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Source: "Monolingual Fieldwork" Demonstration - Daniel Everett (YouTube)

Summary from UWElingo blog post:

In this video, Dan Everett is doing a ‘monolingual fieldwork presentation’, something quite impressive: he works with a speaker of a language that he doesn’t know (and which was chosen in secret by others, so he couldn’t prepare for this). Dan is showing that without having a language in common, it is still possible to do Linguistic Fieldwork. In this case, Dan is speaking Pirahã, to ensure that the lady he is working with won’t get any additional clues through his language use.

This is a great example of how you can do monolingual fieldwork – in particular how to start monolingual fieldwork.

After the presentation, there are numerous questions from the audience (again: really helpful in showing how this works). Also, it is revealed that the language is [REDACTED]!

Posted originally on r/linguisticshumor

Source with more images: Apollo 11 Data Acquisition Camera (by Neil Houari - ArtStation):

The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" was equipped with this automatic Maurer 16mm data acquisition camera (DAC), designed to operate at several speeds while documenting technical aspects of the mission.
Around 15k tris.

Posted originally on r/cassettefuturism

Source (Full video): Can I ride a Bike with an Omni-Wheel? - (James Bruton, YouTube)

1 minute edit: https://i.imgur.com/ywsDJ2f.mp4

From the video description:

Last time I built a giant omni-wheel. An omni-wheel can move in multiple directions because it has lots of smaller wheels around its circumference, so it can roll like a normal wheel, or slide sideways.
Normally you’d use at least three omni-wheels on a vehicle so that you can move or rotate in any direction. But in this video I’m going to put my giant omni-wheel on the front of a bicycle, and with some clever electronics I’m going to control the wheel so I can ride it.
I’m using the back end of the bike from the Makers Secret Santa Christmas video which Colin Furze left on my driveway. I’ll need to modify the bike so I checked it wasn’t Colin’s bike from his childhood or anything and he said it sounds cool.
As I mentioned last time, the wheel is going to be mounted the wrong way around on the front of the bike so the two wheels make a T-shape. So first of all I need to make some modifications to the front forks of the bike.

CAD and Code: https://github.com/XRobots/BIGOmni-Bike

Source with more images: Canon DCC Camera (by Rustam Shaikhlislamov - ArtStation):

Fictional prop.

Searching for "Digital Compact Cassette" portable, I found the (very cool) Sony TCD-D10 (source with more images and specifications: Hifi Speaker Wiki). It wouldn't surprise me if it was part of the mood-board for this project, or even its main inspiration.

Posted originally on r/cassettefuturism

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2736445

Source: WebToons - Ch. 143. "Waste of a diamond" - 145 | The Weekly Roll

RSS Feed: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-weekly-roll/rss?title_no=358889

Source: WebToons - Ch. 143. "Waste of a diamond" - 145 | The Weekly Roll

RSS Feed: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-weekly-roll/rss?title_no=358889

Prepositions are hard, and these are the ones that confuse me the most:

• It seems (...) [to / for] me
• It looks like (...) [to / for] me
• It feels (...) [to / for] me
• It sounds like (...) [to / for] me
• (...) makes more sense [to / for] me

Questions:

• Are both valid?
  • If both are valid; is there any nuance as to which to use?
  • If they aren't: is there a general rule or is it a case-by-case (as it usually is with prepositions)?

Thanks!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2693464

Hi, I'm focusing on generating content for a few communities that I feel can be successful and have less content than I expected:

• !cassettefuturism@lemm.ee: a genre of retrofuturism based on the 70's and 80's (more info)
• !awwnverts@lemmy.world: cute invertebrates
• !weirdwheels@lemmy.world: weird vehicles (with wheels)
• !comicstrips@lemmy.world: self-explanatory

EDIT: I did not create any of those communities

I would encourage anyone to participate if you like those topics.

Do you know any other niche-but-not-too-niche communities in which we could focus efforts?
Please, don't post very long lists, I'm already subscribed to almost 300 communities and the idea is to focus on a few ones.

Thanks!

EDIT: Added descriptions for each community.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2693464

Hi, I'm focusing on generating content for a few communities that I feel can be successful and have less content than I expected:

• !cassettefuturism@lemm.ee: a genre of retrofuturism based on the 70's and 80's (more info)
• !awwnverts@lemmy.world: cute invertebrates
• !weirdwheels@lemmy.world: weird vehicles (with wheels)
• !comicstrips@lemmy.world: self-explanatory

I would encourage anyone to participate if you like those topics.

Do you know any other niche-but-not-too-niche communities in which we could focus efforts?
Please, don't post very long lists, I'm already subscribed to almost 300 communities and the idea is to focus on a few ones.

Thanks!

EDIT: Added descriptions for each community.

Hi, I'm focusing on generating content for a few communities that I feel can be successful and have less content than I expected:

• !cassettefuturism@lemm.ee: a genre of retrofuturism based on the 70's and 80's (more info)
• !awwnverts@lemmy.world: cute invertebrates
• !weirdwheels@lemmy.world: weird vehicles (with wheels)
• !comicstrips@lemmy.world: self-explanatory

EDIT: I did not create any of those communities

I would encourage anyone to participate if you like those topics.

Do you know any other niche-but-not-too-niche communities in which we could focus efforts?
Please, don't post very long lists, I'm already subscribed to almost 300 communities and the idea is to focus on a few ones.

Thanks!

EDIT: Added descriptions for each community.

Source with more images: "DEATHLOOP" - Hackamajig (by Maxime Goichot - ArtStation):

The Hackamajig is a device that allows Colt to hack turrets, sensors, security shutters or even unlock doors
It's a first person asset used by the player throughout the game
The hackamajig is made out of two parts, a walkie-talkie and a homemade hacking thingy attached to it
Walkie-talkie part was done in placeholder state by an outsourcer before I worked on it
Concept by Aimé Jalon
Narrative design (text on the second render) by Bennett Smith

Posted originally on r/cassettefuturism