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Babbage

Joined 9 November 2003

I have been here since 2003, but I cultivate beginner’s mind.

I have a terrible habit of using curly quotes, it’s a character flaw.



Current Project

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Want to work on an article on the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbage/Monteverde_Institute

Finally published Fauquier White Sulphur Springs after mumble years. still needs work.

All things Julius Platzmann

here's my scratch file on him:

User:Babbage/Julius_Platzman

User:Babbage/Cumanagoto


And one on dom Pedro II’s tutor,

User:Babbage/Karl_Henning


User:Babbage/Bibliography of lenguas generales

TODOs

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things to improve

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To translate

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https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Barbas_do_Imperador

To Translate

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Bios of linguists

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User:Babbage/Bios of linguists

Native American linguists


Graphics and maps

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    Languages of Bhutan.
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    Pre-contact distribution of native languages of California.
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    Salinan language.
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    Pomoan languages.
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    Montana Indian Reservations.
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    California Geomorphic Provinces.
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    Tibetan script.
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    Ohlone languages.
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    Maiduan languages.
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    Ethiopia Harar map (Amharic)
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    Maya script reading direction.


The other problem there is that building out the phonology charts is a HUGE PAIN IN THE NECK. I have no idea how people can stand to produce those things without some sort of tool. I guess people start with existing charts & edit those, but there has _got_ to be a better way.

Wikipedia:WikiProject_Native_languages_of_California

translations i did

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From Portuguese

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From Spanish

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From French

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stuff i started

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I keep this list so I can occasionally see if someone has made an improvement to an article I started.

articles of which i am fond to an utterly absurd degree

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categories i started

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Category:Earliest_known_manuscripts_by_language

Category:Writing systems without word boundaries

language stuff

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languagey people on Wikipedia

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For my future perusal...

· User:Taivo · User:Mark Dingemanse · User:Kwamikagami · User:CJLL Wright · User:Ish ishwar · User:Miskwito ·

notes to self

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hello, self

Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia Help:User_style

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Babbage/monobook.css

my bookshelf

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The new Pediapress book functionality is really fun. Here's my bookshelf

critical trivia

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The first edit I made was adding an and. ☺

  This user is a Buddhist.


old stuff

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17 December 2025
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae. Blackberries are typically produced from hybrid plants among the species within the subgenus Rubus, or hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. Similar to the raspberry, it is not a berry in the botanical sense, being classified as an aggregate fruit composed of small drupelets. Blackberries are perennial plants bearing biennial stems from their roots. Unmanaged plants tend to aggregate in a dense tangle of stems and branches, which can be controlled in gardens or farms using trellises. Blackberry shrubs can tolerate poor soils, spreading readily in wasteland, ditches, and roadsides. Blackberries grow wild throughout most of Europe. They are an important element in the ecology of many countries, and harvesting the berries is a common pastime. In some parts of the world, however, there are blackberry species that are considered to be an invasive species. The fruit is also grown commercially, with Mexico being the leading producer, exporting for sale in off-season fresh markets in North America and Europe. This photograph, which was focus-stacked from 23 separate images, depicts a blackberry of the species Rubus fruticosus.Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus
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