var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-3564555-4’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @wordbit)http://wordbit.com/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jNIZvTIyFy0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>For all you kids out there who are into grammar - rap version of Strunk and White’s <em>Elements of Style</em>.</p>http://wordbit.com/post/17806425837http://wordbit.com/post/17806425837Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:43:00 -0800writinggrammarhumourwriters The world wants a piece of America. Not the real America mind you, with its ugly highways, guns,...http://wordbit.com/post/17409299155http://wordbit.com/post/17409299155Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:34:05 -0800NetflixVPNcopyrightproxytechnologyUS contentOne thing writers like to do is teach others how to write well. There are several such instructive...http://wordbit.com/post/17308903450http://wordbit.com/post/17308903450Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:12:05 -0800writingadvicewritersstyleliterature An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. &#8220;A fight is going on inside me,&#8221;...http://wordbit.com/post/17252134248http://wordbit.com/post/17252134248Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:05 -0800parablelifestorywisdomCherokeelegendThe New York Times recently reported that 91 percent of Americans aged 28-35 have used their mobile...http://wordbit.com/post/17194449528http://wordbit.com/post/17194449528Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:07:05 -0800technologybusinesswaterproofphonesCESstartupI was reading an interview with Limor Fried, the alpha-geek who founded the DIY electronics company...http://wordbit.com/post/17018116218http://wordbit.com/post/17018116218Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:06 -0800Limor Friedgeek credsocietytechnologyphones<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MQwLmGR6bPA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Amazing - two Ontario teenagers spent $400 to get a Lego Man into space with a weather balloon. This is an awesome achievement for these kids - way to go!</p>http://wordbit.com/post/16961252595http://wordbit.com/post/16961252595Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:05 -0800CanadaLego MantechnologyspacescienceI love Apple. Especially Apple hardware. And I&#8217;m glad they&#8217;re doing so well. But one...http://wordbit.com/post/16905304554http://wordbit.com/post/16905304554Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:13:06 -0800AmazonApplee-book pricinge-bookspiracytechnologykindle<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ezeYJUz-84?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Star Wars fan? Have a couple of hours to spare? Here’s an epic fan-made movie for you. Star Wars fans were each given 15 seconds of <em>Star Wars IV: A New Hope</em>. Contributors put their allotted scene together however they wanted without seeing each others. Then all the scenes were stitched together into the final product - a bizarre rendition of the entire Star Wars movie. Just like the classic drawing game <em>Heads, Bodies, and Tails</em>, hilarity ensues.</p>http://wordbit.com/post/16850932623http://wordbit.com/post/16850932623Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:23:05 -0800Star Warsfan fictionmoviespooffan-madeI picked up this short book as a Kindle Daily Deal for a buck, so thought I&#8217;d give it a...http://wordbit.com/post/16802979941http://wordbit.com/post/16802979941Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:08:06 -0800Breakfast of ChampionsKurt Vonnegutbook review Anyone who grew up in the 80s will remember Revenge of the Nerds. The movie made ruthless fun of...http://wordbit.com/post/16621785677http://wordbit.com/post/16621785677Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:32:05 -0800commentarycultureeducationjocknerdhumour<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd9jxvw9A1qg4qsso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A beautiful creation by <em>Knitta Please</em> - I love the guerrilla knitting movement.</p>http://wordbit.com/post/16565277616http://wordbit.com/post/16565277616Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:03:05 -0800artguerilla knittingknit graffitiyarn bombingnatureHere&#8217;s a recent offering that didn&#8217;t get much press as it should have, but it&#8217;s...http://wordbit.com/post/16507707357http://wordbit.com/post/16507707357Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:43:05 -0800Windows 7OnLivecloud computingfree softwaretechnologyLast month, the Swedish government recognized The church of Kopimism as an official religion. The...http://wordbit.com/post/16395565601http://wordbit.com/post/16395565601Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:23:05 -0800Kopimismpiracyreligiontechnologycopyrighthumour Yesterday, Apple announced the arrival of interactive textbooks on it&#8217;s new iBooks2 platform,...http://wordbit.com/post/16209069292http://wordbit.com/post/16209069292Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:11:05 -0800technologyeducationAppleiBooks2iTunesUtextbooks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2mosyfyB1qg4qsso1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://wordbit.com/post/16142455944http://wordbit.com/post/16142455944Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:29:00 -0800One of the coolest kinds of fictional tech has to be the transparent window, as seen in Minority...http://wordbit.com/post/16100692492http://wordbit.com/post/16100692492Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:14:06 -0800CESsmart windowtransparent tablettechnologytouchscreen I&#8217;m quite enjoying Kitchen Nightmares (UK version) on Netflix. At first, I thought it was a...http://wordbit.com/post/15993106948http://wordbit.com/post/15993106948Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:35:06 -0800NetflixKitchen NightmaresGordon RamsayTVBusiness I came upon this recently - perhaps you&#8217;ve seen it in your neighbourhood? Nah, didn&#8217;t...http://wordbit.com/post/15813733355http://wordbit.com/post/15813733355Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:17:06 -0800umbrelladesignhumourtechnologyNubrella Cover from Whole Earth Catalog This isn&#8217;t a book for fanboys who are looking for a...http://wordbit.com/post/15710611558http://wordbit.com/post/15710611558Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:00:06 -0800Steve JobsAppleBiographybook review