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David J. Peterson
@dedalvs.bsky.social
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Language creator (Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Dune, The 100, others). (He/Him/His)
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voiceofkiki.bsky.social
Happy birthday to arguably the worst photo either @dedalvs.bsky.social or I have ever been part of. Next time we see each other, David, we have to decide if we want to rectify this... or attempt to top it. 😂
A hilariously bad photo of Kiki and David. They have their arms around each other and are preparing to smile and pose. However, the photographer caught them before they were quite ready. Also, the photo is so badly out of focus that a fully-sighted person would only be able to recognize either subject if they were closely acquainted with either party. It has the vibe of a "last known photo" from a horror film or a terrifying true crime documentary.
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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rnrkd.bsky.social
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
govwesmoore.bsky.social Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 8d
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.

Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Dang, Suns up by 2 with 1:15 to go. Why don’t I turn on the game? 🙃 #whenitsyourfaultandyouknowit
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Reposted by David J. Peterson
levesque-chris.bsky.social
For the folks in the back:

OCR predates LLMs.

HTR software predates LLMs.

Digital Humanities predates LLMs.

Grammar and spell checkers predate LLMs.

YOU DO NOT NEED THE PLAGIARISM MACHINES.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Getting new script pages with one word of one line changed on one page has the same energy as “this meeting could’ve been an email”.
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Reposted by David J. Peterson
jbf1755.bsky.social
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
No goal tending?
January 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
WOW. #Suns
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
I hate how much I love watching Dillon Brooks’ on ball defense… #Suns @eboldy.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Wow, #Wordle. Wow.
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
This month for Fiat Lingua I did a re-read and reflect on @quothalinguist.bsky.social’s new book How to Create a Language: The Conlang Guide. I go through each chapter and give you my thoughts along the way and some bts info on how it was produced. #conlang

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January 2026 – Fiat Lingua
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January 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
If you’ve got a FB account, toss a vote towards my friend’s fancy cat Finn:

americasfavpet.com/2026/finn-1f52
Will Finn take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Cat? You decide!
finn is a gentle giant with a hint of spice. always down to cuddle or play with his three Australian Shepard’s. 20 lbs of pure floof!
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January 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
First Grayson Allen, now Dillon Brooks… Suns absolutely obsessed with #enemiestolovers… Help me, @eboldy.bsky.social.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our final #Lexember word is the game name itself! Sovála got its name from Engála, our #conlang for rabbits, and is the name of the lake in their region. The name means "Great Heart". <3

#LangTime
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our #Lexember word for today comes from Sarkezhe, our #conlang for cats: "yikwi" means "blood water" and refers to the magical water-based substance that gives all our Sovála characters their abilities (including their ability to speak!).

#LangTime
December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
For the final three days of #Lexember, we are focusing on some key vocabulary for the name of the game, Sovála. Today's word is "amùghù", which means "battle" in Haughòf (our #conlang for dogs). A subtitle for Sovála is "The Battle of the Blood Water"!

#LangTime
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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shayan86.bsky.social
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread

This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.

According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is brōzi “name”. This word features prominently in one of my all time favorite scenes from Game of Thrones: the introduction of Grey Worm played by Jacob Anderson.

Thanks for joining me this Lexember!

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is jemagon “to lead”. The glyph is a depiction of a light leading a boat.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Reposted by David J. Peterson
levunalangs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember word is *hngimbzi,* meaning “to bake.” This word was brought to you by @dedalvs.bsky.social recently saying he DEFINITELY didn’t want to make a new word starting with /ŋ̊/ in his conlang. Well, I did!

You can read about some related Valya words here: www.tumblr.com/levunalangs/...
A graphic showing the word “hngimbzi” in the Valya script, as well as the translation, “bake.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is rytsa “healthy”. It’s from this root that the common greeting rytsas derives.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by David J. Peterson
langtimestudio.bsky.social
We're wrapping up our week's focus on actions characters can take in the Sovála game with "shäs", which means "to sneak" in Loh Akish, our #conlang for foxes!

#LangTime #Lexember
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by David J. Peterson
quothalinguist.bsky.social
Àwéspéžítsòŋósanỳjúnnepe. "Fold dough over mixture in a half moon shape."

For today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, I created new words for the phases of the moon, including "júnnepe" ("half moon"). You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/28/l....

#conlang
Drawing of a nisse folding a circle of dough in half over diced apples to form a half moon pastry.
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is pālegon “to turn”. Pāletilla for “crown” is one of my favorite derivations from this root.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by David J. Peterson
quothalinguist.bsky.social
Àŋósahàsétipé'ássìŋóílsolsìjúnastòŋhóppi. "Spoon apple mixture onto half of a flattened circle of dough."

This Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry almost featured a new verb ("éssoppi"), but I changed its meaning to mean "to scoop" rather than "to spoon".

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/27/l...

#conlang
Drawing of a nisse spooning apple mixture onto half of a flattened circle of dough.
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM