Patrick's Place

30/01/2025

‘Little House on the Prairie’ to Get Netflix Reboot

The classic Michael Landon drama 'Little House on the Prairie' will get a reboot on a major streaming platform.

29/01/2025

Google to Revise Maps for ‘Gulf of America,’ ‘Mt. McKinley’

Google says it will change the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley on its mapping software.

28/01/2025

Picking the Right Pronoun for Pronoun-Gerund Agreement

There are plenty of times in English the wrong word somehow feels more right. Pronoun-Gerund agreement can be just such a challenge.

27/01/2025

Can the Wrong Typeface Really Hurt Your Credibility?

When you browse font options for your blog, how do you know which is the right and which is the wrong typeface to use?

23/01/2025

Bluesky to Launch Flashes App as New Photo Sharing Option

Bluesky, a social media app designed to give X a run for its money wants do the same for Instagram with the Flashes app.

22/01/2025

No, You Weren’t Forced to Follow the Trump page

Users are falsely claiming Meta automatically signed them up to follow the Donald Trump page without their consent.

21/01/2025

Wintery or Wintry? What Do We Call This Winter Weather?

When you're looking for one word to cover a range of wintertime precipitation from freezing rain to snow, would you choose wintery or wintry?

20/01/2025

MLK Day and Inauguration Day? How’d That Happen?

It's rare that MLK Day and Inauguration Day happen to fall on the same day. Here's why it's happening this year.

20/01/2025

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

Remembering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

16/01/2025

Flags to Go Up For Trump Inauguration, Go Back Down for Carter

For the second Donald Trump inauguration, U.S. flags ordered to be at half-staff in tribute to President Jimmy Carter will rise for a day.

15/01/2025

I’ve Been Blocked By My First Bluesky Troll

No social media platform is immune from people who don't know how to behave. A Bluesky troll just demonstrated that little fact.

14/01/2025

Council Member or Councilmember? One Word or Two?

Here's a grammar question from the city of Denver. Is 'council member' one word or two? Sometimes, even a style guide can't help much.

13/01/2025

Bluesky Moderation Options Give Users More Control

If you sometimes find yourself the victim of social media trolls, Bluesky moderation allows you to prevent some nastiness on your profile.

11/01/2025

We lost a great man 12 years ago today. Rick Stilwell had a knack for connecting with people and encouraging people to connect with others. May we continue to .

09/01/2025

More Curious Timing? Meta Cancels Fact-Check Program

Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, is killing a fact-check program in favor of a community-based flagging system.

08/01/2025

Curious Timing? X Now Wants to Penalize ‘Negative Posts’

The owner of the social platform X says a change to its algorithm will effectively address negative posts to improve the user experience.

07/01/2025

Half-Mast or Half-Staff: Why One is More Correct

When the American flag is lowered to the mid-point of flagpoles to honor someone who died, should we call it half-mast or half-staff?

06/01/2025

Why Do They Make Substack Subcriptions an Ordeal?

I recently saw an excerpt of a blog post I was interested in. To read more, I quickly found myself in the quagmire of Substack subscriptions!