Martin Jambon 🌍🌎🌏 @mjambon@social.cleverlibre.org

@CptSuperlative many people confuse intelligence with domain expertise/familiarity.

Wiktionary nous donne "l'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions" et la variante "le chemin de l'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions". Ça marche pour moi. https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/l%E2%80%99enfer_est_pav%C3%A9_de_bonnes_intentions

Comment dit-on en français "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions" ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_road_to_hell_is_paved_with_good_intentions
#français #francais #proverbe #proverbes #french #proverb

@MariaLiv I posted this: https://qoto.org/@mjambon/111229800849840316

If you're blind:

Does it help if we tag abstract art images in toots with an "alt" description? What kind of description do you appreciate?

(my take is: I label abstract paintings with just "abstract painting" so as to make them easy to ignore but I don't try to describe them because it would be futile in my opinion much like summarizing poetry)

#art #blind #lowvision

@MariaLiv I'll see if there's a good hashtag for it. Being asked directly is probably a hassle for a lot of people.

@MariaLiv I mean this is why I don't spend much effort trying to convey the same material in text form because I can't (and even art critics aren't great at it imo), but I describe just enough to not waste the reader's time.

@MariaLiv I see that. Are you sure it's useful beyond giving good vibes? (I compare this situation to attempting to summarize poetry: I don't see how it could describe what's essential about it)

@MariaLiv I put "abstract art" - hopefully it reassures they're not missing out.

@rl_dane the French pronunciation of imported English words can be hilarious e.g. 'bulldozer' https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=en&text=bulldozer&op=translate

@rl_dane while we're at it, the German 'ü' is pronounced like the French 'u'. This sound doesn't exist in English.

German pronunciation of 'ü': https://translate.google.com/?sl=de&tl=en&text=K%C3%BChlschrank&op=translate
French pronunciation of 'u': https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=de&text=trou%20du%20cul&op=translate
#french #german #english #words #sounds

@rl_dane German 'ö' is pronounced more or less like a French 'eu'. The closest in English would be the 'u' in 'purr'.

@strawd @freemo the guy from "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't" has a ruler tattoo. I love his videos, btw. https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt
#botany #plants #nature #profanity #educational

@pretensesoup you would have to rehydrate the popped kernel somehow, you can't just make them float on an ocean of melted butter.

@pretensesoup no, a vegetable must be wet. It's true 😀

@lizhogbin yes, Laetiporus sp., chicken of the woods.