Friday, September 2, 2022

One-Line-Lettering & solar flares



Two more examples of Yukimi's One-Line-Letters. And we have another question about who did them first - Yukimi or Mike Gold. Spell check insists on changing Yukimi to Yakima. Grrrr. 

Tomorrow, you get to see the ones that JeanR did. Jean took a class from Yukimi and CathyO took a class from Mike Gold. So, my suggestion is that JeanR and CathyO talk amongst themselves and report back to the blog on what they can figure out. If you like these, you might want to follow Yukimi. Next time I see a Mike Gold one-line example, I'll run one of his.

In the meantime, I will be doing my own variations - based on never taking a class - just being inspired.

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Shout out to CJ who read my rant that ended up blaming the annoying spell-check glitch that insisted observation be spelled ovservation. She said that if it happened on a recent Thur, Aug 4th, it was a solar flare. I have not met CJ in person and she provides some very helpful and accurate information from time to time. But, this time -- it almost sounds like she's pulling our leg. But, it's hard to tell. If it's true that solar flares can confuse spell check -- what else are they doing?

 

3 comments:

  1. Communication implication
    A powerful solar flare might cause a large geomagnetic storm, which can damage the Online services, mobiles, satellites, electrical grids, and other electronic devices.

    Not only may power, Internet, and GPS systems be disrupted, but they can also impair daily communication. Everything is affected, including phone calls and Internet access" (Impair daily communications like spell check) from https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/51459/20220620/massive-solar-flare-affect-everyone-s-electricity-phones-even-internet.htm#:~:text=A%20powerful%20solar%20flare%20might,can%20also%20impair%20daily%20communication.
    It's on the Internet so it has to be true 😉

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  2. It is true that solar flares can, and do on a regular basis, interfere with electronics on earth. However, the likelihood of a solar flare causing a spell check program to exchange a 'b' for a 'v' in only one particular word is so improbable that it is effectively impossible. That said, a strict interpretation of the most 'woo-woo' parts of quantum physics means that even though it is statistically impossible, it is also inevitable. I know, bizarre beyond belief. So the bottom line is we don't know why it happened and we never will.

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