Has the conjunction "data is" been dealt with already? I'm beginning
to see "data are" (which I now find makes my teeth ache worse than
"data is"); thankfully, I've not yet seen "data sunt" (Frank da Cruz:
Kermit: a File Transfer Protocol, p12, footnote 2). The
existence of Commander Data seems to also have, erm, played a
supporting role.

That battle's lost. But not yet a related source of toothache: The
Meeja haven't yet cottoned on that "medium" is the singular of
"media", possibly because paparazzi hunt in packs.