Tone Tags Are Such An Interesting Phenomenon Linguistically. Bc They're Of Course Intended To Add Clarity

It's the end of a (very wonderful) era...

NOOOOOO, GURAAAAAA....

We will all miss you and we all hope you have a wonderful journey after this graduation

Thanks for the wonderful memories ❤️ ♥️ 😢 🫡

Oh my god i want a phd too but idk what the fuck am i suppossed to do a phd in like do they give you topics to choose from once you enroll in the course or it becomes evident to you as you complete your studies and reach that level.

it depends on the program. some will have you closely associated with a faculty mentor's research, like a traditional hard sciences "lab," but even in that structure you typically have to develop your own project rather than having it assigned wholesale. many of the milestones along the way, like course papers and qualifying or comprehensive exams, are often intended to help you explore potential topics before you reach the formal proposal.

i will not lie, my dissertation was originally inspired by a joke my advisor made in my first year, and i gradually fleshed it out into a real area of research as i got more knowledgeable in the field. it turned out pretty damn good for something that lodged in my brain over a post-excavation beer.

Just imagine a world full of beautiful stained glass windows which also generate electricity…

[Oxford Photovoltaics]

Almost everyday for 10 weeks I've been working towards a mini playable build. Now it's got equipment, stats, skills, quests, questlog, vendors, warping, levels, hotbars, shortcuts, bgm, day/night ambience, shields, dynamic smalltalk, char creation, 2 new maps, and fishing!

why are british people always so mad when people make jokes about their accents. sorry you say yewchube. it’s funny though innit

I agree. Scary creatures being kind just hits me deep, it's amazing.

i don’t know why but i’m really amused by the winner of some ‘new kanji’ contest:

compare with the real kanji

座 (seat/gathering), but the two 人 (person) radicals have been moved from next to each other within the 土 (earth) radical to diagonally from each other, making this “social distance(d seating/gathering)”

Even with a blank map, a lot of people can only name 45-50 of the 64 states.

Label the States [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

Geography Challenge: Can you label all the states? [An unlabeled map of the United States, but instead of 50 states, there are borders for 64.]

ngl, schwa is actually kinda mid.