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Linguaphile by Julie Sedivy

A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.

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There's lots of talk about what Trump would do if elected president again...and who he wants by his side to help him do it. Today, Jay Kuo takes a look at Trump's would-be second administration wrecking crew, from Elon Musk to RFK Jr. to Tulsi Gabbard, and dives into just how much havoc they could wreak on the government if given the chance. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p…


Bei The Needles (dt. Die Nadeln) handelt es sich um drei Felseninseln aus Kreide. Sie befinden sich vor der Isle of Wight (Großbritannien). Der typische Platzregen sowie ein krÀftiger Regenbogen machen das Bild der Felseninseln besonders.
Β© Jamie Russell/Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2024

in reply to George Takei πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ––πŸ½

In 2004 I was diagnosed with CML and told I had 5 yrs to live. I had also just applied for a new position where I work. During the interview, one of the managers asked, "Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs... if you're still alive?" I don't remember the rest of the interview. But I got the job.

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Spain flooding / Valencia Dana flooding

Deads: 275+
Valencia: 272
Castilla–La Mancha: 2
Andalusia: 1

Missing / unaccounted for: 250+
According to an Generalitat source, officials are working currently on a list of 2,500 alert calls for missing persons > elmundo.es/comunidad-valencian…

Power outages: Iberdrola group, i-DE, has replaced the electricity supply to more than 140,000 customers. 15,000 households are still without power.

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Wow, that photo of all the cars on the (train?) line or road or whatever... that is completely wild.
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@ai6yr

Whoa. Those poor people.

β€œIt’s caused by a weather phenomenon called DANA - β€˜depresion aislada en niveles altos’ in Spanish - which translates as β€˜isolated low-pressure system at high levels’.

…climate change is making heavy rain worse, and therefore more dangerous. That’s because hotter air is able to hold more moisture. So when it rains, it unleashes more water.”

news.sky.com/story/why-floodin…

@MiBaWi

in reply to Mark Wyner Won’t Comply

@markwyner I believe this is similar/the same as what we call a "bomb cyclone" here, based just on the descriptions I have read.

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Every now and then I have to show off my "Smart Watch" that tells me the time and date, never needs a battery replaced, never needs an update (well, except for DLS) and NEVER interrupts my life in any way.
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With just days until this historic election, what might a Harris victory bring? You're not the only one asking that question.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p…
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if she wins but doesn't have the Senate which is likely she will have a difficult time getting any legislation passed. She will also have to cut deals w/Rs to appoint lower court justices. Forget about a SCOTUS pick.



Trump is sensing his campaign is slipping, so he’s going full election conspiracy fraudster on us. This was wholly expected. Read my piece debunking them: open.substack.com/pub/statusku…


My mom is not a yard sign person. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen her put up a yard sign before this year so imagine my surprise at finding another blue yard in Ruby Red Davis County.
@KamalaHarrisWin @heidilifeldman #HarrisWalz2024



Calling all data storytellers β€” the first #Closeread Prize is here!

Andrew and I have teamed up with the kind folks at @Posit who have put some amazing prizes on offer to the most creative, engaging and technically accomplished examples of scrollytelling with Closeread and #QuartoPub β€” whether you're using #rstats, #python, #julia or #ojs or just want to tell a cool story with no coding at all.

πŸ”— posit.co/blog/closeread-prize-…

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Internship!!! Summer 2025!!!

Work with me on prototyping integration of :rstats: into Jupyter Notebooks using Dockerβ€”likely with posit's new Ark kernel.

Skills:

- Docker 🐳
- R
- maybeee some java :java:

Apply πŸ‘‡πŸ½ (its a generic application)

app.ripplematch.com/v2/public/…

#rstats #docker

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Gaming on Linux with Heroic Games Launcher is really easy! If your forget proprietary software for a moment and just want to have fun for a moment it's just fine...

Already played Cyberpunk a bit and now it's time for the good old BioShock πŸ˜„

#Linux #Gaming #BioShock #HeroicGamesLauncher #Heroic #HeroicGames

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Mike McNeil joined @helpnetsecurity to discuss how open-source MDM solutions simplify cross-platform device management πŸ—£

Read about it here:
helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/01…

#OpenSource #MDM



well, a cup of hot coffee β˜• and some Blues 🎢🎢🎢🎢

#life #coffee #music #linux #research



well, a cup of hot coffee β˜• and some Blues 🎢🎢🎢🎢

#life #coffee #music #linux #research


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