grvsmth

Barredo, 11 months ago to random

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-27/siriusxm-to-shut-down-stitcher-podcast-app-in-august-consolidate-services

> Sirius XM Holdings Inc., the satellite radio and audio company owned by Liberty Media Corp., plans to shut down its Stitcher podcast app on August 29 in an effort to move subscribers over to its flagship SXM app, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg.

Oh wow /cc @james

stefan, 11 months ago to til

Apparently the phrase "you're toast" originates from the 1984 Ghostbusters movie.

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/bill-murray-ghostbusters-toast.html

#til #language #toast #history #linguistics

grvsmth, 11 months ago to linguistics

I went to the market, and they had those corn chips
#linguistics #semantics #ReservedWords

Loukas, 11 months ago to random

JRR Tolkien wrote in an English rooted in the Britain of 100 years ago. For that reason we're starting to lose touch with the language used in the book.

This is a thread of words and references that I have noticed in my current read-through, which I think might easily be misunderstood.

grvsmth, 1 year ago to random

Listening to Michaela Mahlberg interview @heuser. His description of "building as knowing" (3:30) put into words what bothers me so much about Copilot and other automated programming tools:

"If you have to build some process or algorithm it forces your mind to think about what literature, what cultural forms are really doing."

This is why I enjoy coding. Every program I write, I learn something - about history, students, or formalization or categorization themselves!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaela-mahlberg/episodes/Ryan-Heuser---Distant-Reading-e1949se

grvsmth, 1 year ago to random

You want to treat trans people with decency, and reactionaries are all over it.

But large language model mania is taking over most of academia, and not a peep out of the reactionaries.

Sigh. I guess reaction just ain't what it used to be!

tomw, 1 year ago to random

"Soon, our app will be compatible with certain other apps like Mastodon"

This seems to be a roundabout way of saying they're going to implement ActivityPub?

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/19/23730070/instagram-twitter-app-competitor-leak

tomw, 1 year ago to random

Select an editor. To change later, run 'select-editor'.

1. /bin/nano <---- easiest
2. /usr/bin/vim.basic
3. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
4. /bin/ed

grvsmth, 1 year ago to random

PSA: if someone with #genderfluid expression hasn't expressed a clear preference for one gender over another, they probably don't want to hear which of their genders you prefer.

And maybe not even if they have.

#trans

jonny, 1 year ago to random

serious question, why do people use #substack or medium instead of just making their own blog? I assumed for monetization, but some ppl who certainly know how to make their own just write free blogs over there and idk what the deal is with that

grvsmth, 1 year ago to random

@jonny When I found out that spyware was basically invented by a Norton executive I was like "wow, the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing!" but now you're making me think that was part of the plan all along...

grvsmth, 1 year ago to random

Hey, I should introduce myself! I'm Angus (he) or Andrea (she), depending on the situation. I study language (like changes in French syntax) and make things with computers (like language corpora and web applications). I spend time advocating respect for diverse gender expression and safer, more sustainable transportation. I have a great family, including some cats. I like singing and hiking!