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This is from a visit to my parents in Pennsylvania in May. I had a difficult trip with delayed and cancelled flights and a mad dash from one end of the Charlotte airport to the other to try and catch a plane. I was stressed and starving by the time I landed. Seeing this mural was just a tiny bit cheering in a moment when I really needed it.

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Погода - от погожий, изначально о ясной, не ненастной погоде.

То же самое и с англ. WEATHER, изначально ВЁДРО - ясная погода.

ВЁДРО

ВЁДРО (арх. и диал. рус.), ведро (укр.), ве̏дар (сербохорв.), wiodro (пол.), wjedro, wjadro (лужиц.), védǝr (словен.), ведръ (болг., ц.-сл.) - ясная погода; прил. ясный, бодрый, весёлый, жизнерадостный;
N.B. в слове погода также заложен положит. смысл: погожий, распогодилось, - в отличие от непогоды, ненастья;
Ср. БОДРЫЙ (рус.), ба̏дар (сербохорв.), бдъръ, бъждрь (ц.-сл.) - бойкий, живой; по Фасмеру, для бодрый в корне гл. бдеть; См. бадняк.

Ср. VETRO [ВЕТРО] (ит.), vitrum [витрум] (лат.), vitru [витру] (сицил.), vidre [видре] (арагон., каталан.), vidrio [видрио] (исп.), vidro [видро] (галис., португ.), gweder [гведер] (корнск.), gwer [гвер] (бретон.) - стекло; отсюда витрина (и семантика "ясности", "прозрачности");
Возможно, корневые: VEDERE [ВЕДЭРЭ] (ит., лат.), видеть (рус.).

См. ВИД, ВИДЕТЬ, ВЕДАТЬ; ФОТО; WHITE, ЦВЕТ, СВЕТ
https://new-etymology.livejournal.com/535120.html

Ср. далее:
WEATHER [уэθе(р), везе(р)] (англ.), WEDER (нидерл., арх. англ.), wedar, wetar (арх. нем.), Wetter [вэттер] (нем.), veðr (арх. исл.) - погода; арх. воздух, небо; ветер, буря (здесь уже все оттенки погоды, как ясной, так и ненастной);
ветер, р.п. ве́тра (рус.), вiтер (укр.), вѣтръ (ц.-сл.), вя́тър (болг.), вjе̏тар (сербохорв.), vȇter (словен.), vítr (чеш.), vietor (слвц.), wiatr (пол.) - ветер (водух в движении);
viento [вьенто] (исп.), ventus [вентус] (лат.), vento [венто] (ит.), wind [винд] (англ.), Wind [винд] (нем. и общегерм.), vindr (арх. сканд.) - ветер.
См. веять.

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loganberrybunny

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344/365: Bird mural, Worcester
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Thanks in part to the icy weather of late meaning two people didn't feel able to risk the journey to Worcester, there were only five of us at the My Little Pony fan meetup today. It was still a very nice few hours, though, as it nearly always is. The mural I've posted here was awkward to photograph, since the road it's facing (Cherry Tree Walk) is rather narrow. I had to use the wide-angle setting on my phone, which is why the quality is a bit lower than sometimes. This striking piece is by Curtis Hylton, and was painted in 2021.

Current Mood: happy

alisx

On the plus side, enjoying the relatively mild, mid-twenties temperature today after the heatwave.

On the minus side, can really smell the bushfires, even though they’re still quite far away . . .

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common_nature

I took some pictures yesterday but didn't have time to upload and post them until today. The night before, a windstorm blew down the contorta willow sapling that used to stand between the house yard and the south lot, near the big maple tree.

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Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith

Current Mood: accomplished

neatorama_feed

Posted by John Farrier

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/10/Childbirth-Model-Coffee-Table/

Yes, the base of this table is exactly what you think it is. Papaya Studios is an antique store and design studio in Thailand. In fact, it's the largest antique store in that nation. The size allows for a variety of unusual items, such as this coffee table that is definitely a conversation piece for your next home gathering.

The base is a modified childbirth model made by Clay Adams, a now-defunct American company that manufactured medical education models and charts. Your guests will likely respond to it with the same expression as that of the emerging baby model.

