Bryn [仁]
@arcanafex.bsky.social
Arcane Artifex, Game Dev. & Sourcery. Esoteric Specialties include: Linguistics, NLP, SQL, VR AR MxR
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#BlackLivesMatter
californien en france
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#BlackLivesMatter
californien en france
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9. Chinese
The oldest writing system in continuous use to the present day, and still a subject of ongoing debates as to how to classify its components. VIEWS researcher Xu Yanru introduces some emic terminology in this video.
youtu.be/1xO4q5pgV10?...
#adventcalendar
The oldest writing system in continuous use to the present day, and still a subject of ongoing debates as to how to classify its components. VIEWS researcher Xu Yanru introduces some emic terminology in this video.
youtu.be/1xO4q5pgV10?...
#adventcalendar
Yànrú Xú - ‘Scene Characters’ in ancient Chinese script: Semantic-Semantic (SS) or Huìyì Characters.
YouTube video by Visual Interactions in Early Writing Systems
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
9. Chinese
The oldest writing system in continuous use to the present day, and still a subject of ongoing debates as to how to classify its components. VIEWS researcher Xu Yanru introduces some emic terminology in this video.
youtu.be/1xO4q5pgV10?...
#adventcalendar
The oldest writing system in continuous use to the present day, and still a subject of ongoing debates as to how to classify its components. VIEWS researcher Xu Yanru introduces some emic terminology in this video.
youtu.be/1xO4q5pgV10?...
#adventcalendar
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Coyote
Wild boar
Howler monkey
Right whale
Whale shark
* not all at the same time.
Coyote
Wild boar
Howler monkey
Right whale
Whale shark
* not all at the same time.
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
coyote
peacock
blue whale
mola mola
sea otter
coyote
peacock
blue whale
mola mola
sea otter
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
bear
fox
rattlesnake
about a million frogs all at once, ranging in size from 1"-12" long, emerging to feast on a massive winged termite swarm after a tropical storm
tarantula
bear
fox
rattlesnake
about a million frogs all at once, ranging in size from 1"-12" long, emerging to feast on a massive winged termite swarm after a tropical storm
tarantula
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Coyote
Wild boar
Howler monkey
Right whale
Whale shark
* not all at the same time.
Coyote
Wild boar
Howler monkey
Right whale
Whale shark
* not all at the same time.
Happy World Linguistics Day, everyone! The perfect opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the true spirit of Ergativity!
World Linguistics Day is on the 26th of November because that's de Saussure's birthday. It's a great opportunity to celebrate linguistics.
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
If you want more linguistics in your feed, here's a linguistics starter pack from @gretchenmcc.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
#WorldLinguisticsDay
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day, everyone! The perfect opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the true spirit of Ergativity!
“N'aie pas le seum, fais-moi la bise
Ce soir c'est sûr, elle est conquise”
Ce soir c'est sûr, elle est conquise”
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“N'aie pas le seum, fais-moi la bise
Ce soir c'est sûr, elle est conquise”
Ce soir c'est sûr, elle est conquise”
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How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a
soundcloud.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
How are we still making discoveries about the 5000-year-old ancestor to English, Latin, Czech, Hindi and many other languages?
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
In our latest episode we get enthusiastic about figuring out Proto-Indo-European with @dannybate.bsky.social!
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those beautiful naked women have made a compelling argument i am going to steer this ship into the rocks
November 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
those beautiful naked women have made a compelling argument i am going to steer this ship into the rocks
RIP, Burger Becky. Your work shaped my childhood in ways that stick with me to this day.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died
Heineman's cancer fundraiser is now collecting for her funeral.
www.pcgamer.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
RIP, Burger Becky. Your work shaped my childhood in ways that stick with me to this day.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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Glad to see @sarahkendzior.bsky.social back. But READ her Thread.
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Glad to see @sarahkendzior.bsky.social back. But READ her Thread.
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Somebody pointed out that Garland was part of the whole pedo-mafia operation but she got banned
The horrifying emails coming from the Estate (and not the DOJ) made me think about something else. Merrick Garland had access to all the Epstein Files and I'm sure he knows what's in them and he could've gone after Trump for that in addition to J6 but he didn't. Garland protected pedos.
