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Hello! You have stumbled upon the tumblelog of Tobias. I work in the tech industry with users at all levels. The problem that I see every user struggling with is making technology more "useful tool" and "less god-awful hinderance." Here I address issues that I see as adding to the hinderance that is computers and the web. These articles are generally not nice. Enjoy!

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Stuff White People Like: Grammar

Any time I feel like I am improving myself and becoming less of an asshole, all I have to do is see how well I fit into the latest Stuff White People Like article.  I happen to meet most of the criteria in this recent Grammar post.  

Having not taken my Liberal Arts studies too seriously (and taking my early education in midwest farm country public schools), I had not until recently exhibited such behaviors.  The people closest to me are rightly described as follows.

It is in their blood not only to use perfect grammar but also to spend significant portions of time pointing out the errors of others.

In my defense, I am still confounded by proper semi-colon usage.  There is hope for me yet.

Oh, there is a pluralization error in the article.