카티스 (Curtis Steinmetz) 🧪 🚀 ☄️ 🌠 🛰️ 🔧 🌿 🦑 📡 👻 👹 🪕
@qaos.bsky.social
Learning Korean (hard!), also learning Chinese characters (harder!), dharma, gardening, history, etc.
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mindisbuddha
Also check out my Chinese characters web app, if you dare:
https://www.mindisbuddha.org/writingtheox
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mindisbuddha
Also check out my Chinese characters web app, if you dare:
https://www.mindisbuddha.org/writingtheox
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Lists of Jewish people — usually not cool. A guide to recreating the glory days of Jwitter? Very cool. Here's a starter pack for our fellow expats coming over to Bluesky:
November 13, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Lists of Jewish people — usually not cool. A guide to recreating the glory days of Jwitter? Very cool. Here's a starter pack for our fellow expats coming over to Bluesky:
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The American Jewish Committee:
"At a time of historic levels of antisemitism, we need someone at the helm of the DOJ who will tackle antisemitism — not peddle in it.
"Matt Gaetz’s history of problematic remarks .. should be disqualifying." forward.com/fast-forward...
"At a time of historic levels of antisemitism, we need someone at the helm of the DOJ who will tackle antisemitism — not peddle in it.
"Matt Gaetz’s history of problematic remarks .. should be disqualifying." forward.com/fast-forward...
Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
Gaetz voted against the Antisemitism Awareness Act because it rejected the Christian ‘gospel’ that Jews killed Jesus.
forward.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:44 AM
The American Jewish Committee:
"At a time of historic levels of antisemitism, we need someone at the helm of the DOJ who will tackle antisemitism — not peddle in it.
"Matt Gaetz’s history of problematic remarks .. should be disqualifying." forward.com/fast-forward...
"At a time of historic levels of antisemitism, we need someone at the helm of the DOJ who will tackle antisemitism — not peddle in it.
"Matt Gaetz’s history of problematic remarks .. should be disqualifying." forward.com/fast-forward...
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Do Musk and Bezos next!!
March 5, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Do Musk and Bezos next!!
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Crazy patterned clouds lit up by the moon tonight.
November 26, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Crazy patterned clouds lit up by the moon tonight.
Somebody said "Balkan" and now I cannot help myself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu01...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu01...
November 28, 2023 at 11:58 PM
Somebody said "Balkan" and now I cannot help myself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu01...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu01...
if you've ever wondered "what the fuck is wrong with EVERYTHING?", this is a good place to start.
reminder that national geographic was gutted and all staff writers fired so the brand could be turned into a clothing store
November 28, 2023 at 1:41 PM
if you've ever wondered "what the fuck is wrong with EVERYTHING?", this is a good place to start.
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This year for my birthday, I am kindly asking followers to PLEASE consider supporting the Lake Women of Blight's Hollow by liking and RT'ing this post
November 24, 2023 at 2:11 AM
This year for my birthday, I am kindly asking followers to PLEASE consider supporting the Lake Women of Blight's Hollow by liking and RT'ing this post
Today's adventure in SinoKoreanology is a 화투 (hwa tu), aka "Flower Battle". The hanja is 花鬪. It is a game played with "flower cards", a type of playing card that originated in Japan and was introduced in Korea late in the 19th century. They're really beautiful! The image is from us-primemuse.com.
November 27, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Today's adventure in SinoKoreanology is a 화투 (hwa tu), aka "Flower Battle". The hanja is 花鬪. It is a game played with "flower cards", a type of playing card that originated in Japan and was introduced in Korea late in the 19th century. They're really beautiful! The image is from us-primemuse.com.
So I did a google search for "authors on bluesky", and the very first hit was a list of science writers! So that turned out to be a good idea.
truesciphi.org/psw_blu.html
truesciphi.org/psw_blu.html
November 27, 2023 at 3:26 PM
So I did a google search for "authors on bluesky", and the very first hit was a list of science writers! So that turned out to be a good idea.
truesciphi.org/psw_blu.html
truesciphi.org/psw_blu.html
I generally do publicly identify as a "leftist", but still ......
November 27, 2023 at 3:04 PM
I generally do publicly identify as a "leftist", but still ......
List five famous people you've met but one is a lie
1. Hugo Blanco
2. Howard Zinn
3. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
4. Tsietsi Mashinini
5. Ilya Prigogine
1. Hugo Blanco
2. Howard Zinn
3. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
4. Tsietsi Mashinini
5. Ilya Prigogine
November 27, 2023 at 12:33 AM
List five famous people you've met but one is a lie
1. Hugo Blanco
2. Howard Zinn
3. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
4. Tsietsi Mashinini
5. Ilya Prigogine
1. Hugo Blanco
2. Howard Zinn
3. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
4. Tsietsi Mashinini
5. Ilya Prigogine
Today's Sino-Korean word is 오행 (o haeng): "5 elements". The hanja is 五行. In the image below 木 (묵 mok) is wood, 火 (화 hua) is fire, 土 (토 to) is earth, 金 (금 geum) is metal, and 水 (수 su) is water. In the middle is 氣 (기 ki), "vital energy" (chi).
supernaturalpowers.fandom.com/ko/wiki/%EC%...
supernaturalpowers.fandom.com/ko/wiki/%EC%...
