Pittprofdude

@pittprofdude
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Teach and research the sociolinguistics of dude, gender, Pittsburgh, stance and stance taking. Habitual anaphoric reference: he/him but they/them is fine.
Abouthttp://sfkiesling.com
LocationPittsburgh, PA, USA
Pronounshe/him, answers to they/them
PittprofdudeJul 27, 2023
tanteJul 26, 2023
I'm a luddite - and so can you! https://thenib.com/im-a-luddite/
I’m a Luddite (and So Can You!) | The Nib

What the Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated future.

The Nib
PittprofdudeNov 23, 2022
Timely for Thanksgiving, teaching Lanape in PA:
https://6abc.com/lenape-teach-language-indigenous-people-of-pennsylvania-teaching-class/12482441/
Lenápe descendant works to preserve the language of Pennsylvania's indigenous people

The Lenápe are the Indigenous people of Pennsylvania. Their language has been on the verge of extinction, but Shelley DePaul is now focused on bringing it back.

6abc Philadelphia
PittprofdudeNov 21, 2022
The Guardian: That’s blatherskite! Podcasts plan to save endangered dialects.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/20/thats-blatherskite-podcasts-plan-to-save-endangered-dialects
That’s blatherskite! Podcasts plan to save endangered dialects

The Durham term for ‘gossip’ is just one of the regional words which campaigners hope to breathe new life into

The Guardian
PittprofdudeNov 17, 2022
Conrad Hackett Nov 16, 2022
More chocolate, more Nobel prizes
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/chocolate-consumption-and-nobel-prizes-a-bizarre-juxtaposition-if-there-ever-was-one/ #science #dataviz #datascience #humor #chocolate #TooManyHashtags
Chocolate consumption and Nobel Prizes: A bizarre juxtaposition if there ever was one

Scientific American Blog Network
PittprofdudeNov 17, 2022
Jen NyczNov 16, 2022
#Job alert! The Department of #Linguistics at Georgetown is hiring for a 2-year #postdoctoral position in #Syntax! Get details & apply here! https://apply.interfolio.com/117697
Apply - Interfolio

PittprofdudeNov 16, 2022

This is amazing. Congratulations to the Cherokee Nation!

Tulsa World: Cherokee Nation opens $20 million immersion facility where English becomes a foreign language.
https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/cherokee-nation-opens-20-million-immersion-facility-where-english-becomes-a-foreign-language/article_efc8e322-6420-11ed-aecf-4fec10897829.html

Cherokee Nation opens $20 million immersion facility where English becomes a foreign language

Built inside a former casino building near the tribal headquarters in Tahlequah, an hour southeast of Tulsa, the Durbin Feeling Language Center will open Tuesday.

Tulsa World
PittprofdudeNov 16, 2022
tanyaNov 15, 2022
This interactive world map allows anyone to see whose whenua they live on. Has been created by Native Land Digital - a Canadian not-for-profit org that's Indigenous-led, with an Indigenous Exec Dir & Board of Directors. #Māori are part of that team. #LandBack #Aotearoa #NZTwits #LandAcknowledgement https://native-land.ca/
Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land

Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

PittprofdudeNov 16, 2022
Hadas Kotek 🦄 (she/her)Nov 15, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Best book review I’ve ever seen

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/lijukic/status/1591089591964295168

Luka Ivan Jukic on Twitter

“Best book review I’ve ever seen”

Twitter
PittprofdudeNov 15, 2022
@[email protected] I love the jokes but srsly every time I test a different distro it drives me crazy and I'm back to where I started with my arch + openbox. Now I just look at new distros to find ones to convince people to try linux
Show threadPittprofdudeNov 15, 2022
@blacklight @[email protected] Same, so I mce who knows when. About 15 machines