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Cake day: October 11th, 2024

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  • Listening to an audiobook of Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (probably the 5th time since I first got it). Perfect for escaping reality when doing something boring. The universe Asimov built is very immersive and his sequel books to the Foundation trilogy also tie into some of his other serialised stories. He was a true master of Science Fiction and his work should always remain relevant, as it doesn’t show its age after more than half a century already from when it was first written (excepting all the smoking depicted) :D






  • You’re gonna make me explain the joke huh…

    The thorn symbol was used as a letter in medieval English. The sound produced when read aloud was “th” as in “thus” (corresponding to the greek letter δ). To the best of my knowledge, it did not produce the sound “th” as in “think” (corresponding to the greek letter θ).

    The word youth is pronounced youθ not youδ