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the odd superposition of many mes
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Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from?
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
Where does the alphabet come from? And why does English use it so strangely?
A new book takes us on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet
linguisticdiscovery.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from?
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
And why does English use them so strangely?
Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:
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*stealing from world experts to resell and take credit for their life's work* ugh what is with all the information in here that is different than what I would have said
Someone should probably inform the White House's "AI & Crypto Czar" that no one is forcing AI companies to train their models on Wikipedia
September 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
*stealing from world experts to resell and take credit for their life's work* ugh what is with all the information in here that is different than what I would have said
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me when open source
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
me when open source
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SGI's 3D File System Navigator from Jurassic Park was real. It really was a UNIX system.
July 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
SGI's 3D File System Navigator from Jurassic Park was real. It really was a UNIX system.
June 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The polarized tribalism of our society originates from Babbage's difference engine. If he had instead designed an engine that unites rather than divides, imagine the course of development humanity could have taken
June 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The polarized tribalism of our society originates from Babbage's difference engine. If he had instead designed an engine that unites rather than divides, imagine the course of development humanity could have taken
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the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
May 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
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calculators make you dumber by the way, so do pen and paper and writing and books — they allow you to externalize and outsource cognition, thereby enabling the brain to not have to remember things and think about them
June 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
calculators make you dumber by the way, so do pen and paper and writing and books — they allow you to externalize and outsource cognition, thereby enabling the brain to not have to remember things and think about them
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A "word" is like a "tree" or a "fish": not a category formed by the lineage of a creature, but rather by the niche it shapes itself to fit
June 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A "word" is like a "tree" or a "fish": not a category formed by the lineage of a creature, but rather by the niche it shapes itself to fit
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another good one from the german guy who uploads 360 degree panoramas to wikipedia
May 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
another good one from the german guy who uploads 360 degree panoramas to wikipedia
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Someone made a website where we all collectively solve every possible 5x5 Nonogram (aka Picross) 😅
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
May 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Someone made a website where we all collectively solve every possible 5x5 Nonogram (aka Picross) 😅
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
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quick doodle over a sketch from two years ago
April 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
quick doodle over a sketch from two years ago