Logan R. Kearsley
@gliese1337.bsky.social
Linguist & Programmer. The former makes me happy, the latter makes me money. I write about linguistics in media. Blog at https://gliese1337.blogspot.com/, donation box at https://ko-fi.com/loganrk
#Lexember 2nd
Tlaconac: Vasli (vas- /vas/) Substantive. Vapor, gas
Tlaconac: Vasli (vas- /vas/) Substantive. Vapor, gas
Usually I don't follow external prompts for #Lexember, but @letshaveabouba.bsky.social inspired me today.
Tlaconac: Moyni (moy- /moj/) Substantive. Something bare, uncovered, unclothed.
Tlaconac: Moyni (moy- /moj/) Substantive. Something bare, uncovered, unclothed.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#Lexember 2nd
Tlaconac: Vasli (vas- /vas/) Substantive. Vapor, gas
Tlaconac: Vasli (vas- /vas/) Substantive. Vapor, gas
Daily Modern English #Beowulf, Section I: youtube.com/shorts/h9P_N...
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Daily Modern English #Beowulf, Section I: youtube.com/shorts/h9P_N...
Ray Nayler out here putting all other writers of non-human characters on blast in _The Mountain in the Sea_! #xenolinguistics.
"In movies, communication with alien species is usually
achieved by means of some amazing technology. Translations are fluid, immediate, and accurate.
"In movies, communication with alien species is usually
achieved by means of some amazing technology. Translations are fluid, immediate, and accurate.
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ray Nayler out here putting all other writers of non-human characters on blast in _The Mountain in the Sea_! #xenolinguistics.
"In movies, communication with alien species is usually
achieved by means of some amazing technology. Translations are fluid, immediate, and accurate.
"In movies, communication with alien species is usually
achieved by means of some amazing technology. Translations are fluid, immediate, and accurate.
This is the task that never ends. / It just goes on and on my friends! / Some coders started workin' it not knowing what it was, / and now we're always working it forever just because / it is the task that never ends...
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is the task that never ends. / It just goes on and on my friends! / Some coders started workin' it not knowing what it was, / and now we're always working it forever just because / it is the task that never ends...
Daily Modern English #Beowulf, Prolog: youtu.be/ndyMp9Iq0oE
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Daily Modern English #Beowulf, Prolog: youtu.be/ndyMp9Iq0oE
Mr. Snail has decided to munch the algae on a decorative fake plant today. #snailposting
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Mr. Snail has decided to munch the algae on a decorative fake plant today. #snailposting
Usually I don't follow external prompts for #Lexember, but @letshaveabouba.bsky.social inspired me today.
Tlaconac: Moyni (moy- /moj/) Substantive. Something bare, uncovered, unclothed.
Tlaconac: Moyni (moy- /moj/) Substantive. Something bare, uncovered, unclothed.
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Usually I don't follow external prompts for #Lexember, but @letshaveabouba.bsky.social inspired me today.
Tlaconac: Moyni (moy- /moj/) Substantive. Something bare, uncovered, unclothed.
Tlaconac: Moyni (moy- /moj/) Substantive. Something bare, uncovered, unclothed.
The #lexember feed is relevant again!
Oh, yay: @gliese1337.bsky.social has made a feed for #Lexember posts! bsky.app/profile/did:... Lexember is the best time of the year: an annual challenge for conlangers to coin (and post) one new lexeme each day throughout December. I’ve pinned this and can’t wait for 1 Dec!
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The #lexember feed is relevant again!
Mr. Snail has been really liking that particular plant lately. #snailposting
November 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Mr. Snail has been really liking that particular plant lately. #snailposting
Repondering Cannonball #xenobiology, and it is really annoying how iron pentacarbonyl is just about the most efficient way to package iron in a nonpolar liquid form. It makes disposing of waste iron after CO disproportionation very difficult.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Repondering Cannonball #xenobiology, and it is really annoying how iron pentacarbonyl is just about the most efficient way to package iron in a nonpolar liquid form. It makes disposing of waste iron after CO disproportionation very difficult.
The plant is getting a hug! #snailposting
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The plant is getting a hug! #snailposting
Hot Take: the Rocky movies are western Wuxia.
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hot Take: the Rocky movies are western Wuxia.
