Prof Claire Hardaker
@drclaireh.bsky.social
Forensic linguist | corpus linguist | @factor-lu.bsky.social director | @en-clair.bsky.social podcaster-at-large | supervillain
the follow-up to Samuel L Jackson's narration of "Go The Fuck To Sleep" (a book i own, obviously)
January 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
the follow-up to Samuel L Jackson's narration of "Go The Fuck To Sleep" (a book i own, obviously)
i feel like we haven't had enough content like this in a while
January 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
i feel like we haven't had enough content like this in a while
the fact that i have spent some considerable hours today staring at this and trying to figure out the tune
January 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
the fact that i have spent some considerable hours today staring at this and trying to figure out the tune
people who've ever had to OCR large numbers of poor-quality image-based PDFs quietly sobbing at this story…
December 24, 2024 at 9:54 AM
people who've ever had to OCR large numbers of poor-quality image-based PDFs quietly sobbing at this story…
yeah but hear me out
1) collect a corpus of the bible, coding manuals, historical fiction, and product reviews
2) write a string generating the four components
3) bot-post these affirmations daily…
"Hark ye! Your sysadmin RDP setup is most bewitching. Delivered on time."
1) collect a corpus of the bible, coding manuals, historical fiction, and product reviews
2) write a string generating the four components
3) bot-post these affirmations daily…
"Hark ye! Your sysadmin RDP setup is most bewitching. Delivered on time."
December 24, 2024 at 9:51 AM
yeah but hear me out
1) collect a corpus of the bible, coding manuals, historical fiction, and product reviews
2) write a string generating the four components
3) bot-post these affirmations daily…
"Hark ye! Your sysadmin RDP setup is most bewitching. Delivered on time."
1) collect a corpus of the bible, coding manuals, historical fiction, and product reviews
2) write a string generating the four components
3) bot-post these affirmations daily…
"Hark ye! Your sysadmin RDP setup is most bewitching. Delivered on time."
deleting more apps than i'm downloading these days
December 17, 2024 at 8:41 AM
deleting more apps than i'm downloading these days
lemerenguin was right there
December 16, 2024 at 1:10 PM
lemerenguin was right there
bet you didn't think a plant pot would make *you* cry today either, did you
so that makes two of us
so that makes two of us
December 16, 2024 at 1:09 PM
bet you didn't think a plant pot would make *you* cry today either, did you
so that makes two of us
so that makes two of us
how forensic linguistics can unwittingly make you feel like a dinosaur: this seems to neatly divide the population into those who knew Tupperware was (once) a trademark, and those who don't 😭
December 8, 2024 at 11:21 AM
how forensic linguistics can unwittingly make you feel like a dinosaur: this seems to neatly divide the population into those who knew Tupperware was (once) a trademark, and those who don't 😭
waiting for the kids to notice…
December 1, 2024 at 7:51 AM
waiting for the kids to notice…
in case you needed any more reasons to become a forensic linguist: the infinite magic of pragmatics
November 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM
in case you needed any more reasons to become a forensic linguist: the infinite magic of pragmatics
god i'd forgotten how much i love this chart. if you've never seen it before, it's illustrating how many murders have been committed both before and after Florida enacted its "Stand Your Ground" law
the question i like to ask my students: "is the chart deceptive?"
the question i like to ask my students: "is the chart deceptive?"
November 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
god i'd forgotten how much i love this chart. if you've never seen it before, it's illustrating how many murders have been committed both before and after Florida enacted its "Stand Your Ground" law
the question i like to ask my students: "is the chart deceptive?"
the question i like to ask my students: "is the chart deceptive?"
SNOW AND ICE SERVICE CANCELLED POINTS FAILURE THREE MINUTES TO GET A TICKET FOR AN ALTERNATIVE SERVICE VIA PRESTON wait yes whilst you print those new tickets please can i get a picture of your mug thank you CHANGE PLATFORM FLOODED LINES TRAIN DELAYED BROKEN RAIL TRACK SIGNAL BOX VANDALISM-
November 20, 2024 at 7:56 AM
SNOW AND ICE SERVICE CANCELLED POINTS FAILURE THREE MINUTES TO GET A TICKET FOR AN ALTERNATIVE SERVICE VIA PRESTON wait yes whilst you print those new tickets please can i get a picture of your mug thank you CHANGE PLATFORM FLOODED LINES TRAIN DELAYED BROKEN RAIL TRACK SIGNAL BOX VANDALISM-
alleged scenes from Lake Carter...
November 19, 2024 at 10:01 PM
alleged scenes from Lake Carter...
LAEL students, want to put your forensic linguistics and crime-solving skills to the test this Halloween? Then this is for you.
On 30th Oct, LAEL Society are running a Murder Mystery Night. Have LAEL staff been out criming? Am I the killer?? Or is it... someone else...?
On 30th Oct, LAEL Society are running a Murder Mystery Night. Have LAEL staff been out criming? Am I the killer?? Or is it... someone else...?
October 23, 2023 at 1:02 PM
LAEL students, want to put your forensic linguistics and crime-solving skills to the test this Halloween? Then this is for you.
On 30th Oct, LAEL Society are running a Murder Mystery Night. Have LAEL staff been out criming? Am I the killer?? Or is it... someone else...?
On 30th Oct, LAEL Society are running a Murder Mystery Night. Have LAEL staff been out criming? Am I the killer?? Or is it... someone else...?
Much as I'm deeply cynical about the lifespan and reach of all these new platforms, here we go again.
It took something pretty significant to make me get up the effort though. And that thing is:
In the coming weeks, we may have some interesting news... 😏
It took something pretty significant to make me get up the effort though. And that thing is:
In the coming weeks, we may have some interesting news... 😏
October 22, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Much as I'm deeply cynical about the lifespan and reach of all these new platforms, here we go again.
It took something pretty significant to make me get up the effort though. And that thing is:
In the coming weeks, we may have some interesting news... 😏
It took something pretty significant to make me get up the effort though. And that thing is:
In the coming weeks, we may have some interesting news... 😏