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What are you listening to? (2014-08-21 03:52:07) :
[youtube:ENkZJ2FNrAk][caption]Carbon Based Lifeforms - Somewhere in Russia[/caption]
[youtube:ENkZJ2FNrAk][caption]Carbon Based Lifeforms - Somewhere in Russia[/caption]
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Absences (2014-08-21 03:48:36) :
I often notice the west coast seems to conserve /iː/ where I'd expect an unstressed vowel to be (particularly in front of nasals)—but every time I bring this up it seems to be more spotty and isolated.
In my experience, if someone says "I need to use the washroom" when they're at home it's an attempt to be polite. Washrooms seem like inherently more formal places than bathrooms.
EDIT: Also, if Cascadia secedes, we're donating southern Alberta back to Texas. To [i]hell[/i] with ...
I often notice the west coast seems to conserve /iː/ where I'd expect an unstressed vowel to be (particularly in front of nasals)—but every time I bring this up it seems to be more spotty and isolated.
In my experience, if someone says "I need to use the washroom" when they're at home it's an attempt to be polite. Washrooms seem like inherently more formal places than bathrooms.
EDIT: Also, if Cascadia secedes, we're donating southern Alberta back to Texas. To [i]hell[/i] with ...
owned by Rhetorica, last edited 2014-08-21 03:51:04.
Grrr Thread (2014-08-20 19:57:31) :
If it's any consolation, in much of Northern England, "bear" sounds rather back-vowel-y.
If it's any consolation, in much of Northern England, "bear" sounds rather back-vowel-y.
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Absences (2014-08-20 12:02:03) :
Northern Cascadian, maybe? The whole point is to reject existing national boundaries and identities.
Northern Cascadian, maybe? The whole point is to reject existing national boundaries and identities.
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Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-08-20 11:53:29) :
[b]Ze h'«altsithatmé apessa ri aporafa»-lóno yepatére da?[/b]
Have you played "speak in your conlang"?
(Oh look, a 4.SG.IMP.)
[b]Ze h'«altsithatmé apessa ri aporafa»-lóno yepatére da?[/b]
Have you played "speak in your conlang"?
(Oh look, a 4.SG.IMP.)
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A Minimal Model for Human and Nature Interaction (2014-08-20 11:48:03) :
Indeed it is—but it is nowhere nearly as useful for conworlding.
Indeed it is—but it is nowhere nearly as useful for conworlding.
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A Minimal Model for Human and Nature Interaction (2014-08-20 03:25:18) :
(It has been done.)
When I decided to criticize the paper for that, I meant to suggest specifically that other things can cause the collapse of a civilization—surely, for example, the Eastern Roman Empire is generally regarded as a victim of invasion and political decay rather than resource exhaustion. I guess it requires a very over-broad definition of "civilization", one that includes any adiabatic system of resources... which basically means that the entire world, excluding uncontact...
(It has been done.)
When I decided to criticize the paper for that, I meant to suggest specifically that other things can cause the collapse of a civilization—surely, for example, the Eastern Roman Empire is generally regarded as a victim of invasion and political decay rather than resource exhaustion. I guess it requires a very over-broad definition of "civilization", one that includes any adiabatic system of resources... which basically means that the entire world, excluding uncontact...
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Economists: the worst people ever? (2014-08-20 03:22:42) :
No: they never return their video tapes.
No: they never return their video tapes.
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happiness thread (2014-08-20 03:21:40) :
I like to think it is a statement: "I don't want to configure this computer, and it will never be in harm's way. Please make my USB devices work magically without causing any headaches."
Usually it works out just fine. [i]Usually.[/i]
For what it's worth I work with a number of different distros; Annie runs on OpenSUSE, girlfriend swears by Arch, SciNet is all CentOS (ironic as it sounds for a major supercomputer to use a genericized distro, they don't exactly need off-site sup...
I like to think it is a statement: "I don't want to configure this computer, and it will never be in harm's way. Please make my USB devices work magically without causing any headaches."
