by KimBoo York | Apr 12, 2017 | Ponderings
[major spoilers for the TV show Stranger Things below. don’t say I didn’t warn you!] So okay, here’s my response to a lot of fan theories circulating. I have to admit I’m disappointed with the meta about this show — maybe I’m used...
by KimBoo York | Oct 18, 2016 | Life and all That
This entry is part [part not set] of 130 in the series Blog-a-Day2016I think a better way to phrase this question is, “why do men turn you on?” I mean, does it make any more sense that way? What kind of question is that to ask of a person who has at some...
by KimBoo York | Jul 17, 2012 | Acafandoming
I was looking a couple of my personal favorite fandoms, and realized that in a lot of ways the set up for the characters is not too far off from a bunch of college friends living in a dorm. Specifically, Stargate Atlantis and Avengers, but this is something I see in a...
by KimBoo York | Jun 2, 2012 | History of Text Technology, Information Science
Anyone who studies language knows of the intimate between symbols and letters, images and words. Egyptian hieroglyphs are the most recognized “ancient” language where those lines are blurred; the logosyllabic writing system of the Chinese and Japanese the familiar...
by KimBoo York | May 23, 2012 | Information Science, Observations and Opinions
As an acafan, one of the more interesting aspects of fandom to me is the migration of communities from one platform to another, and how that affects text. From hard-copy mailing lists to USEnet groups to YahooGroups to customized online forums and such forth, the...
