"Because the mind of an over-50 is likely superior to that of a drink-addled undergrad, at first there was uncertainty about whether older users would find the Facebook-led social-networking phenomena attractive."
So the over-50's were never drink-addled undergrads? Does this mean I'm not going to make it to 50?
I'm not nitpicking to be an ass, but I think that "you are" would fit better with the idea of haiku. I'm not sure. I really like that, though; I thought it was a quote at first.
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"...reducing load on servers."
While increasing the load on my own computer?
"Because the mind of an over-50 is likely superior to that of a drink-addled undergrad, at first there was uncertainty about whether older users would find the Facebook-led social-networking phenomena attractive."
So the over-50's were never drink-addled undergrads? Does this mean I'm not going to make it to 50?
I'm not nitpicking to be an ass, but I think that "you are" would fit better with the idea of haiku. I'm not sure. I really like that, though; I thought it was a quote at first.
He wasn't referring to you.
You had me really excited for a moment; I thought they'd released some Descent games for the ps3, not some 'decent' ones.
Right, just think of the extra price as taxes!
"The challenge is going to be teaching computers to recognize the suspicious behavior."
No kidding?
Am I missing something, or is that very much an understatement?
Doesn't some kid hold the world record for staying awake for 11 days?
This guy stays online for three days and croaks. Funny, coming from the Chinese authorities.
Okay, cool, but I had to read this a couple times to understand just what or whom was transforming what or whom.
Maybe it's just that I'm tired, but the poorly worded title caused me to take much longer than I would have liked to read the blurb for this story.
With that in mind, wording these titles correctly isn't just an issue of pedantry; it's a readability problem.