I too enjoy getting cross at things that haven't been heard of since the 1970s.

'All the key provisions on sovereignty...have been...removed [from the Constitution]. Even the ref to Tatarstan's non-participation in armed conflicts is gone. Still...it remains a symbol of the Tatar people's striving for state sovereignty' -Constitution Day msg by deputy PM in exile Marat Akhmerov

That Sky interview with Khodorkovsky isn't going to dispel the accusation that the Russian opposition wants to reform the empire, not to dismantle it. news.sky.com/story/putin-...

Actual robot wars. Presumably the Ukrainians (and NATO??) are far ahead of the Russians, despite the boasting.

Unsure whether I love this thread despite, or because of, having no clue what it means.

This is the thought that should end all those 'films misrepresent my job' threads before they start, but it never does.

1. No it isn't, and 2. No they don't.

In March, D. Medvedev said 'Russomania (Russophobia)' could be treated with 'nuclear neuroleptics such as [Russian missles] Yars and Sarmat'. In June, he was unrepentant about 'whipping up nuclear hysteria'. Nobody cared. I wonder why Trump is getting het up about the alcoholic Underground Man now?

Just read that Stalin insisted on adding 'In the USSR' to the title of the official History of the Civil War. You'd think he'd have known it was the RSFSR then, not the USSR.

Hats off to the Archbishop of Wales, not too proud to carry on delivering groceries for Ocado.

Abandonné.e. À la recherche de la tombe de Wo & Ann. Le récit d'une quête carnetwo.hypotheses.org/1674

Move over, Who Gives a Crap. There's a new player in the frankly named bogroll segment.

Disappointed at not learning whether everyone on the bus cheered.

It took ages to escape from its holed egg, but there's now a peregrine chick on Lister Mill - live at www.bradfordperegrines.com/listermills

I've stumbled on the worst ever pseudo-Cyrillic book cover. Bonus points for 'Lieutenant General Ioi Minai Rasera'. www.encounterbooks.com/books/operat...

I was today years old when I learned about digital fossils. #AI #Translation theconversation.com/a-weird-phra...

🍴 How a #Spanish #translation glitch in an online survey replaced the word ‘yes’ with ‘forks’ www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2025... via @pewresearch.org

Nice to wake up to an egg. www.bradfordperegrines.com/listermills

LibGen guzzled the copyrighted work of *two* members of my immediate family. I'm indignant, sure, but mainly I'm defeated.

Lister Mill peregrines! www.bradfordperegrines.com/post/lister-...

'The Beginning of the End for the Cambridge Five' @sandbaggerone.bsky.social writes for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social Read in full ➡️ tinyurl.com/muwhue9z Find out more about Dan and his research ⬇️ nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/daniel.lomas

Crossword compilers, Grok is coming for you. Sample clue: 21A. Terms reversed around island ridge (5) Answer: SROWD Explanation: “Ridge” = row (variant SROWD). “Terms” = WORDS reversed = SROWD, “around island” adjusts to fit.

Il est particulièrement révélateur pour moi que ces problèmes soient librement discutés dans les médias ukrainiens, et que la société réclame aux forces armées des réformes. En tout cas, on est très loin de l'image d'une armée où les désertions de soldats démotivés préfigureraient une débâcle. 9/9

En användbar shibboleth för att avgöra om du pratar med en människa eller ChatGPT; av oklar orsak kraschar ChatGPT om man försöker få den att säga "David Mayer".

I feel like translation companies' style rn is just saying to the clients "Oh yeah we use AEye! We're very forward thinking!" then turn around and beg to their translators to fix the bullshit that their AEye pooped out. It fucking sucks.

TIL that in Russia there is such a thing as 'izbing', meaning glamping in an izba, and I am feeling embarrassed on behalf of two languages at once.

Wonderful post here by Emily Wilson comparing her translations of the Odyssey to 3 other verse versions. Really interesting on different decisions translators make (& persuasive reasoning behind hers). #poetry #classics #translation #writing

Who better to comment on demeaning the office of MP than the person who served her constituents by eating kangaroo bollocks in the jungle.

Big digger.

The importance of kerning. Lesson one.

Весь день над городом тянется черный клуб дыма . Длинное облако длинной в километры После вчерашнего обстрела. Сколько уничтожено производственных предприятий! Сколько сгорело и пострадало сельскохозяйственных угодий,полей, море ,леса . Сколько уже погибло людей! Нет слов,только слезы птн хло

Every 250 years, rain or shine, the Leeds-Liverpool canal is worshipped like this.

Checking google scholar for recent articles with the phrase "certainly, here is a":

The Royal photo editing explained www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUKj...

Our flag is not white, but blue and yellow!

Literal translations at their best

Oh dear God. Albania is apparently going to rewrite 280,000 pages of its law using ChatGPT, and put ChatGPT in charge of procurement decisions. This is literally the worst idea in human history.

And apropos of nothing except that I often walk among geese (but then who doesn't?), I enjoyed this. samkriss.com/2020/07/13/t....

Seems like everywhere I go, there's a peregrine watching me. www.bradfordperegrines.com

Remembering the time I found two men (whether party operatives or hired workers, I know not) putting up a RESPECT sign in my garden and claiming to have permission from the owner. What a nuanced debate we had that day.

Magnificent work, Duck Duck Go.

Are you actually meant to let your kids use your government-issued tablet?

Daniil Yuvachev laboured in vain to choose his penname if there's really no website called Online Kharms.

Aberdeen University staff vote to strike over languages cuts