Reposted by Logan R. Kearsley
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Reposted by Logan R. Kearsley
Here it is because eff paywalls: static1.squarespace.com/static/558d0...
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Here it is because eff paywalls: static1.squarespace.com/static/558d0...
Had a lovely conversation with Britton Watkins (who recently produced the Yautja language for Predator: Badlands) on this topic yesterday, and it has caused me to rethink how to target my Standard Rant first best results. (And made me even more skeptical of the prospect of PHM getting it right.)
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Had a lovely conversation with Britton Watkins (who recently produced the Yautja language for Predator: Badlands) on this topic yesterday, and it has caused me to rethink how to target my Standard Rant first best results. (And made me even more skeptical of the prospect of PHM getting it right.)
Reposted by Logan R. Kearsley
Visual Creators - blow your fans away at LTUE 44! Art Exhibition submissions are open now. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mw7wvvsy
For more details and rules, visit: ltue.net/art-show/
Image credit: Alison Johnstun, LTUE 2025 winner, used by permission.
For more details and rules, visit: ltue.net/art-show/
Image credit: Alison Johnstun, LTUE 2025 winner, used by permission.
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Visual Creators - blow your fans away at LTUE 44! Art Exhibition submissions are open now. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mw7wvvsy
For more details and rules, visit: ltue.net/art-show/
Image credit: Alison Johnstun, LTUE 2025 winner, used by permission.
For more details and rules, visit: ltue.net/art-show/
Image credit: Alison Johnstun, LTUE 2025 winner, used by permission.
Coming Soon: Daily #Beowulf, Modern English Edition
Daily Beowulf: Modern English (Intro / Announcement) #beowulf
YouTube video by Logan Kearsley
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Coming Soon: Daily #Beowulf, Modern English Edition
By the way, if you didn't already know: gliese1337.blogspot.com/2022/01/ling...
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
By the way, if you didn't already know: gliese1337.blogspot.com/2022/01/ling...
I have gotten very behind on writing new articles for The Linguistically Interesting Media Index. What should I tackle next?
1. Omnilingual
2. Little Fuzzy
3. 68:HAZARD:COLD
4. Snow Crash
5. A Wizard of Earthsea
6. ST:DISC season 4 vs. Children of the Mind
7. Pontypool vs. Hot Skull
#linguistics
1. Omnilingual
2. Little Fuzzy
3. 68:HAZARD:COLD
4. Snow Crash
5. A Wizard of Earthsea
6. ST:DISC season 4 vs. Children of the Mind
7. Pontypool vs. Hot Skull
#linguistics
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I have gotten very behind on writing new articles for The Linguistically Interesting Media Index. What should I tackle next?
1. Omnilingual
2. Little Fuzzy
3. 68:HAZARD:COLD
4. Snow Crash
5. A Wizard of Earthsea
6. ST:DISC season 4 vs. Children of the Mind
7. Pontypool vs. Hot Skull
#linguistics
1. Omnilingual
2. Little Fuzzy
3. 68:HAZARD:COLD
4. Snow Crash
5. A Wizard of Earthsea
6. ST:DISC season 4 vs. Children of the Mind
7. Pontypool vs. Hot Skull
#linguistics
Del Toro's _Frankenstein_ is not an absolutely perfect adaptation of the book... but it's pretty darn close, and certainly the closest I've seen!
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Del Toro's _Frankenstein_ is not an absolutely perfect adaptation of the book... but it's pretty darn close, and certainly the closest I've seen!
Reposted by Logan R. Kearsley
You CANNOT spend FSA money on health care premiums, and if you’re self-employed or unemployed you don’t even have a fucking FSA.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
You CANNOT spend FSA money on health care premiums, and if you’re self-employed or unemployed you don’t even have a fucking FSA.
We're snailposting, post your snails!
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We're snailposting, post your snails!
I thought Surreal Estate had a silly-looking premise, but I like ghost stories, so I started watching it. And now, I am convinced the Winchesters should've been real estate agents. It seems like the ideal way to investigate supernatural occurrences *while getting paid*.
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I thought Surreal Estate had a silly-looking premise, but I like ghost stories, so I started watching it. And now, I am convinced the Winchesters should've been real estate agents. It seems like the ideal way to investigate supernatural occurrences *while getting paid*.