BeccaPaintmore
LightNews LightNews
banner
beccapaintmore.bsky.social
BeccaPaintmore
@beccapaintmore.bsky.social
120 followers 130 following 18 posts
Archaeologist, artist/photographer, nerd
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
suecowley.bsky.social
I'm going to quote post this again because I still see teachers enthusing about AI. Please don't ignore the environmental damage even if you're okay with the theft of copyright. ⬇️
April 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
bransonreese.bsky.social
Happy ten years to this bad boy.
A comic I drew on a takeout napkin in 2015. If you're pressed for time, it's the original One Fear comic. Boom. Done. Get on with your day. If you don't value your time, here's a description: it's a comic, right? Well here's the twist: whole thing's on a napkin. Thinest sharpie for the lines, if I recall correctly. Comic is titled "TEEN COMIX" and the first panel has a guy in sunglasses wearing a shirt that says "NO FEAR." His friend is approaching, cut off by the panel's edge. His shirt says... something. But what? Fear not, the next panel clears that right up. Second panel is zoomed in on the friend's shirt. It reads "WHAT IF THEY MADE SIMPSONS PORN ILLEGAL?" Last panel is the guy from the first panel alone now. His shirt now reads "ONE FEAR." The title is attributed to Branson '15 which should go a long way to explaining how far I expected this to spread when I drew it. It was unfathomable to me that people who didn't know me on a first name basis would see it. Little did I know that every fandom on the internet would edit it with something interminable like "The Xanadon Guild receiving a buff from Trade Legion in Era of Conquest IV." I never get them but hey, god bless. I still see those from time to time but it's really slowed down. Nowadays this is an ancient meme, frozen in place like a masturbating Pompeii victim covered in the ash of the centuries.
February 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
scumbelievable.bsky.social
To everyone at The Atlantic, at the New York Times, at the BBC, I hope you're happy. I hope you love the world you've made.

I will hate you until my last breath. You are beyond forgiveness. Scum of the earth.
January 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
aandeloucas.com
Always a treat to find my favorite name: Ilī-wēdêku. His name means "my god, I am alone".

Here, Mr. My-God-I-am-alone is witness to a marriage between Sin-iqišam and Ninlil-ninam in Nippur ca. 1830 BCE.

TMH 10, 1 (P503174): cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/50...
handcopy of the cuneiform tablet TMH 10, 1, comprised of three museum fragments, HS 2119+HS 2329+HS 2424. Highlighted is the name Ilī-wēdêku (ì-lí-we-de-ku)
December 16, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
mistyksnow.bsky.social
If you haven't already, you should block @jessesingal.com.
December 13, 2024 at 9:39 PM
beccapaintmore.bsky.social
I learnt about Lusterweibchen yesetrday, completely by chance! They're a type of chandelier made from a horizontal antler fixed with a carved wooden sculpture. Originating at the end of the 14th c, picking up popularity in the 16th c.

www.artfour.com/lusterwebche...
November 22, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
garwboy.bsky.social
Today I recorded a Radio 4 show about the neuroscience of love, to be broadcast soon.

But it led to a realisation, and I think it's important. Allow me to explain.

So, to begin, why do humans fall in love? Why do our brains make us do that? The truth is complex and confusing. However...

/1
November 20, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by BeccaPaintmore
velimir228.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 5:35 PM
beccapaintmore.bsky.social
If you have the opportunity to go on an evening tour of Ely Cathedral I recommend it, the vibe is so different!
September 24, 2023 at 10:01 AM