-via Ugly Design

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/10/Childbirth-Model-Coffee-Table/

chasovschik

По ссылке от Камышового Кота прочел главу из Ганнушкина про конституционально глупых людей. Каким-то образом я до сих пор не удосужился познакомиться с этим трудом, непростительный пробел в образовании. Конкретно эта глава - захватывающее чтение, полное радости узнавания: подавляющее большинство моих знакомых, как интернетных, так и в реале, друзья, коллеги, родственники, и особенно я сам, все там описаны с пугающей точностью. По Джерому. Хотя про меня не все правда; учился-то я хорошо, но вот "держать себя в обществе" и говорить о погоде никогда толком не умел. Наверно, я в следующей группе, которая про врожденную отсталость. Работать "без больших недоразумений", впрочем, получается.

Там еще есть про то, что "конституционально ограниченные психопаты — всегда консерваторы; из естественного чувства самозащиты они держатся за старое, к которому привыкли и к которому приспособились, и боятся всего нового". При виде знакомого слова меня было понесло в привычные размышления о том, кто тут на самом деле приспособился, а кто Разрушает Институты, но я усилием воли задавил это в зародыше.

Пойду читать все остальное, наверняка еще много интересного узнаю.

ccpro

камин это хорошо
а каминаут не очень

x-posted from livejournal.com.

Current Mood: ппп

nnozomi posting in

guardian_learning

第五年快乐！时间如箭。I plan to keep on as we are for the moment, but in keeping with the anniversary, if you have any questions or ideas or requests or suggestions, please don't hesitate (today or any day) to comment and/or post. 爱你们！

部首
心 part 13
息, breath; 恰, exactly; 恶, evil ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=61

语法
2.16 (part 1) Tag questions with 好吗/行吗/可以吗
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-2-grammar

词汇
抄, to copy; 抄写, to transcribe (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/

Guardian:
你到最后也没有害我，恰恰相反, but you've never harmed me, just the opposite
茜茜，带我回家，好吗, Qianqian, take me home, okay?
抄近路, follow the shortcut

Me:
你来得恰好。
安静点，行吗？
他的工作就是抄写佛教经典。

icanhascheezburger_feed

Posted by Laurent Shinar

https://cheezburger.com/43872005/21-hissterical-cat-pictures-that-only-a-pawrent-could-catch

Cats are some of the most secretive creatures on the planet. So much so that there are several conspiracy theories that have been made up surrounding their control of the world, amongst other things. But today we are getting to take a deep dive into the truth behind the secret lives of cats thanks to their pawrents, who cannot help but document every single second of their sweet whiskered lives.

For it is well known that a cat pawrent dedicates at least 80 percent of their phone storage to pictures of their cat and so amongst all those many thousands of photos there will be some never before seen cat behavior that will undoubtedly flip some lids, while also putting some of those world controlling conspiracies to rest. Because while cats might like to keep themselves to themselves, they are also just a few thousand brain cells short of a global conspiracy-worthy mind. So if you want to know the truth of what happens behind closed feline doors, then get yourself to scrolling.

https://cheezburger.com/43872005/21-hissterical-cat-pictures-that-only-a-pawrent-could-catch

used_songs

Before New Year's, E and I went to the HEB at Lincoln Heights which is fancier than a regular HEB, but not as fancy as Central Market. I was looking at cheeses while E was in the bakery and the cheesemonger gave me a coupon for 20% off any of their cheeses in that section. So I went with one I knew I'd like and two that were experiments.

The one I thought was a sure bet was the Chimichurri Gouda because I love gouda. I was hoping it would be a bit spicy, but despite tasting of pepper and chilies it was more earthy than spicy. It was also sharper than I expected, but it was good.

My favorite was the white cheddar dill which was a surprise. I love dill, but I'm not a fan of cheddar at all. It's generally way too sharp for me. This one was very herbal and salty and just delicious.

My least favorite, and the one I wouldn't have bought if I hadn't had a coupon, was the smoked cheddar. I took a chance on it because I do like smoked gouda and smokiness in general. However, this was very hard, almost crumbly, and it was way too sharp for me, I'll probably take it to my parents and see if they want it, because I tried it again a couple of days after the first taste and I just don't like it. And honestly I didn't even realize cheddar came in that consistency.

