Thomas Batchelor
@tobbinatorscw.bsky.social
Linguistics PhD, Sydney > Köln > 台北
Linguistics (Creoles, Australia, Asia-Pacific, morphosyntax, policy, endangerment), politics (Syria, Taiwan, Australia in particular ig), history and other ramblings
Anarchist at heart
@tobbinatorscw in most places
Linguistics (Creoles, Australia, Asia-Pacific, morphosyntax, policy, endangerment), politics (Syria, Taiwan, Australia in particular ig), history and other ramblings
Anarchist at heart
@tobbinatorscw in most places
a perfect gift pack ahead of christmas
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
a perfect gift pack ahead of christmas
Finding fairy shrimp in an ephemeral mountain lake
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Finding fairy shrimp in an ephemeral mountain lake
Taipei has a certain texture to it that comes out really well on film
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Taipei has a certain texture to it that comes out really well on film
Beitou on 35mm
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Beitou on 35mm
you know i'm not sure this fella ever put much thought into defence policy
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
you know i'm not sure this fella ever put much thought into defence policy
Got our 35mm test rolls back from the developers. Unfortunately one of the cameras seems to have gone into the g r e e n r e a l m
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Got our 35mm test rolls back from the developers. Unfortunately one of the cameras seems to have gone into the g r e e n r e a l m
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
One of the greatest films ever made that's barely known
One of the greatest films ever made that's barely known
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
One of the greatest films ever made that's barely known
One of the greatest films ever made that's barely known
Hiked up to a crater lake to see some fairy shrimp that only exist in this one spot in the whole country (and only when it rains enough for the lake to exist).
Naturally, someone brought a wine glass to fill with them
Naturally, someone brought a wine glass to fill with them
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hiked up to a crater lake to see some fairy shrimp that only exist in this one spot in the whole country (and only when it rains enough for the lake to exist).
Naturally, someone brought a wine glass to fill with them
Naturally, someone brought a wine glass to fill with them
Indigenous Taiwanese, apparently not "authentic" Taiwanese, unavailable for comment
focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Indigenous Taiwanese, apparently not "authentic" Taiwanese, unavailable for comment
focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...
Got me a camera almost twice as old as I am
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Got me a camera almost twice as old as I am
took an excellent car ad pic with a disposable camera on holiday last month
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
took an excellent car ad pic with a disposable camera on holiday last month
Yeah, I support pride. Pride in the Beiyang government of the Republic of China (1912-1928)
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Yeah, I support pride. Pride in the Beiyang government of the Republic of China (1912-1928)
Just a casual family walk in Alishan
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just a casual family walk in Alishan
Hotel in kaohsiung came up with the weakest excuse to cancel our booking so they could likely jack up their rates for the blackpink weekend
September 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Hotel in kaohsiung came up with the weakest excuse to cancel our booking so they could likely jack up their rates for the blackpink weekend
i appreciate that they shrink wrapped even the helicopter
September 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i appreciate that they shrink wrapped even the helicopter
This article still proudly featured on their website a decade later
September 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This article still proudly featured on their website a decade later
it's even "desinicisation" and Taiwan independence now if you're exhibiting literally the most Chinese part of the country's heritage collections
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
it's even "desinicisation" and Taiwan independence now if you're exhibiting literally the most Chinese part of the country's heritage collections
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
A good day for everyone's favourite wikipedia word, at least
September 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A good day for everyone's favourite wikipedia word, at least
Australia has some brilliant phonologies
September 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Australia has some brilliant phonologies
is there a better political party emblem than ANGRY LORIKEET
September 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
is there a better political party emblem than ANGRY LORIKEET
Imagine being rescued from the peak of the region's tallest mountain by someone in crocs and a tracksuit
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
August 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Imagine being rescued from the peak of the region's tallest mountain by someone in crocs and a tracksuit
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
focustaiwan.tw/society/2025...
Did my first 小百岳 yesterday (I hate stairs), but later found out that I have previously done another, a 20m hill in Penghu that's also on the list for some reason
August 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Did my first 小百岳 yesterday (I hate stairs), but later found out that I have previously done another, a 20m hill in Penghu that's also on the list for some reason
americans are never beating the allegations jesus
August 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
americans are never beating the allegations jesus
When we arrived in Yulara it even had its own cloud, whch cleared up nicely by the time we got on the bus towards Uluru
August 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When we arrived in Yulara it even had its own cloud, whch cleared up nicely by the time we got on the bus towards Uluru
love some fucken ~clouds~
August 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
love some fucken ~clouds~