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masukomi

Still iterating on my personal variant of #orthic #shorthand which feels like it doesn’t even remotely resemble the original anymore.

I’ve been using it so much that when I went to write in my journal last night, I found it very difficult to not keep slipping into it.

I don’t want to use it for journaling until I have gotten to a point where it feels more stable.

Right now, I have a key at the top of every page so that I know what iteration the text below was done in .

A photograph of a remarkable tablet with a whole bunch of squiggles on it. At the top is a key which explains which squiggle correlates to which English letter. The tablet is on an angled stand on granite countertop. The lighting is fairly dim.
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masukomi

re is it hard to learn? I've dived into a bunch of systems now and how hard each one is to learn varies wildly. #Orthic is trivial to learn. The first stage of it is just a straight up letter swap really. Ex. Instead of writing "A" you write "-" but in a joined-up cursive format.

phonetic systems are a little harder because now you're writing a symbol for a sound (phoneme) instead of for a letter. Depending on the phonetic system this can feel awkward.

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an example of orthic shorthand. I don't have the translation handy. Sorry.
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masukomi

Practicing version 1.6 of my tweaked version of #orthic #shorthand with a lap cat while waiting for our window to go pick up groceries.

I’m pretty happy with it. I don’t think it’s quite ready to be released because there are a couple letters that still bug me. But I think it’s definitely usable at this point.

A photograph of a reMarkable tablet with a bunch of shorthand squiggles on it. There is a tiny key at the top of the page that has been highlighted in yellow. In the distance to the right, you can see a fuzzy blob of fur with two tiny ear tips poking out.
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masukomi

Still practicing #shorthand there were some problems i was having with #orthic so i tried tweaking and swapping some characters. So far it’s a significant improvement (to my 🧠) but i still want to replace O and D with some single width thing. Also U annoys me. Too similar to E

Anyway, here’s a sample of some more Esperanto in it.

Unreadable shorthand squiggles with a key that is too tiny for you to read
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masukomi

So, I’ve been teaching myself Gregg #Shorthand (explanations later) and there’s a ton of evidence that it works for normal people (decades of teaching in High School) but then there are things like this which make me wonder how the hell I’ll ever NOT fuck this up when writing fast.

A photograph of some handwriting and shorthand period at the top it says Gregg Shorthand Below that are three incredibly similar looking squiggles. the first one says vague below, it. The second says fag below it. the third says fig below it.
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masukomi

reading through a Gregg #Shorthand manual now.

Before reading i was like "this makes no sense. How the eff does anyone read this?"

Now, just a little ways into it, I keep finding myself thinking "ooh, that's kinda neat" and "oh, I get it."

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Annika Rockenberger (she/they)

@raphaelaheil Thank you again for your wonderful presentation and workshops! We've written up a blog post about the events. Read it on the #BærUt #SustainableDSE weblog on #Hypotheses.org dsenetwork.hypotheses.org/128 #HTR #ATR #AstridLindgren #Manuscript #Shorthand #Stenography #Python #Loghi #PyTorch

Sustainable Digital Scholarly Editions NetworkDIY Automatic Text Recognition – Two Workshops and a Keynote on Astrid Lindgren’s Shorthand ManuscriptsWhat do you do with a couple thousand pages of manuscript entirely written in shorthand? Well, you train an automatic text recognition model to transcribe the intricate shorthand notation into human and machine-readable text! The Network for Sustainable Digital Scholarly Editions was delighted to host Raphaela Heil, a computer scientist from Uppsala University and The […]
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Charli

#introduction

I'm Charli! I'm a bisexual trans girl on a quest to improve my mental health, find more of my authentic self, make new community connections, and maybe get a bit closer to happiness as I go.

I live in Oregon's Portland metro. I love punk rock and 80s new wave music. I'm almost knowledgeable enough with Linux to be annoying. And I can hyperfixate over old shorthand textbooks like you wouldn't believe.

I struggle with anxiety, depression, sensory processing, depersonalization, and the typical difficulties of navigating life while being neurodivegent. I believe talking about mental health shouldn't be stigmatized.

🔞 My posts may discuss NSFW topics. DNI if under 18. 🔞

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