Reposted by ÁlfheiðrDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 20h#Sculptural detail, tombstone, #cemetery, from #LaBic, #Quebec 214432
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrBart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 8hThis Zapotec ceramic artifact features a face split longitudinally to represent life and death. It encapsulates the ancient Mesoamerican concept of duality: life-death, day-night, rain-dry; not necessarily conflict, but complementary balance. The piece was found in Soyaltepec, Oaxaca, 500-800 CE. 418738
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 14hTime for this classic again. 114121394139
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrSoma @somartist.bsky.social · 3hAnother update to CloudBox. Now it supports multiple scattering, that gives more realistic cloud rendering. Also added cloud types and base shape morphing so it's easier to create irregular shapes. artbuddy.urlich.ch/cloudbox/ 1296
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrSarah Finn @romanceofbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hand-colored engravings of insects from ‘Der monathlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung’ by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. Published in Nuremberg, 1746-1761. University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections. #insectart #sciart 04912
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ancient Yemen Limestone Funerary Stele, c. 2nd Century B.C. – 2nd Century A.D. www.reddit.com/r/AncientCiv... 021038
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...zinnedproject.orgSept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring PublishedSilent Spring by Rachel Carson was published. 17157762223
Reposted by Álfheiðrwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt 191287382
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I blame all the people who voted for Reagan for everything horrible that ensued. 020
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A bit of a rant before bed: this year, I read a bunch of novels that re-write stories of mythological villainesses from their own perspective. Sounds interesting, right? Except that they turn them into sad victims of circumstance with little agency and no bite. Cont'd... 110
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrAl Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026popsci.comAsteroid named after ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic‘I just hope this isn’t the asteroid that winds up destroying the Earth.’ 1584408660
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrJay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fragment of a face, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 0-650 CE, clay, 7 x 4.6 x 2 cm, National Museums of Berlin, Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany 223044
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Friend of mine - check out her pottery! @cstceramics.bsky.social wanted to see some of my experiments with an amber base glaze. 130
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrNature @nature.com · 25/09/2026A boron phase prepared under pressure is a million times more conductive than chemists expected, and can be stretched go.nature.com/4jlOAG2go.nature.comThis weird form of boron is a million times more conductive than chemists expectedNature - A boron phase prepared under pressure can be stretched. 0276
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrPuptography by Adrian Budnick @puptographer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Meet MACC’s Crisscross Applesauce Canine. This sweet boy is just a good lanky puppy. He doesn’t know how is legs work yet, he loves playing with his friends and getting plenty of snacks. 410831
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrChristos Doudoulakis, PhD @csath.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Around 20 #red #sprites occurred at ~00-01 UTC, 22 Sep. 2026 over the northern #Aegean Sea close to #Lemnos isl. Four of these events follow, as they were captured from the eastern coast of Attica. 094
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is so sad, for both the lonely hearts and the enslaved scammers. www.npr.org/2026/09/22/n...npr.orgInside a 'modern slavery situation' where cyber scammers are victims themselvesWired's Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Plus, he discusses the scam involving Fresh Air. 000
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 24/09/2026We are a very old building. We have lots of keys. We have lots of keys that don’t open anything. Join us for a one off installment of, “Keys of the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall that are pretty but completely useless”. 🔑 🧵 17515128
Reposted by Álfheiðrrogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Face of Uni, the Great Etruscan Goddess, Found in the Temple a Magistrate Dedicated to Her 2,500 Years Ago www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/09/f...labrujulaverde.comThe Face of Uni, the Great Etruscan Goddess, Found in the Temple a Magistrate Dedicated to Her 2,500 Years AgoSome discoveries impress because of their size or value, while others do so because of the exact place where they appear. The one announced by Sapienza University of Rome belongs to the second group. ... 1137871
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrAnfor @anforsorrow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Vishapakar (or "Dragon Stones") are mysterious prehistoric monuments that are largely found in the Armenian Highlands, near sources of water. They are carved monoliths, featuring fish or bovid shapes, and are traditionally linked with the Armenian folklore of the Vishap, a water dragon. 322842
