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Thursday 30 April 1663
Apr. 30th, 2026 11:00 pmpepysdiary_feedUp, and after drinking my morning draft with my father and W. Stankes, I went forth to Sir W. Batten, who is going (to no purpose as he uses to do) to Chatham upon a survey.
So to my office, where till towards noon, and then to the Exchange, and back home to dinner, where Mrs. Hunt [L&M say “Mr Hunt” P.G.], my father, and W. Stankes; but, Lord! what a stir Stankes makes with his being crowded in the streets and wearied in walking in London, and would not be wooed by my wife and Ashwell to go to a play, nor to White Hall, or to see the lyons,1 though he was carried in a coach. I never could have thought there had been upon earth a man so little curious in the world as he is.
At the office all the afternoon till 9 at night, so home to cards with my father, wife, and Ashwell, and so to bed.
Footnotes
snopes_feedSocial media users claimed the picture proved the Trump administration staged the shooting.
Trump once posted video with image depicting Biden bound and gagged in truck
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US entered Iran war 'at the request of' Israel, State Department wrote
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6-sleeper split-room camper van amplifies the Ford Nugget blueprint
Apr. 30th, 2026 11:04 pmgizmag_newatlas_feed
German camper van upstart Alcovia Vans has taken the well-known Ford Nugget multi-room camper van layout and adapted it for the ever-popular Fiat Ducato full-size van. It elevates the floor plan's versatility and comfort by adding an extra bed, trimming it all out in warm wood and felt, slatting in adjustable separation between the two "rooms" on the main floor, and adding an extra available seat to carry and sleep up to six people.
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Interesting video mixing Cantonese and Shanghainese
Apr. 30th, 2026 11:07 pmlanguagelog_feed一个叫KAHO的日本小姐姐模仿上海和潮汕口音，太好玩了。不但口音学得像，表情和面相都会跟着一起变
— iPaul (@iPaulCanada) April 29, 2026pic.twitter.com/Ye1IN9BVDK
The speaker is a Japanese girl named Kaho.
Comment from Xinyi Ye, who is living and working in the area where some of the languages in the video are spoken:
Oh wow that’s super impressive! Her Chaoshan accent sounds exactly like my colleagues from this area speaking!
The words she use are also very accurate: Shanghai aunties call young ladies 小姑娘 and Chaoshan merchants use the word 檔口 while Shanghainese don’t use this (they probably say 攤位).
It’s also impressive that she imitated Chaoshan accented mandarin. It is different from a Cantonese accented mandarin, which applies to people from Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Though most people I know from 潮州 and 汕頭 speak both Teochew and Cantonese.
I’ve watched a lot of videos from this Shanghainese vlogger recently.
Xinyi adds this fascinating observation:
On the internet w sometimes write 上海长宁区方言*, which refers to Japanese. It’s a joke because there are many Japanese people living there, and also because of the stereotype that young people in Shanghai speak better Japanese than Shanghainese these days (which is true to some extent!)
*VHM: Shànghǎi Zhǎngníng qū fāngyán 上海长宁区方言 (Shanghai Changning District Topolect)
As for the Shanghainese vlogger Xinyi mentions, I warmly recommend that anyone who is interested in Shanghainese watch it carefully. After listening to this and similar videos, I have come to the conclusion that vlogging in topolects will be their salvation. Apparently, the central government is as yet unwilling or unable to shut down these beacons of local language.
Selected readings
- "Shanghainese" (5/16/13)
- "A recent Shanghainese movie" (12/27/21)
- "A Potpourri of Materials on Shanghainese" (5/15/09)
- "Writing Shanghainese, part 2" (7/22/16)
- "Language in Shanghai during World War II and now" (4/15/19)
In the past, relative to Cantonese, we have paid little attention to Shanghainese, so I'm trying to make up for it a bit here.
A Ray of Sunshine in the Form of 23 Fuzzy Feline Funnies
Apr. 30th, 2026 02:30 pmicanhascheezburger_feedSince the weather is getting warmer and the sun is shining stronger and stronger every passing day, we now get to wake up to a cheerful morning.
On some days, we know exactly what our mood will be the moment we open our eyes in the morning. How we slept at night, if something in our bodies hurts when we wake, or how long the cats stay with us in bed to cuddle, all of those are little indications that let us know how good the day ahead is going to be. Whether the sun is shining when we wake is also a strong indicator. We could have had the worst sleep in our lives and still wake up with a cheer if the sun makes an appearance through our bedroom window.
It also makes our cats extremely manageable in the morning. You see, if the sun is peaking through the blinds, and the bed gets direct sunlight, there is a 100% chance you will find a cat sleeping right at that sunny spot. They don't care about breakfast and have no interest in zoomies if they manage to find a sunny spot to lie down and enjoy until the sun moves along with her day.
And for us? Well, setting aside just how great it feels to wake up to a sunny morning, not being woken up to cat screams about breakfast is also a great bonus. There is something so wholesome about a cat curled up on the bed, warm and cozy thanks to the sunshine, simply content to be alive. We can spend hours just staring at our little fluffballs like that, as we are tempted to throw our workday out of the window and join them for another long and restful nap.
Since we usually end up getting up and enjoying our day of sunny weather, we like to have a few things at our side that ensure we get to keep the smiles going even after the sun goes down for the day, like the silly cat memes below. There's nothing better than a good collection of memes to ensure your smile never drops during the day…
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‘Macross Plus’ Is an Ultra-Romantic Classic That Refuses to Age
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The Rapid Evolution of Giant Daisies
Apr. 30th, 2026 09:00 pmnautilus_feedThey’re the botanical versions of Darwin’s finches
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23 Stray Cats Absolutely Owning the Streets
Apr. 30th, 2026 12:30 pmicanhascheezburger_feedNo address, no rules, no bad days, just free cats absolutely thriving on their own terms.
Stray cats didn't lose the indoor life, they upgraded. From surprise meals to rooftop naps and unexpected snuggles with strangers, these 23 street cats are proof that sometimes the best life is the one with zero fixed address and maximum confidence.
icanhascheezburger_feedBeing alert and aware of your surroundings while driving is imperative for your safety. But never has that alertness and awareness been tested with a kitten running alongside the highway before, until this story…
Ok, it was not a predetermined test, but you might argue that the Cat Distribution System set this one up to check the alertness and awareness of the cat loving drivers on this pawticular road. Either that or it was a test specifically for the hooman who actually saved the speedy kitten to see if she was responsible enough to care for such a cute creature. Luckily our heroine's reaction time was on point this day and within seconds she managed to react and secure the kitten safely. A move that would have been much harder for most hoomans than it was for her, but seeing as the CDS set this opportunity up specifically for her, you could argue that she had some help.
Either way one more kitten has been collected from these sorrow-filled streets we live in and given the kind of warm and loving home that it deserves.
Stick It to Jeff Bezos by Turning Your Defunct Kindle Into the World’s Worst Typewriter
Apr. 30th, 2026 09:15 pmio9_feedThe world doesn't need anymore e-waste. Be the change you want to see.
‘De-extinction’ Startup Wants to Revive Antelope Killed Off by South African Colonists
Apr. 30th, 2026 09:10 pmio9_feedColossal Biosciences’ bluebuck de-extinction project could also help the world’s dozens of currently endangered antelope species.