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Chinese poetry translations
I’ve the habit, when learning a language, of using classic poems as practice texts, alongside more modern works. With Japanese, I got a couple books out of this. Now with Chinese, I’m doing it again. So far I’ve translated 70+ poems, mostly from the Tang dynasty, mostly by working through 300 Tang Poems (唐詩三百首), but also other randoms as I stumble across them. The more polished work gets indexed in this post, with rougher drafts posted in this journal as I initially complete them. Feedback welcome at all levels and stages of work.
posted by Quasirandom at 12:35 PM on August 27, 2019 - 4 comments
I’ve the habit, when learning a language, of using classic poems as practice texts, alongside more modern works. With Japanese, I got a couple books out of this. Now with Chinese, I’m doing it again. So far I’ve translated 70+ poems, mostly from the Tang dynasty, mostly by working through 300 Tang Poems (唐詩三百首), but also other randoms as I stumble across them. The more polished work gets indexed in this post, with rougher drafts posted in this journal as I initially complete them. Feedback welcome at all levels and stages of work.
posted by Quasirandom at 12:35 PM on August 27, 2019 - 4 comments
What Happened to Country Music?
I analyzed 50 years of country music lyrics to show how much they've changed.
posted by neat graffitist at 8:11 AM on May 1, 2016
I analyzed 50 years of country music lyrics to show how much they've changed.
posted by neat graffitist at 8:11 AM on May 1, 2016
You Matter, Episode 1: Greg Erskine
MeFi's beloved Gregnog was kind enough to be the first guest for my new podcast. The whole pretense is this: I've spent 20 years in public radio, listening to people being interviewed only because they had a new book or movie or TV show coming out that week. I love Terry Gross, but her bosses would never schedule a butcher or a puppeteer or a single mom, unless there was some financial reason to do so. So that's the point of this podcast - I am going to interview "ordinary" people, to underscore the fact that there is no such thing as an ordinary person. (Here is the full manifesto behind it.) Thanks to gregnog for being a great first guest. I have six more in the can, and I have solved the audio issues that plague this first one.
posted by jbickers at 7:50 PM on April 23, 2016 - 11 comments
MeFi's beloved Gregnog was kind enough to be the first guest for my new podcast. The whole pretense is this: I've spent 20 years in public radio, listening to people being interviewed only because they had a new book or movie or TV show coming out that week. I love Terry Gross, but her bosses would never schedule a butcher or a puppeteer or a single mom, unless there was some financial reason to do so. So that's the point of this podcast - I am going to interview "ordinary" people, to underscore the fact that there is no such thing as an ordinary person. (Here is the full manifesto behind it.) Thanks to gregnog for being a great first guest. I have six more in the can, and I have solved the audio issues that plague this first one.
posted by jbickers at 7:50 PM on April 23, 2016 - 11 comments
That's Not How Things Work
I made two quick-and-dirty, single-serving sites, to serve as convenient rebuttals to misconceptions that one commonly encounters on the Internet. ThatsNotHowCopyrightWorks.com is for those dopey "no copyright infringement intended" sorts of things that one sees on YouTube, etc. ThatsNotHowFreedomOfSpeechWorks.com is for those people who squeal that their fuhreedom of speech is being violated because someone disagreed with them.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 9:00 AM on May 6, 2016 - 11 comments
I made two quick-and-dirty, single-serving sites, to serve as convenient rebuttals to misconceptions that one commonly encounters on the Internet. ThatsNotHowCopyrightWorks.com is for those dopey "no copyright infringement intended" sorts of things that one sees on YouTube, etc. ThatsNotHowFreedomOfSpeechWorks.com is for those people who squeal that their fuhreedom of speech is being violated because someone disagreed with them.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 9:00 AM on May 6, 2016 - 11 comments
A Writing Forum
A small, informal and friendly writing forum. If you write, want to write, or once wrote and have stopped and are looking to start again and need some encouragement, or if you enjoy reading short pieces of writing, come and join us!
posted by marienbad at 10:13 AM on May 8, 2016
A small, informal and friendly writing forum. If you write, want to write, or once wrote and have stopped and are looking to start again and need some encouragement, or if you enjoy reading short pieces of writing, come and join us!
posted by marienbad at 10:13 AM on May 8, 2016
A pun generator
Generates puns written in the form "You could say he they put the 'demons' in 'demonstrators.'" Written in pure JavaScript, this pun generator can provide a few minutes of amusement, and might even generate something witty and worth sharing!
