@nigelnj.bsky.social
Applied linguist, now retired and living in Berlin. Based in Hong Kong until the communist crackdown forced me and my partner to leave. Some of my interests (apart from applied linguistics): Bach, cooking, hiking, reading, cinema.
Well, we’ll see. When there is an election. Rather than a poll.
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Well, we’ll see. When there is an election. Rather than a poll.
The pro-communist media are branding those calling for an independent enquiry and trying to help victims as “violent yellow (i.e. pro-democracy) criminals”.
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The pro-communist media are branding those calling for an independent enquiry and trying to help victims as “violent yellow (i.e. pro-democracy) criminals”.
London is wonderful. It was wonderful 50 years ago when I lived there for a couple of years. It’s wonderful now. But it is *really* expensive. I don’t understand how ordinary people can afford to live there. This ordinary person can’t afford to visit (even when my cousin puts me up).
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
London is wonderful. It was wonderful 50 years ago when I lived there for a couple of years. It’s wonderful now. But it is *really* expensive. I don’t understand how ordinary people can afford to live there. This ordinary person can’t afford to visit (even when my cousin puts me up).
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This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
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