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A state in which “this” and “that” no longer find their opposites is called the hinge of the Way.
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ian • 27 • he/them • 也中文
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wandering from all mortal reason, man comes at last to that celestial thought, which, to reason, is absurd and frantic
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
wandering from all mortal reason, man comes at last to that celestial thought, which, to reason, is absurd and frantic
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is your ALCS MVP 👏
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is your ALCS MVP 👏
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PURE POSTSEASON PANDEMONIUM
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
PURE POSTSEASON PANDEMONIUM
not at all timely by social media standards, but posting this in memoriam before i forget
from John Deely's chapter in "Semiotics and its Masters", ed. Bankov & Cobley (2017)
from John Deely's chapter in "Semiotics and its Masters", ed. Bankov & Cobley (2017)
![5.3 From sensation to Umwelt
[Thomas A.] Sebeok was criticizing the Estonians, Lotman in particular, for thinking that language as linguistic communication is the primary modeling system. I can never forget the time he was lecturing at the University of Toronto and said “You know, when people hear about language they immediately think of communication. But language has nothing to do with communication,” and went on in his talk. When it came to the question period, the first question was “Professor Sebeok, you said that language has nothing to do with communication. Why did you say that?” “Because it doesn’t”, Sebeok answered. “Next question.”
Sebeok would come up with his novel ideas, each one of which took on the average three years to mature, similar to the time when he opened a session of the Semiotic Society of America saying “I am going to demonstrate to you that all these people talking about animal language, like Jane Goodall, are either frauds or charlatans.” Three years later he held a big conference in New York55 which put a serious crimp in government funding for animal “language” research. I met Jane Goodall, in passing, at that conference, and I said to her “Well, you know, you can argue with another person whether angels exist or whether God exists but you can’t do that with animals”; to which she replied flatly “Oh yes you can”. Where do you go from there?! We went our separate ways.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fzmwc3enj6oihz4d4gjwfsgb/bafkreiepdmjh2olswtsy3nwspbtqn7fuwxegfxdz4wfjgwgt3eytxc33he@jpeg)
October 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
not at all timely by social media standards, but posting this in memoriam before i forget
from John Deely's chapter in "Semiotics and its Masters", ed. Bankov & Cobley (2017)
from John Deely's chapter in "Semiotics and its Masters", ed. Bankov & Cobley (2017)
this is the second-funniest drinking party in the history of polytheism
June 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
this is the second-funniest drinking party in the history of polytheism
i think erdogan is in a position where he has a shot to win the nobel prizes for both peace and economics in the same year.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
i think erdogan is in a position where he has a shot to win the nobel prizes for both peace and economics in the same year.
if you have trial grammatical number you have to pony up after 60 day if you want access to plural noun and verb going forward
February 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
if you have trial grammatical number you have to pony up after 60 day if you want access to plural noun and verb going forward
the super bowl scorebug was fine, and pretty good, actually. go to an airport if you want frutiger, this is football
February 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
the super bowl scorebug was fine, and pretty good, actually. go to an airport if you want frutiger, this is football
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Everyone turns southern when it’s time to cut a promo
josh allen is from california went to wyoming and plays in buffalo where did this southern accent come from
January 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Everyone turns southern when it’s time to cut a promo
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Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.
January 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.
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During the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), following Zheng He's first voyage, a giraffe was gifted to Emperor Zhu Di. Mistaken for the mythical Qilin, a symbol of peace and prosperity, its arrival sparked great excitement. Paintings of this Somali reticulated giraffe immortalized the event.
January 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
During the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), following Zheng He's first voyage, a giraffe was gifted to Emperor Zhu Di. Mistaken for the mythical Qilin, a symbol of peace and prosperity, its arrival sparked great excitement. Paintings of this Somali reticulated giraffe immortalized the event.