ChapterZero

Semantic Satiation - occurs when you repeat a word so many times it loses all meaning. Strangely enough semantic satiation occurs quicker in smarter people.

Semantic Generation - occurs when you repeat a nonsense word so many times that it gains meaning. Probably occurs quicker in people who think they’re smart :). Examples abound … the most prevalent in my mind right now is ‘grok’.

Well that was all the meaningful content I can think of. Now you get to hear me whine on about how I’m never going to be able to make all the changes I’d like to the site. Last weekend I spent 6 hours working on a design which started off as crap, became moderately good, then fell back to its origins. Enough ranting, as no one is listening but I. Surely the first thing I’ll do when I redesign is join the undefinable ribbon campaign.

Oh my god (well spoken– just kidding :).

Possibly relevant posts:

• My first OSWD design– rejected (1/8/2002)
• Too many Bitches (7/23/2002)
• Corrosion (5/22/2005)