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I’ve been thinking these days about ableist language, and have been trying to excise it from my writing.
I’d long ago eliminated words like “crazy” and “insane”, and words that describe someone's physical appearance in a pejorative way. More recently, I’ve been addressing words like “stupid” and “moron” (HT @meganL).
What I’ve learned is that changing isn’t really that hard to do once I’m aware of which words are hurtful to other groups of people. And over time I’ve built up a simple list, roughly grouped, to remind me of better alternatives. What other words do folks here favour?
• ill-judged, ill-conceived, ill-considered, shambolic, chaotic, haphazard, careless, feckless
• shallow, unserious, frivolous, simplistic, uninformed, callow
• dishonest , disingenuous, deceitful, duplicitous
• hateful, mean-spirited, selfish, thoughtless, petty
• parasitic, anti-social, selfish
• malicious, vicious, cruel, vindictive, dangerous
• toxic, venomous, poisonous
Zuck#: A programming language for connecting the world. And harvesting it
https://jayzalowitz.github.io/zucksharp/
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Elo – A data expression language which compiles to JavaScript, Ruby, and SQL
The Oxford English Dictionary has welcomed 11 new Japanese words. Not all of them are obvious picks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01/09/language/japanese-dictionary-oxford/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #dictionary #nihongo #vocabulary
Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
The two major dialect groups in modern Norwegian construct the genitive differently.
The two major dialect groups in modern Norwegian construct the genitive differently.
Logos Language Guide: Compile English to Rust
https://logicaffeine.com/guide
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Scaling Latent Reasoning via Looped Language Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25741
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Recursive Language Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24601
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@cstross also Google your main characters names, just to make sure you haven't accidentally written a novel whose main character's name is the same as the Croatian word for vagina... Or similar... Unless of course that was the aim... On which case go for it...
@quixoticgeek @cstross
I collect fictional characters with mangled Scandy names. It's a truly proud tradition, including Jules Verne's magisterial and ridiculous ARNE SAKNUSSEMM. ❤️
Jank Lang Hit Alpha
https://github.com/jank-lang/jank
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Trying to keep a fitness resolution this year? In Japan, it turns out how we talk about our goals — and who we share them with — can help. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/01/02/language/japanese-new-years-resolutions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #newyears #oshogatsu
