Brigitte
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"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means." The Importance of being Earnest
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Also, we're so doomed
Also, we're so doomed
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Also, we're so doomed
Also, we're so doomed
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On what he called his birthday (although he didn't know the exact date), we remember scientist & author Isaac Asimov, who became a fan and advocate of #StarTrek in its early days (after a rocky start) and yes, theorized Data's positronic brain. ##ScienceFictionDay
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
On what he called his birthday (although he didn't know the exact date), we remember scientist & author Isaac Asimov, who became a fan and advocate of #StarTrek in its early days (after a rocky start) and yes, theorized Data's positronic brain. ##ScienceFictionDay
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Fuck it I don’t care anymore
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Fuck it I don’t care anymore
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The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer
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December 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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L'occasion fait le larron : alors que M. Feltin-Palas est en pleine promo de son dernier livre, le linguiste atterré @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org remet les points sur les aïe — car oui, quand il s'agit d'entretenir la peur panique des anglicismes, l'argumentation pique un peu…
Les anglicismes auront-ils la peau du français ? - Le français va très bien, merci
Erreurs, approximations et manipulation : la recette de la panique autour des anglicismes et de la disparition du français.
www.tract-linguistes.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
L'occasion fait le larron : alors que M. Feltin-Palas est en pleine promo de son dernier livre, le linguiste atterré @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org remet les points sur les aïe — car oui, quand il s'agit d'entretenir la peur panique des anglicismes, l'argumentation pique un peu…
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Ils sont dans le top 5 des professions menacées par l'IA : les traducteurs sont en grève aujourd'hui, à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de la traduction. Vous pensiez que seuls les manuels Ikea pouvaient être traduits par DeepL ? Détrompez-vous !
a cartoon chef is looking at a piece of paper and the words google translate are above him
ALT: a cartoon chef is looking at a piece of paper and the words google translate are above him
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September 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ils sont dans le top 5 des professions menacées par l'IA : les traducteurs sont en grève aujourd'hui, à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de la traduction. Vous pensiez que seuls les manuels Ikea pouvaient être traduits par DeepL ? Détrompez-vous !
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I knew the deep state would find something to distract us.
September 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I knew the deep state would find something to distract us.
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Ah, the travails of the translator ... On the irresistible rise of "they", the third person singular pronoun that actually, er, plural. Love this thoroughly expert discussion by @john-emdall.bsky.social
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
Un pluriel bien singulier
"Why are they awake?" demande l'enquêtrice. Nous sommes dans la série Flashforward (2009). La population de la planète entière a perdu connaissance au même instant pendant 2 minutes et 17 secondes. Da...
www.ataa.fr
September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ah, the travails of the translator ... On the irresistible rise of "they", the third person singular pronoun that actually, er, plural. Love this thoroughly expert discussion by @john-emdall.bsky.social
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
Si l’usage du they singulier anonymisant en anglais vous déroute, j’ai écrit un billet qui, j’espère, vous aidera à y voir un peu plus clair
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
Un pluriel bien singulier
"Why are they awake?" demande l'enquêtrice. Nous sommes dans la série Flashforward (2009). La population de la planète entière a perdu connaissance au même instant pendant 2 minutes et 17 secondes. Da...
www.ataa.fr
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Si l’usage du they singulier anonymisant en anglais vous déroute, j’ai écrit un billet qui, j’espère, vous aidera à y voir un peu plus clair
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
www.ataa.fr/blog/article...
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When you struggle to find the equivalent of a word or phrase in another language, do you sometimes find yourself opening Wikipedia, searching for it then navigating to the "languages" section to get its title in the other language?
Well, I do, and I got tired of it, hence:
#linguistics #xl8 #xl9n
Well, I do, and I got tired of it, hence:
#linguistics #xl8 #xl9n
WikiXl8
Look up Wikipedia pages across languages
corpustools.prendrelangue.fr
August 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When you struggle to find the equivalent of a word or phrase in another language, do you sometimes find yourself opening Wikipedia, searching for it then navigating to the "languages" section to get its title in the other language?
Well, I do, and I got tired of it, hence:
#linguistics #xl8 #xl9n
Well, I do, and I got tired of it, hence:
#linguistics #xl8 #xl9n
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Remember, as we enter Giant Spider season, that when people say 'they are more scared of us than we are of them' this remains unproven and is spider propaganda.
August 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Remember, as we enter Giant Spider season, that when people say 'they are more scared of us than we are of them' this remains unproven and is spider propaganda.
