austinfloyd

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[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 day ago

I like the detail of this map better, though it is still overly broad (not accounting for AAVE or other minority groups, and not differentiating on age): https://aschmann.net/AmEng/

Not a map, but if you want better spoken examples of various accents and dialects, this is a great source: https://www.dialectsarchive.com/united-states-of-america

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This looks awesome! Which TUI framework are you using (if any)?

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't had to write in a news style too often, but headlines (from AP guidelines at least) are meant to stand entirely on their own and without context.

While I agree that language can and should change, the use of hyperbole, slang, or cliches in a headline can negatively impact the clarity of the headline, which is most important.

Does something like decimate or carnage have two widely accepted meanings now? Then as an editor, I would caution against their use in a headline. Something like "Hundreds sickened in suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university" seems fine and is without clickbait.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So when Gandalf said "fly, you fools" to the fellowship, he was ordering them to sprout wings and fly away?

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 7 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Flounders are born symmetrical; eye migration happens as they transition to the juvenile stage of growth.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 weeks ago

That looks to be some type of velvet worm.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm so glad my favorite moth, the rosy maple moth (the pink and yellow one with a mullet) was in this picture.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 5 points 1 month ago

At least link to the original video and author (Natural Habitat Shots) instead of a crappy aggregator account:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Zxf2MgYCOm0

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 18 points 1 month ago (8 children)

The imperial system doesn't have any electromagnetism units that I'm aware of, so they borrow from SI.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 month ago

I think the semicolons are correct too (though the colon you mentioned would add a lot of clarity). This grammar rule comes up infrequently enough that it can be jarring to encounter a semicolon before reaching the end of a properly formed independent clause.

 

I just wanted to bring back some of the history shitposting that CMFHT used to do on twitter...

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Perhaps it's just me, but these have the exact same energy.

The second image details are as follows.

Title: Go To Your Room Little Brother!

Description: Two great horned owlets interact with one another in Tierra Verde, west- central Florida.

Author: Mark Schocken / Comedy Wildlife 2023

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