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  1. #emojis #misunderstandings #musings

    For the longest time (since their inception to about a week ago if we’re being precise), I thought the 🫂 emoji was an old fashioned film projector (which actually has its own emoji 📽️).

    I thought people using it were offering sympathy by metaphorically suggesting they and the recipient watch an oldie feel-good film.

    In my defence, my explanation is nicely romantic, and that hug one requires much more detail/contrast to be obvious (to me… and maybe only me 😅)

  2. #emojis #misunderstandings #musings

    For the longest time (since their inception to about a week ago if we’re being precise), I thought the 🫂 emoji was an old fashioned film projector (which actually has its own emoji 📽️).

    I thought people using it were offering sympathy by metaphorically suggesting they and the recipient watch an oldie feel-good film.

    In my defence, my explanation is nicely romantic, and that hug one requires much more detail/contrast to be obvious (to me… and maybe only me 😅)

  3. CW: Artificial text - On few occasion it's also funny. Meow

    Introducing 'SurmiseSense' - AI that predicts what you’ll misinterpret next! We analyze your social media to guess which innocent toot will cause a major misunderstanding. Early adopters get a personalized apology draft generator. 🤪 #AI #Misunderstandings #ApologyService
    #BusinessIdea #Business #Ai #LLM

  4. While I do overall tend to prefer when people agree with me than when they do not, what is even more important is: is it clear to me that  they understand what I am saying, and do I understand what they are saying? Misunderstandings can be more frustrating than simple disagreement.

  5. A quotation from Goethe

    And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent occurrence.
     
    [Und ich habe, mein Lieber, wieder bei diesem kleinen Geschäft gefunden, dass Missverständnisse und Trägheit vielleicht mehr Irrungen in der Welt machen als List und Bosheit. Wenigstens sind die beiden letzteren gewiss seltener.]

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
    Die Leiden des jungen Werthers [The Sorrows of Young Werther], “Letter from May 4th” (1774) [tr. Taylor]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/goethe-johann/6749/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #goethe #johannvongoethe #confusion #error #evil #malice #mischief #misunderstandings #neglect #problems #stupidity #trickery #wickedness

  6. A quotation from Goethe

    And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent occurrence.
     
    [Und ich habe, mein Lieber, wieder bei diesem kleinen Geschäft gefunden, dass Missverständnisse und Trägheit vielleicht mehr Irrungen in der Welt machen als List und Bosheit. Wenigstens sind die beiden letzteren gewiss seltener.]

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
    Die Leiden des jungen Werthers [The Sorrows of Young Werther], “Letter from May 4th” (1774) [tr. Taylor]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/goethe-johann/6749/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #goethe #johannvongoethe #confusion #error #evil #malice #mischief #misunderstandings #neglect #problems #stupidity #trickery #wickedness

  7. Apparently, CPU utilization is as misunderstood as your uncle's dance moves at weddings 🎉. This article dives into the complexities of CPU usage with all the charm of a tax return tutorial 📉. Clearly, we all needed a 2025 calendar update on what happened in 2017. 🙄
    brendangregg.com/blog/2017-05- #CPUUtilization #CPUUsage #TechHumor #TechEducation #Misunderstandings #HackerNews #ngated

  8. 📚 Dive into the world of communication nuances with Georg Weizsäcker, author of '#Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in #Communication'!

    ✨ Explore deeper insights and expert analysis in the Substack 'Researching Misunderstandings.'

    💡 Check it out: researchingmisunderstandings.s

  9. 📚 Dive into the world of communication nuances with Georg Weizsäcker, author of '#Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in #Communication'!

    ✨ Explore deeper insights and expert analysis in the Substack 'Researching Misunderstandings.'

    💡 Check it out: researchingmisunderstandings.s

  10. 📚🎉 The #OA book '#Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in #Communication' by Georg Weizsäcker is NOW AVAILABLE!

    Dive into the world of #conversations, #beliefs, successful #communication, and #misunderstandings!

    What do we expect when we say something to someone, and what do they expect when they hear it? When is a conversation successful?

    The book considers a wide set of two-person #conversations, and a bit of #gametheory, to show how conversational statements and their interpretations are governed by #beliefs.

    Thinking about #beliefs is suitable for #communicationanalysis because beliefs are well-defined and measurable, allowing to differentiate between successful #understandings and their less successful counterparts: #misunderstandings.

    The book describes the theoretical framework and empirical measurements of #misunderstandings – written by an #economist, but in simple words and using interdisciplinary concepts.

    🔗Access at doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0367

  11. 📚🎉 The #OA book '#Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in #Communication' by Georg Weizsäcker is NOW AVAILABLE!

    Dive into the world of #conversations, #beliefs, successful #communication, and #misunderstandings!

    What do we expect when we say something to someone, and what do they expect when they hear it? When is a conversation successful?

    The book considers a wide set of two-person #conversations, and a bit of #gametheory, to show how conversational statements and their interpretations are governed by #beliefs.

    Thinking about #beliefs is suitable for #communicationanalysis because beliefs are well-defined and measurable, allowing to differentiate between successful #understandings and their less successful counterparts: #misunderstandings.

    The book describes the theoretical framework and empirical measurements of #misunderstandings – written by an #economist, but in simple words and using interdisciplinary concepts.

    🔗Access at doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0367

  12. ”Pick a side! Pick a side!”
    The world yells at me.

    ”Choose a team and stick to it!”
    It comes again and gets angry:

    ”You’re not playing fair”,
    ”You’re mangling words”,
    It tells me.

    It doesn’t really listen to me,
    just asks who I would root for.

    No complex arguments allowed.
    Just people wanting to hear if I’m for or against them.

    Their brand: Personal, political, national, musical, you’re free to choose.
    It’s a free country.

