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Built for ENG 6810: Theories of Texts and Technology, Spring 2025, at UCF.
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Built for ENG 6810: Theories of Texts and Technology, Spring 2025, at UCF.
Button copy is a type of physical design for road signs in the United States. The meaning of the kenning is known as its referent (in the case of whale's road, sea is the referent). Multi-image productions are also known as multi-image slide presentations, slide shows and diaporamas and are a
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Button copy is a type of physical design for road signs in the United States. The meaning of the kenning is known as its referent (in the case of whale's road, sea is the referent). Multi-image productions are also known as multi-image slide presentations, slide shows and diaporamas and are a
This effectively renders the lowest bit of the 8 speech bits unusable for data transmission, and so a 56 kbit/s line uses only 7 of the 8 data bits in each sample period to send data, thus giving a data rate of 8 kHz √ó 7 bits = 56 kbit/s. The process was pioneered during the 1940s for the
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This effectively renders the lowest bit of the 8 speech bits unusable for data transmission, and so a 56 kbit/s line uses only 7 of the 8 data bits in each sample period to send data, thus giving a data rate of 8 kHz √ó 7 bits = 56 kbit/s. The process was pioneered during the 1940s for the
In modern times the term can apply to devices ranging from a simple hand-held implement (also called a "slingshot") to a mechanism for launching aircraft from a ship. Joshua Lionel Cohen's flash-lamp patent 636,492 reads in part, My appliance comprises a tubular casing A, to be held in the hand, an
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In modern times the term can apply to devices ranging from a simple hand-held implement (also called a "slingshot") to a mechanism for launching aircraft from a ship. Joshua Lionel Cohen's flash-lamp patent 636,492 reads in part, My appliance comprises a tubular casing A, to be held in the hand, an
Multi-image presentations were a unique form of communication to audiences of various sizes, to meet a variety of communication and entertainment needs. Originally was the song sung by the chorus at the κῶμος, or festal procession, held at the Panhellenic Games in honour of the victor, either
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Multi-image presentations were a unique form of communication to audiences of various sizes, to meet a variety of communication and entertainment needs. Originally was the song sung by the chorus at the κῶμος, or festal procession, held at the Panhellenic Games in honour of the victor, either
It was primarily used during the Roman period and the Middle Ages in the building of castles and cathedrals. Note on the use of analog compared to digital in this list; the definition of digital used here for early formats is that which is represented using discrete values rather than fluctuating
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It was primarily used during the Roman period and the Middle Ages in the building of castles and cathedrals. Note on the use of analog compared to digital in this list; the definition of digital used here for early formats is that which is represented using discrete values rather than fluctuating
By preaching his own humility, and especially by comparing himself to the much greater importance of the Roman people (his audience), he hopes to gain their favor at the start of his work. "Shakespeare and the grand style". The introduction of crossbows however, can be dated further back: according
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
By preaching his own humility, and especially by comparing himself to the much greater importance of the Roman people (his audience), he hopes to gain their favor at the start of his work. "Shakespeare and the grand style". The introduction of crossbows however, can be dated further back: according
The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, opened in 1895 and had telesemes installed. In Paradise Lost, the list of demons in Book I. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Carriage suspensions are by leather strapping or, on those made in recent centuries, steel springs. Alliteration is a special
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, opened in 1895 and had telesemes installed. In Paradise Lost, the list of demons in Book I. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Carriage suspensions are by leather strapping or, on those made in recent centuries, steel springs. Alliteration is a special
According to Rosenzweig, Caruso was a senior editor at Vanity Fair and was continuously attempting to pitch story ideas to the Editor-In-Chief at the time, but could never pin her down long enough to do so simply because she was always on the move. The bars were then shortened, bound, heated and
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
According to Rosenzweig, Caruso was a senior editor at Vanity Fair and was continuously attempting to pitch story ideas to the Editor-In-Chief at the time, but could never pin her down long enough to do so simply because she was always on the move. The bars were then shortened, bound, heated and
Bloomberg Businessweek suggests that an important lesson to think about when giving an elevator pitch is to "adjust the pitch to the person who is listening, and refine it as you and your business continue to grow and change." Anadiplosis – repeating the last word of one clause or phrase to begin
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Bloomberg Businessweek suggests that an important lesson to think about when giving an elevator pitch is to "adjust the pitch to the person who is listening, and refine it as you and your business continue to grow and change." Anadiplosis – repeating the last word of one clause or phrase to begin
The name logique du chaudron comes from Jacques Derrida from an example used by Sigmund Freud for the analysis of "Irma's dream" in The Interpretation of Dreams and in his Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. An audio format is a medium for sound recording and reproduction. MSXML 6 is not
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The name logique du chaudron comes from Jacques Derrida from an example used by Sigmund Freud for the analysis of "Irma's dream" in The Interpretation of Dreams and in his Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. An audio format is a medium for sound recording and reproduction. MSXML 6 is not
The figure of 56 kbit/s is derived from its implementation using the same digital infrastructure used since the 1960s for digital telephony in the public switched telephone network, which uses a sampling rate of 8,000 Hz for PCM audio with 8-bit audio bit depth to encode analogue signals into a
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The figure of 56 kbit/s is derived from its implementation using the same digital infrastructure used since the 1960s for digital telephony in the public switched telephone network, which uses a sampling rate of 8,000 Hz for PCM audio with 8-bit audio bit depth to encode analogue signals into a
Later, molded hard-wax cylinders were sold in boxes with a cotton lining. In 2016, Brunner and Deluca proposed the term affective winds to describe “the force of images that moves people to engage and interact by exploring the affective potency of visual arguments.” Affective winds were part of
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Later, molded hard-wax cylinders were sold in boxes with a cotton lining. In 2016, Brunner and Deluca proposed the term affective winds to describe “the force of images that moves people to engage and interact by exploring the affective potency of visual arguments.” Affective winds were part of
Rhetoric Blackmail Over a barrel Three.js VRML X3D 3DMLW 3DXML glTF File Format Homepage of the developers Version 4.0 sourcecode and binary for Windows 10] Patent granted to original developers Original tutorial An introduction to 3DML The first known surviving example of the telerecording
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Rhetoric Blackmail Over a barrel Three.js VRML X3D 3DMLW 3DXML glTF File Format Homepage of the developers Version 4.0 sourcecode and binary for Windows 10] Patent granted to original developers Original tutorial An introduction to 3DML The first known surviving example of the telerecording
On the true purpose of the Dissoi Logoi, one scholar writes "it could be a serious, and hence disappointingly bad treatise; a heavy-handed spoof of such (Sophist) works; a workbook for dialecticians...It is almost impossible to say anything about the Dissoi Logoi that goes beyond mere conjecture."
