I recall that when I learned to type, I was taught to type two spaces after the period following a sentence. Apparently, while this is a very common rule, it is erroneous. Here’s Farhad Manjoo’s delicious rant on the subject in Slate: Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a …
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Civic Duty
For C.S., for many reasons. John Grisham lays down the law: The Feds: The law was quite simple: Every citizen owes to society the duty of giving testimony to aid in the enforcement of the law. And, a witness is not excused from testifying because of his fear of reprisal threatening his and / or …
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
My Fundamental Principle of Parshanus: Any exegetical idea not explicitly contradicted by the Biblical text (and even many that are!) will be proposed by at least one commentator. Here’s a classic example; Rav Shlomo Alkabez cites the suggestions of one R. Yitzhak Cohen that there was actually no royal fiat demanding the girls’ participation in …