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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · May 2

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Apr 29

The Resilience of Ukrainian Cyrillic: A Journey from Past to Present

Kateryna Korolevtseva, presented by @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social

Wednesday, May 7, 12-1:30pm
FREE & OPEN

Location: Stanford University, Hohbach Hall 126
[Use the Green Library entrance closest to Coupa Café ]

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Apr 23

Time to wake up and have Coffee #1 at ATypi Copenhagen?

Exciting news is about two drop: the names of students + instructors for the inaugural Donald Knuth & Charles Bigelow Type Design Incubator, powered by @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social @wordsoftype.com @letterformarchive.org

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Apr 22

"This history deserves to be known, and I am grateful that someone else has done the years of hard research necessary to write what feels like the endeavor of a lifetime."

@chinabksreview.bsky.social reviews @tsmullaney.bsky.social's books "The Chinese Computer" and "The Chinese Typewriter":

The Race to Type in Chinese | China Books Review

The Chinese typewriter was thought to be an impossible invention. Then they made one. In the computer age, creating a digital input system for Chinese characters proved even more challenging — and…

chinabooksreview.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Apr 17

👇 Really great to see an extended review by @jmchatwin.bsky.social that pairs discussion of both @tsmullaney.bsky.social's influential instant classic The Chinese Typewriter and his impressive and engaging new book on The Chinese Computer

China Books Review @chinabooksreview.com · Apr 17

The Chinese typewriter was thought to be an impossible invention. Then they made one. In the computer age, creating a digital input system for Chinese characters proved even more challenging — and changed the way we use language.

Read Jonathan Chatwin's review of Thomas Mullaney:

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Apr 21

Where Research Begins just reached 100,000 copies sold worldwide... and is now available in Thai!

whereresearchbegins.com

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Apr 16

My sincere thanks to the committee for this honor!

Alexander Boyd @alexludoboyd.bsky.social · Apr 8

THE FIVE BEST BOOKS ON CHINA IN 2024

The shortlist for the nonfiction Baifang Schell Books Prize is out, picked by experts @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @jwassers.bsky.social @isabelh.bsky.social @barbarademick.bsky.social & Andy Nathan.

Happy reading!

chinabooksreview.com/2025/04/08/s...

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Apr 16

I am humbled and stunned to be nominated for this prize, especially when I see the other authors on the list. My sincere thanks to the committee.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Apr 16

Huge congratulations to @tsmullaney.bsky.social, whose book "The Chinese Computer" has been shortlisted for the Baifang Schell Book Prize!

"... a technology detective story, written with verve and subtle humor."

Shortlist: 2024 Nonfiction Book Award | China Books Review

Announcing a shortlist of five books for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Book on China or the Sinophone World.

chinabooksreview.com

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Mar 25

An Uzbek edition of Where Research Begins is now in the works!

#ResearchAroundTheWorld

whereresearchbegins.com

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Mar 7

Look what just arrived in the mail!

Congratulations to my former advisee Koji Hirata!

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Feb 27

Deadline alert! 🚨 Apply to the SILICON Type Design Incubator Program by this Friday!

Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 22

Get started in Type Design for FREE

As in:

Free Tuition
Free Glyphs license
Free Adobe Creative Commons license

Apply here for the SILICON Type Design Incubator, powered by @wordsoftype.com @adobelive.bsky.social @letterformarchive.org

forms.gle/SfF884rQuDCW...

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Feb 26

The Chinese Computer has been translated, I'm delighted to see.

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Feb 20

Revised manuscript submitted.

I've never done 4 all-nighters before in the same month.

Time to get some rest.

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Words of Type @wordsoftype.com · Feb 7

@tsmullaney.bsky.social (Stanford University), Adobe, @letterformarchive.org and Words of Type have joined forces to offer a 5-10 week course.
With support from Font Proofer and @glyphsapp.com

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Words of Type @wordsoftype.com · Feb 7

There is still time to apply!!!

Are you studying a script considered as digitally disadvanted? Meaning: a script that has very few or hardly any presence in the digital world, due to missing encoding, none or complex keyboard implementation or use, etc.

+info and application 👉 link in bio

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 22

We are so grateful to Stanford President Jonathan Levin for his financial support for, and his glowing remarks about, SILICON @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social during Face/Interface 2025 at Stanford University

SILICON is working hard to advance Digitally Disadvantaged Languages in the 21st century.

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 22

Get started in Type Design for FREE

As in:

Free Tuition
Free Glyphs license
Free Adobe Creative Commons license

Apply here for the SILICON Type Design Incubator, powered by @wordsoftype.com @adobelive.bsky.social @letterformarchive.org

forms.gle/SfF884rQuDCW...

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 21

📢 Attn Stanford Grad Students (incl. Co-Term MAs)

SILICON, a new Stanford President’s Office-funded initiative focused on advancing Digitally Disadvantaged Languages in the 21st c., is thrilled to announce the 1st-ever SILICON-UNESCO Internship (Deadline Feb 4).

solo.stanford.edu/opportunitie...

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Jan 20

Thank you @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social and @tsmullaney.bsky.social for a great conference. I still can’t believe I was invited to speak at Stanford!

I am flying home a little smarter then when I left, with new friends, more connections, lots of ideas, and some cool books and swags. Thank you 🙏

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Bridget Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · Jan 19

I had an amazing time at Face/Interface 2025, put on by @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social this weekend. So many great talks! I was struck by something @tsmullaney.bsky.social said — “Privilege is the ability to move onto ‘cooler problems.’” Let’s talk about that! 1/10 #langsky #language #technology 🧵🪡

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Bridget Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · Jan 16

✈️ I am on my way to Stanford to present at Face/Interface 2025. Feeling very privileged to be in the same room as so many amazing folks working in #language #technology! While in-person tickets are sold out, you can still register for free to view the event livestream — link is below! #langsky

Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Dec 17

Excited to share that Stanford President Jonathan Levin will be attending Face/Interface, and introducing our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Adam Yeo

FULL CALENDAR: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1a24w...

REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/faceinterf...

Face/Interface 2025: Global Type Design and Human-Computer Interaction

Scholars, designers, engineers, & technologists gather to explore global type design and human-computer interaction

www.eventbrite.com

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Words of Type @wordsoftype.com · Jan 16

Share this to anyone who would want to get started in typography! 🤩🤩
We can’t be more proud to be part of this collaboration 😃

Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 16

At Face/Interface 25, we're thrilled to announce the SILICON Type Design Incubator

In collab w/ @wordsoftype.com @letterformarchive.org @adobelive.bsky.social and @glyphsapp.com we invite students from *everywhere*, especially Digitally Disadvantaged Language communities

forms.gle/EsWsKWCJwWfX...

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 17

800 people are going to watch Dr. Adam Yeo speak TODAY at Face/Interface 2025 @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social

face-interface.com

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Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney.bsky.social · Jan 16

At Face/Interface 25, we're thrilled to announce the SILICON Type Design Incubator

In collab w/ @wordsoftype.com @letterformarchive.org @adobelive.bsky.social and @glyphsapp.com we invite students from *everywhere*, especially Digitally Disadvantaged Language communities

forms.gle/EsWsKWCJwWfX...

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Jan 14

www.nature.com/articles/d41... —cool to see another place (along with China Books Review) where The Chinese Computer by @tsmullaney.bsky.social is on a books of 2024 list

Thoughtless obedience and the healing power of trees: 2024’s best Books in brief

Bibliophile Andrew Robinson reveals 10 essential science reads from the past year.

www.nature.com

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