Rutger K. ๐ฅ
@anotheraspirin.bsky.social
Friendly, non-threatening rewriter of medieval history. Operates out of the Low Countries. Purveyor of Fine Puns.
is this why they call it holy scripture
February 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
is this why they call it holy scripture
๐ me pretty much all the time
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
๐ me pretty much all the time
it me
Lot of crazy things have happened this year so far (some great, some bad, nothing THAT exciting), with the result that I'm way behind on everything. Feel like I've somehow crossed over to not being stressed, purely because I can't even decide what to stress about.
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
it me
Milchreis / Rijstebrij / Rice Pudding on the other hand... ๐
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Milchreis / Rijstebrij / Rice Pudding on the other hand... ๐
I really really really am not bad at cooking but I think today will be the day I admit that risotto just isn't my thing.
A 25% success rate (AT BEST) just isn't worth the effort.
A 25% success rate (AT BEST) just isn't worth the effort.
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I really really really am not bad at cooking but I think today will be the day I admit that risotto just isn't my thing.
A 25% success rate (AT BEST) just isn't worth the effort.
A 25% success rate (AT BEST) just isn't worth the effort.
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Anyway, good news! Open-ended lectureship in early medieval history at KCL.
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Anyway, good news! Open-ended lectureship in early medieval history at KCL.
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Dat basloopje ๐ค
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Dat basloopje ๐ค
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More ramblings about Radbod! This time I delve into the later traditions surrounding him.
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/r...
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Radbod from the Middle Ages to Modernity
Introduction Last time on โProject Radbodโ I provided a brief overview of what we do and donโt know about Radbod based on the earliest sources that mention him. My intention was to continue by lookโฆ
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
More ramblings about Radbod! This time I delve into the later traditions surrounding him.
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/r...
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/r...
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
*baby, if you will
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
*baby, if you will
As a fan of glosses and &c I feel that corrections should be made the way the babby Jesus intended: in the Reply-function underneath your own post.
February 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM
As a fan of glosses and &c I feel that corrections should be made the way the babby Jesus intended: in the Reply-function underneath your own post.
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Offre dโemploi โ Un.e Chargรฉ.e de cours ร temps plein en ยซ Philosophie ancienne et mรฉdiรฉvale ยป (Universitรฉ de Namur)
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Offre dโemploi โ Un.e Chargรฉ.e de cours ร temps plein en ยซ Philosophie ancienne et mรฉdiรฉvale ยป (Universitรฉ de Namur)
Missions Au sein de lโUniversitรฉ de Namur, la Facultรฉ de Philosophie et Lettres compte prรจs de 670 รฉtudiantยทes et 75 membres du personnel dont 30 acadรฉmiques et 35 scientifiques. Elle offre des proโฆ
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February 10, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Offre dโemploi โ Un.e Chargรฉ.e de cours ร temps plein en ยซ Philosophie ancienne et mรฉdiรฉvale ยป (Universitรฉ de Namur)
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Publication โ Nicolas Michel, ยซ Une collection รฉpistolaire plurielle. Diffusion, rรฉception et influence des Variรฆ de Cassiodore (VIe-XVe siรจcles) ยป
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Publication โ Nicolas Michel, ยซย Une collection รฉpistolaire plurielle. Diffusion, rรฉception et influence des Variรฆ de Cassiodore (VIe-XVe siรจcles)ย ยป
ลuvre monumentale, hybride, presque hors normes, ร la frontiรจre entre le monde romain et le premier Moyen รge, les Variae de Cassiodore ont depuis longtemps attirรฉ lโattention des chercheurs, en paโฆ
rmblf.be
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Publication โ Nicolas Michel, ยซ Une collection รฉpistolaire plurielle. Diffusion, rรฉception et influence des Variรฆ de Cassiodore (VIe-XVe siรจcles) ยป
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There's an old Epic Rap Battle Of History where Abe Lincoln screams in Obama's face "You! I wanna like you but don't TALK about change JUST DO IT!!" and I have been thinking about that one a lot lately.
