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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Is it just me, or did Internet Archive remove the ability to record webpages to the Wayback Machine?

Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19h

The hand-carved Longyou Caverns, which look to be 2,000 years old, are pretty amazing (in Zhejiang Province, China). Wikipedia has great photos and more concise information than "enterthecaves.com", which has an AI (or bad translation) feel to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyou_Caves

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Daveybot @daveybot.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have. What happened to restrained displays of class and taste? 18th Century Scotland: PINEAPPLES!!!

The Dunmore House Pineapple. It’s a Georgian building that looks like, well, a pineapple. It was made in 1761 when pineapples were some of the most fashionable objects on the planet, and, honestly, there isn’t much more to it than that.

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Gallup found that world opinion of the United States has fallen to its lowest point in 20 years. When Pew Research asked people across 36 countries this spring if they trusted various world leaders to do the right thing, Trump was trusted least — less than Putin, Xi Jinping, and Netanyahu […]

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

The saddest song: Aeneas tells of Troy’s fall From classicist Armand D'Angour's superb blog. He often translates or composes Latin or Greek poetry, with an English translation and audio recordings of him (correctly) reciting both versions. armanddangour.substack.com/p/the-sa… […]

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Erik Uden 🚩 @erikuden.mastodon.de.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

No corporate social network can ever be a save haven.

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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Btw: the same is true for journalism events and projects.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

@mathowie Are you flashing a stretch minivan?!?! Bruh...

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

A brilliant historical take on triumphal arches from Rome to Trump, landing with a great pun, from a classics professor at Cornell. Fornication in America: Trump’s Arch, Rome’s Emperors, and the Meaning of Victory […]

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If I was a conservative, I'd be less concerned about liberal thought-control in universities and more concerned that educated people seem to have completely rejected my philosophy.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Experimental archaeology to make Carolingian-style woodash glass...

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 13/10/2026

How to defeat tech billionaire power? Look at Solano County. When billionaires invaded their community with plans to build a "tech utopia," Democrats AND Republicans banded together to fight back. In a triumph of local democracy, they stopped the project...for now. 🎁 www.wsj.com/us-news/sili...

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Silicon Valley’s Dream City Has Crashed Into Small-Town Politics

A bitter standoff between tech-backed developers and local county leaders helped doom a $3-billion project at the edge of the Bay Area.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Why are Notre Dame's sports teams called "the Fighting Irish"? Because the college's students fought off the Ku Klux Klan in 1924. In Indiana, as in Oregon, there weren't enough Black folks for the KKK to complain about, so they focused on the dire threat of Catholics […]

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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 11/10/2026

Guess who read The Nerd Reich.... @marcmaron.bsky.social ! Review below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSA...

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Marc Maron Check-In: Books About Fascism.

YouTube video by Marc Maron

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Artist is Shaun Slifer. I'm glad I get to look at this print every day I'm on the office. As long as autocrats keep trying to force simple and sanitized history down our throats, this will remain a mantra. #history #histodons

Poster with tall masted shirts cruising across the ocean and a pair of mantles on the ocean floor. TEACH HISTORY FROM BELOW

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Jon Bosak @bosak.flx.masto.host.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Reading Chaucer's treatise on the astrolabe last night, I was reminded of the wonderful old English word "mileway." It means "the time it takes to travel a mile on foot," and in the astrology of Chaucer's day it meant exactly 20 minutes, a third of an hour. The OED labels it "obsolete," but I'd […]

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 09/10/2026

Antichrist Deeply Uncomfortable With Perceived Connection to Peter Thiel “I have never met Peter, I’ve never spoken to him, and I have no desire to be connected to him,” clarified the Son of Perdition. “We do have a lot in common..but I find him deeply off-putting” thehardtimes.net/culture/anti...

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Antichrist Deeply Uncomfortable With Perceived Connection to Peter Thiel

HELL — The Antichrist issued a sweeping denial of any relationship with Peter Thiel this Wednesday following numerous remarks made by the... Continue this tale

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A new blogpost, on how "sorry" really did seem to be the hardest word for late Carolingian kings. blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2026/...

