Ryan C

@gobo.bsky.social

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

@dsansregret.bsky.social im not sure if you ever got around to checking out the Allusionist but I think you’d particularly like this one, all about what trivial thing you’d change about English

The Allusionist@allusionistshow.bsky.social · 2w ago

new episode in your podfeed! @hrishikesh.co & #SaminNosrat, @superlinguo.bsky.social, @korystamper.bsky.social & @alexkennedynba.bsky.social - a lovely bunch - answer questions about part-time vegetarianism, people griping if you call yourself bi or pan, & petty linguistics theallusionist.org/vega

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty British cook or baker: for goodness sake, why can’t you give quantities for dry ingredients by weight?

👀 Just received a new blurb for my upcoming book, "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)"! This is the first review from a fellow physicist, so it means a lot to me. I'm very grateful to Carlo for such kind words! 😃

"Katie Mack's writing on physics is always a joy: not just because of the wit, and the charming lightness, but especially because she describes science as it really is, not the sanitized version which is often presented. If you want to know how a great scientist of today really thinks about reality, read this!"
— Carlo Rovelli, author of On the Equality of All Things
Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · last mo.

I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...

Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.

As a Jewish Canadian lawyer, this struck me as deeply bizarre because I had never heard of this organization. A quick Google & perusal of LinkedIn reveals this “national organization for Jewish lawyers” was founded in May 2024 by a guy who graduated law school in 2023 & was called to the bar in 2024

Jake Landau (He/Him) 🇨🇦🇵🇸🇺🇦@jakelandau.ca · 3w ago

NEW COLUMN: Why must our election be a circus for Jesse Brown’s nonsense? www.jakelandau.ca/p/the-first-...