Had occasion during conversation today to coin the phrase “shibboleth of perfidy“, and I am immensely pleased with myself. Channeling Tycho at Penny-Arcade over here.

[ context: online anger over use of spell/grammar checking tools because they apparently make writing sound more “AI-generated”. Such a bizarre timeline we live in, where tools once considered best practices for all professionals are now a “shibboleth of perfidy.”

Of course, no AI would ever generate such an arcane construction, so I guess that puts me above suspicion. 😅 ]

If you’ve ever wondered about the value of a liberal arts education, well, there it is
(To be fair this is really the value of reading all the time; education is orthogonal. Oops, I did it again.)