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emckean, 13 days ago to random

It's the eleventh of the month, so here are eleven links (mostly) to things I learned while looking up other things: https://buttondown.email/thingslearned/archive/things-i-learned-while-looking-up-other-things-7846/

emckean, 1 month ago to random

It's the 11th, so time for another installment of "Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things" https://buttondown.email/thingslearned/archive/things-i-learned-while-looking-up-other-things-6633/

emckean, 2 months ago to random

it's the 11th of the month, so time for another round of Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things: https://buttondown.email/thingslearned/archive/things-i-learned-while-looking-up-other-things-4949/

emckean, 3 months ago to random

This month’s newsletter was sent on time. This month’s toot about this month’s newsletter is a day late: https://buttondown.email/thingslearned/archive/things-i-learned-while-looking-up-other-things-5050/

BajoranEngineer, 4 months ago to random

Ok yes, Billie is Bad Wolf, but why "Bad Wolf" ?!?!?!

emckean, 4 months ago to random

I try not to indulge in schadenfreude but everything I've read about the C*bertruck has been just gleefully bad. At this point you could tell me "oh and it can be unlocked by anyone who literally whistles a few bars of 'Dixie' within 20 feet" and I'd be like "yeah, checks out"

emckean, 6 months ago to random

Is there a term for the artificial words created by linguists to use in experiments? (And if not, can that term be wugonym?)

emckean, 7 months ago to random

last reminder that I'm doing an online talk TOMORROW SATURDAY Sept 30 for the Museum of Language! It will have a generous Q&A time allotted so feel free to show up for an impromptu AMA 😂 https://languagemuseum.org/speaker-series/

emckean, 7 months ago to random

I dreamed last night that I had to ask for a password reset for something and it went like this:
IT person: try LucyFootball
Me: didn't work
IT person: try LucyFootball1
Me: ❗

emckean, 8 months ago to random

just a reminder that next Saturday, Sept 30, I'm giving a talk about Wordnik for the National Museum of Language! You can sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-the-words-building-the-online-dictionary-wordnik-erin-mckean-tickets-668001238687 (and if you don't like using Eventbrite, ping me, and I can share the invitation with you).

emckean, 8 months ago to random

have middle-schoolers started bullying each other by calling anything weird "so AI" yet?

emckean, 9 months ago to random

if I were a pm at Spotify I’d make everyone a playlist of the songs “the algorithm” predicts they would hate and then challenge the kids to tiktok themselves reacting to it like those disgusting jellybeans

emckean, 9 months ago to random

cool reminiscence of working with Linotype https://itemlive.com/2023/08/23/the-forgotten-linotype-machine/ (attn @glennf)

emckean, 9 months ago to random

why are we calling it “biased AI” when we could be calling it “hazmath”?

emckean, 9 months ago to random

It's the eleventh of the month, time for another gripping installment of Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things: https://buttondown.email/thingslearned/archive/things-i-learned-while-looking-up-other-things-8368/

emckean, 9 months ago to random

I'll be giving a (virtual) talk about Wordnik at the National Museum of Language in September! Tickets are free, nab 'em here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-the-words-building-the-online-dictionary-wordnik-erin-mckean-tickets-668001238687

emckean, 10 months ago to random

I’ve decided that “person riding on bike singing along to ‘Peg’ by Steely Dan” is the vibe of the summer, 2023.

Thanks for your patience, I know I was late announcing this year. Enjoy!

emckean, 10 months ago to random

my new theory of travel is: “#1 (in any ranking) usually overrated, #2 usually underrated”

seldo, 1 year ago to random

Scam on to them who would scam on to us.

emckean, 1 year ago to random

the first rule of crone club is that you absolutely tell everyone how great crone club is