Will Lewis
@wildlewis.bsky.social
Affiliate Professor, University of Washington
NLP, MT, under-resourced languages,
Language Technology for Crisis Preparedness and Response
NLP, MT, under-resourced languages,
Language Technology for Crisis Preparedness and Response
It may be 39 degrees, but it is a beautiful 39 degrees.
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It may be 39 degrees, but it is a beautiful 39 degrees.
MJT on CNN: "There's a new Democrat that's been elected that does deserve to be sworn in..." Crazy times it is when I keep going "I agree with MJT."
October 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
MJT on CNN: "There's a new Democrat that's been elected that does deserve to be sworn in..." Crazy times it is when I keep going "I agree with MJT."
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Go, Moldova! The EU will welcome you with open arms. Let's hope Putin and his gang of thugs don't bomb them back to the Stone Age for daring to turn their back on the Russian Empire (maybe using Transnistria as an excuse).
Go, Moldova! The EU will welcome you with open arms. Let's hope Putin and his gang of thugs don't bomb them back to the Stone Age for daring to turn their back on the Russian Empire (maybe using Transnistria as an excuse).
Russia Responds as Pro-Putin Party Defeated in Moldova Election
"Moldovans should probably resolve this among themselves,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
www.newsweek.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Go, Moldova! The EU will welcome you with open arms. Let's hope Putin and his gang of thugs don't bomb them back to the Stone Age for daring to turn their back on the Russian Empire (maybe using Transnistria as an excuse).
Go, Moldova! The EU will welcome you with open arms. Let's hope Putin and his gang of thugs don't bomb them back to the Stone Age for daring to turn their back on the Russian Empire (maybe using Transnistria as an excuse).
Thank God for Jimmy Kimmel! What a comeback! Makes me almost want to watch network TV. Wait...couldn't watch him in Seattle because KOMO, the local ABC affiliate, is part of Sinclair, and Sinclair decided to censor Kimmel. Pretty easy for me to boycott KOMO since I never watch them anyway.
As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thank God for Jimmy Kimmel! What a comeback! Makes me almost want to watch network TV. Wait...couldn't watch him in Seattle because KOMO, the local ABC affiliate, is part of Sinclair, and Sinclair decided to censor Kimmel. Pretty easy for me to boycott KOMO since I never watch them anyway.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
"This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.
Checks and balances are regrettably a thing of the past.
"This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.
Checks and balances are regrettably a thing of the past.
MSN
www.msn.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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"This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.
Checks and balances are regrettably a thing of the past.
"This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.
Checks and balances are regrettably a thing of the past.
Opened for 110 years Kogetsu-Do is one of the last Japanese confectionaries in the West. I always stop by when in Fresno or close by (or not so close). Even when there are years between visits, Lynn still greets me by name when I enter the store. Such a special place.
www.sfgate.com/centralcalif...
www.sfgate.com/centralcalif...
A 110-year-old California confectionery is likely on its last owner
"Basically, this is my second home."
www.sfgate.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Opened for 110 years Kogetsu-Do is one of the last Japanese confectionaries in the West. I always stop by when in Fresno or close by (or not so close). Even when there are years between visits, Lynn still greets me by name when I enter the store. Such a special place.
www.sfgate.com/centralcalif...
www.sfgate.com/centralcalif...
I've had a picture of the Hubble Deep Field over my desk for years. Other than the sheer wonder of it, it is also a constant reminder of just how miniscule even my biggest problems are.
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MSN
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May 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I've had a picture of the Hubble Deep Field over my desk for years. Other than the sheer wonder of it, it is also a constant reminder of just how miniscule even my biggest problems are.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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And now for a waterfall. (Teneriffe Falls near North Bend.)
May 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
And now for a waterfall. (Teneriffe Falls near North Bend.)
This.
The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher.
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
April 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This.
Unbelievable. And utterly frightening.
The Trump administration mistakenly abducted and deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a father who fled gang violence and has protected status, to an El Salvador mega-prison.
Now they say they can’t get him back. I’m demanding they do.
Now they say they can’t get him back. I’m demanding they do.
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Unbelievable. And utterly frightening.
The cherry blossoms were peaking at University of Washington today. And so were the crowds!
March 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The cherry blossoms were peaking at University of Washington today. And so were the crowds!
This is absurd.
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is absurd.
