"What, then, of this sneering claim advanced by the hecklers, by the detractors of philosophy and the enemies of wisdom, mere boys all of them, what of this claim they shout, that brevity is the soul of wit? This is my reply to them, if only they will fall silent long enough to hear: the purpose […]

The steakhouse said Odin could come in, and he was a very good boy who did not steal anyone's steak even though his mouth is above table level and there's absolutely nothing anyone could do to stop him

The translation of the Chinese side is actually my own, and the difference between me now and when I first encountered the text is that I now understand *why* "賢賢易色" means "valuing virtue over beauty" rather than relying on an idiom dictionary to tell me so after being very puzzled by what was […]

"What, then, of this sneering claim advanced by the hecklers, by the detractors of philosophy and the enemies of wisdom, mere boys all of them, what of this claim they shout, that brevity is the soul of wit? This is my reply to them, if only they will fall silent long enough to hear: the purpose […]

I don’t like this negative pattern of social media interaction: Post: if you want to x, you can just x! I encourage you to embrace any desires you may have to x and just get started! It’s not as hard as you fear! You don’t need a permission slip to x! 💖 Reply, received in a hundredfold […]

"Socrates," answered Euthydemus, "you may rest assured that I fully appreciate the importance of knowing oneself. But where should the process of self-examination begin? I look to you for a statement, please." Socrates: [another fucking question]

FURTHERMORE, I am staggered by the assumption of many simplified-grammar conlang enthusiasts that if only, if ONLY they could teach their perfectly structured and regular language to millions of children and they go on to actually use it for real communication in everyday life, the […]

I also don't understand the European urge to Make Esperanto Happen when (if you don't want to stick with English as the de facto shared language) Latin is and always has been right there filling the role for two thousand years before we got bored with it. Latin as she is spoke is not actually […]

Europeans never met a map they couldn’t fuck up even worse

Who could say no to this face? Me, because if I didn’t overcome Odin’s god-tier cuteness several times a day, I’d never get to eat my own food again [user was slimed while typing this post]

If you’re like “ouch, your off-hand cursive is better than my dominant-hand cursive”and you wish that weren’t true: you can just start grinding your handwriting skill, at any age. No one can stop you (A bad pen that’s painful to use might stop you. Look for wider barrels and smooth flowing tips)

I can't take a photo right now but it's just an O with an extra line (two strokes, a full O and then the tail) , like in most fonts

(you will find a few Halloween items if you go into a Dutch grocery store right now, but Halloween is not a big institutional holiday in this country, and the "Halloween treats" are really just typical Dutch winter holiday treats in an orange and purple bag anyway!)