Comments on: Fracking Censorship http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2005/09/29/fracking-censorship/ The personal web site of Brendon J. Wilson, a software developer living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:20:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: OK/Cancel » Archive » Buzzword Inflation: Does Internet Speed Apply to Language? http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2005/09/29/fracking-censorship/#comment-3239 OK/Cancel » Archive » Buzzword Inflation: Does Internet Speed Apply to Language? Tue, 23 May 2006 20:22:28 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=241#comment-3239 [...] What this trend indicates is that even in language, designers can no longer design for control, but instead designing for appropriation - not just appropriation in usage but even in vocabulary. While designing with the right voice and language for our audience should be a given, designing for changing language patterns probably isn’t. Even censors don’t make that much sense anymore, because if you censor out one word, a new word will just be used to indicate the same. [...] [...] What this trend indicates is that even in language, designers can no longer design for control, but instead designing for appropriation - not just appropriation in usage but even in vocabulary. While designing with the right voice and language for our audience should be a given, designing for changing language patterns probably isn’t. Even censors don’t make that much sense anymore, because if you censor out one word, a new word will just be used to indicate the same. [...]

]]> By: Giovanni Wassen http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2005/09/29/fracking-censorship/#comment-971 Giovanni Wassen Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:00:20 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=241#comment-971 Well, we also got felgercarb from the BSG TOS. Farscape's 'frell', the Chinese swearing from Firefly and not forget: 'Nerf herder' from Star Wars. Well, we also got felgercarb from the BSG TOS. Farscape’s ‘frell’, the Chinese swearing from Firefly and not forget: ‘Nerf herder’ from Star Wars.

]]> By: Brendon J. Wilson http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2005/09/29/fracking-censorship/#comment-369 Brendon J. Wilson Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:04:59 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=241#comment-369 When you say "original" you mean the mini-series that was the pilot for the current series, or "Lorne Greene"-era Battlestar Galactica? Yow. So the FCC moves <em>really</em> slowly. ;-) When you say “original” you mean the mini-series that was the pilot for the current series, or “Lorne Greene”-era Battlestar Galactica?

Yow. So the FCC moves really slowly. ;-)

]]> By: Laurie http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2005/09/29/fracking-censorship/#comment-367 Laurie Sun, 02 Oct 2005 23:02:39 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=241#comment-367 Actually, not quite new. It's been in existence since the original Battlestar Galatica movie. Yes. I'm that old. Actually, not quite new. It’s been in existence since the original Battlestar Galatica movie.

Yes. I’m that old.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2005/09/29/fracking-censorship/#comment-365 Jesse Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:09:39 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=241#comment-365 Smegging Tanj.... Smegging Tanj….

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