posted by candasartan at 9:56 AM on May 18, 2016 - 12 comments
Generates puns written in the form "You could say he they put the 'demons' in 'demonstrators.'" Written in pure JavaScript, this pun generator can provide a few minutes of amusement, and might even generate something witty and worth sharing!
posted by candasartan at 9:56 AM on May 18, 2016 - 12 comments
A Visual History of Urbanization
This map shows a 5,700-year timelapse of the world's cities being born one-by-one, starting with the first known city, Eridu, in 3700 BC. The data is from one of the coolest academic studies I've come across in a long time, which compiled a comprehensive dataset of the world's cities and their historic populations, from 3700 BC to 2000 AD.
posted by mgalka at 7:07 AM on June 20, 2016
This map shows a 5,700-year timelapse of the world's cities being born one-by-one, starting with the first known city, Eridu, in 3700 BC. The data is from one of the coolest academic studies I've come across in a long time, which compiled a comprehensive dataset of the world's cities and their historic populations, from 3700 BC to 2000 AD.
posted by mgalka at 7:07 AM on June 20, 2016
A Simple Truth
Do you like answering party questions and seeing how other people answered? Do you like remaining anonymous and hate logging in? Yes? Then this is for you. It is a simple application that asks questions and displays the responses to users who have answered them.
posted by melvix at 2:12 PM on July 2, 2016 - 10 comments
Do you like answering party questions and seeing how other people answered? Do you like remaining anonymous and hate logging in? Yes? Then this is for you. It is a simple application that asks questions and displays the responses to users who have answered them.
posted by melvix at 2:12 PM on July 2, 2016 - 10 comments
The Supreme Court Database
The Supreme Court Database is a comprehensive, Creative Commons-licensed database of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, broken down by justices, issues, votes, and numerous other variables. Yesterday marked the newest release, including comprehensive coverage from 1791 through the recently concluded 2015 term.
posted by jedicus at 8:19 AM on July 13, 2016
The Supreme Court Database is a comprehensive, Creative Commons-licensed database of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, broken down by justices, issues, votes, and numerous other variables. Yesterday marked the newest release, including comprehensive coverage from 1791 through the recently concluded 2015 term.
posted by jedicus at 8:19 AM on July 13, 2016
Single-Serving Recipes ("I Eat Alone")
A recipe blog aimed at the single person who doesn't want to eat leftovers 6 days out of the week. Have a fresh meal every time, by cooking in one serving portions.
posted by Peregrine Pickle at 6:46 AM on January 29, 2016 - 5 comments
A recipe blog aimed at the single person who doesn't want to eat leftovers 6 days out of the week. Have a fresh meal every time, by cooking in one serving portions.
posted by Peregrine Pickle at 6:46 AM on January 29, 2016 - 5 comments
DUNSÖNs & DRAGGANs
A Twitterbot showcasing exciting adventures in DUNSÖNs & DRAGGANs 1st Edition - a fantastical/Scandinavian world of monsters, treasure, good value furniture, and stylish storage solutions. Enter if you dare! Also can you pick up some bag clips for me? And some meatballs. And grab one of those cool lamps. Ages 12 and up. Requires 20-sided hex wrench (included).
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:38 AM on February 18, 2016 - 4 comments
A Twitterbot showcasing exciting adventures in DUNSÖNs & DRAGGANs 1st Edition - a fantastical/Scandinavian world of monsters, treasure, good value furniture, and stylish storage solutions. Enter if you dare! Also can you pick up some bag clips for me? And some meatballs. And grab one of those cool lamps. Ages 12 and up. Requires 20-sided hex wrench (included).
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:38 AM on February 18, 2016 - 4 comments
I made a guitar
I built a solid body electric guitar from scratch and wrote a rather long, detailed account of the process. Only partly a how-to, I wrote about what was required, what I learned, mistakes I made, and what I'd do different next time.
posted by bondcliff at 6:46 AM on January 29, 2016 - 3 comments
I built a solid body electric guitar from scratch and wrote a rather long, detailed account of the process. Only partly a how-to, I wrote about what was required, what I learned, mistakes I made, and what I'd do different next time.
posted by bondcliff at 6:46 AM on January 29, 2016 - 3 comments
Imagining a Safer Space: Building Community & Ending Harassment in Punk
I recently got harassed in a pretty terrifying way at a punk venue in Austin, Texas. I used my experience as inspiration for a piece that examines why and how harassers are allowed to continue operating within the punk community, as well as how to establish community norms that holds them accountable for their actions.
