Bran Besalke
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Reference work otaku. 🏳️⚧️ He/they.
Languages: 🇺🇸 / 🇩🇪 / 🇯🇵
Studied utopian literature and Michael Ende. 🐢 Now I do business computer stuff in STL and am generally disappointed in myself.
https://encyclopaedia-fortuita.com
Languages: 🇺🇸 / 🇩🇪 / 🇯🇵
Studied utopian literature and Michael Ende. 🐢 Now I do business computer stuff in STL and am generally disappointed in myself.
https://encyclopaedia-fortuita.com
"The US democracy to which we owe OUR German democracy is making our old German mistakes. Only in full color and with less cool uniforms."
September 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"The US democracy to which we owe OUR German democracy is making our old German mistakes. Only in full color and with less cool uniforms."
A number of the ebooks I read have them; I imagine it just depends on the publisher to put them in. My last Libby borrow - here you can see real page 6 starting, though it's number 26 of my large-print screens. Unfortunately, the "go to page..." in my ereader app uses the latter.
September 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A number of the ebooks I read have them; I imagine it just depends on the publisher to put them in. My last Libby borrow - here you can see real page 6 starting, though it's number 26 of my large-print screens. Unfortunately, the "go to page..." in my ereader app uses the latter.
My math book is safe. It's very safe.
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My math book is safe. It's very safe.
Most TTS systems either sound robotic or attempt to deepfake a real human voice. I'm working on a chaotic text-to-speech web app that intersperses one- and two-word sound quotes throughout. The Echololiac - encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/echololiac/
December 19, 2023 at 3:56 AM
Most TTS systems either sound robotic or attempt to deepfake a real human voice. I'm working on a chaotic text-to-speech web app that intersperses one- and two-word sound quotes throughout. The Echololiac - encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/echololiac/
My self-made off/sleep screen image. 😁 The Century Dictionary serving as backdrop with pictures of some of my favorite books.
November 12, 2023 at 12:17 PM
My self-made off/sleep screen image. 😁 The Century Dictionary serving as backdrop with pictures of some of my favorite books.
Got a new eReader - a Boox Page, which I put Koreader on - to replace my old Pocketbook, which was great for letting me read English and German with big fonts but just could not handle Japanese dictionary usage. Smaller than I expected (I have no sense of scale), but so far liking it.
November 12, 2023 at 12:13 PM
Got a new eReader - a Boox Page, which I put Koreader on - to replace my old Pocketbook, which was great for letting me read English and German with big fonts but just could not handle Japanese dictionary usage. Smaller than I expected (I have no sense of scale), but so far liking it.
This weekend we went to see Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in a most excellent format: laser light show!
November 6, 2023 at 3:19 AM
This weekend we went to see Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in a most excellent format: laser light show!
A small sampling of the Halloween decorations in our neighborhood; I feel like there is a marked increase in decorations this year in terms of both quantity and quality.
October 29, 2023 at 5:47 PM
A small sampling of the Halloween decorations in our neighborhood; I feel like there is a marked increase in decorations this year in terms of both quantity and quality.
I haven’t knit anything in a long time. Trying to make “Flip-Flop Winter Socks.” First time using a Turkish Cast-On.
October 27, 2023 at 4:28 AM
I haven’t knit anything in a long time. Trying to make “Flip-Flop Winter Socks.” First time using a Turkish Cast-On.
From 「三省堂国語辞典から消えたことば辞典」(The Dictionary of Words that have Disappeared from the Sanseido Dictionary), both “laserdisc” and “lexicographer” were removed with the Seventh Edition (2014). I feel attacked by that edition😋
October 15, 2023 at 8:47 PM
From 「三省堂国語辞典から消えたことば辞典」(The Dictionary of Words that have Disappeared from the Sanseido Dictionary), both “laserdisc” and “lexicographer” were removed with the Seventh Edition (2014). I feel attacked by that edition😋
Tokyo Tower and some shopping: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 12, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Tokyo Tower and some shopping: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Casio inventions and Gundam: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 12, 2023 at 11:29 PM
Casio inventions and Gundam: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Traveling to Tokyo and Asakusa: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 12, 2023 at 11:28 PM
Traveling to Tokyo and Asakusa: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Michael Ende and prehistoric elephants: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 12, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Michael Ende and prehistoric elephants: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Matsumoto Castle and Ukiyo-E encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 8, 2023 at 9:49 AM
Matsumoto Castle and Ukiyo-E encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Torii gates, trains, and giant salamanders: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 7, 2023 at 8:03 AM
Torii gates, trains, and giant salamanders: encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Today I saw bamboo forests, monkeys, and ninjas. encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 6, 2023 at 3:32 PM
Today I saw bamboo forests, monkeys, and ninjas. encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 5, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Today I visited Miyajima Island and the Hiroshima Peace Park. encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 4, 2023 at 12:55 PM
Today I visited Miyajima Island and the Hiroshima Peace Park. encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
Need sleep. encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 3, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Need sleep. encyclopaedia-fortuita.com/index.php/20...
October 2, 2023 at 1:54 PM
One of the places I will be visiting in October is the Toshio Kashio Memorial Museum of Invention, and I wanted to make sure they know I’m a real Casio fanboy (beyond the electronic dictionary that will be in my bag), so got a cheap watch tonight (and this way I have a good alarm clock).
September 23, 2023 at 4:05 AM
One of the places I will be visiting in October is the Toshio Kashio Memorial Museum of Invention, and I wanted to make sure they know I’m a real Casio fanboy (beyond the electronic dictionary that will be in my bag), so got a cheap watch tonight (and this way I have a good alarm clock).
Was going to post a tiny animation I made while lying in bed, but it looks like those aren’t supported on here yet 😞
September 9, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Was going to post a tiny animation I made while lying in bed, but it looks like those aren’t supported on here yet 😞