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 AM
There's an old Epic Rap Battle Of History where Abe Lincoln screams in Obama's face "You! I wanna like you but don't TALK about change JUST DO IT!!" and I have been thinking about that one a lot lately.
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do you have a favorite episode so far?
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
do you have a favorite episode so far?
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Any doctoral student or early career scholar want to give an online guest lecture on Marcion (preferably) or second century Christianity (but not gnosticism) more broadly?
I think I can offer you a $100 stipend for a 45 minute talk. Needs to be MWF 10-1050.
I think I can offer you a $100 stipend for a 45 minute talk. Needs to be MWF 10-1050.
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Any doctoral student or early career scholar want to give an online guest lecture on Marcion (preferably) or second century Christianity (but not gnosticism) more broadly?
I think I can offer you a $100 stipend for a 45 minute talk. Needs to be MWF 10-1050.
I think I can offer you a $100 stipend for a 45 minute talk. Needs to be MWF 10-1050.
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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Publication โ Leen Bervoets, ยซ Vrijheid in de middeleeuwse stad. Het ontstaan van het poorterschap in Vlaanderen, 12de-13de eeuw ยป
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Publication โ Leen Bervoets, ยซย Vrijheid in de middeleeuwse stad. Het ontstaan van het poorterschap in Vlaanderen, 12de-13de eeuwย ยป
Dit boek gaat over een juridisch statuut dat individuen een geprivilegieerde status bezorgdeย in de machtige Vlaamse steden van de late middeleeuwen: het poorterschap. Poortersย genoten volโฆ
rmblf.be
February 8, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Publication โ Leen Bervoets, ยซ Vrijheid in de middeleeuwse stad. Het ontstaan van het poorterschap in Vlaanderen, 12de-13de eeuw ยป
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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๐ฅณNew #medievalsky #earlymodern Open Access Article!
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- โ๏ธ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-โ๏ธ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- โ๏ธ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-โ๏ธ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
Toil and Trouble: The Labour, Duties and Rights of Women in Alpine Communities in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
How were women perceived and treated in Alpine communities in the late Middle Ages? This study explores this question by using sources ranging from the fourteenth up to the sixteenth century and fr...
www.tandfonline.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
๐ฅณNew #medievalsky #earlymodern Open Access Article!
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- โ๏ธ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-โ๏ธ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- โ๏ธ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-โ๏ธ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
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This๐. When grading this week, I found myself wondering more than once whether the student was using AI or not, which kinda kills the joy of grading well-written papers
The thing I hate the absolute most about the proliferation of GenAI in "writing" is that I'm now being trained to become suspicious when I read a student paper that is Actually Good, instead of just celebrating its quality and congratulating the student on a Job Well Done.
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 AM
This๐. When grading this week, I found myself wondering more than once whether the student was using AI or not, which kinda kills the joy of grading well-written papers
Case in point: this student paper I'm reading right now and which is really excellent.
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Case in point: this student paper I'm reading right now and which is really excellent.
The thing I hate the absolute most about the proliferation of GenAI in "writing" is that I'm now being trained to become suspicious when I read a student paper that is Actually Good, instead of just celebrating its quality and congratulating the student on a Job Well Done.
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The thing I hate the absolute most about the proliferation of GenAI in "writing" is that I'm now being trained to become suspicious when I read a student paper that is Actually Good, instead of just celebrating its quality and congratulating the student on a Job Well Done.
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"A truly sensational find" made by my friend and colleague Adrian C. Pirtea ๐๐
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
medieval worlds โข no. 23 โข 2025
A truly sensational find is presented in volume 23 of Medieval Worlds: a newly discovered Christian world chronicle in Arabic, which Adrian C. Pirtea examines in a preliminary case study. We furthermo...
medievalworlds.net
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
"A truly sensational find" made by my friend and colleague Adrian C. Pirtea ๐๐
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast
#Syriac
#ChristianArabic
#ChristianEast