allison nguyễn
@scientifical.bsky.social
psycholinguist, semanticist, pragmaticist || việt, asian american || californian || she / they / chị / em || asst prof interested in the Internet & language || and cycling
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feed your communities if you can. take care of each other. if you're feeling overwhelmed - here's an idea: we started a food pantry for students in an empty filing cabinet. it is entirely faculty and staff funded. this year I'm running a drive to get some fun meal kits for it! you can do that too!
excited for #psynom next week! my grad student is presenting her thesis work in the Saturday noon poster session and I'll be presenting a poster in the Saturday evening session!
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
excited for #psynom next week! my grad student is presenting her thesis work in the Saturday noon poster session and I'll be presenting a poster in the Saturday evening session!
friendly reminder: you don't need to put the emails on someone's feed btw. we know they're bad. you don't need to share them for shock value or whatever.
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
friendly reminder: you don't need to put the emails on someone's feed btw. we know they're bad. you don't need to share them for shock value or whatever.
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my favorite day is Thursday because it's my thinking about rising declaratives day
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
my favorite day is Thursday because it's my thinking about rising declaratives day
"we can make the highway that runs through to town safer for everyone and cyclist and pedestrian friendly but it will add four minutes to the drive :("
I'm sorry have you lost your mind someone's safety is worth way more than an extra FOUR MINUTES IN A CAR what on earth. car culture is so weird.
I'm sorry have you lost your mind someone's safety is worth way more than an extra FOUR MINUTES IN A CAR what on earth. car culture is so weird.
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
"we can make the highway that runs through to town safer for everyone and cyclist and pedestrian friendly but it will add four minutes to the drive :("
I'm sorry have you lost your mind someone's safety is worth way more than an extra FOUR MINUTES IN A CAR what on earth. car culture is so weird.
I'm sorry have you lost your mind someone's safety is worth way more than an extra FOUR MINUTES IN A CAR what on earth. car culture is so weird.
just caught the second big substorm of the night after biking home under the first. absolutely surreal. never thought I'd see the northern lights like that 😭
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
just caught the second big substorm of the night after biking home under the first. absolutely surreal. never thought I'd see the northern lights like that 😭
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Life is extremely kiki right now and I would really like it to be just a little more bouba
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Life is extremely kiki right now and I would really like it to be just a little more bouba
28° but sunny, perfect winter cycling 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
28° but sunny, perfect winter cycling 🥰
need to touch the ocean and then the desert 🥲
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
need to touch the ocean and then the desert 🥲
St Paul elected their first Hmong mayor last night, we love to see asian americans winning!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
St Paul elected their first Hmong mayor last night, we love to see asian americans winning!!!
ITS OFFICIAL!!!!
does mamdani know he's singlehandedly carrying everyone's mental health
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
ITS OFFICIAL!!!!
does mamdani know he's singlehandedly carrying everyone's mental health
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
does mamdani know he's singlehandedly carrying everyone's mental health
the cat firmly believes I'm an evil monster who has abandoned our routines and I keep trying to tell him about daylight savings but anyway please abolish it so my cat will stop biting me
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
the cat firmly believes I'm an evil monster who has abandoned our routines and I keep trying to tell him about daylight savings but anyway please abolish it so my cat will stop biting me
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feed your communities if you can. take care of each other. if you're feeling overwhelmed - here's an idea: we started a food pantry for students in an empty filing cabinet. it is entirely faculty and staff funded. this year I'm running a drive to get some fun meal kits for it! you can do that too!
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
feed your communities if you can. take care of each other. if you're feeling overwhelmed - here's an idea: we started a food pantry for students in an empty filing cabinet. it is entirely faculty and staff funded. this year I'm running a drive to get some fun meal kits for it! you can do that too!
feed your communities if you can. take care of each other. if you're feeling overwhelmed - here's an idea: we started a food pantry for students in an empty filing cabinet. it is entirely faculty and staff funded. this year I'm running a drive to get some fun meal kits for it! you can do that too!
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
feed your communities if you can. take care of each other. if you're feeling overwhelmed - here's an idea: we started a food pantry for students in an empty filing cabinet. it is entirely faculty and staff funded. this year I'm running a drive to get some fun meal kits for it! you can do that too!
😌😌😌 I've always loved you python 😌😌😌
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
😌😌😌 I've always loved you python 😌😌😌
autopiloted down to the basement for research lab meeting except we haven't met in the basement for two semesters
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
autopiloted down to the basement for research lab meeting except we haven't met in the basement for two semesters
my favorite day is Thursday because it's my thinking about rising declaratives day
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
my favorite day is Thursday because it's my thinking about rising declaratives day
pro of sour jelly beans in my office: sour jelly bean
con: eating one right when someone walks into my office
con: eating one right when someone walks into my office
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
pro of sour jelly beans in my office: sour jelly bean
con: eating one right when someone walks into my office
con: eating one right when someone walks into my office
my into the woods affirmation: please let milky white be absolutely bonkers, none of this human in a cow costume or puppet stuff
October 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
my into the woods affirmation: please let milky white be absolutely bonkers, none of this human in a cow costume or puppet stuff
it's too early to receive an entire nyt article copy pasted into an email
October 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
it's too early to receive an entire nyt article copy pasted into an email
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In honor of Indigenous People's Day, here's a very brief timeline of the revitalization of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi! ʻŌlelo Resource of the Month: A timeline of significant milestones for Hawaiian language - UH Hilo Stories
In the second of a new monthly column, UH Hilo Director of Native Hawaiian Engagement Pele Harman shares a timeline of significant milestones for Hawaiian language.
hilo.hawaii.edu
October 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In honor of Indigenous People's Day, here's a very brief timeline of the revitalization of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
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I love how many hats linguistics lets me wear.
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
October 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I love how many hats linguistics lets me wear.
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
really enjoying making a HOW TO ANSWER AND ASK QUESTIONS flowchart for the grad students
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
really enjoying making a HOW TO ANSWER AND ASK QUESTIONS flowchart for the grad students
excited to sell some pottery this weekend
October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
excited to sell some pottery this weekend
it's Tết Trung Thu !!! happy mid autumn 🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮
October 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
it's Tết Trung Thu !!! happy mid autumn 🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