Interestingly (but absolutely unsurprisingly) Hungarian is closer to Turkish than Finnish (it's also comparatively sluggish in conveying information, which is unsurprising considering all the additional modifiers tacked onto the tail end of our every word).
Super interesting research on language speed vs. complexity.
The quickest language for conveying information is...French???
economist.com/graphic-detail…
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I made an hour-long mix of 27 songs I enjoyed in 2019. It starts out measured, gets super dancey in the middle, and closes out quiet. I’m really into it! mixcloud.com/matthewmcvicka…
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I finished my extremely nerdy internet history blog-a-day series seven days early and tbh this entire liminal week between Xmas and New Year's has felt a little like a victory lap
https://t.co/A83eZsXkxN
I did it! I read and blogged about the first 365 RFCs in 2019. Wrote the last one today. The highlights were: finding a whole RFC that was lost to history, and correspond...
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🌞 🏙⛰ 11 miles of #SFRC#yesterday with pal @EmilyMueller88 under a bright sunny sky.
We started early from the Tennessee Valley trailhead parking lot, ran up Marincello to beautiful views on Alta Trail of hills rising from the ocean haze(2) south of… tantek.com/2019/363/t1/sf…
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This what jingle bells means — The jingle bells was for the owners to hear them trying to escape through the night. It was easier for the dogs to hear them
The more I...
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