Linguists describe language and its use, rather than prescribe its use. I understand. Nevertheless, for the love of all that is holy, this thing / is not a "backslash." Come on, people.

Christian Uffmann wins linguist prof of 2024. This video is iconic. Definitely worth watching and I say this as someone who is terminally not interested in watching video content.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSOl...

I've now verified myself in the prescribed way, which has led to me having a handle that ends in .com. I wonder if I should start producing merch.

I've used SmallCubed's MailSuite plugins for Mail for almost 20 years. I feel loyal. But when Sonoma Mail broke compatibility, they chose to write their own mail client (MailMaven). Sonoma came, Sonoma went. And still no news of a release date. By nowI fear I won't trust it even when it's released.

Wow, this is some totally esoteric naming, even for Trader Joe’s.

It's hard not to feel sad for this box. Cheer up, box. You'll be doing your part for the world that comes after you.

I am not planning to cancel my advanced syntax class on eclipse day. But the topic of the day will be ellipsis.

I am occasionally reminded that Bluesky is here.

In celebration of this time I was reminded, here is a little device I have. It lets you read Wikipedia (offline, text-only) from a microSD card. On the go, no network needed!

From 2010, a year that to me still sounds like it should be in the future.

Let's see if this one works out any better.