The only other cheese I've put in my analog cheese journal is HEB Monterey jack with jalapeño and habanero which is something I have with my lunch every day during the week. So, obviously, extremely good!

This week we are having enchiladas, so I will be journaling about oaxaca and queso fresca, both of which are delicious. One of the best things in the world is thinly sliced pan sauteed potatoes topped with mole poblano sauce and queso fresca.

lil_1337

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Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Home
Current Music: None

athaia

Work started on Jan 5th, so there isn't much to report - my alarm goes of at half past six in the morning, I come home around eight in the evening, and ideally, I need eight hours of sleep, so there isn't much "life" going on between the "sleep-eat-work-eat-sleep" cycle. I'm headed for a migraine if I catch less than six hours of sleep, and conversely, insomnia is an early warning sign for an incoming storm. I couldn't sleep in the night from Wednesday to Thursday, had a headache on Thursday (still went to work) and got such a blasting migraine that I had to call in sick on Friday. Still had it today, but it went away in the afternoon. I was all out of pain medication (because I like to pretend that every migraine was the last one, really!), so I could test my pain tolerance. As I told my dentist once, it's all a matter of training.

Despite everything, I managed to finish editing The Enemy today, so it's ready for uploading on AO3. I have six chapters up, and it has a whopping 54 views and all of 6 kudos. And the only commenter is my beta reader, bless her! I try to not take it personally. It's a niche fandom, I'm far into a canon-divergent series that has moved away from the tv show, it's Gen (though this story really isn't), etc etc bla blah. It still hurts when nobody else loves your baby the way you love it LOL. Anyway, I'm already working on the next story. Once I'm done with this series, I'll move on to original stuff. At least I'll know I only have myself to blame when nobody wants to read that.

The shawl I'm knitting is about a third of the length it needs to be, so I'll probably done with it when winter is over. It doesn't really matter, because I knit mainly to relax; the shawl or hat or whatever is just a nice side effect.

Current Mood: tired

conuly posting in

agonyaunt

Dear Care and Feeding,

My ex came from serious money, and our 12-year-old daughter is her parents’ only grandchild. My daughter gets what she wants the moment she voices it; her grandparents claim it is their duty to spoil her. My daughter is very grounded and knows that most people can’t afford everything her family can, but that doesn’t change the fact that her experiences have been very privileged.

My partner’s kids haven’t been so lucky. He provides a good life, but the vacations he can take them on are to the local lake, not Europe. The problem is that my daughter can’t talk about her life without the other kids getting jealous and accusing her of bragging. She can’t say that her favorite city is Paris or identify a castle on TV without them taking offense and ganging up on her. This situation has started to heat up because my daughter has recently been hanging out with a pair of twins who have moved into our neighborhood. Their dad has left military service, but in their lives as military brats, they’ve lived everywhere in the world. They are joined at the hip with my daughter, and my partner hates the fact that his 13-year-old daughter, “Melinda,” doesn’t get automatically included.

Alas, Melinda is in her mean girl phase. Everything and everyone is stupid and sucks. She routinely picks on her younger brother. There are problems with both her behavior in school and in the after-school activities she is enrolled in. She was asked to leave her sports team for bullying another member to the point where it got physical. My daughter avoids Melinda when she can, and I have to mediate every moment we are together as a family.

My partner does not “see” Melinda’s behavior until another adult points it out. He and I do not live together, and his blindness to his daughter’s flaws is one reason for this, even though I love him. Another reason is that Melinda is hard enough to be around on a good weekend, let alone every day. I have tried to stay in my own lane and let my partner parent his kids his own way, but he keeps pushing that Melinda is being “excluded” by my daughter and her friends. They are in different grades and have very different interests.

Between his kids giving mine a hard time every time she opens her mouth, and all this, things are getting tense. Recently, he commented on how excited my daughter was for the holidays because her dad was taking her skiing and had told her that maybe the twins could come too. My partner insinuated that this enthusiasm was somehow malevolent. I responded by reminding him that both of his kids have been talking nonstop about seeing their grandparents and cousins over the holidays. He said it wasn’t even close to the same and that his kids have never even seen snow. I don’t know how to resolve this. Considering the ages of our kids, and the fact that they’re not even living in the same household, their just being civil toward each other should be enough, but civility is hard to come by, and Melinda is the agitator most of the time. How do I get through to my partner and protect my daughter?

