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Mnemonic for 11 planets sure beats "Roy G. Biv," "Homes"
"My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants."
Farhad Manjoo [2008-02-27]

  • thanks for... nothing

    First of all, this article has a very condescending tone, implying that all of us are morons who haven't even heard of the planet Pluto. (It has been in the press quite a bit in the recent past, by the way.)

    Then, when Mr Manjoo actually does have information about planets that might be new to most readers (Ceres and Eris), he mentions it only in passing and just resumes his discussion of how impressed he is with the mnemonic to remember this information.

    Also, this is in a tech blog because.....? Is Mr. Manjoo expanding his scope from "What Apple Did This Week" to include introductory psychology about what makes for a good mnemonic?

    -- Monkey Pants
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    Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:16 PM
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