Linguist in #WorcesterMA.
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He’s chilled out considerably since he left. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 what’s your opinion of their free bread? I’ve never been, but I read the massive article in the Atlantic about free bread, so my curiosity is piqued. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 he doesn’t want to go to the fair?? npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 there’s been so much buildup in this tale that I feel very invested in its outcome. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 am...am I 50?? Have I been 50 this whole time‽ npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 yes, we must all join together to fight Big Vitamin. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 *happy trombone* npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 related and horrifying. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Today is #ArmenianGenocide Remembrance Day, marking the arrest and deportation of hundreds of Armenian leaders and intellectuals in Constantinople on April 24th, 1915. Most were eventually killed. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…zejv This is the best thread I've read all week. I absolutely love hearing stories like this. I feel like most of these people are archetypes that I've run into, either in my personal life, or in my former life as an Apple Store Genius. I find these stories comforting. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 I’ve got just the guy. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…8pur @nprofile…dyu0 Am I the only one wondering how that man still works there? Surely he's better suited to other sorts of work that isn't customer-facing at all. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 do you think they thought if they put a sign on the other side of the building that the astronauts would be able to see it from the other side of the moon? npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 For a second I thought you were referring to your remaining non-crabbiness. Glad it was the ceramics. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…n00n @nprofile…vc2k but…but…but mailing lists still exist!! And are commonly used! npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 hold on to that 2% npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…zejv there’s something so romantic about the local press of yore. And of the present. If it still exists in one’s locale. My local paper is owned by Gannett (which is why I subscribe to the Boston Globe). npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 hopefully his ringtone is happy trombone npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 more FEMA teleportation news. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian My bag got pulled for extra screening. The reason? I had a folded up newspaper in it. When the TSA agent pulled it out, she said, “A newspaper‽ Where did you get that? Who has a newspaper in 2026??” npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 FEMA? In this administration? npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Speaking of passionate web design... npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 well that's just a personal choice! npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 I’ve always wanted to visit that church. Enjoy it for the both of us. From memory is it…the sedlec ossuary? npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…kkfs just gonna leave this here… npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 I don’t understand why a therapist wouldn’t make strategically-placed cat sightings an integral part of their practice! npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…8cmh @nprofile…dyu0 I hear orange line tickets are pretty affordable this time of year. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 the best part of oatmeal squares is that they’re delicious both in milk AND dry. I’ve never had almonds of any sort with them, but dry out of a bowl is a totally cromulent way to consume the the deliciousness of The Square. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 this is how I know you’re a stellar speechwriter. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 I was told the primary care doctor I was assigned in November didn’t have any appointments until June. #competitiveHealthCareWhines npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…dyu0 speech to text is one of the uses of machine learning that makes sense. Additionally, the models don’t have to be that big and can be run locally. There’s also the pertinent fact that it’s completely checkable for accuracy and is not just making shit up on the fly. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian I'm moving to #Worcester, Massachusetts in a week and a half. As far as I know, I don't know anyone who lives there (though I have several friends in the Greater Boston region). If you know anyone cool living in #CentralMA, or if you yourself are a cool person living there, let me know! npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…f5ux https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post-skidooed/184119381/ npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian If you, like me, are bummed that women's #baseball isn't more of thing, the All-American Women's Baseball Classic is this weekend! Free to watch! npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian #BillMoyers was a staple of my news-watching when I was a kid and teenager. My grandmother was a devoted viewer of his shows, and I enjoyed spending time with my grandmother and doing grownup things like watching the news. He was one of the best interviewers I've seen, and knew how to write a good monologue, too. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…qtlf He's had that weird delivery for years. It's always a bit unnerving. Too intentionally jovial and excited. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Yes, they’re real. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian I was cleaning out my downloads folder today when I found this. You're welcome. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…qtlf im glad I’ve held off on creating passkeys, but disappointed that my concerns about them seem justified. More and more sites are pushing them, and yet the infrastructure that sites have set up for them seems…variable. It seems like it would just cause more complex issues if it broke down than a password reset would (those are bad enough as it is). npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…qtlf Would passkeys alleviate or exacerbate this pain point? npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. The Turkish government has waged a legal and political campaign for over a century to prevent its creation myth from being tarnished by recognizing historical facts. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…2uaj I've used https://is.gd for a long time npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian I'll be giving a talk at the American Philosophical Society on Thursday, January 23rd to discuss some of the successes and lessons learned from the creation and publication of the Tunica Language Textbook. The talk is on Zoom and is free but requires that you register at the link below. Feel free to register and attend if you're interested! npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Looking for a #podcast with a #BobRoss vibe (calm, optimistic, positive). npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…2uaj Will the vacuum-sealed bags ever see the light of day again? npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…eqw3 @nprofile…c6k2 another question worth asking is whether we could be as sure as South Korean citizens seemed to be that their military wouldn’t kill them npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @nprofile…2uaj Didn't Juno briefly contribute to the lexicon with "oh my blog”? I'll try to think of films that contributed more robustly npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @npub1xxt…f2tp I have no issues with the part of your motion that advance the Dodgers to the World Series; I have no real preference between the Dodgers and the Mets. But as it is the absolute right of an AL Central team to take the Yankees out, I veto your motion as a whole. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian OK, so the new #iPhone can slow down The Weeknd, but can it slow down the weekend, please? #AppleEvent #Apple npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @npub1hvz…mle9 I showed up for what I thought would be my first day of work only to be told that my first day of work is Thursday, so… 🤝 npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @npub1hvz…mle9 if she’d gone to Oxford, she could be Oxford comma(-la) npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian “Jesus and Grimace are cousins!” was not a sentence I expected to write today, but here we are. #etymology npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Gotta protect the administrators from *checks notes* professors. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @npub1hvz…mle9 my first query, “what's the word order of Tunica”, failed. It tried to determine the word order of the anatomical structures called “tunica" rather than the language. asking “what's the word order of the Tunica language?" it at least knew that it didn't know the answer (the Tunica language wikipedia page needs major work; i should fix that). npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian @npub1hvz…mle9 I stress-edit @npub1kvn…hm73. My edit count grew steadily while I was working on my dissertation. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian Happy Saturday! Have a #hibiscus from my walk yesterday to celebrate making it through another week. 🌺 npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian It’s so stupid. I love it. npub1w242ynm6nlvjqqu669y54kgfmgn8mxs2f6wercg6cxg2hafht0vsfpecv5 Andrew Abdalian #ClimateChange has wreaked havoc on ibises' migratory routes over the alps, so some avian heroes and their ultralight aircraft are showing them a new way.
