Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Thursday, October 22, 2009
USB Cables
I looked at the USB cables dangling there, and I laughed pityingly at them, and I thought, Whoever designed the connector of the USB cable was a man who despised the human race, because you can't tell which way to turn it and you waste minutes of your tiny day, crouched, grunting, trying the half-blocked connector one way and the next.
-Nicholson Baker, The Anthologist, 121.
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Hey Beth!
Yes, I agree, USB cables are not designed well AT ALL.
I came to tell you that I took away the banner in response to yours and chloes wonder at how that would look and would love to know what you think about it.
Actually, s-video cables are slightly more infuriating than USB cables...Just for the record.
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