nice word: sequela

I've never heard/seen this word before today. It came up in a document I was reviewing, so I checked its entry at dictionary.com and found the following from the American Heritage Dictionary:


se·quel·a
n. pl. se·quel·ae (-kwěl'ē)

A pathological condition resulting from a disease.
A secondary consequence or result.

Might make an interesting title for a story or novel, or maybe as a descriptor for post-9-11, or the consequences of the invasion of Iraq.

The word is etymologically related to "sequel."

Browser questions

Got a question about Internet Explorer.

Most of the time, I'll have multiple windows open so I can read L.J. while my e-mail loads, etc. Maybe I'm in the middle of reading an LJ entry when my e-mail finishes loading, and the e-mail window pops to the forground, interrupting my enjoyment of LJ. Very annoying!

I know that I can avoid this by opening new instances of I.E., but that uses additional 'puter resources, and isn't always a viable option (sometimes I want both windows to maintain the same "back" list, for example.) Is there any way to keep the windows from interrupting each other?

YouTube violates Electric Slide copyright

Before I post the link to the article, let me start with this:

Suppose a late night tv host read the latest short story by your favorite author during his show, without the permission of Bradbury. Clear copyright violation, right? Suppose that the host also changed the story's ending (not in a parody sort of way). Would the author be right to be angry? Suppose a clip of the incorrect reading showed up on YouTube. Would the author be right to force YouTube to remove videos showing the reading?

This is basically the situation with the Electric Slide. The creator of the dance (who holds a copyright to it), claims people are doing it wrong in movies, on tv shows, and at weddings. Video clips make it to YouTube, propegating the incorrect version of the dance. So he's suing movie makers, tv shows, and YouTube, trying to eradicate incorrect versions of his dance.

clicky to the article


It will be interesting to see how laws regarding copyright and public display services (like YouTube) will evolve.