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> “This Watchman publication is what physicists call a singularity. There has been nothing like it before now, and there never will be again,” says Daniel Menak
by jeffbr13 11y ago
> “This Watchman publication is what physicists call a singularity. There has been nothing like it before now, and there never will be again,” says Daniel Menaker, a former editor at Random House
You'd think someone in the business of words would be less likely to abuse terminology they don't understand.
- morley 11y agoOn the contrary -- I'd imagine that it'd make them more likely to use words poetically.
- nwatson 11y agoMetaphor. (Or Simile?) ==> That's one core competency for writers, and what will save their jobs from the software-eating-our-jobs phenomenon. Auto-generated sports event summaries, etc., can't hunt when it comes to style. I hear tech companies are hiring more editors and writers for their content. I guess you have a point though in that they're comparing it to a Kurzweil Singularity, not the physics/math singularity.
- smellf 11y agoWell, that quote is definitely awkward. But a "singularity" can mean a singular event, like (the moment before?) the Big Bang. The piece as a whole was really well-researched, and convinced me that Harper Lee is being abused, or at the very least spoken for.
- mactitan 11y agoThe singularity line took me for a very mild loop & didn't distract from the article. It's disconcerting that carter can be taking advantage of the situation given all that Harper represents(maybe it takes a law degree:(