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Holding kings to account in late Carolingian Francia: the council of Metz, 859 – Earlier medieval history

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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

At the hotel reception I said "I'm awfully sorry, I forgot what room I'm in". "No problem sir" the lady said. "This is called 'The Lobby'".

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Lisa Fagin Davis' redearch on the #voynichmanuscript was featured in the Guardian today. Excellent summary, too! #medieval @medievodons @histodons #bookhistory

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Even more amazing: the #49ers offensive line has not given up s sack in 4 games!!

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

RE: mastodon.world/@HistoryToday/117364… What years does "medieval" mean? To members of the public: 1200 to 1650 To historians: 480 to the last year that they study. #history @histodons @medievodons #medieval #medievalart

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Excellent news for devotees of St Moluag.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

www.theverge.com/transportation/100… This study about surveillance by cars checked the cellular vs. wifi reporting question. #surveillance #privacy #cars

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looks like a great job for medieval historians, at either Assistant or Associate (tenured) level, at John Hopkins.

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Frank Sonderborg @fsonder.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

It means no worries for the rest of your days

Name the compound:
HCOONa Handwritten text in image:Matata

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

RE: kolektiva.social/@MHowell/117348830… I wonder if "right to repair" laws protect removal of privacy-invading devices, such as TVs and cars that mine user data? If not, this would be good to lobby for.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

@mathowie Have you tried Google Image translate on a menu? It's amazing.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hate that MTG is one of the best people to point out the lies that we’ve all had to listen to forever, but she can still take a seat after being at the top of the list of people who brought us to where we are.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/05/2026

When tech oligarchs own the platform, you have no rights. That's why I decided to start my newsletter on a non-profit platform (Ghost) instead of Substack. It took a tiny bit more effort, but worth it. Sign up (free!) to keep up with my real work! www.thenerdreich.com

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The Nerd Reich | Silicon Valley Tech Extremism

Silicon Valley tech billionaire politics: authoritarianism, fascism, plutocracy, weirdness

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

The Los Angeles Rams -- favored by everyone to win the Super Bowl -- are now 1-2 and trail the 49ers by 2 games in their division -- after 3 games. Thanks to #49ers sleeper agent Talanoa Hufanga, who the #Niners GM John Lynch cleverly placed on a key division rival. Life is good. #nfl […]

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

"Nobody has thrown more pick sixes than Matthew Stafford, who has thrown 33." That's a stat I've never heard before. Why did the #49ers ever let Hufanga get away? What an amazing talent. #nfl #Broncos #RamsHouse #rams #49ers

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Ugly win for the #49ers but they are now in sole possession of first place in the NFL's toughest division.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Complex software behaving in unexpected and sometimes harmful ways has been a persistent problem since software was invented. The phenomenon used to be called “bugs” or “defects”, but I guess “going rogue” sounds cooler. It also implicitly frames “rogue” behavior as some kind of inexplicable […]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the US, is allegedly using a deeply flawed AI algorithm to override doctors’ judgments and wrongfully deny critical health coverage to elderly patients. This has resulted in patients being kicked out of rehabilitation programs and care […]

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Annette von Stockhausen @avstockhausen.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Bookmarked: Where the Readings Disagree: Finding HTR Errors by Asking a Model Five Times — William Mattingly, PhD wjbmattingly.com/blog/where-the-rea… #DH #HTR #KI A small local app that runs a handwritten text recognition model several times over the same manuscript page […]

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For those not on Instagram, details of a memorial service in memory of Rosamond McKitterick: 5 p.m. on Friday 23 October 2026, at Great St Mary’s, the University Church.

screen shot from Sidney Sussex College's Instagram account.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

@pseudo-isidore.bsky.social Maybe, but also the inverse: that students dislike AI but feel pressured to use it by time pressures, competition and in many cases pressure and/or encouragement ftom their schools.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

@ben Trump's parents gave him the AM lollipop. Draw whatever conclusions from that as you like.

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