sabotage (n.)

23/02/2011

1910, from Fr. sabotage, from saboter “to sabotage, bungle,” lit. “walk noisily,” from sabot “wooden shoe” (13c.), altered (by association with O. Fr. bot “boot”) from M. Fr. savate “old shoe,” from an unidentified source that also produced similar words in O. Prov., Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Basque. In French, the sense of “deliberately … More sabotage (n.)

A Side Question

20/02/2011

1. The wireless card on the Toshiba Satellite L645D does not seem to be very good. 2. I continue to miss WordPerfect 5.1 and 5.2 for DOS. These current word processors all have irritating automatic features that keep turning themselves on even after I turn them off. And I really liked that reveal codes function. … More A Side Question

Notes and Fragments (On Capitalism and Gender, Perhaps)

20/02/2011

1. On the idea that what is professional and also healthy is to act in individualistic, self protective ways: to what economic and other models does this supposition correspond? 2. It appears to me to be neither healthy nor supportive of the profession. 3. I say that, of course, because I’m a union man and … More Notes and Fragments (On Capitalism and Gender, Perhaps)

On Bicycles

19/02/2011

There is actual broccoli growing on my broccoli plants, and I am very impressed.  I also appear to have taken two days off. I took most of two days off last weekend, too, but it was for travel and excitement. These two days I: • slept until 10 AM • worked three hours in the … More On Bicycles