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'Times may be getting tougher, but a hell of a lot of people are committed to doing good. And the best of the good is the #nature that makes up our planet.' ▶️ steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut

My new blog post about #writing in hard times, developing a story, messy mind palace rooms, #accents, and the sweet poison of #passion. @writers @writing

#storytelling #podcasting #blog #naturelovers #accent #languages #interviews #moreThanHuman #creativity #journalism #solarpunk #hopepunk #author

My #introduction post. I like a bit of everything and always appreciate learning something new. On the Fediverse since Nov 2022.

Highlights include:
#tea, #books, #languages (especially #italian and #japanese), #StarWars, #JamesBond, #IndianaJones, the film scores of #JohnWilliams, magicians, all animals, playing the #violin, #piano and #ukulele, looking at the fish/frogs in my #aquarium, #chocolate, #Chinese food, #pastries, #astrophysics, pro #EU, I like #CrossStitch, #crafting, #painting, I work in aviation, and Jenkins the rabbit is the real star of the show.

Duolingo is the most downloaded language learning app in the world, with its indefatigable green owl emblem and his obsession with streaks. But are people actually learning to speak a language fluently through it? Imogen West-Knights writes for The Dial about the purpose of Duolingo — is it just a money-grabbing time suck, or is it a vehicle for connecting you with cultures, and getting you out into the wider world? We want to know, how many languages do you speak fluently? Tell us in the comments where you're from, and how you learned your second/third/fourth language.

flip.it/znGtQW

The DialThe Promise of Duolingo — The DialThe language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.

#introduction

Aloha! 🌈💐

Here's a #photo
I just took, on my way from Kona to Hilo, Hawai'i.

I started programming computers 40 years ago. Got a degree in Computer Science. I'm interested in a wide range of subjects.

Love word play, puns, poems, stories, and #books in general.

Have a sense of humor that's very eccentric and spicy.

Introverted. Love #Nature, solitude, #meditation, camping, hiking and #ocean frolicking.

Excited about using #technology to improve people's lives in a tangible way.

#SolarPunk #Inventor

Support #unions !

Into #degrowth

Avid user of #Cannabis

Enjoy a good exchange of ideas.

Live in #Hawaii

Enjoy learning #languages ( human and otherwise )

Wide and eclectic taste in #music

Do say hello!

Ok reintroduction time I guess.

I am a 42 year old #actuallyautistic Scottish #trans woman. I did my degree in #computerscience and attempted a PhD in #interactivenarrative before stuff happened and anyway now I'm back at university studying #audioengineering.

I like #music but I am bad at it and I try to impress people by saying I speak five #languages but between you and me I'm bad at them, too.

I'm into #ffxiv as my avatar probably indicates, FF in general, really, and I think #anime is real I mean good. That'll do I think. What else do you need to know?

#Introduction post for my own Mastodon instance!

• I’m a 43-year-old jack-of-all-trades.
• I grew up in #HongKong, lived in the #US. My partner of 14 years and I moved to #Taiwan in 2020.
• We are “parents” to two elderly dogs.
• I have worked in journalism, finance, L&D, and now EdTech.
• I speak 6 #languages, and have dabbled in many others.
• Things I will nerd out about: #Unicode, #typography, #typhoons.
• I am a person of faith, but not a fan of organized religions.
• I type in #Dvorak.

since i moved, here’s a new #introduction

hi, i’m alex. the grown ass trans guy that disrupts your nice communities.

i’m a disabled kitten in the pond. and i’m the admin of this instance! not minors DNI but i prefer adult audience

what can you expect from me?

  • bad financial advice
  • shitposts
  • dutch shitposts
  • rants on life
  • uncommon takes about things
  • autism

i learn dutch since march 2024 and friends say i do well, but that’s just their opinion. hopefully i move my ass to NL one day.

oh but i can speak polish and english fluently.

i do art! yes! i post it on @illustraties from time to time. i have a website at hofnarretje.eu (that is going to be rewritten one day) - so drawing and indie web are one of my things!

i manage the following things, besides my site:

  • feDistricts, a directory of websites and fedi instances ran by fedi folks, akin to Geocities’ Neighborhoods
  • IDHM, a virtual museum dedicated to the history of internet culture and more
  • this instance!

there’s also the side of me that can get combative, especially about ableism/sanism and transmisandry in particular. i generally don’t take on debates.

i am not tolerant towards academia glorification as i think people should put lived experiences above abstract research that doesn’t care about individual stories. my life story is what radicalized me and that’s what makes people claim i’m “down to earth”.

do not come across if you’re a techbro, foss crusader, ai-bro or whatever flavor of a tumor-inducing replyguy you are. not interested in your opinion either.

also - i’m not interested in your bullshit if you try to act as a spokesperson for [marginalized group] when you’re not of said group. i want to hear from folks themselves.

anyways, feel free to AMA under this post, tag spam with my interests and all for reach: #art #digitalArt #disabled #disability #hardOfHearing #ActuallyAutistic #PTSD #mentalHealth #sanism #ableism #queer #LGBT #transmasc #transman #gaming #videogames #nintendo #yoshi #pokemon #kirby #indieWeb #webdev #webmaster #HTML #CSS #plural #languages #dutch #nederlands

hofnarretje.euJester's Islandthe lair of the worst jester you've ever seen.

Guido van Rossum, born on January 31, 1956, in The Hague, Netherlands, is a renowned Dutch computer scientist best known as the creator of the Python programming language. His contributions to the field of programming and his commitment to the open-source community have made him a highly respected figure in software development.

More at machaddr.substack.com/p/guido-