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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Well this looks very extremely relevant to my interests.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast You can have my absence of faith you can have my everything

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We also have a butterfly net, which we mostly use for butterflies and this one time for a very lost blackbird. (She was fine, we used the net as a lid for the basket we'd scooped her into.)

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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

JESUS CHRIST WHAT ARE WE DOING THERE'S A TINY SHINY BIRD IN PANTALOONS

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you've ever doubted the merits of online reading challenges, the one I'm currently doing required me to read an entire book outside. In the course of doing so, I've been reminded just how lovely it is to spend an afternoon in a beer garden with a pint and some chips and a great book.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

'Fess up, how many of you were also Charlotte?

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Listening to some rather good Mendelssohn and idly pondering the notion of six chapters of Space Marines, each fighting for the glory of one of the Mane Six. Colour schema to match, of course.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The thing about the Odyssey, though, is it's not actually an epic battles story. It's the classical equivalent of 'Dude, where's my car?' and I would like to see an adaptation that lands into THAT energy.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Took a break from my busy summer schedule of listening to every single Prom to devour one whole entire novel. ('Hemlock & silver' by T. Kingfisher. It was excellent.)

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Excuse me how DARE the Spanish National Orchestra bring a rendition of 'Bolero' that's actually fun and interesting to the #Proms2026 ? I did not come here to have the foundations of my world shaken like this.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16/07/2026

I swear to god, Jane and Bingley live in a completely separate dimension populated entirely by Precious Moments figurines.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I feel like maybe I have done something wrong with my life that this didn't seem incomprehensible for even a second. I mean, I hate what it says, but I had to know what it said in order to hate it.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The whole thread is a thing of beauty, because it's about the fact that lived experience takes time to develop, not being ageist towards young adults.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The best thing about this is that the volunteer who made the discovery is front and centre. None of this "academics taking credit for GLAM workers' finds" bullshit.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

/adds to shopping list for work

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I know a not-insignificant number of people who will feel personally attacked by this tingler.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Well this looks absolutely delightful.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Dear weather, This feels unnecessarily dramatic. Respectfully, Me

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying. Strong work, Durham Pride and Durham trade unions!

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Well there's a quote to memorize.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I feel it is extremely important to tell all of you that there are SIX cygnets in this year's clutch.

Six cygnets, napping contentedly in a fluffy pile on the bank of the river.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A THREAD, which I have decided to call 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?' You will find the all-important captions to each photo in the alt text.

Some dickhead had better not try to paint this great messed up old door in an even older wall or I am going over there with some people I know, and I am not kidding.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Rare books gang, got any good resources for me on early modern printed blank books? I'm working with a manuscript (likely 17th-century) that has been written in a notebook with printed decorative borders on each page, but no printed text.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I'm not sure what I'm feeling about this piece of artwork, but I'm having a LOT of that feeling.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Some professional reading for later in this thread.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Apparently we're doing bees today? This is a buff-tailed bumble I met a couple of years ago.

A photo of a buff-tailed bumblebee walking over some leaves towards a daisy. Its wings are glassy and iridescent.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

@hookland.bsky.social, I feel like this is probably relevant to your (terrifying) interests!

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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

From the Point of View of a Cat
This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All Things. What are you eating? Give me some!
He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. Not having enough saliva, he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary. Sometimes in his sleep he purrs.
Let me out!
I don’t know how he has made himself Master; perhaps he has eaten something sublime.
He keeps my rooms clean for me.
In his paws he carries a sharp black claw and he scratches with it on white sheets of paper. That is the only game he plays. He sleeps at night instead of by day, he cannot see in the dark, he has no pleasures. He never thinks of blood, never dreams of hunting or fighting; he never sings songs of love.
Often at night when I can hear mysterious and magic voices, when I can see that the darkness is all alive, he sits at the table with his head bent and goes on and on, scratching with his black claw on the white papers. Don’t imagine that I am at all interested in you. I am only listening to the soft whispering of your claw. Sometimes the whispering is silent, the poor dull head does not know how to go on playing, and then I am sorry for him and I meow softly in sweet and sharp discord. Then my Man picks me up and buries his hot face in my fur. At those times he divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life, and he sighs with happiness and purrs something which can almost be understood.
But don’t think that I am at all interested in you. You have warmed me, and now I will go out again and listen to the dark voices.
Translated by Dora Round; revised by the editor. Originally published in Intimate Things, 1935.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

On one hand, delightful. On the other, how dare you inform me that my formative years are now archivally significant?!

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Typology of Frogs Feet. australian.museum/blog-archive...

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Note to self, pre-order this new translation for the library.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026

me, buying a book written by someone who I've never met but we sometimes like each other's posts on Bluesky: my friend wrote this

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Not sure which is better, the video, or the description "predatory socks".

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I have been sitting here giggling like a loon for approximately 10 minutes. Because seriously, fuck that organ in particular. YEETERUS!

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

amazing that our own small creations connect us directly to the moment of our universe erupting out of nothing and the unfathomable power of existence itself and yet we look at our drawings or stories and are like 'this is bad.' bud it is not bad it is the leading edge of a billion years of beauty

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I would sit my ass down and actually have time to learn to draw. Do I want to Draw(TM)? No. I want to be able to sketch competently to support my other craft work.

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Simon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It is frankly unreasonable to expect me to do anything useful this afternoon when I have just picked up a library copy of @amalelmohtar.com's 'Seasons of glass and iron'. Stupid adulting.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Wait there were books?!? HOW DID I MISS THIS INFORMATION

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"This volume is open to a paper on a lunar eclipse and, inexplicably, an anatomical engraving of a lobster. " Sometimes writing exhibition captions is tremendously entertaining.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Thought exercise for the cataloguers. At some point, AI-created books are going to end up in libraries. When they do, how will they be credited? Do we only record human input? Do we record the AI tool(s)? If yes to the latter, are AI tools corporate entities? People? Something else? 1/?

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Funniest thread of the month candidate, right here.

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KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database is a comprehensive resource designed to cover all aspects of science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and bizarre fiction. History, critiques, commentaries, fan fiction are all included. Ca 90% of the entries are in English. #siteoftheweek

sffrd.library.tamu.edu

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

"The maintenance of archives is an act of faith that there will be a collective future and that our knowledge of our collective past is valuable to establishing that future." No, I'm fine, I just need a minute to sit with this masterpiece of a sentence. Thanks, colleagues. I needed this today. 💚💚

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"... the fact that [the First Order] are preserving only a single copy of a digital file makes us suspicious of the Empire's digital preservation training." FINALLY, people who are as salty about Rogue One as I. @lynnemthomas.com and Katy, my hat is off to you both.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

@lynnemthomas.com, look what I've just picked up from the library!

A photo of the book 'The infinite loop: archives and time travel in the popular imagination' by Lynne M. Thomas and Katy Rawdon. The book has a pink cover with a white band across the middle with the title and author information.

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Moon mission. Amazing. Worth staying up past bedtime to watch, even if I'm now full of adrenaline and completely wired.

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