloper, and I messed up a word:
Now you, dear reader, certainly recognize what the word was supposed to have been. Not only is it easy to tell based on what often-used word should be there, but in the context of the sentence, you know what it should be.
The all-powerful software, however? Let’s take a look.
(more…)Different Extremes
