Ben Greenman

1 month ago | arxiv.org | Ben Greenman

arXiv:2503.08928 (cs) View PDF HTML (experimental) Comments: Subjects: Programming Languages (cs.PL); Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC); Software Engineering (cs.SE) ACM classes: D.3.3; D.2.2 Cite as: arXiv:2503.08928 [cs.PL] (or arXiv:2503.08928v1 [cs.PL] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.08928 Submission history From: Dibri Nsofor [ view email] [v1] Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:18:51 UTC (1,085 KB) Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ()...

Jan 18, 2025 | bgreenman.substack.com | Ben Greenman

It’s not autocorrect. It’s me. My fingers, in attempting to type “Lynch,” jog right and type “Lunch.” It’s funny, in a way. It’s a movement from the sublime to the mundane. I started wondering if “Lunchian” is a good portmanteau adjective and decided it was not. I also started thinking about artwork and artists, and why some works and creators fade a bit from my memory over time while others surge. As you get older, you want different things and you need fewer things.

Dec 6, 2024 | bgreenman.substack.com | Ben Greenman

Nine things that are also one thing. People know mondegreens, right? They are misheard lyrics, like believing that Jimi Hendrix sings “Excuse me while I kiss this guy” instead of “kiss the sky” or that John Fogerty sings “There’s a bathroom on the right” instead of “bad moon on the rise.” The term comes from an old ballad that included “Laid him on the green,” which was misheard as “Lady Mondegreen.” There’s a Vic Chesnutt song called “Bilocating Dog.” He recorded it with Elf Power.

Nov 11, 2024 | bgreenman.substack.com | Ben Greenman

I like it because I am surrounded by books, which is also why I hate it. So many people before me have done what I set out to do, and so many during, and so many after. Every day I randomly tip a few off the shelf and try to think about the planning, the labor, the expectation, the reception, and more. *MIXED REVIEWSThere is some sense that the new work by the great writer is not up to the standard of his previous books.

Oct 12, 2024 | bgreenman.substack.com | Ben Greenman

For years Bob Dylan didn’t use Twitter. He had an account but his posts were promotional and clearly written by a record company: “Join us in celebrating the release of…”Then on September 25 of this year, something changed. Fragments from The News! The Musical is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. “Happy Birthday Mary Jo! See you in Frankfort.”That was the tweet.