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Population density heatmap of Belgium.
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since today is punctuation day, i figured i'd talk with you about my favorite punctuation that is sadly not in unicode
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(my apologies if these crop weird)
these six marks were invented by french writer hervé bazin in his essay plumons l'oiseau (or 'let's pluck the bird')
while the essay also had aim to switch the french language to a more phonetic writing system, it also gave us six new punctuation marks!
from left to right and top to bottom these are, the acclamation point, the authority mark, the conviction point, the doubt point, the irony mark, and the love point. so let's go over what these all were supposed to convey! (or at least what i expect they were supposed to)
the acclamation point was meant for praise, goodwill, and enthusiasm (ie "Well done [acclamation point]")
the authority mark was meant to be used in situations where the exclamation was serious and involved a degree of command or urgency (ie "Get in my office right now [authority mark]") i think this— along with the love point and irony mark— shows how a lot of these punctuation marks were a bit like early examples of tone tags, i'll get into it more later
the certitude point was used to show sureness in a fact. (ie "It's absolutely positively true [certitude point]") i think this might be the most useless of the bunch but whatever. i digress.
the doubt point is kind of the opposite of the certitude point, used when you aren't sure of something (ie "It should be done tomorrow [doubt point]") also it should be noted that the example used above is not the only way you'll see the doubt point, some also have it looking like this
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the idea of irony marks has been widely suggested, for example the poet/art critic/song writer (i think, this guy's only wiki page is in french and i am guessing a bit on the word 'chansonnier') alcanter de brahm suggested an irony mark that resembled a backwards question mark (not to be confused with the percontation point which indicated a rhetorical question) and belgian inventor (among other things) marcellin jobard suggested a point that looked like an upwards arrow (this △ on top of this |, i can't paste it)
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^ de brahm's mark
all that to say, bazin's mark was based off of the greek letter psi (Ψ) which some of you may recognize if you are familiar with the greek language or comics that shall not be named. it's used in situations of irony (ie saying "Wow, that sure was brilliant [irony mark]" if someone did something stupid)
and our last point is the love point, known for being so adorable, and indicating love or affection after a sentence (ie "Thanks a lot bud [love point]")
now we can obviously see that some of these are very similar to tone tags! the love point could be like a /pos, the irony mark is kinda like a /sarc, the authority mark could be like a /srs . i just thought it was interesting i guess. i don't have a point (heh) here exactly except that i guess people might actually need these punctuation marks ? so unicode? give me the love point or give me death
anyways so that's some fun niche history for y'all! hope you enjoyed
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scuderia-hamilton · 8 months
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today would’ve been Dilano van ‘t Hoff’s birthday. he would’ve turned 19 today. but he lost his life at Spa, at a track that is not just dangerous when it’s wet, it’s deadly. a track that claimed lives before. this weekend we’ll be racing at Spa and we’re most definitely looking at a wet weekend. we’ll most likely have two memorials before the race, when we should have none. and the fia still does nothing to ensure drivers’ safety. making it a sprint weekend as well with the new tyre regulations too, just proves that, for them, spectacle is above anything else. racing is dangerous, but it shouldn’t cost the lives of people following their dreams. going back to that track, where people lost friends at, passing those corners must be haunting and requires enormous mental strength. i just hope that all drivers will have a safe race and nothing bad will happen to any of them. this should not be a thing. as fans of this sport, we should look forward to race weekends with excitement and not with anxiety, genuinely fearing for people’s lives. i’ve seen many posts saying that they’re so nervous because of this. and i totally agree. that is unacceptable, especially in a sport that is regarded as “the pinnacle of motorsport”. safety should be above all else. we need to do better.
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lil-shiro · 8 months
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via f1 ig stories
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yesloulou · 8 months
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Podium | Belgian GP 2023
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wyrddogs · 1 year
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Introducing Zaku! He is an eight-week-old workingline Belgian tervuren, he was born on Valentine’s Day, and I’ve been actively waiting on him since 2020. He is @fayeandknight‘s Forte’s half-brother!
His breeder described him as bubbly, happy, sweet, and handler-oriented. She also described him as a “flying puppy” because of his habit of launching himself into her arms when she was picking up a different littermate.
Zaku handled hoteling and a ten-hour car trip like a complete champ. When we got home he had a bit of time to process everything and had a very impressive intermittent eight-hour tantrum. Very understandable, he’d just been through a lot and he is very small and his feelings are very big. Once he’s settled into his new routine he’ll feel better.
