Hey #linguists: I've gotten a request for info about James Gleick's "The Information"; specifically whether or not it's full of shit. I've never heard of it, and all the reviews I can find are from newspapers. What do y'all know?
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Classic Doctor Who, timing
wait, I don't have any way to watch the new season as it comes out, nevermind
Classic Doctor Who, timing
hmm, I'm either going to have to watch 688 episodes before October, or.... skip ahead for a bit and then jump back
Because I haven't seen the last season of the 12th Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and I want to see that before I watch this years season, featuring the 13th Doctor (Jodie Whittaker)
A friend linked me to this cool tabletop rpg - it's only 6 pages long: http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/wanderlust
(it's somewhat inspired by Apocalypse World, and my only complaint from reading through it is that it makes some assumptions that might not be obvious to newcomers to the ttrpg scene)
honestly robotic cranes stacking and unstacking useless concrete weights for all eternity is the surreal dieselpunk energy storage solution earth deserves https://qz.com/1355672/stacking-concrete-blocks-is-a-surprisingly-efficient-way-to-store-energy/
A cool retro controller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUFbnfj2V1Y
I found a set of Cherokee lessons which isn't based around rote memorisation!
http://cherokeelessons.com/Cherokee-Language-Lessons-Introductory-Edition/
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