Notices tagged with english

Do you love blobcats? Are you a fan of free culture? Then you’ll be happy to know there’s been a brand new blobcat pack made specially (but not exclusively) for the Fediverse! Now also available in English! :gutkato_hura: :flago_britujo:

Designed from scratch for a neater look, these new blobcats try their best to preserve and emphasise the original’s fuzzy feel. Bold, yet lean. Refined, yet silly. Blob, yet cat. :gutkato_kimegesto:

And best of all? They’re all free! Not just free of cost, but free to use, share, and change in whatever way you see fit! Possibly the first truly original blobcat pack released under a free culture licence. What’s a blob if not malleable? Make them yours today! (Or tomorrow. No pressure.) :gutkato_oscedas:

More info on the website, link above. Come in for a visit! :gutkato_trinkas_kakaon:

#lang_en #art #blobcat #blobcats #emoji #emojos #English #Fedi #FediArt #Fediverse #free_art #free_culture #stickers

Surveillance Capitalism or Democracy?
From the dawn of the public internet and the world wide web in the mid-1990s, the liberal democracies failed to construct a coherent political vision of a digital century that advances democratic values, principles, and government. This failure left a void where democracy should be, a void that was quickly filled and tenaciously defended by surve
https://jesperbalslev.dk/surveillance-capitalism-or-democracy/
#Philosophy #2022 #english #ShoshanaZuboff

suum cuique -- may all get their due

More commonly translated as "To each their own", popularized by Shakespeare.

#Quote #Quotes #Latin #English

I've talked a lot about Philippine English, and gave a few examples. Here's another example, but before that some context.

Philippine English is a real and recognized variant of English in the same level as American, Australian, and British English. In fact, it is a combination of those 3 variants with influences from the 200+ Philippine languages and dialects.

It is not:
1. Taglish / Englog (it's code-mixing not a language)
2. Singlish (although it is being discussed to recognize as an English variant on its own right)
3. Kinglish / Konglish (it is actually a subset of the Korean language)

Now, for the latest example.

As mentioned previously, in Philippine English, all spellings are valid. You can mix British, Australian, and American spellings in a single sentence, and it's fine.

That meant words like "color" and "colour" (both are common) mean the same thing. Or, "organisation" and "organization" (we use the latter more).

But there are some that took a life on its own. In a previous post, I mentioned how we use "center" vs "centre". Today, let's talk about "theatre" vs "theater".

When we write "theatre", we generally refer to stage plays in a theater. And a "theater" generally refers to the building/place where you watch something, like a theatre play or a movie.

It's easier to follow than "center" vs "centre", right?

* Theatre: a stage play; stage acting
* Theater: the building/place where you watch something

How about the pronunciation? The same. 😁 Although you'll probably randomly hear some say it as "thea-tre" instead of "thea-ter". It was influenced by the Spanish/Filipino word "teatro". It's not common, but you might hear it.

These two different usage of the two spellings is older than I am. By the time I was born (1982) it already is that way.

Two different spellings, the same pronunciation, but with different meanings.

Tags: #Philippines #Pilipinas #English #PhilippineEnglish #Wika #Language #Taglish #Englog

In Philippine #English, if it's called a "storm" it's "weak" (but can still bring in a lot of rains, rains and wind gusts are separate matters, don't mix the two).

If it's called a "typhoon", it's definitely not a joke.

(P.s. And once again, let me reiterate this: "Philippine English" is a legitimate & recognized variant of English. It is NOT the same as Taglish, Singlish, or Konglish/Kinglish.)

#Philippines

#MANILA, #Philippines – The bill discontinuing the use of mother tongue as the #LanguageOfInstruction from kindergarten to grade 3 has lapsed into law, #Malacañang announced on Saturday, October 12.

Republic Act No. 12027 reverts the medium of instruction to #Filipino and, until otherwise provided by law, #English, pursuant to the #1987Constitution. #RA12027

Bill ceasing #MotherTongue as medium of instruction in K-3 lapses into law
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/bill-ceasing-mother-tongue-medium-instruction-kindergaten-grade-3-lapses-law/

One would expect the party of "SPEAK ENGLISH!" to be more concerned about speaking it correctly.
#MAGA #Republican #English #grammar #DemocratIsNotAnAdjective

Last one for today. Another poem I wrote, this one Inspired by An Essay on Man by A. Pope.

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Know your own self, and do not seek the stars;
For what you seek is found in who you are.

