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Why is there a "[sic]" in the title? After reading the post on Slashdot, I have the impression that we are talking about actual blankets. So the word is correctly spelled.
In this case, I think the intention is to make explicit that yes, they really are sending blankets.
Google (or anyone, I guess) could set up a donation system so these blankets end up somewhere useful, rather than just sitting in a cupboard.
I don't know why people don't like blankets. I freakin' love blankets.
In an office at the HR department at Google. The director: Someone tell me what we are going to do with the 3 thousand extra blankets we acquired for our 2012 employee bonus program? The smart guy: Why not give them to those developers who write open source software and give them for free? Those poor people must need blankets! People start to stand up and clap, slowly and firm.
Why is there a "[sic]" in the title? After reading the post on Slashdot, I have the impression that we are talking about actual blankets. So the word is correctly spelled.
The [sic] is in the original title on the /. submission, it was the author to use it. I think he meant "you read right, blankets".
Why is there a "[sic]" in the title? After reading the post on Slashdot, I have the impression that we are talking about actual blankets. So the word is correctly spelled.
[sic] isn't used exclusively for spelling mistakes -- it means "thus was it written", aka. "this looks wrong, but it really isn't". In this case, I think the intention is to make explicit that yes, they really are sending blankets .
How could Google e so callous as to reward people for their contributions. I realize polyester is a fabric of the devil, but I don't think a google is trying to convert anybody to the church of satan. Is it so hard to say "thanks" for an unexpected gift? (And to the mods, please remove the [sic]. Yes, it's in the original, but it's wrong and will certainly lead to clicks from people trying to figure out what was real…
raises hand, looks sheepish I couldn't figure out what word was close to "blankets".