What shape is the internet? A Gallery by Noah Veltman noahveltman.com According to patent drawings, it's a cloud, or a bean, or a web, or an explosion, or a highway, or maybe a weird lump. wwwgraphics
Politics and the English Language An Essay by George Orwell jarango.com Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long word where a short one will do. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. Never use the passive where you can use the active. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous. ruleswriting