—Mean Melinda

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agonyaunt

Dear Prudence,

I just got married, and while the day was beautiful, my family left me feeling heartbroken. I have a strained relationship with my younger sister. She left her diabetic cat with our parents, and when they had to suddenly leave town, I stepped in to care for it for two weeks.

At our wedding after-party, my husband gently suggested she thank me. Instead, she stormed off, blocked me on social media, and refused to see me for the rest of the trip. When I turned to my parents for support, they sided with her, saying she spent her own time and money to attend the wedding and telling me to “drop the drama” and “be an adult.” I’m left feeling dismissed and deeply hurt, wondering how to move forward from this.

—Bride Without a Break

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dewline

It was with a job-search-support service specializing in helping neurodivergent job-seekers. I plan to keep in touch with them through my upcoming contract, because said contract is going to end when March does. So, planning has to be for at least the medium term.

Current Mood: busy
Current Music: Under the Influence on CBC Radio

new_etymology

Начался новый учебный год. Дети пошли опять в школу. Но ни учителя, ни ученики понятия не имеют, почему ШКОЛА называется ШКОЛОЙ. Международное слово, больше этого знать не нужно.

Без шуток, в словарях "индо-европеистской" школы максимум находим привязку к гипотетическим корневым словам со значениями "досуг, свободные часы" [1], 'spare time, leisure, rest ease, idleness' [2].

"Отдыхали" люди в школах, согласно филологам от СИЯ. Бездельничали. Но потом за ум взялись. Вот, словари "прото-языков" составили. На которых сумели одну лишь басню написать [3], ну да это уж мелочи.

Давайте, однако, разбираться, "досуг" ли "зашит" в названии ШКОЛА.

Н.П.Богданов-Бельский, воскресная школа, XIX век

Школа - место, где собирались, чтобы слушать, запоминать, читать молитвы, петь псалмы, учиться читать и писать, а также обучали послушанию Богу. Не случайно ученик в православных мужских монастырях до сих пор называется послушник.

Осмелюсь предположить, что не могут быть "случайными" созвучиями следующие семантические пары:

schola [скола] (лат.), scuola [скуола] (ит.), school [скул] (англ.), Schule [шуле] (нем.), σχολή [scholí, схоли] (гр.), школа (общесл.)
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ausculto [аускулто] (лат.), ascoltare [аскольтаре] (ит.) - слушать.

escuela [эскуэла] (исп.), escola [эскола] (порт.) - школа
<–>
escuсhar [эскучар] (исп.), escutar [эскутар] (порт.) - слушать.

ecole [эколь] (фр.) - школа
<–>
ecouter [экуте] (фр.) - слушать.

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new_etymology

Боя́н имя собств., древний певец в "Слове о полку Игореве". По Фасмеру, "наиболее очевидным является сближение с бой [?!?] Менее удачно возведение к тюрк.: казах., алт. Bajan, чув. pojan, монг. bajan "богатый" [?!] https://classes.ru/all-russian/russian-dictionary-Vasmer-term-1154.htm

Фасмер знает о существовании таких слов как баять, баить (рус.) - рассказывать, сказывать; байка, байки (рус.) - сказки; ба́яти (укр.) - рассказывать; баю, баяти (ц.-сл.) - рассказывать, заговаривать, лечить; ба́я (болг.) - колдую; ба̏jати (сербохорв., по Фасмеру) - колдовать; bájati (словен.) - говорить, заклинать; bájiti (чеш.), bajać (пол.) - говорить, болтать - но почему-то Бояна c ними не соединяет.

