October 2009 – Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder

Ghit goes generic

The Danish-based trends site Ghits.dk is now using my most popular neologism (Google hit -> ghit) for both Google and Yahoo searches. (Dear Mr Larsen, any chance of a link back to the source of your inspiration? Kalebeul or FollowTheBaldie.com would do nicely!)

Discovered: Cataloonia’s true fet diferencial

It’s not what you steal, it’s the way that you steal it.

<a href='http://socialistes.cat'>La Catalunya que sap on va</a>. [Photo <a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.es'>CC</a> from <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/28561655@N00/'>vicenstort</a>]

Why most American (and a considerable proportion of Spanish) wine is crap

Don’t believe the wine pundits.

Real Academia Española contemplating eliminating accents

And they’re going descriptive, bit by bit.

Montilla at LSE

The British establishment doesn’t give a rat’s arse what he thinks.

Still life or road-kill?

There’s an oddly proportioned hare in one of this autumn’s auctions in Barcelona.

The Nicaraguan and Spanish characters compared

Bizarrely honest or honestly bizarre?

Catalan animatronics, inc the Turk’s head on Barcelona cathedral organ

Working out how to implement two autonomous psychotic dwarf robots.

Hide the ducks, the musicians are coming

From the DCVB, re pato: —Amagueu els patos, que vénen els músics!: ho diuen per recomanar prendre precaucions davant un perill imminent (Val.). Els músics hostatjats tenen fama de menjar tot quant troben a la casa. One recalls a barbecue gig where all the meat and beer was consumed before the 50-odd guests arrived in…

Pubic Monopolies, Concessions and Competition Law and Policies

Oh dear. The translation of this memo by the Spanish National Competition Commission is actually pretty good, so I suspect there’s some revenge scenario at work here.