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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-14 17:44:01

In late Middle English writing, 'a' and 'an' commonly were joined to the following noun,
if that word began with a vowel,
-- which caused confusion over how such words ought to be divided when written separately.
In 'nickname', 'newt', and British dialectal 'naunt',
the -n- belongs to a preceding indefinite article 'an' or possessive pronoun 'mine'.
My naunt for "mine aunt" is recorded from 13c.…

N - Etymology, Origin & Meaning of the Name
"an island," early 13c.), a narawe ("an arrow," c. 1400), a nox ("an ox," c. 1400), a… See origin and meaning of n.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-02-09 16:00:45

"Feeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing"
#Birds #Nature #Environment

Feeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing
Paying attention to the calls of our avian neighbours can reduce stress, find scientists in Germany

@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2026-03-11 15:16:38

Die #Stadtwerke #Flensburg treiben den Bau einer #Großwärmepumpe voran.
Ab 2027 soll sie Wärme aus dem

Stadtwerke Flensburg: Bau der Großwärmepumpe kommt voran
Ab 2027 soll die Großpumpe Wärme aus Fördewasser gewinnen und rund 23 Prozent des Wärmebedarfs der Stadt decken.

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-02-06 22:34:09

Feeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing theguardian.com/environment/20

Feeling chirpy: how listening to birdsong can boost your wellbeing
Paying attention to the calls of our avian neighbours can reduce stress, find scientists in Germany

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-06 22:25:40

Filing: Broadcom agrees to produce future versions of Google's TPUs and expands its Anthropic deal to give the startup access to ~3.5 GW of computing capacity (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/04/06/broadcom-a

Broadcom agrees to expanded chip deals with Google, Anthropic
Broadcom said it agreed to produce future versions of Google artificial intelligence chips, and announced an expanded deal with Anthropic.

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2026-04-09 18:56:39

It’s a funny meme, but it is important to remember that the only time Reagan explicitly threatened nuclear war, he thought the microphone was off.
Trump’s threat was a completely different thing. He broadcast it in a way that assured it would be repeated everywhere and taken seriously. @…

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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-02-09 16:07:00
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The little owl, Athena noctua, is well-known as the companion of the goddess Athena, though it is uncertain how she became associated with the nocturnal birds. In Europe, the owl therefore represents wisdom and is the symbol of many a university.
The ancient Greeks showed #Athena with her favourite bird in their art, like for instance this bronze statuette of Athena flying her owl, dated ca.…

Bronze statuette of Athena dressed in a peplos dress flying her owl.
Photo of a flying owl (Athene noctua) approaching in a pitch-black environment.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-03-03 12:15:50

Israeli media: the IDF destroyed the HQ of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting; the English-language site of Iran's official news agency is offline (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
deadline.com/2026/03/iran-stat

Israel Says It Has Destroyed Iranian State Broadcaster HQ  But Islamic Republic Regime Denies Reports
Israel has said the IRIB Iran State Broadcaster has been destroyed following the death of Ali Khamenei, but Iran has pushed back.

@smashtie@mas.to
2026-04-12 16:53:19

On a whim, I went to the Royal Festival Hall to see Bruce Liu playing Ravel. Pretty cool. He makes the fiendishly difficult appear entirely effortless.
I think last time I went there, I was a callow youth. It's bigger than I remember!
#music #classical

A broad stage is flanked by audience boxes sticking out of the walls like the Star Wars senate. On the stage some musicians are preparing. Not the whole orchestra, just the woodwind and a few cellos. A huge organ fills the far wall behind the stage.
A view looking up the Thames to Big Ben, from a concrete balcony a couple of storeys up. A cable stay bridge, with white tubular steel struts, crosses the river. The sky is mixed cloud and blue sky, with the sun lining the clouds bright silver.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-05 13:05:58

BFI: 2025 spending on UK film production hit a £2.8B record high, of which 91% came from non-domestic films; UK cinema admissions fell 30% compared to 2019 (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
deadline.com/2026/02/british-m

British Movie Spend Hit Record High Of $3.8B In 2025
Spend on movies in the UK hit a record high in 2025 including on 'Wuthering Heights', 'Supergirl' and 'The Beatles' film.