Аналогично, британские этимологи не могут не знать про общеславянское петь, пою, поёт, песня, певец - но для poet [поуэт] (англ.), poeta [поэ́та] (ит.), поэта; и poesia [поэзи́я] (ит.), поэзии - выводят связь с непонятно как фонетически связанным гипотетическим "пра-Индо-Европейским" глаголом *kwei- ("складывать, строить"): http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=poet

Если "спецы" от индо-германистского СИЯ не видят даже элементарного, то что уж говорить про связь баяна и поэта с:

fate [фэйт] (англ.), fato (ит.), fatum, fata (лат.) – судьба, предсказание судьбы;
N.B. Индо-германисты придумали гипотетический "пра-И.Е." *bhā- "говорить", и накидали к нему кучку слов (разумеется, исключительно индо-европеистстких), по собственному усмотрению: https://www.etymonline.com/word/*bha- , включив, в частности, и phēmē (греч.) – пророчество, акт предсказания - которое из совсем другого поля - См. deem и дума: https://new-etymology.livejournal.com/110670.html
Включили славянск. bajati, баять - но отрезали от него прямых родственников из массы других языков (в том числе классифицированных ими же как "И.Е."), в том числе петь, поэт и т.д., прописав для них в 19 веке другие гипотетические "пра-И.Е." корни.

pajata(ma) [пайята(ма)] (эст.) – рассказывать, повествовать, поведать, сказывать; paota(ma) [паота(ма)] (эст.) – приоткрывать; говорить, молвить, сказать, обмолвиться;
pajata, pajattaa [пайята, пайяттаа] (водск.) - говорить (напр., Müü pajatõmmõ vad'd'assi - Мы говорим по-водски);
pajattua [пайяттуа] (карел.), pajata(da) [паята(да)] (вепс.), pajatta(da)[пайятта(да)] (людик.) - петь, распевать (напр., псалмы);
pajot [пайот] (карел.) - песни (напр., Hyvä elos, hyvät i pajot - Жизнь хороша, и песни хороши; Lyhyön pajo täh voibi olda hyvä - И короткая песня бывает хорошей);
pajattaa [пайяттаа] (фин.) – говорить скороговоркой;
patter [пэтта] (англ.) - скороговорка, говорить скороговоркой;
бӧтьыра(ны) (удм.) - лепетать, говорить, трындеть, кричать (о птицах);
баит(ны) (коми-перм.) - говорить;
baid х̀an (вахан.) - петь;
баяндау (каз.) - рассказывать, излагать;
bayat, bayati, bait [байят, байяти, байт] (тюрк.) - одна из самых распространенных форм народной поэмы, песни;
βοά [боа] (арх. гр.) - голос, звуки, пение; вещее слово, прорицание; слово, речь;
обаятели - те, кто обладали колдовской силой, чародеи, волшебники; в Ветхом Завете как и всё языческое демонизированы, упоминаются в перечислении всякой вредной для человека нечисти (вещатели, вызыватели умерших и пр.); обаяние (соврем.) - свойство, о котором поэты говорят как о прекрасной черте у человека.

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vak

Один крутой чувак сбацал "жёсткий диск" для XT-шки с родным интерфейсом ST506, на микроконтроллере RP2040. Девайс превращает любую SD карточку в 20-мегабайтный носитель с правильной геометрией. Вот такой прототип:

Исходники: github.com/kuba2k2/pico506

Подробная статья: "Emulating a 1987 proprietary RLL hard drive - Toshiba T1200". Результат:

Это я к чему. Для XT-шки существуют древние юниксы: Venix, Xenix86, PC/IX, Coherent, Minix. Но все они работают с диском напрямую через родной дисковый контроллер. Не используют биос, поэтому современные заместители типа XT-IDE для них не годятся. До сих пор попытки установить эти юниксы кончались ничем. XT-шный дисковый контроллер у меня имеется, но диска-то нету. Заржавели все механические диски за сорок лет.

Имея же такой диск pico506, можно смело устанавливать древние юниксы и с ними играться. Надо только спаять себе экземпляр.

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sixbeforelunch in threeforthememories - three moments
new_etymology - ВЁДРО, УТРО и ВЕДРÓ
loganberrybunny - A small ponymeet
alisx - Sunday @ 10:14 am
ysabetwordsmith in common_nature - Photos: Contorta Willow
ysabetwordsmith - Photos: Contorta Willow
neatorama_feed - Childbirth Model Coffee Table
chasovschik - Клиника Малой Психиатрии
ccpro - сиюминутное хвилосовское
nnozomi in guardian_learning - 第五年第一天
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