Michael Chesnut
@michaelchesnut.bsky.social
Interested in Linguistic Landscape, Ethnography, Foriegn Language Teacher Identity, Academic Publishing, Walking as a Methodology, and lots more!
From Instagram and Paris and Berlin, it is PARLINBERIS CAFE, part of the cafe #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul and a new addition to my cafes-to-visit list!!!
September 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
From Instagram and Paris and Berlin, it is PARLINBERIS CAFE, part of the cafe #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul and a new addition to my cafes-to-visit list!!!
Gift Article.
Written in 2021, this article now reads differently, and maybe should be read again and followed up on given current discussions on AI development and regulation involving people mentioned here.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/t...
Written in 2021, this article now reads differently, and maybe should be read again and followed up on given current discussions on AI development and regulation involving people mentioned here.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/t...
Silicon Valley’s Safe Space (Gift Article)
Slate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future. Then it disappeared.
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Gift Article.
Written in 2021, this article now reads differently, and maybe should be read again and followed up on given current discussions on AI development and regulation involving people mentioned here.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/t...
Written in 2021, this article now reads differently, and maybe should be read again and followed up on given current discussions on AI development and regulation involving people mentioned here.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/t...
The videogame #LinguisticLandscape sometimes contains surprises!
September 19, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The videogame #LinguisticLandscape sometimes contains surprises!
'new
맥스파이시 고추장 버터
McSpicy Gochujang Butter'
Something spicy in the fast food #LinguisticLandscape of Korea, and I neat stylized Korean font here too!
맥스파이시 고추장 버터
McSpicy Gochujang Butter'
Something spicy in the fast food #LinguisticLandscape of Korea, and I neat stylized Korean font here too!
September 19, 2026 at 7:43 AM
'new
맥스파이시 고추장 버터
McSpicy Gochujang Butter'
Something spicy in the fast food #LinguisticLandscape of Korea, and I neat stylized Korean font here too!
맥스파이시 고추장 버터
McSpicy Gochujang Butter'
Something spicy in the fast food #LinguisticLandscape of Korea, and I neat stylized Korean font here too!
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
"She *lived* for her job.
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
Michelle
A tribute.
davebarry.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"She *lived* for her job.
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
NO PORK
A sign of a more diverse Korea here at a convenience store located on a university campus with many international students, perhaps? Part of the food #LinguisticLandscape!
A sign of a more diverse Korea here at a convenience store located on a university campus with many international students, perhaps? Part of the food #LinguisticLandscape!
September 19, 2026 at 4:11 AM
NO PORK
A sign of a more diverse Korea here at a convenience store located on a university campus with many international students, perhaps? Part of the food #LinguisticLandscape!
A sign of a more diverse Korea here at a convenience store located on a university campus with many international students, perhaps? Part of the food #LinguisticLandscape!
Against all odds, it appears Bluesky has the juice . . . .
Host Ken Jennings confessed to asking his writers to slip a reference to a beloved viral Jeopardy! joke into Friday's episode.
Jeopardy! hid a deep-cut Bluesky joke about "the slut gnomes of false Berlin" in today's episode
Jeopardy! hid a deep-cut Bluesky joke about "the slut gnomes of false Berlin" in today's episode
www.avclub.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Against all odds, it appears Bluesky has the juice . . . .
Gift Article.
“There’s something about the game that draws you in,” Mr. Taeger said. “Like, what is this crazy, huge thing? Like, why does it exist? And also, why is anyone trying to play it?”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
“There’s something about the game that draws you in,” Mr. Taeger said. “Like, what is this crazy, huge thing? Like, why does it exist? And also, why is anyone trying to play it?”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
Can Two Friends Complete a Game No One Has Ever Finished? (Gift Article)
The Campaign for North Africa, a staggeringly complicated World War II board game, has stymied players for decades. Now two guys in England are giving it a serious go.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Gift Article.
