Tank
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The preceedings of the International Conference on Salish & Neighboring Languages is now up. Check it out. Especially for the historical linguists, there is a neat paper by Hank Nater on the origin of the so-called pharyngeal fricatives of Interior Salish.
lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca
lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca
UBCWPL
UBC Working Papers in Linguistics (UBCWPL) publishes texts and conference proceedings that focus on endangered languages, with a specialization in the First Nations languages of British Columbia, incl...
lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The preceedings of the International Conference on Salish & Neighboring Languages is now up. Check it out. Especially for the historical linguists, there is a neat paper by Hank Nater on the origin of the so-called pharyngeal fricatives of Interior Salish.
lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca
lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca
Eurovision / #conlang crossover reminder that Belgium narrowly missed out winning the competition in 2003 with Sanomi sung in a conlang. Possibly one of the largest audiences for conlanging at the time other than Tolkien en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanomi
#conlangs #linguistics #langsky
#conlangs #linguistics #langsky
Sanomi - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Eurovision / #conlang crossover reminder that Belgium narrowly missed out winning the competition in 2003 with Sanomi sung in a conlang. Possibly one of the largest audiences for conlanging at the time other than Tolkien en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanomi
#conlangs #linguistics #langsky
#conlangs #linguistics #langsky
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Ursula LeGuin's daily schedule is deeply inspirational
December 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Ursula LeGuin's daily schedule is deeply inspirational
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For World Book Day, here is a clay tablet from ancient Uruk. It’s over 5,000 years old and preserves some of the earliest examples of writing.
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For World Book Day, here is a clay tablet from ancient Uruk. It’s over 5,000 years old and preserves some of the earliest examples of writing.
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
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Hopi speakers aren’t here for your vague bullshit
March 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Hopi speakers aren’t here for your vague bullshit
It's #survivor48 day and I'm going in raw, no idea who any of the castaways are (except the beardy alternate from 47??) and haven't seen any pre show interviews with @amikebloomtype.bsky.social yet (for shame I know)
#survivor
#survivor
February 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's #survivor48 day and I'm going in raw, no idea who any of the castaways are (except the beardy alternate from 47??) and haven't seen any pre show interviews with @amikebloomtype.bsky.social yet (for shame I know)
#survivor
#survivor
Are there many conlangers on Bluesky? Where do yall hang out these days? #conlang #conlanger #conlanging #conlangs #conlangers #langsky #langtwt #language #linguistics #languages #cellardoor
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Are there many conlangers on Bluesky? Where do yall hang out these days? #conlang #conlanger #conlanging #conlangs #conlangers #langsky #langtwt #language #linguistics #languages #cellardoor
When I say 👀 this is what I mean
January 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
When I say 👀 this is what I mean
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That, and car ownership and storage is not reflexively subsidised.
You want a car? Great. It's going to be taxed appropriately, and you need a 'shako shomeisho' (garage certificate) from the local PD to prove you're not going to leave it lying around on public land.
Good read 👇
You want a car? Great. It's going to be taxed appropriately, and you need a 'shako shomeisho' (garage certificate) from the local PD to prove you're not going to leave it lying around on public land.
Good read 👇
December 26, 2024 at 9:22 AM
That, and car ownership and storage is not reflexively subsidised.
You want a car? Great. It's going to be taxed appropriately, and you need a 'shako shomeisho' (garage certificate) from the local PD to prove you're not going to leave it lying around on public land.
Good read 👇
You want a car? Great. It's going to be taxed appropriately, and you need a 'shako shomeisho' (garage certificate) from the local PD to prove you're not going to leave it lying around on public land.
Good read 👇
Survivor 47 finale let's goooo #survivor #survivor47
December 19, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Survivor 47 finale let's goooo #survivor #survivor47
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437. Large cars are a positional good - their main purpose isn't to carry things (see how negatively the US reacts to Kei trucks) or have comfort for drivers (midsize sedans are good for that), but to have larger cars than other drivers. State action to reduce SUV growth is warranted.
December 5, 2024 at 5:09 PM
437. Large cars are a positional good - their main purpose isn't to carry things (see how negatively the US reacts to Kei trucks) or have comfort for drivers (midsize sedans are good for that), but to have larger cars than other drivers. State action to reduce SUV growth is warranted.
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Here’s a live look at what our current restrictive zoning does to trees.
December 5, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Here’s a live look at what our current restrictive zoning does to trees.
Not participate in the vote?? Does that mean Rachel will leave tribal before the vote? #survivor #survivor47
November 28, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Not participate in the vote?? Does that mean Rachel will leave tribal before the vote? #survivor #survivor47
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Please enjoy this animation of peak hour MTA subway service (by u/mtdfan)
November 27, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Please enjoy this animation of peak hour MTA subway service (by u/mtdfan)
Seriously need to watch the entire #RHAP Club Condo back catalogue this is so funny!
"I've never grabbed 3 [redacted]" – @donlon.bsky.social @chappellskickback.bsky.social @robcesternino.bsky.social #survivor #survivor47
"I've never grabbed 3 [redacted]" – @donlon.bsky.social @chappellskickback.bsky.social @robcesternino.bsky.social #survivor #survivor47
November 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Seriously need to watch the entire #RHAP Club Condo back catalogue this is so funny!
"I've never grabbed 3 [redacted]" – @donlon.bsky.social @chappellskickback.bsky.social @robcesternino.bsky.social #survivor #survivor47
"I've never grabbed 3 [redacted]" – @donlon.bsky.social @chappellskickback.bsky.social @robcesternino.bsky.social #survivor #survivor47
"On the plus side, trains are cool"
– City Nerd giving the mantra I needed to heal my recurrent urbanist trauma
– City Nerd giving the mantra I needed to heal my recurrent urbanist trauma
It’s a couple weeks after the fact, and I STILL can’t stop thinking about Detroit. On Nebula today
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CityNerd — I Visited the Capital of Motordom and I Have Thoughts
If the only things you know about Detroit are what you've seen in the national news in the last few decades...you're in for a shock.
nebula.tv
November 26, 2024 at 10:13 AM
"On the plus side, trains are cool"
– City Nerd giving the mantra I needed to heal my recurrent urbanist trauma
– City Nerd giving the mantra I needed to heal my recurrent urbanist trauma
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Spotted today on the walk back from coffee.
November 24, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Spotted today on the walk back from coffee.
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If you post an interesting or cool-looking transit map here, I'm almost certainly going to repost it – let's boost the awesome stuff that everyone is making!
November 23, 2024 at 7:51 PM
If you post an interesting or cool-looking transit map here, I'm almost certainly going to repost it – let's boost the awesome stuff that everyone is making!
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With LGA being a really nice airport now, it needs a nice subway connection:
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
With LGA being a really nice airport now, it needs a nice subway connection:
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How long would your commute take in 1680? Mine would be about a day and a half.
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
November 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM
How long would your commute take in 1680? Mine would be about a day and a half.
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
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It was in the tea leaves that Genevieve would survive … #Survivor47 #RHAP
November 21, 2024 at 11:16 AM
It was in the tea leaves that Genevieve would survive … #Survivor47 #RHAP
Jeff really said "shot in the darks" and not "shots in the dark" is he OK??? #survivor #survivor47
November 21, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Jeff really said "shot in the darks" and not "shots in the dark" is he OK??? #survivor #survivor47