Placed here between the heights of heaven and ground,
A creature vast in strength, yet tightly bound.
Too sharp to trust in doubt, too blind to see,
Too frail for pride, too proud for humility.
He walks a line where shadows blur the day,
In doubt to speak, or in silence stay.
In doubt if flesh or thought should take the reign,
Born to endure, yet always to complain.
His mind a storm where reason’s compass fails,
Too quick to chase the wind, too slow to sail.
A whirl of passion, fury, love, and hate,
By his own hand he shapes his fleeting fate.
Made half for joy, yet destined still to weep,
Ruler of all things, yet no secret keep.
In search of truth, yet stumbling in disguise;
A baffled fool, a wonder in disguise.

#Poem #Poetry #English #Writing #AlexanderPope

Can the wings of the wind understand your cry,
O Second of the First, where flames twist high?
In the depths of my jaws, you are framed in fire,
As cups for a wedding, or flowers for desire.
Prepared in beauty for righteousness' room,
Where the heart beats loud through the chamber's gloom.

Stronger your feet than the stone, cold and bare,
Mightier your voices than the wild winds’ stare.
You are a building, not of brick or of wood,
But born from the thought of the All-Powerful, good.
"Arise!" calls the First, from the endless above,
Move toward His servants, in power and love.

Show forth your might, and let the world see,
A seething, a strength that flows endlessly.
For I am of Him who forever shall reign,
In the fire of His truth, untouched by pain.

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A toy idea im playing either. I am taking a text from the 17th century that I particularly like (original below) and trying to turn it into a rhyming poem. The above is what I have so far.

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Can the wings of the winds understand your voices of wonder, oh Second of the First? Whom the burning flames have framed within the depth of my jaws; whom I have prepared as cups for a wedding or as the flowers in their beauty for the chamber of righteousness. Stronger are your feet than the barren stone, and mightier are your voices than the manifold winds; for you are become a building such as is not, but in the mind of the All-Powerful. Arise, says the First; move, therefore, unto his servants; show yourselves in power, and make me a strong seething; for I am of Him that lives forever.

#Poetry #Poem #Writing #English #JohnDee #Enochian

In lands of the dawn where the first light is spun,
There stands a garden where dreams have begun.
Its blossoms, they whisper imbued soft and bright,
As petals reflect both the day and the night.

To enter this realm, leave your burdens behind,
And let your heart soar where the stardust is kind.
A pathway of silver through shadows does lead,
To where time stands still, where wishes are freed.

An archway of vines holds the gate made of stone,
And through it, the winds will carry your own.
The air there is thick with the scent of the earth,
Where love blooms eternal, reborn in its mirth.

Above in the sky, the constellations dance,
Each star a soft echo of fate’s fleeting chance.
Yet hidden from sight is the crescent moon’s glow,
For only the dreamers its secret will know.

A fountain stands tall with its crystal clear stream,
It flows with the light from the heart of a dream.
The water, once still, now shimmers in waves,
And transforms to gold for the soul that is brave.

The fruit of this garden is shared without plea,
Each bite a reminder of life’s mystery.
The wine flows as freely as rivers in spring,
And joy fills the air like the song that they sing.

The dust of the stars fills each chalice with light,
And dragons still guard every blossom in sight.
For who would dare pluck from a dragon’s own tree,
When the heart's true desire lies wild and free?

The glow of the sun, through leaves thickly spread,
Turns moments to gems in their soft ruby red.
Each breath in this place is unwritten, unplanned,
And truth flows like rivers that carve out the land.

In this sacred space, you’ll find there are two—
The sun and the moon, bound in celestial hue.
The gods of the morning and night reunite,
To weave us in stories, in threads of pure light.

So come to this garden, where light and dark play,
Where wishes take flight at the close of the day.
Embrace the sun’s warmth, and let shadows be cast,
For here in this haven, forever will last.

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An attempted remix of one of my old poems... Thoughts? I think I like my old one better (link to the original for reference):

https://jeffreyfreeman.me/blog/the-mages-tavern/

#Poem #Poetry #Writing #English

I have searched for you in the stillness
of winds that speak without voices,
in the heavy night where shadows weave
a tapestry of forgotten dreams.

Your hands, like rivers carved from light,
slip through my longing, through this fog of distance,
and though I cannot touch you,
I feel the pulse of your absence in my bones.
How quiet the world becomes when your touch is missing,
how the earth stands still, waiting for the sound
of your laughter to return like rain
to the desert.

The stars speak of you in their language of glimmer,
and every leaf, every quiet tremor of the earth
whispers your name as though it were
the only word that existed.