“There’s something about the game that draws you in,” Mr. Taeger said. “Like, what is this crazy, huge thing? Like, why does it exist? And also, why is anyone trying to play it?”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
“There’s something about the game that draws you in,” Mr. Taeger said. “Like, what is this crazy, huge thing? Like, why does it exist? And also, why is anyone trying to play it?”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
More important discussions being advertised in Korean and English on campus, adding more to the #LinguisticLandscape in Seoul! Interesting to see more posters like this on campus these days . . . .
September 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
More important discussions being advertised in Korean and English on campus, adding more to the #LinguisticLandscape in Seoul! Interesting to see more posters like this on campus these days . . . .
A matcha patbingsu (red bean shaved ice) chocolate bar, which is very close to a Kitkat, called Kicker adding some interesting new flavors and language to the treat #LinguisticLandscape of Korea! And maybe some retro styling here too with that 1979 reference?
September 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A matcha patbingsu (red bean shaved ice) chocolate bar, which is very close to a Kitkat, called Kicker adding some interesting new flavors and language to the treat #LinguisticLandscape of Korea! And maybe some retro styling here too with that 1979 reference?
For better or worse, Bluesky seems to have a bit of juice left in it, in terms of fostering a bit of a AI related discourse. Was not sure that was still possible. Also, really wonder how much just a few users who know how to really 'post' foster a successful social network. I should read more.
September 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
For better or worse, Bluesky seems to have a bit of juice left in it, in terms of fostering a bit of a AI related discourse. Was not sure that was still possible. Also, really wonder how much just a few users who know how to really 'post' foster a successful social network. I should read more.
"At the 'Teenieping' screening, a trailer depicting a person being killed, despite being cleared for all ages, reportedly left some children in tears, prompting some families to step outside the theater."
Yeah, this sounds pretty awful.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
Yeah, this sounds pretty awful.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
Murder scene before ‘Teenieping’ film? Ratings board steps up review of trailers for young audiences
After a violent movie trailer frightened children at a screening of "Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone" in Seoul last month, South Korea&apos
m.koreaherald.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"At the 'Teenieping' screening, a trailer depicting a person being killed, despite being cleared for all ages, reportedly left some children in tears, prompting some families to step outside the theater."
Yeah, this sounds pretty awful.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
Yeah, this sounds pretty awful.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
Not my area, but I really hope there are some language scholars studying the AI discourses on Bluesky because for better or worse it is interesting, and I think, accessible to researchers. Would read the heck out of that paper, or dare I say, those papers . . . .
September 16, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Not my area, but I really hope there are some language scholars studying the AI discourses on Bluesky because for better or worse it is interesting, and I think, accessible to researchers. Would read the heck out of that paper, or dare I say, those papers . . . .
Using this in class this week, a little.
Gift Article.
Very nice discussion and analysis of a poem here, done through some creative multimodal means. Might share this with students this semester.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Very nice discussion and analysis of a poem here, done through some creative multimodal means. Might share this with students this semester.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These 20 Words Are Worth a Thousand Pictures (Gift Article)
People-watchers, trainspotters and A.O. Scott agree: Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” is one of the shortest great poems in English.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Using this in class this week, a little.
Interesting banner recruiting student ambassadors on campus in Seoul in both Korean and English for this hangover tonic, part of the 'cool student' #LinguisticLandscape!
September 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Interesting banner recruiting student ambassadors on campus in Seoul in both Korean and English for this hangover tonic, part of the 'cool student' #LinguisticLandscape!
Interesting post, albeit from Anthropic, about variation in AI responses across different languages, something I can probably bring into my digital media class, with caveats, as part of a discussion on AI and different languages . . . .
www.anthropic.com/research/cla...
www.anthropic.com/research/cla...
How Claude's values vary by model and language
We analyzed 300,000 real conversations to measure the values Claude expresses across models and languages, compressed into four interpretable axes.
www.anthropic.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Interesting post, albeit from Anthropic, about variation in AI responses across different languages, something I can probably bring into my digital media class, with caveats, as part of a discussion on AI and different languages . . . .
www.anthropic.com/research/cla...
www.anthropic.com/research/cla...
