Arranging atoms and pressurising air in a variety of manners, such as:
Pronouns: they/he
Just finished reading Critical Race Theory: An Introduction and Towards a European Critical Race Theory as the former is very US-centric and not so accessible to someone not immersed in/familiar with that history.
Both are highly recommended reading, the former especially (it contains an excellent explanation, with examples, of what intersectionality is).
PSA: Practise responsible dancing!
I’ve been back from Iceland for two weeks now, but Google Translate is still in Icelandic. Any ideas on how to fix this? Other Google services appear to have reverted to English again.
Got some little bits of work done on my site today — fixed a spam archiving issue, got leaflet-based maps working again and made note locations editable. Lots more to come soon, hopefully…
After four months I completed the Duolingo German tree!
I have thoroughly enjoyed using Duolingo and would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn a language it supports. Having said that, there are many things it will not teach, for which I recommend and am using these additional resources:
Online Deutsche Welle CEFR placement tests put me at A2 right now. Good thing too, as I’m headed for Germany later this month…
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻:
"When strangers meet, great allowances should be made for differences of customs and training"
@w03_ hávamál or drunk poetry?
Have fun at Le Son Continu, everyone! Wish I could be there. Hopefully again next year.
It’s always a pleasure to visit the folks at the Totnes School of Guitarmaking again for a catch-up. Highly recommended if you’re interested in learning to make stringed musical instruments: totnesschoolofguitarmaking.co.uk
Put a new set of strings on my guitar (built in 2011!) and it sounds goood. Now I just have to learn to play it, finally.
Wondering if @georgelakoff has seen this amazing interactive metaphor map? mappingmetaphor.arts.gla.ac.uk
Iceland treated me to some of the best views I’ve ever had of Hvalfjörður and Reykjavík on the flight out this morning, before the UK tried to bake me. Nice to be home after a long day traveling.
Another useful German #duolingo phrase:
Video: Erik and Anna from Dråm playing some of the Swedish dance tunes they taught in their workshop at Vaka in Akureyri:
Apparently Japanese Captain Scarlet was a thing and it was AMAZING:
キャプテン・スカーレット Captain Scarlet Japanese... by napoleonsolo0011
Leaving the Vísar office for the last time after two happy years of working here. Long may the “In Stats We Trust” flag fly!
Spent this morning doing maintenance work on this very old hurdy gurdy with a very interesting history, which I shall be writing more about soon:
Spent this morning meeting a very interesting old hurdy gurdy owned by some very interesting people. Tomorrow we’re off to find a lathe with which to fix it.
Video: Benjamin Bech playing Icelandic dance tunes at VAKA 2015:
These tunes are three of the pieces of music Benjamin has discovered whilst researching old dance music known to have been played in Iceland. All three feel to me like polkas, although the second (“ræll”) could probably be played as a schottish too.
Back in Reykjavík after the thoroughly enjoyable Vaka festival! Many new friends made, tunes and dances learned. Thanks to everyone involved for putting on such a great event!
Now to catch up on four days of no German practice…
