Does anyone need a 🟦sky code? I have 3 of them.

It's been a sad weekend around the world. But on this #IndigenousPeoplesDay in the US, please consider taking a small step to recognize the holiday. Brighten someone's day (& maybe your own too!) by supporting K-2 education in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi #Linguistics
donorschoose.org/project/lelo-h…

If anyone on #LingTwitter needs a 🟦🌤️ invite code, lemme know, I have 2.

Hey phoneticians: Does there exist in the world a digital version of Laver 1980 ('The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality')?

In the same week that this report about the research & mentoring being done by our colleague Jonah Katz came out, WVU Mountaineers has decided to fire all of the professors in his department. This situation is not just ironic, it's a shortsighted disgrace.
wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/0…

Going to ICML? Keoni @mahelona and I are organising a workshop on Indigenous AI, to touch on four themes:
[1] Large Models, Small Communities
[2] Indigenous Data
[3] The State of the Art in Indigenous AI
[4] AI as a Tool to Empower Indigenous Communities
icml.cc/virtual/2023/a…

I tried to use ChatGPT to generate the 100 word summary that the LSA requests based on the 500-word abstract and whew, what a fail (x6 iterations). I'd really hoped it would save me the 20 minutes it took to write those 100 words but nah

BREAKING: NY DOCCS tells me it is rescinding its policy blocking incarcerated writers and artists from publishing their work, effectively immediately, following the excellent reporting from Chris Gelardi/New York Focus

teach linguistics in schools pLEASE

Current peeve: reviewers who simply don't respond to a review request. If you can't do it, just say no, that's the polite and professional thing to do and only takes 2 seconds. Don't just ghost the journal.

NYU, in contrast, does not have a blue check. Badge of honor?

Does someone (other than this phonetician) want to provide a linguistically informed explanation?

This is a very practical bundle! If you're looking for a good deed for April, consider $30 for these books that will be sent to incarcerated folks around the country who request them from NYC Books Through Bars.