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
Now this it a *lovely* story
September 15, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Now this it a *lovely* story
“This conference is a sham!” wrote one agent when it discovered that all the problems had been completed before it had a chance to submit any of its own work. “I am appalled to inform you that we have been swindled!” posted another.
Trained on my tweets?
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/14/1...
Trained on my tweets?
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/14/1...
AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues
Swarms of AI agents could supercharge scientific progress or wreak havoc. New research from Google DeepMind suggests that peer pressure could keep them in line.
www.technologyreview.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
“This conference is a sham!” wrote one agent when it discovered that all the problems had been completed before it had a chance to submit any of its own work. “I am appalled to inform you that we have been swindled!” posted another.
Trained on my tweets?
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/14/1...
Trained on my tweets?
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/14/1...
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
thinking about this tweet again, and the fact that it's got such a hold on me that I genuinely think about it whenever I write a feature because I don't want to do "the hot dog thing"
September 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
thinking about this tweet again, and the fact that it's got such a hold on me that I genuinely think about it whenever I write a feature because I don't want to do "the hot dog thing"
Interesting thread on attitudes, experiences, and discourses of AI, and this is something I would like to read a lot more about, especially general understandings of who benefits and who can find work through AI.
You can find examples of a few people finding such work on here, interestingly . . .
You can find examples of a few people finding such work on here, interestingly . . .
Prior tech booms, even the NFT Moment, did seem to have more of a collective sense that an opportunistic normal person could cash in on them (and some did).
Now, it *feels* like only the employees of a very small number of companies and their investors are actually *profiting* from the AI boom.
Now, it *feels* like only the employees of a very small number of companies and their investors are actually *profiting* from the AI boom.
September 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Interesting thread on attitudes, experiences, and discourses of AI, and this is something I would like to read a lot more about, especially general understandings of who benefits and who can find work through AI.
You can find examples of a few people finding such work on here, interestingly . . .
You can find examples of a few people finding such work on here, interestingly . . .
"The onggi kind of feel like the people of Haebangchon," Mack said. "Some of them are big, some of them are small, some are a little misshapen, some are different colors. But they all belong here, just like we all belong here."
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
Community responds after Haebangchon onggi removal
Days after the removal of Haebangchon's decades-old rows of onggi drew an outpouring of sadness from residents and visitors alike, the state agency managin
m.koreaherald.com
September 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"The onggi kind of feel like the people of Haebangchon," Mack said. "Some of them are big, some of them are small, some are a little misshapen, some are different colors. But they all belong here, just like we all belong here."
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1087...
A rare bit of monolingual Japanese signage in the university campus #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul, with this message welcoming visitors from a Japanese university, I believe!
September 14, 2026 at 7:17 AM
A rare bit of monolingual Japanese signage in the university campus #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul, with this message welcoming visitors from a Japanese university, I believe!
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
First time I've seen this one: Electronic noticeboard for the new light rail line in Jerusalem (L3) offers an estimate of about seven minutes for arrival of the train after next. If you're going to guesstimate, why bother posting a schedule at all?
#LRT #LinguisticLandscape
#LRT #LinguisticLandscape
September 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
First time I've seen this one: Electronic noticeboard for the new light rail line in Jerusalem (L3) offers an estimate of about seven minutes for arrival of the train after next. If you're going to guesstimate, why bother posting a schedule at all?
#LRT #LinguisticLandscape
#LRT #LinguisticLandscape
Good thread here on McDonald's breakfast, quite perfect for my interest in how McDonald's is changed to adapt to different tastes and needs, plus a bit of the McDonald's #LinguisticLandscape too!
Folks…we are going to try the halal McDonald’s breakfast
September 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Good thread here on McDonald's breakfast, quite perfect for my interest in how McDonald's is changed to adapt to different tastes and needs, plus a bit of the McDonald's #LinguisticLandscape too!
Reposted by Michael Chesnut