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
On the true purpose of the Dissoi Logoi, one scholar writes "it could be a serious, and hence disappointingly bad treatise; a heavy-handed spoof of such (Sophist) works; a workbook for dialecticians...It is almost impossible to say anything about the Dissoi Logoi that goes beyond mere conjecture."
sIFR is not designed for body copy text as rendering greater bodies of text with Flash places formidable demands on the computer. The word car, then meaning a kind of two-wheeled cart for goods, also came from Old Northern French about the beginning of the 14th century (probably derived from the
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
sIFR is not designed for body copy text as rendering greater bodies of text with Flash places formidable demands on the computer. The word car, then meaning a kind of two-wheeled cart for goods, also came from Old Northern French about the beginning of the 14th century (probably derived from the
In 1960, John Francis Mitchell combined elements of Motorola's walkie-talkie and automobile radio technologies to create the first transistorized pager, and from that time, paging technology continued to advance and pager adoption among emergency personnel was still popular as of July 2016. Freud
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
In 1960, John Francis Mitchell combined elements of Motorola's walkie-talkie and automobile radio technologies to create the first transistorized pager, and from that time, paging technology continued to advance and pager adoption among emergency personnel was still popular as of July 2016. Freud
An African-American protesting during the Civil Rights Movement established an "African-American" identity. The teleseme enabled guests to call for various services, by specifying the need for a certain hotel employee, such as a waiter, chambermaid, manservant, hairdresser, or valet. As it says:
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
An African-American protesting during the Civil Rights Movement established an "African-American" identity. The teleseme enabled guests to call for various services, by specifying the need for a certain hotel employee, such as a waiter, chambermaid, manservant, hairdresser, or valet. As it says:
For example, "Yes, I missed school today, but I was sick and wouldn't have learned anything anyway," is an argument that ignores the need to go to school, mitigating the controversy of not going. The device was widely promoted in the 1950s and 1960s as a way to break up abdominal fat through
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For example, "Yes, I missed school today, but I was sick and wouldn't have learned anything anyway," is an argument that ignores the need to go to school, mitigating the controversy of not going. The device was widely promoted in the 1950s and 1960s as a way to break up abdominal fat through
The ore used came ultimately from the Dannemora mine. = In the early modern period, brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, was usually produced by a cementation process in which metallic copper was heated with calamine, a zinc ore, to make calamine brass. The Gish gallop is a rhetorical technique in
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The ore used came ultimately from the Dannemora mine. = In the early modern period, brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, was usually produced by a cementation process in which metallic copper was heated with calamine, a zinc ore, to make calamine brass. The Gish gallop is a rhetorical technique in
Pulleys solidly attached ("fast") to the shaft could be combined with adjacent pulleys that turned freely ("loose") on the shaft (idlers).
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pulleys solidly attached ("fast") to the shaft could be combined with adjacent pulleys that turned freely ("loose") on the shaft (idlers).
Alliteration is a special case of consonance where the repeated consonant sound is at the stressed syllable, as in "few flocked to the fight" or "around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran".
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Alliteration is a special case of consonance where the repeated consonant sound is at the stressed syllable, as in "few flocked to the fight" or "around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran".
It is possible to conclude that chorographia not only describes a land, but works as a rhetorical tool during the invention canon of rhetoric. Specifically, the phase of the control transformer's output (in phase with the synchro power source, or opposite phase) provided the polarity of the error
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It is possible to conclude that chorographia not only describes a land, but works as a rhetorical tool during the invention canon of rhetoric. Specifically, the phase of the control transformer's output (in phase with the synchro power source, or opposite phase) provided the polarity of the error
Physicians paid US$12 per month and carried a 200-gram (7 oz) pager that would receive phone messages within 40 kilometres (25 mi) of a single transmitter tower. Thus for example a dream figure may resemble A, wear B's clothes and act like C, but nevertheless we know somehow that they are 'really'
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Physicians paid US$12 per month and carried a 200-gram (7 oz) pager that would receive phone messages within 40 kilometres (25 mi) of a single transmitter tower. Thus for example a dream figure may resemble A, wear B's clothes and act like C, but nevertheless we know somehow that they are 'really'
We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. This method has its drawbacks with regards to accessibility and flexibility, however: While the alt attribute is designed for providing a textual representation of the image content, this precludes the use of HTML markup in the textual
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. This method has its drawbacks with regards to accessibility and flexibility, however: While the alt attribute is designed for providing a textual representation of the image content, this precludes the use of HTML markup in the textual
The word comes from Greek for cross + scope. The project archive includes a wide variety of notes from Incan quipus, through Victorian phenakistoscopes, to the departed video games and home computers of the 1980s.
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The word comes from Greek for cross + scope. The project archive includes a wide variety of notes from Incan quipus, through Victorian phenakistoscopes, to the departed video games and home computers of the 1980s.