[wp-hackers] Proposal: Twitter Support in Core

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On Feb 4, 2009 4:57pm, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

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> Ahh, English has failed us once again.
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> The word "codex" is another word for "book", as in the style of
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> books... with pages that are bound together and which have a cover.
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> Before humanity figured out how to make a codex, they used scrolls,
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> mostly.
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> The term "codex" is more commonly used nowadays for manuscripts, or
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> books which are handwritten only, as opposed to printed books. So, if
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> you consider it in that sense, the "handwritten" aspect of it tends to
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> also imply "poorly edited", which I think describes a wiki quite well,
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> actually. :)
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Apple's system dictionary defines it as "an ancient manuscript text in book  
form", which I thought was rather humorous (especially the "ancient" part,  
given the tendencies of some corners of the Codex... *grin*)

-Doug
http://literalbarrage.org/blog/