I have a Maasai name! At our latest camp, I guess the mere fact that I could produce even a little Maasai opened eyes, so much so, that I was given the name Oloshipa. I'm told it means "Happy One". I hope it doesn't mean Fuck Face or Man with Booger on His Face. All the Maasai here are using it now.
March 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I have a Maasai name! At our latest camp, I guess the mere fact that I could produce even a little Maasai opened eyes, so much so, that I was given the name Oloshipa. I'm told it means "Happy One". I hope it doesn't mean Fuck Face or Man with Booger on His Face. All the Maasai here are using it now.
Mama lion with adolescent male son. I think she's scouting for the next meal.
March 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Mama lion with adolescent male son. I think she's scouting for the next meal.
Of course, big cats claw, just like our friendly domestic variety does, but I was completely stunned when I saw it in the wild.
March 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Of course, big cats claw, just like our friendly domestic variety does, but I was completely stunned when I saw it in the wild.
An exceptional talk by Kate Starbird at UW. She has worked on disinformation in social media for many years, and she fits this talk well into current events. I have never attended an academic talk before where the audience erupted into a spontaneous ovation at the end. Well worth the watch.
Seattle folks: I'm giving a (free) public lecture Feb 24, where I'll explain what our team's decade of research on online rumors & disinformation reveals about the once-alternative media ecosystem that is driving the rise of right wing populism around the world. www.washington.edu/facultystaff...
2025 University Faculty Lecture
A Spotlight on Rumors: Illuminating How Influence and Improvisation Shape Online Conversations
www.washington.edu
February 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
An exceptional talk by Kate Starbird at UW. She has worked on disinformation in social media for many years, and she fits this talk well into current events. I have never attended an academic talk before where the audience erupted into a spontaneous ovation at the end. Well worth the watch.
You know, Trump strong arming our erstwhile allies and trade partners with heavy tariffs, while at the same time demanding Ukraine fork over its rare earths without offering anything in return, feels a lot like Tony Soprano demanding his money. Or else.
Welcome to the land of gangster politics.
Welcome to the land of gangster politics.
February 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You know, Trump strong arming our erstwhile allies and trade partners with heavy tariffs, while at the same time demanding Ukraine fork over its rare earths without offering anything in return, feels a lot like Tony Soprano demanding his money. Or else.
Welcome to the land of gangster politics.
Welcome to the land of gangster politics.
Another great paper by Steven Bird. Well worth the read for anyone working on translation technology, especially for languages that are not written. We tend to (over)concentrate on the technology, e.g., building big multilingual models, LLMs, etc., and forget the human side of things.
For more of this story, please watch the 10 minute intro video, or dive into my ACL'24 paper "Must NLP be Extractive?" What do you think? Please let me know in the comments. 5/5
bit.ly/bird-must-nl... aclanthology.org/2024.acl-lon...
bit.ly/bird-must-nl... aclanthology.org/2024.acl-lon...
February 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Another great paper by Steven Bird. Well worth the read for anyone working on translation technology, especially for languages that are not written. We tend to (over)concentrate on the technology, e.g., building big multilingual models, LLMs, etc., and forget the human side of things.
Hike up Ventana Canyon in Tucson. Been years since I hiked this trail! Didn't make it to la ventana, but did stop where I had a view (the only spot on the trail where you can see it before the top). Beautiful, sunny day, albeit cool, including some not-yet-melted snow. Blue sky everywhere!!! 😉😂
January 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hike up Ventana Canyon in Tucson. Been years since I hiked this trail! Didn't make it to la ventana, but did stop where I had a view (the only spot on the trail where you can see it before the top). Beautiful, sunny day, albeit cool, including some not-yet-melted snow. Blue sky everywhere!!! 😉😂
Counting the days...
I would like a commander-in-chief who offers condolences in the wake of a national tragedy and competent solutions rather than baselessly attack women and people of color who have nothing to do with last night’s tragedy. It’s heartless. All animus, no comfort.
January 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Counting the days...
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Calling bullshit on their lies isn't censorship. Failed insurrectionists aren't heroes. Fighting racism and helping underserved communities isn't discrimination. Showing empathy isn't evil. Supporting trans kids isn't abuse. Don't accept their twisted frames as reality.
January 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Calling bullshit on their lies isn't censorship. Failed insurrectionists aren't heroes. Fighting racism and helping underserved communities isn't discrimination. Showing empathy isn't evil. Supporting trans kids isn't abuse. Don't accept their twisted frames as reality.
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Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
January 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