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Nouveau Rogaton - 13/08/2025 - "Cliché"
À lire en entier ici: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
À lire en entier ici: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
![Cliché
Boulet es devant son miroir. Il pense: "Bon... Je suis passé chez le coiffeur hier, j'ai taillé ma barbe à la perfection, je suis douché, j'ai une belle chemise... Je suis prêt pour..."
[Titre dans un ruban déployé] "LA PHOTO D'IDENTITÉ"
Boulet se dirige d'un air décidé vers un photomaton en pensant "Je vais ENFIN ressembler à quelque chose sur mes papiers !"
Derrière lui une sorte de golem musclé représentant son égo l'encourage: "T'es le plus beau ! Woohooo !"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r27hkquktzqguupumigfo672/bafkreigvl24nzuf6t3e7iryomw5docd6f57mxdma6jw24pczmg35g24kva@jpeg)
August 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Nouveau Rogaton - 13/08/2025 - "Cliché"
À lire en entier ici: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
À lire en entier ici: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
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Ooooh just remembered that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back next week, so then I’ll have that and Foundation to watch every week for a while! Yes, I am a nerd.
July 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ooooh just remembered that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back next week, so then I’ll have that and Foundation to watch every week for a while! Yes, I am a nerd.
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I think the main reason I still haven’t made Bluesky my number one go to is that it every time I refresh my feed, it skips straight to the top. It’s doom without the scroll.
June 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I think the main reason I still haven’t made Bluesky my number one go to is that it every time I refresh my feed, it skips straight to the top. It’s doom without the scroll.
March 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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My compliments to the @amcinematheque.bsky.social for observing this event.
March 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My compliments to the @amcinematheque.bsky.social for observing this event.
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Il y a 10 ans jour pour jour, @20minutes.bsky.social posait ce titre, inégalé depuis :
March 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Il y a 10 ans jour pour jour, @20minutes.bsky.social posait ce titre, inégalé depuis :
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Another thing that struck me about yesterday’s Oval Office disaster is the place of language.
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March 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Another thing that struck me about yesterday’s Oval Office disaster is the place of language.
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wouldn’t it be great if there was a film called escargots 2 and it was nominated for an oscar and they announced “and the oscar goes to…” and the makers got up because they thought they’d said “escargots 2”, not “oscar goes to”, but wait, they then said “escargots 2” so they actually wo
February 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
wouldn’t it be great if there was a film called escargots 2 and it was nominated for an oscar and they announced “and the oscar goes to…” and the makers got up because they thought they’d said “escargots 2”, not “oscar goes to”, but wait, they then said “escargots 2” so they actually wo
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I met with a face I knew and challenged him, thinking it had been one of the Theatre musicians, and did enquire for a song of him, but finding it a mistake, and that it was a gentleman that comes sometimes to the office, I was much ashamed.
February 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I met with a face I knew and challenged him, thinking it had been one of the Theatre musicians, and did enquire for a song of him, but finding it a mistake, and that it was a gentleman that comes sometimes to the office, I was much ashamed.
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Jane Fonda in SAG Awards speech: "Woke just means you give a damn about other people" cnn.it/3XdUSvy
Jane Fonda gives politically-charged speech at SAG Awards: ‘Woke just means you give a damn about other people’ | CNN
Jane Fonda persevered against some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at Sunday night’s SAG Awards.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Jane Fonda in SAG Awards speech: "Woke just means you give a damn about other people" cnn.it/3XdUSvy
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One way to tell if someone did a Nazi salute is if afterward they don't say "OMG I am horrified that anyone thought I did a Nazi salute"
February 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
One way to tell if someone did a Nazi salute is if afterward they don't say "OMG I am horrified that anyone thought I did a Nazi salute"
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Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”
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February 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.”
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As J-M Le Pen always said: voters prefer the original to the copy. Acting tough on immigration is not just not working for Europe's centre right parties, it's pushing them out the door
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘Vicious cycle’: how far-right parties across Europe are cannibalising the centre right
Hardline agendas, especially on immigration, are copied by mainstream conservatives in vain effort to win back votes - but it’s not working
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As J-M Le Pen always said: voters prefer the original to the copy. Acting tough on immigration is not just not working for Europe's centre right parties, it's pushing them out the door
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Coyotes. Your life expectancy is 3 years more than that of a roadrunner. Save money on expensive acme products by waiting for it to die from natural causes. @twoptwips.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Coyotes. Your life expectancy is 3 years more than that of a roadrunner. Save money on expensive acme products by waiting for it to die from natural causes. @twoptwips.bsky.social