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He looks like he has heard some gossip and urgently wants to tell me about it

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There's still time to delete this Josh

There's nothing quite like swivelling round in your chair to pick a physical book off your shelf to search for a reference So much more satisfying than CTRL+F-ing an online PDF, as useful as this can sometimes be Its the difference between feeling like a wizard in an archive vs an undergrad again

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Doccy B 🌿🌿🐝🌿🦔🌿 @merylbatchelder.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sinking into a new book to temporarily quell my enduring rage against AI and the ongoing climate crisis as well as HR training courses and Elon Musk

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Calling teachers & educators in the UK. How is the climate and nature crisis affecting you, and your work in education? @geogramblings.com and I are running an independent survey to get a clear picture. It takes 10 mins and is anonymous. Please share! #edusky #uked forms.gle/jCYAi7s5Wx44...

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Teachers and the Climate and Nature Crisis

A survey for teachers and educators Estimated time: 10–12 minutes About this survey Meryl Batchelder and Kit Marie Rackley work in climate education in England. This survey is being run independently...

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There must be a circle in hell for this AI-generated videos for training courses that no employers actually pay attention too that are completely unskippable and serve only to tick a box. Is this what we've come to as a species?

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would if I could; it is on a monitored account

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and I am very confident that the 'people' in these videos are AI-generated

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dgplacenames (now in Orkney) @dgplacenames.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

oh man it won't even let me change tabs, the videos just pause themselves this is an excellent use of my time

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@alexharvv.bsky.social Amazon emailed me to say that my review, which I wrote while the page was still up, is live

Slop
AI slop. Get it punted intae the sea

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

One of the reasons why I now more or less only play FromSoftware games on singleplayer mode where the reward is almost entirely intrinsic

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I did - though spent most of my time outdoors in Kelvingrove

Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I went to Glasgow for 3 days this summer, day and night was out and about in various areas, from Govan to the other end. Loved it

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Also.. is Nolte playing his character from Tropic Thunder? I swear this is an identical line delivery

Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

One of my new favourite insults for movies I don't like. Stealing this

Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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it’s just great marketing

3 panel comic

Panel 1:
Red Guy in t-shirt is sitting at a desk being interviewed. He says “AI is going to kill us all”

Panel 2:
Interviewer looking directly into camera, says “Well, we’ve heard from the anti-Ai guy. Now let’s hear from the CEO of AI

Panel 3:
Wide shot revealing the second interviewee looking slightly confused. He says “I’m the Anti-AI guy”

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

listening to the Dark Souls OST whilst writing scholarly notes in my study got me feeling like a spooky wizard

Gandalf studying (a scene from The Fellowship Of The Ring)

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Anyone know much about the 'Eye' Roman Hoard? Saw a colleague post about it on LinkedIn; found in 1781, partially displayed about a century later, w/ 600 coins including gold issues of Honorius... ...then it has just disappeared without a trace some details: chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1994

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Hoard Details 1994

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chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Hoard Details 1994

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Guy Halsall @realhistoryguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Jenrick seemingly unaware of the millions of people who don't even consider him human let alone British or English

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Perfectly normal... Britain's whole history has been one of immigration and assimilation

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Oh yes, sorry I know the one you mean now. I think he is still curled up on top of a rug somewhere in the Burton gallery. I was originally thinking of some of these guys:

He currently resides in the foyer of Heslington Hall, an equally lovely building now thankfully used for teaching. I am familiar with the wide array of YAG clay characters; loads to choose from!

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Doing a spot of teaching at the University of York, a place in which I spent many happy UG and PG years. A most prestigious privilege indeed Thanks to the Viking Studies Research Group for the invitation

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The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies The Society expresses deep concerns about ongoing university cuts to research, teaching, and engagement in Hums and Social Sciences - sounding the alarm about long-term consequences and losses to Scottish and UK HE

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The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies on the current crisis faced by Humanities and Social Sciences in UK Higher Education.

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Michel Summer @leafandstream.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The paperback version of my book is released today! Many thanks to @livunipress.bsky.social, who have again done a fantastic job! Hard to believe it's been out for 2 years already! Very grateful for the reviews & feedback it has received so far: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Hand holding a book in front of a book shelf.

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ahmedofficixll.bsky.social @ahmedofficixll.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I can't remember who it was I think it was Altman saying he wants to sell intelligence back to us. I think they really think they can devolve people into not having higher critical functions and then sell LLMs as a piecemeal crutch

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The Far Edges of The Known World (2025, repr. 2026) by Owen Rees was the type of book to be easily read over 24 hours, and the perfect in/out companion for my Swedish trip Every chapter is a different overlooked corner of the world from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity; Vietnam, Aksum, Pakistan

A book and notebook on an airplane table

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Ridiculous! Amazon contacted me to say that the ‘author’ had removed the copycat book so no longer could take down what was no longer there

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

….they don’t know I have my own arm ring

A dashing bearded gentleman holding a replica hacksilver arm ring next to a sealed museum display case that features real hacksilver arm rings

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www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2660816... Quick article about my upcoming talk in Pocklington (30/11/26) by The York Press I’m called an ‘Anglo-Saxon expert’ here which is a term I don’t use myself but I’ll certainly humbly accept the compliment

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Anglo-Saxon expert to reveal Pocklington’s past after the Romans left

Alex Harvey, a York-based Anglo-Saxon expert, is set to give a talk at Burnby Hall in Pocklington.

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

yorkpress.co.uk

Anglo-Saxon expert to reveal Pocklington’s past after the Romans left

Alex Harvey, a York-based Anglo-Saxon expert, is set to give a talk at Burnby Hall in Pocklington.

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