Reposted by Álfheiðr🪬🌙🐈⬛Pythia Uidliua🐦⬛⭐️🧿GNOTHI SEAUTON ♐️⚕️🍷 @krymsynreine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Late 2nd-century statue of Glycon. (National History and Archeology Museum, Constanţa, Romania) who is a snake god that seems to have originated in Macedonia #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #archaeology #serpent #glycon 1225670
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrMarnilou @marnilou2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026California king snake spotted outside just now. My first time seeing one here. 1016313
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Even though their tree is dying, I love that there are so many people who care about it. I wish there were more tree lovers where I live. They chop down 100 yr old trees without any thought: they don't like leaves, or it might fall on them (statistically unlikely!) www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comWhen a beloved tree began withering away, locals suspected a killer in their midstA neighbourhood’s fight to save a cherished ginkgo pits them against an unlikely foe. 031
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comSpotted wildcat from Bolivian forest revealed as new speciesA spotted wildcat long mistaken for relatives has been identified as a new species in Bolivia. 041
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Kegsbreath's waist to shoulder mandate begs the question: who IS the hottest member of our military? A new reality TV series should be in the works. 100
Reposted by Álfheiðrpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026‘Queen Of the Night’ by Marjorie Miller 1931 132271421
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026[clears throat] If you all think Meta didn’t know exactly what they were doing when they chose Bowie’s Five Years for their “everything’s fine” AI ad then you’re likely not equipped to get in a slap fight with those facetious little fucks. Don’t mistake targeted calculated insincerity for stupidity. 1115937
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I'm so excited! I finally have a monarch caterpillar, yay!!! 040
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles. “This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” 8852195
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 13/09/2026birdinflight.com/en/plitka/20...birdinflight.comFlipping the Binary: Odalisque Men in Paintings by Klaire Lockheart — Bird In FlightTwo centuries ago, it was fashionable to paint portraits of reclining nude women with languid gazes. American artist Klaire Lockheart has created a series of paintings of men in similar poses. It's ... 010
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 12/09/2026RIP Zöe 2009 - 2026 My last cat, Zöe, was diagnosed with oral cancer yesterday. The tumor appeared seemingly out of nowhere, and I was not mentally prepared. She had been in good health all her life. I'm still in shock. 240
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Do not want this reality in which AI rips off everyone's creativity and research 😞 www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comOpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academiaOpenAI is disrupting mathematics, alright. 120
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...reuters.comThe true size of AfricaFor centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations. 020
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 10/09/2026When you're a medieval guildhall but all anyone wants to talk about is a medieval "tapestry"... 712421
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrMenestune @menestune.bsky.social · 09/09/2026An extreme close-up as two elk fight directly over one of our trail cams. This video has super-great sound of the antlers clanging together and the elk crabbing at each other. #mammals #nature #deer #love #trailcam #Seattle #BeKind #wildanimals #goodmorning #PNW #nokings #wildlife #elk 651607222
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This was the video I was looking for yesterday to post. I follow Joshua Wright on instagram because we are both passionate about saving old trees. This was an ancient forest valley that was recently logged on Vancouver Island. They cut down one of the largest Yellow Cedar tree in Canada. 😢 522225592724
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I would like mine with extra irony, please. Do you want to know more? 020
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrNicole Rostock @portmaria.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Man sollte es handhaben wie es andere Länder tun. Keine Berichterstattung über gesichert rechtsextreme Parteien. Keine Talkshows mit ihren Gesichtern. Keine Zeitungsartikel oder irgendwelche Live-Auftritte. Einfach mal machen. 1012266877
Reposted by ÁlfheiðrVeronika Kracher @veronikakracher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Für diesen Clusterfuck in Sachsen Anhalt mitverantwortlich sind übrigens auch bürgerliche Medien, die die AfD normalisiert haben. Parteien der "Mitte", die mit der AfD kommunal gegen Geflüchtete, Gendern und Soziales gestimmt haben. "Konservative" Millionäre, die rechte Hassportale finanzieren. 281733363
Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Brings back memories of a bookbinder's shop in Firenze 🥰 @bouldersheep.bsky.social > I suggest a new hobby! 020
