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: Terrence Tao—the above average mathematician—notices we have individual friendships and mega corporations and huge groups. Small groups, the kind you …
: The Magi give Jesus their θησαυρούς—treasures. The obvious etymological grandpa of “thesaurus,” but also the etymological forebear of “treasure” as …
: Today I learned from an amusement park worker about Giraffes: no horns, but ossicones which or cone shaped extensions of their skulls. And FIVE of …
: Read Matt 1:5 — I’m wondering if I need to reread the book of Ruth with the question, “How did the fact that Boaz was raised by the Gentile, Rahab, …
: Had an interesting convo with an art history student researching Cambodian art and French colonialism. He said that in Khmer (language spoken in …
: Alas, while I did finish my PhD in 2025, I fell short of my goal of reading 12 books. Total came in at 10. Oh well. I take some consolation in that at …
: From A Classic Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: ia902905.us.archive.org/22/items/…
: Lots of good lines. greensdictofslang.com/entry/dce…
: Loving this opening sentence: “Dear Delegates, I wish to apologize in advance because I am obliged to refer to my lexicon and myself in this …
: Grokipedia and Wikipedia Found my way for the first time onto Grokipedia—an LLM aping Wikipedia with longish organized entries on all sorts of topics. Comparing the entries on …
: Working on an argument that αἰών doesn’t mean “world”—ever. That’s clear enough in classical Greek, Byzantine Greek, and modern Greek. I’m wanting to …