#interestingread

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

4 hours ago

Picture of two young women sitting on the stairs chatting.

<My #interestingread today>
The psychology of why we use slang
Slang use, especially in teens, sheds light on identity and belonging in a fast-paced digital world
www.apa.org/monitor/2026...
via @apa.org
#language #slang #sociolect #langsky

Jubilee Housing

@jubileehousing.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

What Tearing Down Housing Projects Did for Kids Bringing rich and poor together has major benefits.

#InterestingRead: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/gentrifica...

This article references economist Raj Chetty about the benefits of social integration in housing. #lookandsee

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

Koryo-saram: The long and tragic story of Koreans in Russia While the two dictators are growing closer, it is important to remember the tragic history of Koreans in the Tsarist and then Soviet Russia

My #interestingread today.
Koryo-saram: The long and tragic story of Koreans in Russia
globalvoices.org/2024/06/24/k...
#korean #ussr #diaspora #deportation #history #langsky

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

1 month ago

Poles in Moldova Poles in Moldova are an ethnic minority group with historical roots tracing back to the early 19th century, when around 1,000 Poles resided in the region amid Russian imperial expansion into Bessarabi...

My #interestingread today:
Poles in Moldova are an ethnic minority group with historical roots tracing back to the early 19th century.
grokipedia.com/page/poles_i...
#ethnic #minority #Moldova #language #culture

DJ Fusion [FuseBox Radio/The Futon Dun]

@fuseboxradio.bsky.social

2 months ago

How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.

How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo l The Verge www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...

#InterestingRead

DJ Fusion [FuseBox Radio/The Futon Dun]

@fuseboxradio.bsky.social

2 months ago

Here's how Epstein broke the internet His meeting with the founder of 4chan and his quest to profit off the end of democracy

Here's how Epstein broke the internet l Garbage Day www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...

#InterestingRead

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

2 months ago

What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America Comparisons of Trump to Hitler have become common. But some of Trump’s policies may more closely resemble those of Francisco Franco of Spain, says a Spanish scholar.

My #interestingread today.
What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
theconversation.com/what-francos...
via @theconversation.com
#fascism #politics

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

2 months ago

Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?

My #interestingread today:
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers
www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
#language #evolution #history #etymology #langsky

DJ Fusion [FuseBox Radio/The Futon Dun]

@fuseboxradio.bsky.social

3 months ago

Attorney general going after Jeffrey Epstein's estate says she was fired for her dogged pursuit: 'My bar license, my integrity were more important to me' | Fortune A security officer arrived at the door and handed her a letter saying she had been dismissed.

Attorney general going after Jeffrey Epstein’s estate says she was fired for her dogged pursuit: ‘My bar license, my integrity were more important to me’ fortune.com/2023/11/17/j...

#InterestingRead / #Throwback

Peter Jones

@petergjones.bsky.social

3 months ago

Co Packaged Optics (CPO) – Scaling with Light for the Next Wave of Interconnect Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) has long promised to transform datacenter connectivity, but it has taken a long time for the technology to come to market, with tangible deployment-ready products only…

#InterestingRead from the folks at #SemiAnalysis (bsky.app/profile/semi... )
newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/co-package...

Peter Jones

@petergjones.bsky.social

3 months ago

How AI Labs Are Solving the Power Crisis: The Onsite Gas Deep Dive Bring Your Own Generation, Sayonara Electric Grid, Turbines vs. Recips. vs. Fuel Cells, Why Not Build More CCGTs?, Onsite Power TCO

#InterestingRead from the folks at #SemiAnalysis (bsky.app/profile/semi... )
newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/how-ai-lab...

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

4 months ago

What is Sociolect | Localazy Dictionary Varieties of languages used by certain age, professional, or social groups.

My #interestingread (short) read today:
What is sociolect?
localazy.com/dictionary/s...
#socialgroups #language #jargon #slang #langsky

Suzanne Whitby

@suzannewhitby.bsky.social

5 months ago

Can I learn to be cool – even though I am garrulous, swotty and wear no-show socks? An international study found cool people are extroverted, open, hedonistic, adventurous, autonomous and powerful. At best, I have three of these traits. Could I change that?

What does it mean to be "cool"? And can you fake it?

Fun (and research-based!) article from Elle Hunt (www.theguardian.com/...) in the Guardian.

Original research paper here: www.apa.org/pubs/jou....

#coolness #interestingread #perception

C.

@cincim.bsky.social

5 months ago

October 17, 2025 (Friday) On the morning of October 18, 1775, a small fleet of Royal Navy vessels opened fire on the seaport town that is now known as Portland, Maine.

