March 2012
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Cognitive Dissonance: A lot will be written about... →
cognitivedissonance:
But a few things:
He demonstrated you can build a mini-media empire from scratch and rage. Not an easy task without tons of cash. Breitbart was a privileged kid who blew an inheritance living in New York City, but later built his site from the ground up, running it out of his basement. That’s…
“According to the “freedom of religion” clause, the government cannot impose a...”
– —What Religious Freedom Is and What It Definitely Isn’t
Remember to contact your House rep, they are voting on this today.
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URGENT: Google privacy policy change →
nom-chompsky:
fuckyeahfeminists:
Just got this in an email
In just a few hours, new policies will take effect at Google, endangering your privacy.
Tech publication Gizmodo reports, “things you could do in relative anonymity today [like your web searches], will be explicitly…
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February 2012
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I need help.
I have never wanted to ask this, but it looks like I have to, as I have no one else to ask. I’ve been on unemployment ever since late September after being laid off from my job (outsourcing) in August. I already had to fight with the unemployment office just to get my funds. It’s been a struggle, but I was doing well until this week.
Unfortunately, as of last week, I exhausted my...
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artful-magpie, thempress, carrionoftrista
Thanks for the feedback you guys. Really appreciate it.
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Clients From Hell: Conversation via email about a... →
clientsfromhell:
Conversation via email about a booklet brochure I’ve been working on for 3 weeks.
Client: Can you send over the Photoshop files of the booklet you’ve designed for us?
Me: I don’t do that sort of layout in Photoshop, but I’m happy to give you the files once everything is done and paid for.
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Wow. That’s cold. Not cool.
Joy is in the ears that hear: Am I the only one... →
bluetoothtoaster:
This is the series of events:
1) Linguists figure something out 2) (5-10 years later) The New York Times writes an article on this groundbreaking* research. 3) The linguistics tag on tumblr become 99% that article, approximately 25% of the posts being prescriptivist…
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Language Post: Self-Labels
I absolutely despise calling myself ‘black.’
I realize that a lot of African Americans have no issue calling themselves black or negro or colored. (Even though, if you really think about it, everyone and everything on this planet is colored, but I digress…)
I can’t tell you how to label yourself, nor can I police the labels you use. I realize that people will disagree...
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Can anyone answer this for me?
I have a male friend who wants to be long-term fwb. (Like long-term.) We are incredibly attracted to each other, but I’m a relationship-focused person. I don’t want to be friends “with benefits.” He knows this, and yet, I’m the one he chases. The question remains why does he want to have sex with me, knowing that I don’t want to have sex with him?
He is single,...
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In 1619 at Jamestown VA, approximately 20 captive...
daniellemertina:
*Lincoln only freed the slaves in the rebellion states. Since he didn’t like black people… he actually hated us like almost every other white person.
The Emancipation Proclamation was purely for strategical reasons.
Hey now y’all…that’s just too much common sense and actual reasoning being done here. We can’t be doing that now can we. /snark
bonesonfox:
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You can't buy happiness, but you can buy tea, and...
They’re, Like, Way Ahead of the Linguistic Currrve →
sirmattypants:
aka NYTimes, proudly reporting things the field has known about for decades.
.redeye: Etsy "Native Inspired" Treasuries... →
mylittlehyena:
mylittlehyena:
Are really tiring. It’s tiring to continually see the community of Native Artists on Etsy getting overlooked and unappreciated.
If you have a favorite Native Etsy shop let me know. I’ve started to leave comments on the “tribal, southwestern, navajo-aztec, wolf, moon, shaman, indian hat, ethnic, spiritual”, etc treasuries with this:
“If anyone truly enjoys...
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alenie:
I have to conduct a 30-minute sociolinguistic interview for one of my classes. We’re supposed to have a hypothetical research question that our interview can help us answer. But I can’t for the life of me begin to come up with a question. What sort of question can one interview help you answer?
I’m completely stuck for ideas. Linguists of tumblr, can you help me? How do I get started...
MIT OpenCourseWare | Linguistics and Philosophy |... →
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Being a Dragon's Princess is Never Easy!: Help... →
princesscimorene:
Hello,
I am writing my thesis about code-switching (switching back and forth between at least two languages within one conversation, or or one communicative situation, to be inclusive of written/internet language as well). If you have any experience with code-switching, any opinions about…
My linguistics department asked people to submit...
roundtop:
I regret nothing.
I would wear that shirt everywhere…
Liquor&Spice: I'm sorry, I can't get over this →
liquornspice:
If someone tells a white and Native person they “don’t look Indian,” you can be pretty certain a chorus of angry voices will come to their defense, OUTRAGED, writing about how stereotypical images of Indians negatively affect people’s lives and we don’t all look like Pocahontas and etc etc etc…
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Reading for Fun: What drama! What adventure! Oh, there is no pleasure equal to that of reading the miracle of the novel-to experience such joys and sorrows at the hands of a paperback is truly one of the great pleasures this life has to offer. If I could do nothing but read for the rest of my life, truly, I would be content.
Reading for Class: I DON'T CARE ABOUT THESE WORDS!
Merf. Thinking is Hard.: "Don't worry, it's just a... →
tithenai:
beautifulqalb:
My mom used to say that when I had nightmares all the time, “Don’t worry it’s just a jinn bothering you, say Ayatul Kursi and go to sleep.”
You just told me there is a jinn in my room bothering me and you expect me to go to sleep?
Other little kids have to…
My version of this was that Satan was trying to get me and to ‘rebuke him in Jesus’ name....
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I'm done Tumblr. I'm done.
What the fuck is this?! Someone fucking tell me that I did not just read this bullshit!
What the fuck humans? Why is it so hard to empathize, love, respect and care for someone who doesn’t look, act, speak, dress or believe like you? Someone who is a stranger to you? Why? Why is greed and a love of power such a motivating factor for dehumanizing hundreds/thousands/millions of people?
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Newt Gingrich on bilingual education, insisting... →
kharispaxton:
The apology takes the cake. All of the seats and side eyes in the world for you, sir.
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When Did Americans Lose Their British Accents? →
shadesofbrixton:
OMG, guys, this is FASCINATING. It’s not just that the separation of the colonies and Britain happened, it’s that the British were also changing THEIR accent simultaneously, as were certain ports of call in the Americas, AND it explains why the Irish and the Scottish sound different from the British, and why some East Coast cities sound more British than anything else. I’ve...
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