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Somebody pointed out that Garland was part of the whole pedo-mafia operation but she got banned
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Excerpt from BlankAnon, which I wrote in 2021
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Excerpt from BlankAnon, which I wrote in 2021
Suspending Sarah Kendzior, of all people, seems so fundamentally misguided. How could BlueSky not easily understand the obvious context and reference here? What does it say about having to self-police speech on a platform when anything could get you kicked off at any point with no explanation?
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Suspending Sarah Kendzior, of all people, seems so fundamentally misguided. How could BlueSky not easily understand the obvious context and reference here? What does it say about having to self-police speech on a platform when anything could get you kicked off at any point with no explanation?
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Pork Peppermint Patties
Pork Peppermint Patties
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Milk Puds
Milk Puds
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Mayday
Mayday
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Pork Peppermint Patties
Pork Peppermint Patties
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ive crunched the numbers, and its not looking good. theyre pretty much ruined by all the crunching, i owe you new numbers
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
ive crunched the numbers, and its not looking good. theyre pretty much ruined by all the crunching, i owe you new numbers
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You know you want to read this
Preorders are up now for @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social's BlankAnon! (Link is to Amazon, but it's available on all the usual suspects.) www.amazon.com/BlankAnon-Fi...
October 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You know you want to read this
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Good evening
Tread Perilously‘s tour of slashers on television continues with an episode The Alfred Hitchcock Hour called “An Unlocked Window.” Available on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, & @fanbasepress.bsky.social
Co-Hosts: @eriksamaya.bsky.social & @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social
Co-Hosts: @eriksamaya.bsky.social & @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social
Tread Perilously - ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: An Unlocked Window' - Fanbasepress
Tread Perilously is a podcast in which hosts Erik Amaya and author Justin Robinson watch the “worst” episodes of popular TV shows, attempting to determine if
fanbasepress.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Good evening
Also worth pointing out that The Guardian apparently has a strategic partnership with OpenAI. So this string of stories on this subject should rightly be understood as _wildly_ biased.
The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’
October 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Also worth pointing out that The Guardian apparently has a strategic partnership with OpenAI. So this string of stories on this subject should rightly be understood as _wildly_ biased.
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The longer the Willennium continues, the deeper the jiggy penetrates into every corner of society, tainting everything it touches.
When's the last time you saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac?
When's the last time you saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac?
September 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The longer the Willennium continues, the deeper the jiggy penetrates into every corner of society, tainting everything it touches.
When's the last time you saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac?
When's the last time you saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac?
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I think, and this is my personal opinion and not a normative statement, that you can be TOO jiggy with it. I think you can be jiggy with it to a degree that you may need to be put down like a sick animal.
September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think, and this is my personal opinion and not a normative statement, that you can be TOO jiggy with it. I think you can be jiggy with it to a degree that you may need to be put down like a sick animal.
Age yourself with a cartoon you used to watch as a kid.
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Age yourself with a cartoon you used to watch as a kid.
I guess Jesus was just prancing that poor guy about the rapture.
… or maybe he just didn’t make the cut.
… or maybe he just didn’t make the cut.
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I guess Jesus was just prancing that poor guy about the rapture.
… or maybe he just didn’t make the cut.
… or maybe he just didn’t make the cut.
They don’t let you sweeten your food with lead anymore because of woke.
September 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
They don’t let you sweeten your food with lead anymore because of woke.
Overlond is an amazing experience. The way narrative just comes together out of gameplay is truly special. I can’t recommend it enough!
6 years ago we unleashed OVERLAND, the hugest most polished most complex game I've ever worked on store.steampowered.com/app/355680/O... it's beautiful and weird and i'm still so proud of it!!
happy birthday overland, you were not easy to make but you turned out preettty pretty special <3
happy birthday overland, you were not easy to make but you turned out preettty pretty special <3
Overland on Steam
Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
store.steampowered.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Overlond is an amazing experience. The way narrative just comes together out of gameplay is truly special. I can’t recommend it enough!