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:47 AM on April 28, 2015 - 3 comments
I recently got harassed in a pretty terrifying way at a punk venue in Austin, Texas. I used my experience as inspiration for a piece that examines why and how harassers are allowed to continue operating within the punk community, as well as how to establish community norms that holds them accountable for their actions.
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:47 AM on April 28, 2015 - 3 comments
My Kids' Art
I made a tumblr to upload scans of my kids' art and homework. Check out JFK and Hitchcock before you decide that sounds utterly boring.
posted by bq at 12:02 PM on April 29, 2015 - 2 comments
I made a tumblr to upload scans of my kids' art and homework. Check out JFK and Hitchcock before you decide that sounds utterly boring.
posted by bq at 12:02 PM on April 29, 2015 - 2 comments
HOT NEW TRENDS FOR 2015
R U WIZARDPUNK - I drew a cartoon for The Nib about possible new trends.
posted by The Whelk at 11:30 PM on February 16, 2015 - 11 comments
R U WIZARDPUNK - I drew a cartoon for The Nib about possible new trends.
posted by The Whelk at 11:30 PM on February 16, 2015 - 11 comments
Podcast Recommendations and Reviews
My podcast review website! The goal of the website is to help connect people to podcasts.
posted by Tevin at 6:44 PM on January 13, 2015 - 4 comments
My podcast review website! The goal of the website is to help connect people to podcasts.
posted by Tevin at 6:44 PM on January 13, 2015 - 4 comments
Ignoranti
Website and podcast where the hosts confess their ignorance in a range of topics and ask intelligent people to explain things to them.
posted by MrMustard at 7:10 AM on June 13, 2014 - 2 comments
Website and podcast where the hosts confess their ignorance in a range of topics and ask intelligent people to explain things to them.
posted by MrMustard at 7:10 AM on June 13, 2014 - 2 comments
SHORTWAVEMUSIC «ALL NIGHT FLIGHT»
An immersive nocturnal ambient sound experience created and performed by yours truly. Mixing hundreds of field recordings, soundscapes, shortwave radio interceptions, natural drones, found audio, and more, it's a wide-ranging sonic odyssey which reflects ecologies of many kinds: environmental (ocean sounds, wildlife, atmospheres), religious (calls to prayer and ritual singing), radiophonic (data transmissions, Morse code, folkloric music) and beyond. The Flight is performed live and, like a traditional performance, adapts to the interests, affinities, and response of its audience.
posted by mykescipark at 7:24 PM on July 22, 2013 - 2 comments
An immersive nocturnal ambient sound experience created and performed by yours truly. Mixing hundreds of field recordings, soundscapes, shortwave radio interceptions, natural drones, found audio, and more, it's a wide-ranging sonic odyssey which reflects ecologies of many kinds: environmental (ocean sounds, wildlife, atmospheres), religious (calls to prayer and ritual singing), radiophonic (data transmissions, Morse code, folkloric music) and beyond. The Flight is performed live and, like a traditional performance, adapts to the interests, affinities, and response of its audience.
posted by mykescipark at 7:24 PM on July 22, 2013 - 2 comments
We Think He Might Be a Boy: Raising a Transgender Child
You may recognize me from my many comments in trans-related MetaFilter threads as both the partner and the parent of transgendered people. I was recently asked to contribute an essay about my five-year-old son's gender history to Friends Journal, a national Quaker magazine. Here it is!
posted by not that girl at 6:28 PM on July 31, 2013 - 9 comments
You may recognize me from my many comments in trans-related MetaFilter threads as both the partner and the parent of transgendered people. I was recently asked to contribute an essay about my five-year-old son's gender history to Friends Journal, a national Quaker magazine. Here it is!
posted by not that girl at 6:28 PM on July 31, 2013 - 9 comments
Bean Plates - MetaFilter Over Thinking Food
You've been asking for it. And now, it's finally here. Bean Plates, the MetaFilter recipe blog, is ready to help you share and find recipes that are actually pretty good.
posted by theichibun at 3:16 PM on March 6, 2012 - 15 comments
You've been asking for it. And now, it's finally here. Bean Plates, the MetaFilter recipe blog, is ready to help you share and find recipes that are actually pretty good.
posted by theichibun at 3:16 PM on March 6, 2012 - 15 comments