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Did y’all know we also have queer books in translation ?! Check out the curated lists in the Libby app

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*examines your pdf folder* have you read them all?

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They pixared the civilian murder robots

Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Dances With Another Spot Robot in a Custom Dog Costume Named ‘Sparkles’

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Starting Bahasa Indonesia

I'm somewhere between B1-B2 in Japanese, having gotten there through deeply chaotic, unstructured means (immersion, reading, tutor led reading) over many years. But my grammar is just atrocious. I've got the chance to learn bahasa Indonesia, and want to see if I can structure this better, so I'll be writing about this here.

Resources I'm using:

The Indonesian Way: really solid online textbook system, webapp is a little clunky but the content is great

Polygloss: language app for practicing reading comprehension and writing using a short, fun, asynchronous communication game mechanic

Remote tutoring: to practice pronunciation and target language

Owl app: just to reinforce sentence structure for the first few weeks, I hate the owl

Anki decks built and deployed as needed

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Absolutely love that the pitch here is "come learn French, it is ✨cursed✨ and I'm excited to help" presented in a charming and friendly way.

Hi! I'm Mangi, I'm French and I intend to teach conversational French to foreigners, abroad or online.

I don't understand why y'all would do that to yourselves but hey, we all make bad decisions, it's okay I don't blame you.

I cannot stress this enough but French is a... Badly designed language. You can try and break down everything but eventually you're gonna have to remember things you do not understand. But at this point you might interject and say "But Mangi? Most languages have their little secrets! Not every English native speaker can explain why several adjectives have a specific order depending on their meaning and type!"

I raise you this : "French has a shit ton of exceptions". Like. A LOT.

As I said in a precedent post, I'm gonna start teaching French soon, but I'm by no means an experienced teacher nor am I a linguist so take everything I say with a pinch of salt. However, as a rather articulate francophone, I think can explain basic concepts and lightly guide you towards appropriate resources and accessible media.

Anyways! A lot of words for a concise message!The message is : as I'm trying to become a good French teacher, let me know if you have questions! I'd be happy to get used to teaching while helping someone!

See ya ★

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Japan’s take on Crystal Pepsi is clear tea!

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Women scientists made up 25% of the Pluto fly-by New Horizon team. Make sure you share this, because erasing women’s achievements in science and history is a tradition. Happens every day.

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http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150712

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Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

George Herbert (via psych-facts)

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“Pirate Printers” Are Using Manhole Covers to Print Urban Designs Directly onto Shirts and Totes

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This is about as good as things can get! (at Dudley Zoo and Castle)

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The best thing about living in the UK is the abundance of castles. Or lemon curd. (at Swansea, United Kingdom)

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Maybe all the bugs in Wales are super cute! (at Liberty Stadium)

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I feel like the person who runs this place is likely an awesome person. (at Swansea, United Kingdom)

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Wales has adorable black slugs 💖🐛

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The techie ladies crew meet again 15th September from 5:30pm with talks on app development and accessible tech.

The venue will be The Drawing Board, Leamington Spa, UK.

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The 2016 AfroFutures_UK Conference is a go! Featuring world renowned mathematician Dr Nira Chamberlain as special guest speaker, our annual AfroFuturist conference, this year called ‘The Black Maker’ focusses on black technology and science, ranging from pre-colonial philosophies of science to discovery and invention within STEM.

As well as talks, the event will feature screenings, performances, comic making workshops and more to be confirmed in upcoming weeks. We also have space for artists tables, so if you would like to exhibit or sell your work, get in touch by email to afrofutures.uk@gmail.com

Tickets are on sale here.

Spread the word! :D

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I'm of on a Poke...no. A job hunt! Gotta catch something cool in developer relations or managing a team of motivated technologists. http://jessica.tech 😁💖