Ed Simnett
@simnett.bsky.social
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
The age old problem, what’s the plural of Pegasus?
May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The age old problem, what’s the plural of Pegasus?
After they had a word I had never heard of (my bad) as the pangram I looked it up on google ngrams to see how common it was, and since then I have compared other nonsense pangrams to that... (cf Mendoza Line in baseball).
Today's pangram is the blue line here:
Today's pangram is the blue line here:
April 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
After they had a word I had never heard of (my bad) as the pangram I looked it up on google ngrams to see how common it was, and since then I have compared other nonsense pangrams to that... (cf Mendoza Line in baseball).
Today's pangram is the blue line here:
Today's pangram is the blue line here:
the ace of spades in George III's terrorist card deck?
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
the ace of spades in George III's terrorist card deck?
Re Trump medical report. Where's the right ear scarring it referenced (this is a screen grab from a video this week). #justasking
April 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Re Trump medical report. Where's the right ear scarring it referenced (this is a screen grab from a video this week). #justasking
gentle math/data for the day. The US trade deficit as a percentage of GDP- it is basically HALF what it was in 2005/6.
April 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
gentle math/data for the day. The US trade deficit as a percentage of GDP- it is basically HALF what it was in 2005/6.
My understanding is that this indexes to 2024 dollars, and yes CSV is available at that link. If you don't believe their indexing you can also do nominal and do your own work I guess.
April 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My understanding is that this indexes to 2024 dollars, and yes CSV is available at that link. If you don't believe their indexing you can also do nominal and do your own work I guess.
this is the actual data (from data.epi.org/wages/hourly...)
April 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
this is the actual data (from data.epi.org/wages/hourly...)
interesting to compare Fascism, Communism and Free World...
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
interesting to compare Fascism, Communism and Free World...
One hundred and ten years ago my Great Uncle was in France. This is the the text of the letter he wrote home about the Christmas truce, reported in a local newspaper.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2024 at 12:17 PM
One hundred and ten years ago my Great Uncle was in France. This is the the text of the letter he wrote home about the Christmas truce, reported in a local newspaper.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
@thegridkid @NYTGames if you are going to rate me, I want to rate whoever does your rounding. My guess was identical in value to yours, but because it was lower in alpha order your rounding algo dinged me
November 23, 2024 at 6:41 AM
@thegridkid @NYTGames if you are going to rate me, I want to rate whoever does your rounding. My guess was identical in value to yours, but because it was lower in alpha order your rounding algo dinged me
Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon (Long) Dance last night #HongKong #MidAutumnFestival
November 23, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon (Long) Dance last night #HongKong #MidAutumnFestival
.@NYTGames @thegridkid #crossword Seriously non-standard spelling today. Here is the ngram comp for the word in question- you used the blue line version...
November 23, 2024 at 6:48 AM
.@NYTGames @thegridkid #crossword Seriously non-standard spelling today. Here is the ngram comp for the word in question- you used the blue line version...
tell me you don't understand what "sweep" means without... @BBCWorld @bbc
November 23, 2024 at 7:18 AM
tell me you don't understand what "sweep" means without... @BBCWorld @bbc
<linguistics><poker> fun to find that the term "ante up" is being replaced by the (incorrect usage of) the term "table stakes" per google ngrams. @NateSilver538
November 23, 2024 at 7:18 AM
<linguistics><poker> fun to find that the term "ante up" is being replaced by the (incorrect usage of) the term "table stakes" per google ngrams. @NateSilver538
ps- my last take on this. This is the Google Trends for "Silicon Valley" (suspect the "China" is actually Hong Kong, but other than that that's rather global influence?)
November 23, 2024 at 7:34 AM
ps- my last take on this. This is the Google Trends for "Silicon Valley" (suspect the "China" is actually Hong Kong, but other than that that's rather global influence?)
109 years ago my great uncle was in France. He was part of the WW1 Christmas Truce. This was his letter home about it. He died 18 months later at the Battle of the Somme.
November 23, 2024 at 7:41 AM
109 years ago my great uncle was in France. He was part of the WW1 Christmas Truce. This was his letter home about it. He died 18 months later at the Battle of the Somme.
lucky #timeguessr round deserves a tweet :-)
November 23, 2024 at 8:05 AM
lucky #timeguessr round deserves a tweet :-)
quick- is the cyclist part of the bicycle? [a pedant (is that possible with captcha?) might observe there is only one bicycle i.e. no "bicycles"?]
#spoileralert- I failed
#spoileralert- I failed
November 23, 2024 at 8:29 AM
quick- is the cyclist part of the bicycle? [a pedant (is that possible with captcha?) might observe there is only one bicycle i.e. no "bicycles"?]
#spoileralert- I failed
#spoileralert- I failed
There's a thin line between "investing in the country via buying in US Savings Bonds" and increasing the National Debt. Oh wait, there is no line at all...
November 23, 2024 at 8:44 AM
There's a thin line between "investing in the country via buying in US Savings Bonds" and increasing the National Debt. Oh wait, there is no line at all...
Look this at this guy!
November 23, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Look this at this guy!
Stupid here- wondering why Google Maps does not show locations of Safeways and Whole Foods against a search for "supermarket." There is a closer one of each from the blue location than any of the locations here...
November 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Stupid here- wondering why Google Maps does not show locations of Safeways and Whole Foods against a search for "supermarket." There is a closer one of each from the blue location than any of the locations here...
getting this a lot more recently...
November 23, 2024 at 9:08 AM
getting this a lot more recently...
After some investigation (thnx @AppleSupport ) it appears this is not of concern (ymwv), but whoever did this (dropbox, MSFT, or Box are likely culprits) really ought to think a little harder. A file called "open" with no additional info?"
November 23, 2024 at 10:11 AM
After some investigation (thnx @AppleSupport ) it appears this is not of concern (ymwv), but whoever did this (dropbox, MSFT, or Box are likely culprits) really ought to think a little harder. A file called "open" with no additional info?"
is this a different way to get FDIC insurance? Someone should tell him that the limit is $250K...
November 23, 2024 at 10:11 AM
is this a different way to get FDIC insurance? Someone should tell him that the limit is $250K...