Zentrope: Archive

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Jul 31st

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Jul 30th

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The News in Latin →

Apparently, you can listen to the news, or, um, something, in Classical Latin.

Jul 27th

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Jul 27th

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Jul 18th

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Jul 18th

Jul 16th

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Jul 14th

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Rrrchrrr

Day 4 I won’t continue these after this. But I really need help with the R sound. Someone once told me that to pronounce the U sound, you have to shape your mouth like you’re pronouncing U in English (the oo in moot), but try to say the E as in eek. That’s the kind of advice I need.

Jul 13th

Jul 12th

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Jul 12th

“Tools exist outside time. And as any craftsman knows, select the right tool for...”

– Randy Murray – Tom’s Phone (via minimalmac) null I assert null content. How do you know it’s the right tool? Especially when software is involved? This bromide should be abandoned.

Jul 12th

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un peu le français

Day 3 I think it’s pointless to blog these things every day. Why not just write this crap down in a moleskine if I want to feel special? (Actually, I think that’s a good idea.) Anyway, lesson 3 had a lot of repetition, which is great. Can’t get enough of that.They’re trying to introduce masculine vs feminine nouns. Ah, the joy of it. Also, I can’t do this while...

Jul 12th

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Jul 11th

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Jul 11th

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Est-ce que vous comprenez le français?

Day 2. Better than the first day. Not so many fumbles. Will re-run the lesson tonight before bed. Non, monsieur. Je ne comprend pas le français. I got through most of the second day lesson without fumbling because most of it was a repeat of the first day lesson. I’m still having trouble with those Rs. The different speakers pronounce it differently, depending on how fast they’re...

Jul 11th

Jul 10th

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From Russia with Bots

Dear Google. I know you love all the new HTML5 goodness so please make your analytics site flashless so I can follow all the hits I get from Russian tumblr super-model bots in the comfort of my plugin-purged browsers. Regards, Keith.

Jul 10th

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“Lutz’s main argument is that companies, shareholders and consumers are...”

Jul 10th

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Le Français

Day 1. The learning begins. A long introduction. I decided to learn French, starting with the Pimsleur method. I really don’t have a good reason to learn and I did terribly at learning French in college (failing most of the courses and passing the last one so I could graduate). My reasons, nothing more than a hodgepodge of distracted thoughts over the last few weeks, are: A...

Jul 9th

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“Since the 16th century, some grammarians, such as Louis Meigret or Dominique...”

Jul 9th

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