Jamie・ジェイミ・ˈdʒeɪmi
@jspieve.bsky.social
Writer, reader, engineer, coder, would-be linguist
Wait! If Trump is Grendel (and so, presumably, JD Vance is Grendel's mother) who will play the part of Beowulf?
January 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Wait! If Trump is Grendel (and so, presumably, JD Vance is Grendel's mother) who will play the part of Beowulf?
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Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?
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Except there is a document en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
Treaty of the Danish West Indies - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Except there is a document en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
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Trump’s desire for Greenland is not for anything. Minerals, money, military control can all be had without its conquest. He just wants to own it. It’s a whim. He feels like it. He thinks it would be cool. That’s it.
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Trump’s desire for Greenland is not for anything. Minerals, money, military control can all be had without its conquest. He just wants to own it. It’s a whim. He feels like it. He thinks it would be cool. That’s it.
Guess who said this: "Scott Adams has passed away. He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me"
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Guess who said this: "Scott Adams has passed away. He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me"
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I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
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Sigh. For the hundredth time, we are not judging his character, we are judging his actions. The RS position would be fine if it was a gentlemen's club, who can have who it damn well pleases. But it positions itself as represnting British science and scientists. Now an embarrassment, to be frank.
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Sigh. For the hundredth time, we are not judging his character, we are judging his actions. The RS position would be fine if it was a gentlemen's club, who can have who it damn well pleases. But it positions itself as represnting British science and scientists. Now an embarrassment, to be frank.
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Really weaksauce argument from Paul Nurse: "yes he's bad but other scientists have been bad too". Removing this kind of honour is the kind of sanction that actually land with and sting thin-skinned arseholes like Musk
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Really weaksauce argument from Paul Nurse: "yes he's bad but other scientists have been bad too". Removing this kind of honour is the kind of sanction that actually land with and sting thin-skinned arseholes like Musk
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My stepchildren's secondary school still has an account on X. I have just emailed them, saying that it is not appropriate for an educational institution to be part of that ecosystem.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
My stepchildren's secondary school still has an account on X. I have just emailed them, saying that it is not appropriate for an educational institution to be part of that ecosystem.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
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If you can't get to a local bookshop uk.bookshop.org are an alternative to amazon and they financially support local bookshops. I only found out about them why my local bookshop recommended them to me as an alternative to amazon.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookshops.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookshops.
uk.bookshop.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If you can't get to a local bookshop uk.bookshop.org are an alternative to amazon and they financially support local bookshops. I only found out about them why my local bookshop recommended them to me as an alternative to amazon.
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An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
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An 'expert' is just another word for someone who knows what they are talking about.
Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
An 'expert' is just another word for someone who knows what they are talking about.
Sean Bean’s real name is Shaun Bean
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sean Bean’s real name is Shaun Bean
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Farthing, my alternate history mystery novel about why good people do bad things is $1.99 as an ebook right now in the US www.amazon.com/Farthing-Sto...
Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1)
Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1) - Kindle edition by Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1).
www.amazon.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Farthing, my alternate history mystery novel about why good people do bad things is $1.99 as an ebook right now in the US www.amazon.com/Farthing-Sto...
The train scene in Fandango. Perfect blend of tension and comic timing
December 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The train scene in Fandango. Perfect blend of tension and comic timing
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
"[His] attention span shortened and his grasp of detail began to slip; he began to blabber nonsense on television. Even his character changed as he became peevish and impervious to reason."
Sounds familiar
Sounds familiar
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"[His] attention span shortened and his grasp of detail began to slip; he began to blabber nonsense on television. Even his character changed as he became peevish and impervious to reason."
Sounds familiar
Sounds familiar
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No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
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this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”