Stuff you must read today (Sat, 6 Aug 2011)

You may think it overly pedantic, but some people really need to be taught how to use/send e-mail messages that are coherent and tailored for easy reading. (via)

“I just believe that by looking at a guy’s footwear you can tell a lot about his personality without even speaking to him”.

Everything is text, yo’. And because I’ve come to realise many people don’t get the references I make: “Everything is a text; this is a text”, according to Derrida.

Oh, for those halcyon days of Usenet and IRC.

Well, it sure beats pretending to be possessed.

“Like thank you notes, the giving of gifts to your hosts is becoming a lost art. When we do remember to bring a nice little something, it’s invariably a bouquet of flowers or a bottle of wine from the corner liquor store. Really, can’t we do better than that?”

I’m guilty of the ‘bottle of wine’ trick, so found this guide rather useful.