Also, don’t touch *other* people’s faces. twitter.com/IMC_UK/status/1237408628312858624
Talk on the Wild Side — Lane Greene
This is a description of how human languages work and why they cannot be tamed. Greene thinks we should understand language by understanding how it originated and developed, and allowing our understanding (and standards) to develop too. This is opposed … Continue reading
Strange times in NZ and elsewhere. Stay…
Retweeted from @jhrlnd
Strange times in NZ and elsewhere. Stay safe at home everyone! #covid19nz #covid19 #bordercontrol #extrememeasures #strangetimes #jacindaardern twitter.com/jhrlnd/status/1240730270451388416/phot…
These are not normal times, and don’t…
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These are not normal times, and don’t expect that you will be able to carry on as usual.
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Yes! We need physical distance, not…
Yes! We need physical distance, not social distance. twitter.com/jhrlnd/status/1239814513873932291
Travel restrictions = firebreaks. Let’s…
Travel restrictions = firebreaks. Let’s not all catch fire at once! thespinoff.co.nz/society/16-03-2020/the-world-is-o…
#COVID19 #StopTheSpread twitter.com/bnnt/status/1239387023565176834/photo/…
#COVID19 #StopTheSpread twitter.com/bnnt/status/1239387023565176834/photo/…
I have a few hundred copies of the…
I have a few hundred copies of the London Review of Books (2000-2014) that I no longer want. It would be wrong to throw them out. What to do? #lrb
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener — Martin Gardner
I love reading almost anything that Martin Gardner wrote. His thinking is clear and logical, sensitive and nuanced. Mostly I have read his writings on mathematics and puzzles, though I also really enjoyed his book of essays The Night Is … Continue reading
Human Relations and Other Difficulties — Mary-Key Wilmer
Mary-Kay Wilmers writes like she’s the editor of an august literary magazine. And in fact she is the founder and editor of my favourite magazine, the London Review of Books. She also writes for it sometimes, and this book is … Continue reading