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Venetian Stories @venetianstories.venetianstories.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026

A tale of pirates, maidens, box-makers, oranges, and ancient promises being kept for centuries, but others not so much. [Audio] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

This is how our doggies, Stella (15) and Giubba (~16), prepare for the night. They value being comfortable. #dogs #dogsofmastodon

A beagle-jack Russell mix resting in an old vegetable box, on an old plaid.

A mutt, black and brown, resting on a foldable beach chair, on a red plaid.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

This is how our doggies, Stella (15) and Giubba (~16), prepare for the night. They value being comfortable. #dogs #dogsofmastodon

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

**Habiti Antichi et Moderni — Cesare Vecellio** The _Degli Habiti antichi et moderni di Diverse Parti del Mondo, libri due fatti da Cesare Vecellio, et con discorsi da lui dichiarati_ (1590) by _Cesare Vecellio_ (1521–1601) is a large work of over […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Part of the frontispiece of the 1590 edition of "Habiti antichi e moderni", with the title visible, and part of the very ornate frame.

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Roos Vonk @roosvonk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

LinkedIn (eigendom van Microsoft) heeft een video van De Correspondent verwijderd. Ook posts van volgers die 'm wilden delen worden verwijderd. In deze video noemt Rob Wijnberg op basis van feiten Trump het grootste gevaar voor de wereld sinds Hitler. Via @joepdohmen.bsky.social op LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn verwijderde onze journalistieke video

Het zakelijke socialmediaplatform LinkedIn heeft een video van De Correspondent zonder enige waarschuwing verwijderd van ons account. Ook volgers die de video wilden delen, melden dat hun posts worden...

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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

In the early days of personal computing CPU bugs were so rare as to be newsworthy. The infamous Pentium FDIV bug is remembered by many, and even earlier CPUs had their own issues (the 6502 comes to mind). Nowadays they've become so common that I encounter them routinely while triaging crash […]

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

**Gli Abiti de Veneziani — Gallery of translations** This is a gallery of translated paintings by _Giovanni Grevembroch_ from the four volumes of the _Gli Abiti de Veneziani_. The entries are added as they slowly get translated. It will take some […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

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Venetian Stories @venetianstories.venetianstories.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/01/2026

**Miracle cure or snake oil?** When the English gentleman John Evelyn left Venice in 1646, after almost a year in Venice and Padua, he had more stuff than when he had arrived. From his diary for late March 1646: Having packed up my purchases of books […] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

Workers pounding the ingredients for theriac in large mortars

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

**A Theriac advertisement (1688)** The miracle medicine Theriac was a major export article for Venice for several centuries, but what was it supposedly good for? Luckily for us, several Venetian apothecaries made sales material in other languages […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

The header of a promotional flyer for Theriac, with the shop sign of the Speciaria del Paradiso.

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ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots How I managed to give an exam while giving the students the choice to use a chatbot or not. And what I learned in the process. ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chat…

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Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

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David is a Skellington @astrovore.gts.vidja.club.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

After several months of umm-ing and ahh-ing, I handed in my notice at work this week. If anyone knows of a Canadian company looking to hire a remote senior web developer who will NOT be working on LLM-related functionality (or be required to use LLM-based development tools), please point me in […]

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EM SWSurrey🇪🇺 @em-swsurrey.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2026

Where would you rather live?

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026

**Venice treacle** When the English gentleman John Evelyn left Venice in 1646, after almost a year in Venice and Padua, he had more stuff than when he had arrived. From his diary for late March 1646: Having packed up my purchases of books, pictures […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

A monochrome print with workers sitting astride a long bench, with large sieves in their hands. Behind them, shelves with jars, each with an image of a viper. Behind the shelves, two signs with the words Theriaca and Mitridatu. In the background, a crown of onlookers, and behind them, the Rialto Bridge.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/01/2026

