Saket @Saket@appdot.net

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The way English-speakers pronounce various words has drifted considerably over the last 400 years, even when the spelling of the words has not changed. Shakespeare wrote all of his sonnets to follow the traditional rhyme scheme of the English sonnet; read aloud by an English-speaker today, two-thirds no longer rhyme.

The Original Pronunciation (OP) movement aims to encourage public performances of Shakespeare's works (and other works written in Old and Early Modern English) using the pronunciations that were in use when they were originally published.

In 2012 the British Library published a CD, "Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation," featuring 75 minutes of OP performances of excerpts from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Theatres around the world have also mounted productions of Shakespeare in OP, including the modern Globe Theatre in London.

This video provides a good introduction to OP, including some sample readings in both OP and modern pronunciation that illustrate the differences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s

pandemics won't be solved by relying on personal responsibility any more than climate change will. boycotting plastic straws and individually wearing a face covering isn't a replacement for systemic change. don't let those with power shift your anger away from them

Someone on fedi called advertising "pollution" and that's a perfect descriptor.

4th Euro heatwave, by the looks of it

i have an $850 medical bill after having lost my health insurance along with my job due to abuse and discrimination at work and being forced into resignation. if you can help, my family would really deeply appreciate it - thank you!!

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/cutienojutsu

#mutualaid

"To maximise efficiency of production, the farming landscape has become one of monocultures, with single crops across whole fields, areas or even regions. A single species of plant across a large area is something that never exists in nature because it’s incompatible with a healthy ecosystem. As such, it requires a constant battle against nature’s attempts to reintroduce diversity.. "

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/05/diverse-farming-climate-wildfarmed-groove-armada

Sociale media bestaan bij de gratie van het 'netwerkeffect': hoe meer gebruikers een platform heeft, hoe bruikbaarder het wordt. (Waarom gebruikt iedereen Whatsapp? Omdat iedereen Whatsapp gebruikt!)


Ik wil wel een poging doen het netwerkeffect van Mastodon aan te zwengelen. Doe je mee?

Gisteravond had onze kat een levend muizenspeeltje meegebracht (het mag dan een huiskat zijn, het blijft natuurlijk gewoon een jager). Hij had hem verder niet beschadigd. We hebben het beestje veilig gesteld en in een oud terrarium laten bijkomen. Vanochtend hebben we het veldmuisje weer uitgezet.

Buoys

#comic #webcomic #warandpeas #funny #comicstrip #comedy

Are you a renowned #HumanRights expert?

We are looking for 11 experts to join our prestigious Scientific Committee.

Tempted?

For more and to apply, see here:
https://fra.europa.eu/en/vacancy/2022/call-expressions-interest-members-scientific-committee
📌Closes: 19 September

TIL: `man ascii` to show the ASCII table

"Mute conversation" is a great thing, but I would love a "mute conversation starting from this toot" or "mute replies to this toot" (same thing) too.

There are long-winded conversations I find super useful, but they often have a branch or two that I could really do without.

#Fediverse #FeatureRequest

Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/nist_quantum_resistant_crypto_cracked/

What happened in Kansas?

More than 900,000 people voted on a proposed constitutional amendment to remove abortion protections. That’s more than 25% more votes than were cast in the state’s Republican and Democratic Senate primaries. It's about two-thirds of the number of votes cast in the 2020 presidential election.

It’s a stunningly high level of voting for a measure put on the ballot in August, or really any ballot measure at all.

This wasn’t just a pro-choice win. It was a drubbing. Biden lost KS by 9 points. Pro-choice may win by 20 points.

Thanks to all Kansans who wemt door-to-door, everyone who wrote postcards to get information out and encourage turnout, and to all Kansans who voted ‘no.’ This is a huge deal.

Get out the vote efforts are important. Voting is important.

Opinion | Kansas just gave forced-birth zealots a reason to be very afraid:
The Dobbs backlash is real.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/03/kansas-abortion-vote-forced-birth-zealots-should-be-afraid/

Some "book houses" from a previous sketchbook. #watercolor #sketchbook #fantasyhome