Talyaa 🦋Rock paper scissors.
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Linguist, techie, convention runner. Likes to cook, likes to eat.
paraic@bookstodon @linguistics A question prompted by a post I saw: what are the best #ScienceFiction #scifi books where #languages play an important part?
There’s 1984, obviously. Even more obviously, The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance. The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie has some interesting language features in terms of gender identity, power and mutual intelligibility.
I’m sure there are loads more - this is ‘off the top of my head’ - what others would you recommend?
Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágOne of my bookshelves broke down, but the stacked books on the shelf below are holding it up.
According to my husband, this is "the problem solving the problem".
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#books #bookstodon
CalligrafaeHere, have a rainbow kitty to see you through these trying times
(Nikon Z6, Macro f2.8 90mm, processed in Darktable)
Schmrrrlexmastodon seems like a cool place to just relax and decompress and look at cool pictures of decorative mosses and then really focus your energies on the mosses and repeat the moss words until you feel the soft touch of moss where your skin used to be and you let the myriad tiny roots find their way in
Tak@dispatchrabbi @thewildforest This may be autism and/or theatre background talking, but a lot of theories about acting and public speaking is about presenting an authentic version of yourself. It’s not lying, but trying to convey a truth in a specific way.
Not to negate the problems of masking, since it’s still a concerted effort that takes its toll on the mind and body. But I do struggle with the idea of unmasking, but still presenting myself in a way that other people will understand.
Marichit@dispatchrabbi I see what you mean. I actually convince myself I am being myself in some situations when actually I am not. The "mask" aspects are so intertwined with who and what I am. Or I believe the "mask" is an aspect that's really me trying to get out - this happens when I see how receptive people are to it.
So I've made and posted this on my IG artist account (@theimpossiblegarden). This really commits me now and I have to work on it and to show up.
(I am a minority here based on poll results, as I am all the way from Asia, so I don't really hope or expect any of you to drop by or even to spread the word 😂)
Yay for all the new v4 stuff! I do feel like I might make a user script to retitle the Publish button back to "Toot!" though...
Friday's episode of #MakeMeSmart was a great example of why @kairyssdal and @kimberlyadams are such good co-hosts together. Whether it's whether to watch the World Cup, reasons why people don't leave bad jobs, or the quick turnover in newly-hired DEIB officers, their chats bring the listener along from "what everyone knows" to a more nuanced perspective. Bravo on yesterday's show being just a great episode of the podcast.