November 27, 2023 at 12:25 AM
Today's Sino-Korean word is 오행 (o haeng): "5 elements". The hanja is 五行. In the image below 木 (묵 mok) is wood, 火 (화 hua) is fire, 土 (토 to) is earth, 金 (금 geum) is metal, and 水 (수 su) is water. In the middle is 氣 (기 ki), "vital energy" (chi).
supernaturalpowers.fandom.com/ko/wiki/%EC%...
supernaturalpowers.fandom.com/ko/wiki/%EC%...
In honor of the UAW victory, here's a second Sino-Korean word for the day: 노동 조합 (nodong johab). The hanja is 勞動 組合. This is the Korean word for "labor union". 勞動 means "labor" and 組合 means "to combine".
October 30, 2023 at 9:15 PM
In honor of the UAW victory, here's a second Sino-Korean word for the day: 노동 조합 (nodong johab). The hanja is 勞動 組合. This is the Korean word for "labor union". 勞動 means "labor" and 組合 means "to combine".
Today's adventure in Sino-Korean is: 고사성어 (go sa seong eo). The hanja is: 故事成語. It kind of means "idiom", but it's much more specific than that. It really means something more like "ancient proverb". These are so deeply ingrained in Korean culture that they are part of the civil service examination!
October 30, 2023 at 9:02 PM
Today's adventure in Sino-Korean is: 고사성어 (go sa seong eo). The hanja is: 故事成語. It kind of means "idiom", but it's much more specific than that. It really means something more like "ancient proverb". These are so deeply ingrained in Korean culture that they are part of the civil service examination!
Sino-Korean word of the day: 수업 (su eob), which means "lesson" or "class". The hanja for this one is 授業, which literally means "teach" + "work". The first hanja, 授, has a more general meaning of "to give". The second hanja, 業, is widely used in Buddhism to mean "karma".
October 28, 2023 at 10:48 PM
Sino-Korean word of the day: 수업 (su eob), which means "lesson" or "class". The hanja for this one is 授業, which literally means "teach" + "work". The first hanja, 授, has a more general meaning of "to give". The second hanja, 業, is widely used in Buddhism to mean "karma".
Union strong.
www.cnn.com/2023/10/28/b...
www.cnn.com/2023/10/28/b...
October 28, 2023 at 10:32 PM
Union strong.
www.cnn.com/2023/10/28/b...
www.cnn.com/2023/10/28/b...
Sino-Korean word of the day: 시계, pronounced ~shikye. The hanja for this is 時計. This first character (shi) means "time" is a combination of 日 (일, sun) and 寺 (사, temple). The second character (kye) means "count" and is 言 (언, word) combined with 十 (십, ten). Another hanja pronounced 계 is 鷄, "chicken".
October 27, 2023 at 12:59 PM
Sino-Korean word of the day: 시계, pronounced ~shikye. The hanja for this is 時計. This first character (shi) means "time" is a combination of 日 (일, sun) and 寺 (사, temple). The second character (kye) means "count" and is 言 (언, word) combined with 十 (십, ten). Another hanja pronounced 계 is 鷄, "chicken".
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How about an Executive Order reclassifying student loans as "recreational vehicles?" www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/u...
Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds
The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2023 at 7:52 PM
How about an Executive Order reclassifying student loans as "recreational vehicles?" www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/u...
I'm actually kind of proud of this one.
October 24, 2023 at 10:06 PM
I'm actually kind of proud of this one.
The Reason for the Season?
"If Tom Emmer can't do it, then that's when it gets a little scary because remember, he's the whip. He knows how to count votes. He has the relationships with every member of the conferenc." GOP Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, as quoted by CNN
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
"If Tom Emmer can't do it, then that's when it gets a little scary because remember, he's the whip. He knows how to count votes. He has the relationships with every member of the conferenc." GOP Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, as quoted by CNN
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
October 24, 2023 at 7:36 PM
The Reason for the Season?
"If Tom Emmer can't do it, then that's when it gets a little scary because remember, he's the whip. He knows how to count votes. He has the relationships with every member of the conferenc." GOP Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, as quoted by CNN
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
"If Tom Emmer can't do it, then that's when it gets a little scary because remember, he's the whip. He knows how to count votes. He has the relationships with every member of the conferenc." GOP Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, as quoted by CNN
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
I definitely don't agree with everything Zizek says here, but it is worth listening to, if only because it is such a fascinating snapshot of the moment in history that we are living through right now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8pw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8pw...
October 24, 2023 at 6:06 PM
I definitely don't agree with everything Zizek says here, but it is worth listening to, if only because it is such a fascinating snapshot of the moment in history that we are living through right now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8pw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8pw...
I have often been told that "Kyol Che" means "tight dharma". But now I know that it actually means "tightly controlled". The hangeul is 결제 (gyeol je), and the hanja is 結制. The first character means "tie/bind", and the second character means "control/regulate". www.mindisbuddha.org/%E7%B5%90%E5...
結制 (gyeol je, aka “kyol che”, aka 결제) – mindisbuddha.org
https://www.mindisbuddha.org/結制-kyol-che/
October 24, 2023 at 3:02 PM
I have often been told that "Kyol Che" means "tight dharma". But now I know that it actually means "tightly controlled". The hangeul is 결제 (gyeol je), and the hanja is 結制. The first character means "tie/bind", and the second character means "control/regulate". www.mindisbuddha.org/%E7%B5%90%E5...