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Happy Hangul Day #한글날
Colourful puffy jamo stickers for writing in hangul, with the packaging headline: I ❤️ HANGUL
October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I moved to Ireland three months ago and just started Irish lessons with Gael Linn in Dublin. Our class includes students from Scotland, France, Spain, Indonesia, the US, and a majority from Ireland, united in learning a shared language. #gaeilge
October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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non binary bike club
piece of cake ride
/\___/\
꒰ ˶• ༝ - ˶꒱
./づ~🍰
#bikenyc
poster by ride leader Aubrey: @nonbinarybikeclub PIECE of CAKE RIDE 10/1 [October 1] 6:30 [pm] Ride Brooklyn ⇩ Mia’s Brooklyn Bakery
September 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Podcast episode on the Irish language rights movement today: www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...
The Irish language is enjoying a moment, but are policymakers invested in its revival?
In the News podcast: Why did 25,000 Irish speakers descend on the streets of Dublin last Saturday?
www.irishtimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Cearta teanga = cearta daonna

Language rights = human rights

Lingvaj rajtoj = homaj rajtoj
Na mílte ag máirseáil i mBaile Átha Cliath ar son chearta teanga agus chearta na Gaeltachta an 20 Meán Fómhair 2025. Thousands march in Dublin for Irish language and Gaeltacht rights on 20 September 2025. Miloj marŝas en Dublino por lingvo- kaj Gaeltacht-rajtoj la 20an de septembro 2025. Agóideoirí ag coimeád banna le focail „Cearta teanga = cearta daonna“ Protesters hold a banner reading “Cearta teanga = cearta daonna” Manifestaciantoj tenas standardon kun la vortoj «Lingvaj rajtoj = homaj rajtoj»
September 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Thousands march in Dublin to demand greater Irish language rights and help for Gaeltacht
Thousands march in Dublin to demand greater Irish language rights and help for Gaeltacht
Demonstrators want action on housing and education, look to help in next month’s budget
www.irishtimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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My first bobcat footage, captured this morning during a two-night camera trap session in Crotonville, Westchester County, New York
June 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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This artist's conk was signed by @novapatch.is great-grandparents and has been in their family for over 100 years! Collected in Clark Lake, Michigan in 1923. A living (well, once living) piece of family history.
#fungi #artistsconk #mycology #mushroomart #heirloom #clarklake #michigan
June 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Behold the cinnamon raisin everything bagel!