Iovis die 15 mensis Ianuarii 2026. 140 952 paginarum Latine scriptarum. Vicipaedia est opus commune quo encyclopaedia libera interretialis creatur. Tu quoque adiuvare potes. Ecce taberna nostra et legatio, in quibus poteris quamlibet linguam adhibere […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 14/01/2026

Yesterday I lost a client. And I couldn't be happier about it. It's a long-standing client, but the management changed a few months ago. On Monday, they requested an emergency intervention, which I handled immediately. On Tuesday (yesterday, evening), they asked for a non-urgent enhancement to […]

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Venetian Stories @venetianstories.venetianstories.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2026

Venice produced and exported Theriac, an ancient wonder medicine for just about every ailment imaginable. It was a flourishing business for centuries, and an important part of the Venetian economy. [Audio] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

Painting from the 1490s of a religious procession in Piazza San Marco, with the words Venetian Stories across

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Kristian Kiehling @kristian-kiehling.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

This official leaflet, addressed to the population of Russia, was issued by the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. It is signed by a cleric named Michail Ageshin. The highlighted sentence reads: "Your task is to erase the Ukrainian nation […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

**A Theriac recipe (1734)** _Teriaca_ (also _triaca_ ; English: _theriac_ or _treacle_) was a kind of wonder medicine and general antidote, of which Venice was the main producer in Europe. The recipe reproduced below is from the _Lessico […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

A photo of parts of a page in an ancient book of medical recipes. The text starts with "Theriaca magna d'Andromaco secondo Galeno".

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026

RE: toot.community/@chuuchuu/1157467505… Germany and Italy don't know how to train properly.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026

The person who made up the term "doom scrolling", didn't imagine 2026. What an infernal year! #doomscrolling

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Frida @frida.camp.smolnet.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026

The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy! If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]

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Kristian Kiehling @kristian-kiehling.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026

This short Estonian thread is dedicated to all those who belittle the terror of Russian occupation, whether in the past in East Germany or the so-called 'Soviet Union', or in the present or future in Ukraine or elsewhere. The lesson is clear: for Europeans to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A children's dress is hanging on a wall in the 'Occupation Museum' in Latvia, with a wooden punishment sign hanging around its neck on a string. The sign reads 'I spoke Latvian' in Russian.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@Daojoan/1158508628… Mussolini didn't make the trains run in time. The fascists controlled the media, and made people believe the trains ran on time. A lie repeated often enough, ... It is a testament to the efficacy of the fascist propaganda, that people […]

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026

**The preparation of Theriac — two prints (1600s)** These two prints depict elements of the public preparation of theriac at the _Testa d'Oro_ pharmacy in Venice, at the Rialto bridge, which is seen in the background. _Teriaca_ (also _triaca_ […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

A monochrome print with workers standing in front of large mortars, pounding the ingredients for theriac. Behind them, shelves with jars, each with an image of a viper. Behind the shelves, two signs with the words Theriaca and Mitridatu. Under a canopy hangs a bundle of live vipers. In the background, a crown of onlookers, and behind them, the Rialto Bridge.

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Venetian Stories @venetianstories.venetianstories.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026

**Thomas Philologus Ravennas** There's a statue of a bearded man on the façade of the church of _San Zulian_ , above the entrance. Yet another saint, one presumes, before walking on towards the main sights at St Mark's. Well, no! That's Tommaso […] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

Statue of Tommaso Ravenna on the façade of San Zulian, by Alessandro Vittoria.