#InterestingRead #RealAmericanHistory🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

6 months ago

Clare Vaughan pictured with Vincent Evans in Cwm Hyfryd, Trevelin, Patagonia © Clare Vaughan

Today's #interestingread:
Teaching adventure in #Patagonia. [...] 20 years preserving and promoting the #Welsh #language in Patagonia, Argentina
www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magaz...
via @britishcouncil.bsky.social
#minority #languagelearning #Argentina

Preserving Legacies

@preservinglegacies.bsky.social

8 months ago

Is this the end for Easter Island's moai statues? Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

📖 #Interestingread: The Moai of Rapa Nui are facing the sea. And so are their people.

This BBC story is a moving look at how the Rapanui are restoring their sacred stone guardians, facing #climatechange with #heritage, care, and determination.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

DJ Fusion [FuseBox Radio/The Futon Dun]

@fuseboxradio.bsky.social

9 months ago

Cross the Courts Off the List We have enough information to conclude that the law won't save us.

Cross the Courts Off the List l How Thinga Work by Hamilton Nolan [ @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social] www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cross-the-...

This is not a cynical article...just very matter of fact. #InterestingRead

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

9 months ago

Sorbs: The ethnic minority inside Germany European nations have come and gone, but for more than 1,500 years, a Slavic-speaking ethnic minority has remained inside Germany.

<Your #interestingread today. Just around the corner from here. >
#Sorbs: The ethnic minority inside Germany
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
#minority #language #sorben #sorbisch #serbšćina #langsky

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

10 months ago

Anger Over Kazakh Time Zones Change Officials have lashed out at critics and strained to justify the decision to switch to a unified time zone in the world's ninth-largest country. Now there are signs that they may reverse course on one...

<My #interestingread today>
Anger Over Kazakh Time Zones Change
www.rferl.org/a/33249639.h...
#kazakhstan #timezone #change

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

10 months ago

The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite | Andy Beckett Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

<My #interestingread today>
The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
via @theguardian.com
#integration #immigration #language #society #unitedkingdom

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

10 months ago

The Origins of British Pub Names Pubs remain a prominent feature of the rural and urban landscapes of Britain, but their names very often date back to medieval times. Red lions, white horses, and colourful characters peer from pub...

<My #interestingread today>
The Origins of British Pub Names
www.worldhistory.org/article/2572...
#british #pubs #background

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

10 months ago

Cockney Yiddish: how two languages influenced each other in London’s East End For a younger generation of secular Jews, Yiddish is acquiring a new appeal.

<My #interestingread today>
#Cockney #Yiddish: how two languages influenced each other in London’s East End
theconversation.com/cockney-yidd...
via @theconversation.com
#language #history #langsky

@ktvktvktv.bsky.social

10 months ago

Cover of Jimmy Carter's book A Full Life, head shot of carter on white background

Just read this, when he died I realised I knew nothing about #carter, no longer true! Interesting book, seems like a very good man, coincidentally have recently seen #Sinners and his early life sounds similar to what's seen in the film (just the start!) #books #Interestingread #booksuggestion

Peace

@dogsmile.bsky.social

10 months ago

#InterestingRead

www.facebook.com/share/p/15JX...

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

11 months ago

Dialects, Ethnolects, and Sociolects - Trusted Translations, Inc. What are language dialects, ethnolects, and sociolects, and why they matter for translation and localization.

<My #interestingread today>
www.trustedtranslations.com/blog/dialect...
Dialects, Ethnolects, and Sociolects
via trustedtranslations.com
#dialect #language #langsky

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

1 year ago

What it takes to be a glyph-breaker deciphering ancient languages | Aeon Essays The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

<My #interestingread today>
The lonely life of a glyph-breaker.
The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?
aeon.co/essays/what-...
#history #deciphering #language #langsky

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

1 year ago

Language Is Fake! (And Here’s Why) | TheCollector Language is a lot looser than most speakers assume. In fact, the adherence to linguistic assumptions is due more to societal expectations than language itself.

<My #interestingread this morning.>
#Language Is Fake! (And Here’s Why)
(...) the adherence to linguistic assumptions is due more to societal expectations than language itself.
www.thecollector.com/language-is-...
via @thecollectorx.bsky.social
#langsky

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

1 year ago

Urdu and Hindi: A History of Division, Politics, and Power The Hindi-Urdu controversy is not just about language. It reflects historical conflicts, colonial policies, and political struggles that continue today in India.

<My #interestingread today.>
How Urdu became the ‘enemy’
The controversy over Urdu revives a colonial-era battle, where language is less about words and more about power, politics, and identity.
frontline.thehindu.com/society/hind...
via @thehindu.com
#India #language #urdu #hindi #langsky

Erik Hansson

@erikhansson.bsky.social

1 year ago

'Gravity' Wasn't a Japanese Word Until This Clever Interpreter Made It Up Discover the story of Shizuki Tadao, the Edo-era polyglot who created the Japanese terms for gravity, heliocentrism, and more.

<My #interestingread today.>
Shizuki Tadao: The #Interpreter Who Shaped Japanese Scientific Language
www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/j...
#Japanese #language #1nt #langsky