I want to hold you as the moon holds the sea,
as roots grip the soil in their secret embrace,
to taste the silence between your breaths
and let the spaces where you are not
be filled with the aching music of love.

What is this life, if not the endless pursuit
of the tender mystery you carry in your heart?
In the quiet hours when the sky blushes
with the first touch of dawn,
I will wait for you in the hollows of the wind,
in the spaces where only we exist—
silent, eternal, whole.

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Just a draft, not sure I even like it....

#Poem #Poetry #Writing #English

🔴 Courir sur le plage,
Sentir la mer noyer ses pieds..
Comme un air d'été qui se rapproche doucement.. !
https://a7productions.blogspot.com/p/7-radio-100-mix.html

📌 C'est le moment de se connecter et de s'abonner ! ⭐

#World #Travel #Photography #Live #Music #A7Radio #Mastodon #Holidays #Voyages #Podcasts #English

🔴 On regarde ensemble #WWERAW ✅
https://a7productions.blogspot.com/p/7-radio-100-mix.html

📌 On termine avec le World Heavyweight CHampionship Match entre Gunther et Sami Zayn.
Les deux sont bons, et font le show, mais Gunther est plus imposant que Zayn, et conserve ( sans grande surprise ) son titre.
Cody vient bien sur se montrer puisqu'ils vont s'affronter à #WWECrownJewel.

#World #Travel #Photography #Sport #Live #Music #UnitedStates #Mastodon #WWE #Catch #Highlights #A7Radio #Sports #USA #English

🔴 On regarde ensemble #WWERAW ✅
https://a7productions.blogspot.com/p/7-radio-100-mix.html

📌 L'incident entre Cody et Kevin Owens est étudié , ce dernier à attaquer le Champion dans les coulisses après #WWEBadBlood.
Il est temps que Owen retrouve un titre, et le voir battre Cody serait grandement satisfaisant ! 💯

#World #Travel #Photography #Sport #Live #Music #UnitedStates #Mastodon #WWE #Catch #Highlights #A7Radio #Sports #USA #English

Page Against the Machine #Crowdfunding

Translation and publication of #Indonesian anarchist literature into #English sheds light on the unique development of anarchism in Indonesia.

Page against the machine is a decolonial publishing initiative to translate books by Indonesian anarchists into English (and enrich our global radical discourse!)

The dominance of European and American anarchist narratives has led to an imbalance, with non-Western perspectives often marginalized or overlooked. Translating Indonesian anarchist and critical literature helps to rectify this imbalance, offering a platform for voices from less privileged regions and contributing to a more equitable language cultural exchange.
(…)
For Indonesian anarchist literature to reach a broader audience, financial support is essential. Publishing and distributing books, journals, and other written materials requires resources that many Indonesian anarchist publishers and authors simply do not have. Financial backing will cover costs including production, translation, marketing, workspace rent, working equipment, and distribution. This support is crucial for making our works accessible to global readers…..

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/page-against-the-machine

#Indonesia #Anarchism #Anarchy

Vom 10. bis 11. Dezember gibt es in #Amsterdam ein „Green Tech Hackathon“, für das man sich anmelden und für die Mitorganisation bewerben kann:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/announcing-the-green-tech-hackathon/

Ziel ist die Entwicklung von Werkzeugen, Strategien und Protokollen, die die
Umweltauswirkungen der Internet-Infrastruktur verringern können.

Veranstaltung @ripencc Organisation und #Community @becha

#green #sustainability #english #hackathon #developer #tech #susty #sustain #environment #impact

FEATURED JOB: Assistant Professor in Indigenous Literatures (Tenure-track), New York University Arts and Science, Department of English

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67630

#education #academia #english #indigenous #job

#Biesbosch #nederland #dutch #natuur #natuurfotografie #vogels #vogelfotografie #netherlands #english #nature #naturephotography #birds #wildlife #birdsphotography #insecten # insects #vlinder #butterfly

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Interesting. According to Brent Spiner (the actor who plays the android Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation)

1) it was Patrick Stewart's UK pronunciation of his character's name (day-tah instead of the US's dah-tah) that made this pronunciation canon, and

2) the character of Data and the popularity of Star Trek has led to "day-tah" now being the common pronunciation in the US, too.

https://youtu.be/xeqTMTOxid8 (π min)

#StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #data #pronunciation #English #EnglishLanguage

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, and @hollo, a fediverse microblog for single users.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文/#漢文)!

#introduction