If your “everything” bagel doesn’t contain cinnamon and raisins, is it really an *everything* bagel?
A cinnamon raisin bagel with “everything” seasoning on top (sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion flakes, garlic flakes, kosher salt), in front of a neon “Hot Fresh Bagels” sign in the window of All American Bagel & Barista II, Queens, NYC.
May 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Unicode proposal to encode Katakana Letter Small Ne (ネ):
⓵ unicode.org/L2/L2025/25042-katakana-letter-small-ne.pdf
⓶ unicode.org/L2/L2025/25060-katakana-letter-small-ne.pdf
#UTC183 #日本語
An illustrated black cat with yellow eyes peers over a ledge in a Japanese subway sign. Below it, the text reads: 広がらないで 右側を歩いてネ！ Translation: “Don’t spread out. Walk on the right side, ne!” The final ネ (ne) adds a soft, friendly tone, like saying “okay?” or “please” to gently prompt cooperation. In a classroom scene from Lucky Star, Episode 7 (2007), green katakana text appears beside the teacher as two students react in the foreground: ナルホドネ･･･ Translation: “I see…” or “Ah, I get it…” The final ネ (ne) softens the expression, adding an informal, agreeable nuance, like “right?” or “you know?” A Toshiba newspaper ad published in the Asahi Shimbun on 19 December 1972 (p. 3) shows a fish laid out on a woven mat, thinking: お正月まで あと13日ですネ Translation: “13 days left until New Year’s, ne.” Here, the ネ (ne) adds a conversational tone, evoking casual reminder or shared awareness. The ad promotes Toshiba kitchen appliances for the holiday season.
April 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Sign of the times. Free cards for the public at the Alexandria, VA library. Sad that they would be needed, I'm impressed by multilingual translation effort.
April 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Dublin by foot: 67 km (42 miles) walked over the past 4 days
Baile Átha Cliath ar chois: 67 km siúlta le 4 lá anuas
with / le @susanneforte.bsky.social
English: Susanne sits smiling at a wooden table in a Rathmines café, wearing a floral jumpsuit, chunky round specs, and a knit cap. Gaeilge: Tá Susanne ina suí ag bord adhmaid i gcaifé i Ráth Maonais, ag miongháire. Tá jumpsuit bláthanna uirthi, spéaclaí móra cruinne, agus caipín cniotáilte. English: A walking heatmap of Dublin showing dense coverage in the city centre and southside neighbourhoods. Paths extend through Ranelagh, Rathmines, Harold’s Cross, Terenure, Rathfarnham, and surrounding areas. Additional coverage includes Stoneybatter, Cabra, Phibsborough, and Drumcondra on the northside, as well as coastal areas like Malahide and Dún Laoghaire. Gaeilge: Léarscáil teasa siúil de Bhaile Átha Cliath le clúdach dlúth sa lár chathrach agus i gceantair an taobh ó dheas. Síneann cosáin trí Raghnallach, Ráth Maonais, Cros Araild, Tír an Iúir, Ráth Fearnáin, agus ceantair mháguaird. Tá clúdach breise i Stoneybatter, An Chabrach, Fiosrach, agus Droim Conrach ar an dtaobh thuaidh, chomh maith le ceantair chósta cosúil le Mullach Íde agus Dún Laoghaire.
April 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Brooklyn by bike: 90% complete, 256 km to go! via @wandrer.earth
Map from Wandrer.earth showing my cycling coverage in Brooklyn, New York. Streets I’ve biked are marked in blue, while untraveled streets are marked in red. The map shows over 90% of streets in Brooklyn covered in blue, with some red areas remaining, especially in southern and eastern parts of the borough.
March 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Just a quick one on the state of 2024 at Wandrer! We're down to one unvisited country across all of Wandrer, so if anyone is feeling adventurous, I hear Equatorial Guinea is lovely. news.wandrer.earth/2025/02/18/e...
Wandrer News
News, updates, and reviews about Wandrer.Earth
news.wandrer.earth
February 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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i might start writing only in canadian english even when it’s for american audiences because their government is being so mean to us
March 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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non binary bike club is now on the World Wide Web! nb.bike
non binary bike club
nb.bike
March 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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This is Brooklyn: Shirley Chisholm State Park
A misty shoreline at Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn, NY, on 16 March 2025. The tide is out, exposing wet sand and shallow tidal pools along the water’s edge. Small waves lap at the shore, while a lone gull stands in the water. The beach is lined with rocks and a strip of dried grass leading up to a hill, where leafless trees and patches of brown vegetation stand. The overcast sky casts a muted tone over the scene. A foggy grassland at Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn, NY, on 16 March 2025. The landscape features tall, dry grasses in golden-brown and beige tones, interspersed with small trees and shrubs, some bare and others evergreen. In the background, thick fog obscures distant structures, blending the land and sky into a soft, hazy gradient.
March 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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West Nordic Film Days, a celebration of cinema from Greenland, Iceland & Faroe Islands, March 14–15, NYC/Seattle www.scandinaviahouse.org/sh/films/wes...
WEST NORDIC FILM DAYS
Join us for a celebration of cinema from Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, with screenings at Scandinavia House in New York.
www.scandinaviahouse.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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The only annual metric that matters
Infografic with the following text: In 2024, you completed 441 dead-end streets, for an all-time total of 1416 completed dead-end streets. Wandrer 2024 #wandreryearinreview
February 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Shirley Chisholm State Park in Brooklyn today after the snowstorm
A winding trail covered in snow, with footprints and tire tracks. Tall, dry grasses and leafless shrubs line the path under a cloudy sky. A narrow dirt trail with a light dusting of snow winds through brown grasses and shrubs, with small hills and scattered evergreens in the background. A frozen wetland with tall, golden-brown reeds. The ice is partially covered in snow, with patches of exposed water under a cloudy sky. A shoreline with black rocks and sand partially covered in snow. Bare trees stand along the edge, with calm water stretching to the horizon.
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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New personal records achieved in 2024:
📚 read over 100 books (longest book: Ulysses)
🚲 biked over 9400 km (longest ride: 300 km)
January 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Happy New Year!
Feliĉan novan jaron!
Gott nytt år!
English: A illustration of a festive scene featuring a group of red-capped Scandinavian gnomes (“tomtar”) marching in the snow against a backdrop of a sunset and evergreen trees. Each gnome is holding or playing something: the first three hold banners that read “Hälsa” (Health), “Glädje” (Joy), and “Lycka” (Happiness). Other gnomes play drums and brass instruments. The phrase “Gott Nytt År” (Happy New Year) is written in red script at the top right corner. The gnomes wear red hats, mittens, and trousers with brown shirts, exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Svenska: En illustration av en grupp tomtar som marscherar i ett vinterlandskap med en solnedgång och granar i bakgrunden. De tre första tomtarna håller banderoller med texten ”Hälsa”, ”Glädje” och ”Lycka”. Bakom dem spelar andra tomtar trumma och blåsinstrument. Alla tomtar bär röda luvor, vantar och byxor samt bruna skjortor. Texten ”Gott Nytt År” står i röd skrivstil i det övre högra hörnet. Bilden förmedlar en glad och festlig nyårsstämning.
January 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Kraft & Alexander’s 1977 recording of the 1812 Overture and Nutcracker Suite, performed on ARP 2600, Odyssey, and Pro Soloist synthesizers: youtu.be/7-07A1fQnfM
Kraft & Alexander Tchaikovsky 1812 & Nutcracker Suite Complete
YouTube video by Mark Burgh
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December 25, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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I don’t actively listen to enough music for a good annual recap, but these “forgotten favorites” are a worthy selection
Screenshot from YouTube Music titled “Glemte favoritter” showcasing six album covers horizontally: - S/T by Black Eyes: A red-toned cover featuring a retro cassette recorder with a microphone pointing at a person's face. - If You’re Into It, I’m Out of It by Christoph de Babalon: A black-and-white image of a person in a sweatshirt standing in a shadowy space. - Vol. 2 by Cuarzo: A desert-like landscape with layered rock formations and a pyramid in the background, under a reddish sky. - Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy: A dark, gothic cover showing a pale-faced person with sunglasses, a full moon, and a shadowy figure on a water background. - Stormblåst by Dimmu Borgir: A black metal aesthetic featuring swirling, dark blue tones with lightning and shadowy textures. - Cat People (Various Artists): A film soundtrack cover showing a close-up of a feminine face with red lighting and wet hair.
December 14, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Black Friday localization challenges 🇧🇷 #L10n
Window display painted with "BLACK FLAYDER" Paper sign printed with "blake fradley LIVROS R$:2.00" Window display with printed letters "BLACK FRAIDY" Paper sign printed with "BLACK FRIDY DE $230,00 - 20% DESCONTO - POR $184,00"
November 30, 2024 at 12:42 AM