He met Kermit and most of the roommate’s dogs last night. Within five minutes, Kermit was play bowing and they had a fun little romp.
Looking forward to having adventures with this little guy!
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leclercsbf · 8 months
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Hungarian GP 2023 / Belgian GP 2023
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itwoodbeprefect · 2 months
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i would like to give you the gift of sharing this video i found of an old man parking his car. it's only 1 minute and 56 seconds, and it's the story of an incredibly humble genius among men
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skitskatdacat63 · 8 months
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2023 Belgian Grand Prix - Sprint - Fernando Alonso
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Lewis, post sprint race interviews - SPA 2023
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grbambi63 · 8 months
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No wonder he was getting soaked, he’s too tall to fit under Lando’s umbrella😭💙
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fayeandknight · 2 months
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Went to look at, as in literally just drive by, another house today.
I was pretty charmed tbh. It's near a lake and the neighborhood is clearly built around it, but not in a vacation home way.
The yard of the house I'm interested in was overgrown so I couldn't really see the backyard from my car. But once cleaned up it seems like it'd have a nice view of the lake, which is really cool. Also the house is up a decent hill so flooding shouldn't be a concern. The other houses I saw looked cared for, gardens and intentionally left wild but maintained patches among mowed lawns.
On my way back, about 10 minutes from the house, I passed a shopping complex with a Tractor Supply store so I stopped in. I brought Forte in an off duty capacity. Literally every employee greeted me kindly and had a compliment for Forte.
At one point an employee asked if he could give Forte a treat, milkbone, so I said yes. He told Forte to sit and Forte just looked at me so I gave him the sit cue and he sat. Then the guy offered the treat to Forte and he once again just looked at me until I told him he could have it. As Forte was taking the treat another employee came up behind the guy and Forte dropped the treat.
The guy, playfully, scolded his coworker for scaring the dog and I explained that actually Forte is just more interested in saying hi. This lady wasted no time pushing her past her coworker to make herself available to Forte. I warned her he's a licker and she knelt down and opened her arms. I gave Forte the go ahead and they became instant best friends with Forte kissing her and pressing himself into her while she pet him and told him how sweet he was.
If I were someone else he would have made for an excellent therapy dog because he loves to be physically affectionate with people.
Anyway I'm glad I took the extra two hours out of my day to check this house out. Obviously this doesn't tell me everything about this place (house/community). But it does tell me I want to further investigate.
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iguessricciardo · 8 months
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“ …i felt like last week.. it all went pretty well… everything felt good. the crew and the engineer pierre, that was all positive. i think not only for me but for the team as well. it was a last minute change so everyone needs to adapt, not just me. and i think everyone handled it so well”
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xiaq · 2 years
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Please know that Deacon only signs 12 books at a time, with pet safe ink, for a treat after each book, and a cuddle after each dozen. He’s a Union Dog.
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yourdailyqueer · 11 months
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Olivier Minne
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Gay
DOB: 18 March 1967
Ethnicity: White - Belgian, French
Occupation: Presenter, actor, producer, reality star
Note: French commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest from 1995 to 1997
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hvenart · 1 year
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While I personally don’t like hand-held camera work in shows, I think it works really well in the eighth sense. I can see the vision. It gives it a more raw and more earnest portrayal which fits really well with the tone of the story.
There are extreme close ups which makes the scene more intense and filled with more tension and emotion (shower scene/kiss scene)
I’ve noticed they let things stay out of focus a lot of time and sometimes only show one person while two people are talking to each other. Interesting choice.
I also love how it’s a show don’t tell kinda series. It doesn’t think the audience is stupid and it lets you yourself fill in the blanks:
They don’t say that Jae Won remembers the kiss but it’s clear.
They don’t let you know immediately whether Ji hyun is meeting up with Ae ri or with Jae Won in ep 3. It isn’t even clear if Jae Won and Ji hyun intentionally met until later in the scene.
Ji hyun is not from the city and you can tell by the way he didn’t realise the implications of asking someone to eat ramen together.
Ae ri tells Ji hyun that she knew that their was something between him and Jae Won during the surfing trip and I think you can tell by the photos she took were some of them were purely focusing on the two.
Personally it feels a little reminiscent to European queer shows. It reminds me of shows like Skam, young royals and wtFOCK. From the shaky camera work to the more melancholy and quieter feel of the show. It isn’t this bright, quick and cartoon-ish show, it’s a show that lets the characters breath and take their time to do stuff and has interesting camera shots (the first therapy session) that set the tone of the show beautifully.
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