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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.

@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2026-03-15 22:58:43

A classified Israeli military database ... indicated that of more than 53,000 deaths recorded in Gaza, named Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters accounted for roughly 17%. That suggests the rest, 83%, were civilians. These are not the statistics of a war fought with precision, this is a war where imprecision is the aim.
When reported verification times for AI-assisted targets are measured in seconds, ... the consequences are written in rows of small coffins.

These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high

@vosje62@mastodon.nl
2026-04-14 08:45:33

'de accu’s in circa 50 minuten van 20 naar 80 procent kunnen worden geladen. Dat maakt laden mogelijk binnen de verplichte rusttijden voor chauffeurs in de EU.'
Met verdere dank aan Trump voor zijn help om de energietransitie een flinke boost te geven.
Volvo Trucks presenteert nieuwe generatie elektrische trucks met actieradius tot 700 kilometer | Transport Online
transport-online.nl/123877/vol

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-15 11:54:35

Wanna see something weird? That's part of the first N from BENTONITE, written in black Sharpie on glass. Condensation following the cold crash lifted part of it off intact and deposited it a ways down the bottle like a decal!

Several test bottles of mead labeled according to their clarifier
@brian_gettler@mas.to
2026-02-12 14:49:34

Following federal cuts to history-focused organizations, the president of the Canadian Historical Association, Colin Coates, sent this letter to Marc Miller, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture.
One thing might not be obvious: Coates's reference to Carney's recent Quebec City speech suggests Canadians' need for historical context right now. He doesn't agree with Carney's claims. In fact, most Canadian historians would dispute them.

Letter: Dear Minister Miller, I am writing to you in my capacity as president of the Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada. The members of our association have been distressed to see the recent news about cutbacks in a number of federal government units that are very important to all Canadians who are interested in the history of our country: Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum, Parks Canada, and Statistics Canad…
Letter: While we cannot expect the federal government to address problems at the provincial level, in your role as Minister of Canadian Heritage, we hope that we can count on you to advocate on behalf of all Canadians to maintain and enhance the role of agencies that collect data and records and make them accessible to broad publics. We recognise that the country faces many current challenges, but we do not want short-sighted decisions to have long-lasting effects on the future study of the co…
@gevoel@mastodon.green
2026-03-09 14:19:16

Aarde is afgelopen tien jaar sneller opgewarmd dan gedacht | de Volkskrant
Wist u dat al? Nou de meesten van u wel
Doet u er iets aan? Nou de meesten van u doen hun best
Helpt dat? Nou, een heel klein beetje
Is dat genoeg? Nee, absoluut niet, wil het helpen dan moet de hele maatschappij flink worden opgeschud
Gaat dat gebeuren? O zeker, goed- of kwaadschiks, evolutie, revolutie, ineenstorting, ik weet niet wat het uiteindelijk gaat worden, maar het gaat iets worden, …

@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-03-11 13:59:42

Me: "Why did you write this in the manual:
Press Ctrl Alt Del, Start Taskmanager
You could have just written "Press Ctrl Alt Esc"
Them: "People of a certain age are more familiar with Ctrl Alt Del"
Me: "The people you are thinking of remember that as the key to restart the computer!"
Them: 🤯

@nemorosa@mastodon.nu
2026-02-11 11:06:34

Writing: the art of staring at a sentence until it behaves.
People think authors glide into inspiration. I trip over it, apologise, and pretend it was intentional.
#writersofmastodon #authors

A selfie in black and white, in the background a computer with documents open. Me in the foreground, trying to look cool and failing miserably.
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-02-10 03:16:18

And speaking of @… , send an email to their president robin.sparkman@propublica.org with text similar to the following:
Dear Robin Sparkman,
I am writing to you in solidarity with the ProPublica Guild. It is past time that you agree to a fair contract, complete with the protections these workers need to continue producing award-winning journalism…

@danyork@mastodon.social
2026-03-25 01:26:11

AVFTCN 040 – Returning From A Hiatus, and Plans for 2026
I'm back. After a self-imposed hiatus for most of 2025, I'm returning to something I've been deeply missing... writing and speaking. If you've been following me for any length of time, you know that not writing or speaking is, for me, a kind of pressure that builds and builds until I am ready to explode. 🤯 So what happened? The short version: my role at the…

AVFTCN 040 – Returning From A Hiatus, and Plans for 2026
I’m back. After a self-imposed hiatus for most of 2025, I’m returning to something I’ve been deeply missing… writing and speaking. If you’ve been following me for any …