Usually it works out just fine. [i]Usually.[/i]
For what it's worth I work with a number of different distros; Annie runs on OpenSUSE, girlfriend swears by Arch, SciNet is all CentOS (ironic as it sounds for a major supercomputer to use a genericized distro, they don't exactly need off-site sup...
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Absences (2014-08-20 03:16:54) :
By refusing to define it, we legitimize it as "something everyone should know about." (so they can get the hell off our lawns)
By refusing to define it, we legitimize it as "something everyone should know about." (so they can get the hell off our lawns)
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Economists: the worst people ever? (2014-08-19 14:36:04) :
Mostly like mathematicians. Mostly. Occasionally conspicuously wealthy.
Mostly like mathematicians. Mostly. Occasionally conspicuously wealthy.
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happiness thread (2014-08-19 14:32:17) :
Back at work properly after months of aimless moodiness. ... Oh look, an Ubuntu 14.04 upgrade. This shouldn't take lon--
Back at work properly after months of aimless moodiness. ... Oh look, an Ubuntu 14.04 upgrade. This shouldn't take lon--
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Absences (2014-08-19 14:30:03) :
We don't have flats here. They're apartments, even over in crazy Cascadia land which is not really part of Canada so much as its own thing.
...I admit sometimes I want to move there. But then I think about the housing prices and decide I do not want to move there.
We don't have flats here. They're apartments, even over in crazy Cascadia land which is not really part of Canada so much as its own thing.
...I admit sometimes I want to move there. But then I think about the housing prices and decide I do not want to move there.
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Oh my Dawkins (I'm Atheist, deal with it) (2014-08-19 14:25:53) :
Slightly slow! Forumworld needs much love and encouragement. Don't suppose you have a moment to doodle on it?
Slightly slow! Forumworld needs much love and encouragement. Don't suppose you have a moment to doodle on it?
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Bugs, Requests, and Changes (2014-08-17 04:12:19) :
Converted the `data`.`value` column to utf8mb4, making it possible to cache formatting for posts and documents containing bullshit scripts such as Deseret.
Converted the `data`.`value` column to utf8mb4, making it possible to cache formatting for posts and documents containing bullshit scripts such as Deseret.
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Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-08-16 01:41:40) :
[b]Nortanéo Ionnipto Romeróno vóe soka. Ekla súno khriméai saravyéra íróe.[/b]
Nortaneous is a John-Romericulus. But with better hair.
[b]Nortanéo Ionnipto Romeróno vóe soka. Ekla súno khriméai saravyéra íróe.[/b]
Nortaneous is a John-Romericulus. But with better hair.
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Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-08-14 22:00:49) :
[b]Íkwekhtei! Dzelti, dzessi, dzi ik(e)wi eléni loòsa da? M'alzostoa![/b]
Genitives! When, where, and with what approach should I use them? A nightmare!
[b]Híyú, mi zelli yepekí'rha réyepòra. Ilú... [i]Détrítsa[/i].[/b]
Also, you should play a real game. Like... Tetris.
[b]Íkwekhtei! Dzelti, dzessi, dzi ik(e)wi eléni loòsa da? M'alzostoa![/b]
Genitives! When, where, and with what approach should I use them? A nightmare!
[b]Híyú, mi zelli yepekí'rha réyepòra. Ilú... [i]Détrítsa[/i].[/b]
Also, you should play a real game. Like... Tetris.
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Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-08-14 19:19:40) :
[b]Ri kíloso! Eleye sitheníta![/b]
Your name! Let's speak of that!
[b]Ri kíloso! Eleye sitheníta![/b]
Your name! Let's speak of that!
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COUGAR (2014-08-14 15:36:17) :
...The important thing is that you feel, um, fulfilled? I guess?
...The important thing is that you feel, um, fulfilled? I guess?
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Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-08-14 14:23:52) :
[b]érezyadis hedi batrin, ekla gistai tshítsaki eleye íráli![/b]
Mostly about bacteria, but no one has words for that!
[b]érezyadis hedi batrin, ekla gistai tshítsaki eleye íráli![/b]
Mostly about bacteria, but no one has words for that!
owned by Rhetorica, last edited 2014-08-14 14:30:08.
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