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

**Teriaca — Theriac — Lessico Veneto** _Teriaca_ (also _triaca_ ; English: _theriac_ or _treacle_) was a kind of wonder medicine and general antidote, of which Venice was the main producer in Europe. The origins of _Theriac_ goes back to Roman times […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Lessico Veneto - Mutinelli - cover image

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025

2026 can't be worse, right? Except we said the same a year ago, and it was. And two years ago, and it was. And three. Four. Five. 2020 is never going to end, is it? It's been 2020 for five years already. Now I can't sleep.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025

@pfefferle Hi Mattias, I have a podcast on self-hosted WP with the Seriously Simple Podcast, and ActivityPub doesn't allow me to control the format of the template using template tags. It is being overruled by the the SSP integration within the Activitypub plugin. It doesn't even call some […]

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Anna @mothninja.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

Fog on the Canal Grande #DailyVenice #Venezia #Venice #fog

Colour photo looking along a wide green-tinged canal. In the foreground on the left, the top half of a mooring post, made of three massive dark wooden beams held together by a rusted metal chain. Behind it, on the opposite side of the canal, is a stretch of palazzi, hazy and indistinct in the mist. On the left of the frame, a forest of much smaller thinner mooring posts, with the occasional wooden jetty and small boat in between them, with a row of muted pastel coloured palazzi behind, stretching round to a vanishing point shrouded in dense milky fog. The sky above is grey with a couple of brave specks of sunlight attempting to break through.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

Ever wondered how St Mark's in Venice looks in the fog? Wonder no more! #venice #caigo #fog

A quayside with a mooring bit and a bridge. In the background, over the water, grey dense impenetrable fog.

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

**Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi — ASV Indice** The _Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi_ were, in 1524, charged with overseeing the banks operating in Venice, around the markets at Rialto. Since the Middle Ages, noble […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Cover of L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2025

Listened to some Chris Rea for some odd reason, and stumbled over this. Who'd have imagined a song could mean something. youtu.be/Rkf1Y5Sg51M

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

**Thomas Philologus Ravennas** There's a statue of a bearded man on the façade of the church of _San Zulian_, above the entrance. Yet another saint, one presumes, before walking on towards the main sights at St Mark's. Well, no! That's _Tommaso […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025

Help with Latin phrases needed. Esse suum infirmo medicus memorare tenetur. Mors praevisa parit saepe medelam animae. What's this supposed to be in English? The various online translators produce mostly meaningless babble. #latin #translation #HelpNeeded

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025

**Senatore con stola di duolo — Senator with a mourning stole — Grevembroch 1-33** This painting depicts a member of the _Pregadi_ — the Venetian senate — dressed in the traditional toga of important magistrates, with a black _stola_ as a sign of […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Watercolour of man dressed in a long red cloak, all the way to his feet, with very wide sleeves, and a black stole across his left shoulder.

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René Seindal (MOVED) @seindal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025

[Pachyderm suffering] RE: journa.host/@w7voa/1157522335925661… You shouldn't post stuff like this on mastodon without a content warning.

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025

**Arte Quadrupla — Quadruple Craft — Grevembroch 4-64** This painting depicts a shoemaker specialised in _calcagnette_ and _zoccoli_. There were _calegheri_ , _calzolari_ or _scarpéri_ (shoemakers), _zavatteri_ (makers of slippers), _zoccolai_ […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

A watercolour of a man, carrying several pairs of tall clogs (the calcagnette) in his hands. A particular tall pair is standing on the ground. He wears a green jacket, breeches and white stockings, and flat hat with a wide brim.

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Erik Uden 🚩 @erikuden.mastodon.de.ap.brid.gy · 19/12/2025

**Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?** 🎄 We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year. If you’d like to support our server and […] [Original post on mastodon.de]

A picture of four of the new Activity Peach and Interoperability Blue Mastodon plushies next to a decorated tree with the words “Happy Holiday” stylized on top and “from mastodon.de” on the bottom

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Julia Evans @b0rk.social.jvns.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025

i am trying to get better at designing websites very slowly and unsurprisingly i think design is a "skill" where "spending time on it" makes me "better at it" and making a nice design "takes time"

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History Walks in Venice @info.historywalksvenice.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025

**The plague in Venice** Over the years, I have written quite a bit about the plague and how the Republic of Venice tried to manage it. This is a complete list of all the plague related articles, podcast episodes, newsletters, chronologies, and […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Stone with inscription from 1793 warning of the burial of plague victims.

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