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Smells like Assur Spirit:

"3,200 Year-Old #Mesopotamian #Perfume Recreated"

https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/06/3200-year-old-mesopotamian-perfume-recreated via #GreekReporter

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Hello! We're a bunch of linguists, lexicographers, authors and editors who enjoy swearing and writing about swearing on Strong Language:
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/

Interested in the linguistics and culture of swearing, profanity, taboo language, etc.

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@andbhold @bibliolater There is discussion about the QT on the basis of this, https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/01/12/quote-tweeting-over-30-studies-dispel-some-myths/

The author is also in Mastodon.

@bibliolater @bookstodon Exactly. I feel like reading is very useful to fight back your blind spots and ego!

@Hippasus500 @johnrakestraw @bookstodon @bibliolater Being able to concentrate on one thing at a time is the privilege of people who don't need to tend small children or other dependents along with whatever else they are doing. Not needing to learn proper task switching does leave them somewhat limited.

@Hippasus500 @johnrakestraw @bookstodon @bibliolater truth

@johnrakestraw @bookstodon @bibliolater

There is no such thing as “multi-tasking.” <wink> Even computers only do one thing at a time, albeit quickly. Humans, being far less reliable, with a far more complex OS, are far less successful at switching contexts.

The older I get, the more I realize it’s better to concentrate on one task at a time…or maybe it’s dementia.

Winter heatwave in Andes is sign of things to come, scientists warn
Human-caused climate disruption and El Niño push temperature in mountains to 37C in mid-winter

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/06/winter-heatwave-andes-sign-things-come-scientists-warn

#ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateChange

@joonhyeok_ahn @bibliolater @bookstodon I do, too. If U r looking for interesting interviews with authors, I recommend "First Draft: A Dialog on Writing". This weekly podcast consists of interviews Mitzi Rapkin conducts with authors.

@bibliolater @bookstodon Yeap actually I like those provocative and challenging books as I can widen my perspectives. I didn’t know I can work less but still be prolific until I read deep work for example. It can be hard to take but I think of it as a good discussions with authors

The extent of global sea ice has been consistently setting new daily records for at least the last two months...

More sea ice graphics available at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/

@bibliolater @johnrakestraw @bookstodon "Not all who wander are lost." - Tolkien. I think you can liken wandering to "unplanned endeavour" and if you put it in a different context, such as exploring, I would argue unplanned is often better than planned.

@bibliolater @bookstodon i think usually is (almost) always better than always. 😉

@bibliolater @bookstodon Even though words like “always” and “never” make me a little nervous, I think I largely agree