    #poetry #misunderstandings #metamodern #problems

  13. ”Pick a side! Pick a side!”
    The world yells at me.

    ”Choose a team and stick to it!”
    It comes again and gets angry:

    ”You’re not playing fair”,
    ”You’re mangling words”,
    It tells me.

    It doesn’t really listen to me,
    just asks who I would root for.

    No complex arguments allowed.
    Just people wanting to hear if I’m for or against them.

    Their brand: Personal, political, national, musical, you’re free to choose.
    It’s a free country.

    #poetry #misunderstandings #metamodern #problems

  14. A #WorkEnvironment that encourages #employees to have respectful debates through multiple channels and where employees are enabled to communicate directly and openly in a #PsychologicallySafe space will help reduce any feelings of #contention and #misunderstandings.

    Here are 13 recommendations from @Forbes Human Resources Council members for helping employees successfully navigate office #politics—even in a #remote setting.

    forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanre

    #SoftSkills #WorkRelationships

  15. A #WorkEnvironment that encourages #employees to have respectful debates through multiple channels and where employees are enabled to communicate directly and openly in a #PsychologicallySafe space will help reduce any feelings of #contention and #misunderstandings.

    Here are 13 recommendations from @Forbes Human Resources Council members for helping employees successfully navigate office #politics—even in a #remote setting.

    forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanre

    #SoftSkills #WorkRelationships

  16. Jeeves and the Sporting Spirit
    ✍️ fic by #someitems

    🎽 #JeevesAndWooster
    🎽 #ReginaldJeeves / #BertramWooster
    🎽 10k, rated General
    🎽 Bertie encourages a new recruit to compete in the Drones Club Olympics
    🎽 There are misunderstandings
    🎽 Everyone except Bertie thinks that Bertie is cheating on Jeeves with the new chap Reggie

    :ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/2181

    #FicRec #JeevesFicRec #Jeeves #CanonCompliant #Misunderstandings #EstablishedRelationship

  17. In Sleep, We
    ✍️ fic by #diamondbruise

    🐘 #MDZS
    🐘 #LanWangji / #WeiWuxian
    🐘 11k, Mature
    🐘 LXC gives WY an incense burner
    🐘 He has strange dreams of LZ
    🐘 His dream LZ seems to be attracted to WY
    🐘 The real LZ doesn't feel that way, right?

    :ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/3867

    #DecRecs #FicRec #MDZSFicRec #WangXianFicRec #WangXian #NSFW #IncenseBurner #CanonDivergent #MutualPining #Misunderstandings

  18. In Sleep, We
    ✍️ fic by #diamondbruise

    🐘 #MDZS
    🐘 #LanWangji / #WeiWuxian
    🐘 11k, Mature
    🐘 LXC gives WY an incense burner
    🐘 He has strange dreams of LZ
    🐘 His dream LZ seems to be attracted to WY
    🐘 The real LZ doesn't feel that way, right?

    :ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/3867

    #DecRecs #FicRec #MDZSFicRec #WangXianFicRec #WangXian #NSFW #IncenseBurner #CanonDivergent #MutualPining #Misunderstandings

  19. Touch
    ✍️ fic by #Anniebot

    🏍️ #YiZhan #RPF #AU
    🏍️ Wang Yibo / Xiao Zhan
    🏍️ 11k, rated Teen
    🏍️ WYB is a motorbike racer & dance teacher who does deliveries in the off-season
    🏍️ Ceramicist & sculptor XZ needs a model
    🏍️ WYB enjoys the forced stillness of posing

    :ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/4107

    #DecRecs #FicRec #YiZhanFicRec #NonFamousAU #Bondage #Misunderstandings #TouchStarvation #PastDomesticViolence #RPFFicRec

  20. a burden of figs
    ✍️ fic by #spookykingdomstarlight

    🍐 #MDZS
    🍐 #LanZhan / #WeiYing
    🍐 16k, rated Teen
    🍐 WY's parents live
    🍐 He's a wandering cultivator
    🍐 He falls in love with LZ but then discovers LZ's background
    🍐 WY believes he's not worthy to court LZ

    :ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/4206

    #DecRecs #FicRec #MDZSFicRec #WangXianFicRec #WangXian #CanonDivergent #FakeRelationship #HurtComfort #Misunderstandings

  21. I will be chasing a starlight
    ✍️ fic by #feyburner, #sundiscus

    🖖 #MDZS #TheUntamed
    🖖 #LanZhan / #WeiYing
    🖖 71k, Explicit
    🖖 WY meets half-vulcan LZ at Starfleet academy
    🖖 WY decides they will be friends
    🖖 Adventure, pon farr, mind meld

    :ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/2674

    #DecRecs #FicRec #MDZSFicRec #WangXianFicRec #WangXian #SciFiAU #SlowBurn #AngstWithAHappyEnding #Misunderstandings #Telepathy #NSFW

  22. Earlier today I boosted a post from @adam_y celebrating the many different languages we see on mastodon. One corollary is that a lot of people posting in English are not native speakers and the nuances of what they write are not necessarily those of the Anglo-US-Antipodean internet. I’m a translator, and alert to the #misunderstandings I already see arising, so this is just to say don’t assume everyone uses English precisely as you do. #etiquette #LanguagePolicing #GoodFaith

  23. Earlier today I boosted a post from @adam_y celebrating the many different languages we see on mastodon. One corollary is that a lot of people posting in English are not native speakers and the nuances of what they write are not necessarily those of the Anglo-US-Antipodean internet. I’m a translator, and alert to the #misunderstandings I already see arising, so this is just to say don’t assume everyone uses English precisely as you do. #etiquette #LanguagePolicing #GoodFaith