James Tauber
@jtauber.com
Using computers to better understand languages, texts, and music
OG Web, Python, Corpus Linguistics, DataViz, Philology, Ancient Greek, Music Theory, Tolkien, Space, Health, Retro Computing
Perseus, Greek Learner Texts, @digitaltolkien.com
OG Web, Python, Corpus Linguistics, DataViz, Philology, Ancient Greek, Music Theory, Tolkien, Space, Health, Retro Computing
Perseus, Greek Learner Texts, @digitaltolkien.com
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James Tauber
@jtauber.com
· Nov 3
Intro for new followers: I'm a long-time (i.e. old) Python and Web developer. Now mostly apply that to digital humanities and corpus linguistics with focus on historical languages (especially Ancient Greek) and Tolkien. Also education, data visualization, music theory, and a handful of other things.
Occasionally I see an Instagram post about Christopher Chaplin, Charlie’s son born when Charlie was 73 but I only just realized: that’s who Meg Ryan is talking about in When Harry Met Sally!
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Occasionally I see an Instagram post about Christopher Chaplin, Charlie’s son born when Charlie was 73 but I only just realized: that’s who Meg Ryan is talking about in When Harry Met Sally!
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My first comic strip as an adult 😀
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My first comic strip as an adult 😀
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As we close out 2025, the PSF is running our annual fundraiser with an important message: Python is for everyone 💛🐍🌏💙
Your support helps keep #Python open & thriving for everyone, including our 20 incredible Fiscal Sponsorees!
Donate today 👉 linktr.ee/thepsf
#PythonForEveryone
Your support helps keep #Python open & thriving for everyone, including our 20 incredible Fiscal Sponsorees!
Donate today 👉 linktr.ee/thepsf
#PythonForEveryone
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
As we close out 2025, the PSF is running our annual fundraiser with an important message: Python is for everyone 💛🐍🌏💙
Your support helps keep #Python open & thriving for everyone, including our 20 incredible Fiscal Sponsorees!
Donate today 👉 linktr.ee/thepsf
#PythonForEveryone
Your support helps keep #Python open & thriving for everyone, including our 20 incredible Fiscal Sponsorees!
Donate today 👉 linktr.ee/thepsf
#PythonForEveryone
I had not come across Google's Journalist Studio or Pinpoint before...
I haven't worked out if this is still just free text search or if any level of named entity resolution has been done.
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
I haven't worked out if this is still just free text search or if any level of named entity resolution has been done.
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
Pinpoint - From the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein
journaliststudio.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I had not come across Google's Journalist Studio or Pinpoint before...
I haven't worked out if this is still just free text search or if any level of named entity resolution has been done.
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
I haven't worked out if this is still just free text search or if any level of named entity resolution has been done.
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
During coverage of the ESCAPADE launch yesterday, a researcher declared that the word “heliophysics” “isn’t in the dictionary yet”.
1) I cringed at the whole notion of a word being “in *the* dictionary” or not.
2) It's in M-W with a first usage of 1911
3) Wikipedia gives a whole history of usage
1) I cringed at the whole notion of a word being “in *the* dictionary” or not.
2) It's in M-W with a first usage of 1911
3) Wikipedia gives a whole history of usage
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
During coverage of the ESCAPADE launch yesterday, a researcher declared that the word “heliophysics” “isn’t in the dictionary yet”.
1) I cringed at the whole notion of a word being “in *the* dictionary” or not.
2) It's in M-W with a first usage of 1911
3) Wikipedia gives a whole history of usage
1) I cringed at the whole notion of a word being “in *the* dictionary” or not.
2) It's in M-W with a first usage of 1911
3) Wikipedia gives a whole history of usage
I miss @michaelnielsen.bsky.social posting
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I miss @michaelnielsen.bsky.social posting
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NG-2 Hold at T-0:00:20
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NG-2 Hold at T-0:00:20
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November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
so who's doing named entity resolution on the emails?
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
so who's doing named entity resolution on the emails?
and of centring and of properly making text follow a path
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
and of centring and of properly making text follow a path
Every time I switch between projects I close a bunch of browser tabs, VSCode windows, and terminal windows and then open up new browser tabs, VSCode windows, and terminal windows, cd into directories, launch servers, etc.
I'm still surprised OSes don't make this sort of project switching easier.
I'm still surprised OSes don't make this sort of project switching easier.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Every time I switch between projects I close a bunch of browser tabs, VSCode windows, and terminal windows and then open up new browser tabs, VSCode windows, and terminal windows, cd into directories, launch servers, etc.
I'm still surprised OSes don't make this sort of project switching easier.
I'm still surprised OSes don't make this sort of project switching easier.
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One of the things we’ve noticed working on HoMe Base is that Christopher Tolkien uses “noticed” where we would expect “noted”. He often describes “noticing” something but he doesn’t mean perceiving it but actually noting it elsewhere in the books.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One of the things we’ve noticed working on HoMe Base is that Christopher Tolkien uses “noticed” where we would expect “noted”. He often describes “noticing” something but he doesn’t mean perceiving it but actually noting it elsewhere in the books.
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NG-2 (and hence ESCAPADE) launch postponed due to solar activity.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NG-2 (and hence ESCAPADE) launch postponed due to solar activity.
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One of the things we’ve noticed working on HoMe Base is that Christopher Tolkien uses “noticed” where we would expect “noted”. He often describes “noticing” something but he doesn’t mean perceiving it but actually noting it elsewhere in the books.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One of the things we’ve noticed working on HoMe Base is that Christopher Tolkien uses “noticed” where we would expect “noted”. He often describes “noticing” something but he doesn’t mean perceiving it but actually noting it elsewhere in the books.