Daphna Oren
@daphnao.bsky.social
Historian of women and the family in early modern Britian. Alt-ac. Mom. Geek. Dnd player. Crafter (knitting, quilting, cross-stitch). Posts are my own opinions. She/her.
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Daphna Oren
@daphnao.bsky.social
· Dec 1
I did the roast thing, and honestly this is probably the most complimentary thing that's ever been said about me.
I got this book tonight, and I'm already four chapters in.
Its fascinating, funny, and weirdly profound - especially if you're the kind of person who at once believes in a rational, scientific world, and yet find yourself replacing your D20 mid-battle because it was being mean to you.
Its fascinating, funny, and weirdly profound - especially if you're the kind of person who at once believes in a rational, scientific world, and yet find yourself replacing your D20 mid-battle because it was being mean to you.
If you are thinking of gifts for Xmas this year, my book about tabletop games, The Game Changers (UK, other territories) / Across the Board (US, Canada), is out in paperback, audiobook & ebook. I think it is good for anyone who loves boardgames old or new, or who likes stuff on culture & history.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I got this book tonight, and I'm already four chapters in.
Its fascinating, funny, and weirdly profound - especially if you're the kind of person who at once believes in a rational, scientific world, and yet find yourself replacing your D20 mid-battle because it was being mean to you.
Its fascinating, funny, and weirdly profound - especially if you're the kind of person who at once believes in a rational, scientific world, and yet find yourself replacing your D20 mid-battle because it was being mean to you.
My kid is an after school enrichment program called "Human Rights". Which is cool, except that on occasion when the teacher doesn't show up, I get a text message saying "Human rights is cancelled!"
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My kid is an after school enrichment program called "Human Rights". Which is cool, except that on occasion when the teacher doesn't show up, I get a text message saying "Human rights is cancelled!"
My FB memories today reminded me that 15 years ago I got a fortune cookie that said "your future profit lies in the past", which - given that I'm a historian - felt particularly appropriate.
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
My FB memories today reminded me that 15 years ago I got a fortune cookie that said "your future profit lies in the past", which - given that I'm a historian - felt particularly appropriate.
כולנו סגורים על זה שכשבמתכון אומרים לשים מייפל, הכוונה לסירופ מייפל אמיתי טהור, ולא לסירופ בטעם מייפל, כן?
(זהו סאבפוסט, או איך שלא קוראים לזה כאן, ל"בואו לאכול איתי")
(זהו סאבפוסט, או איך שלא קוראים לזה כאן, ל"בואו לאכול איתי")
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
כולנו סגורים על זה שכשבמתכון אומרים לשים מייפל, הכוונה לסירופ מייפל אמיתי טהור, ולא לסירופ בטעם מייפל, כן?
(זהו סאבפוסט, או איך שלא קוראים לזה כאן, ל"בואו לאכול איתי")
(זהו סאבפוסט, או איך שלא קוראים לזה כאן, ל"בואו לאכול איתי")
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
My kid just had an exam in school that involved being assigned some chapters, summarizing them, then having an open-book test on the details. The teacher encouraged them to use AI to prepare. This paragraph does a great job explaining why I found it so disturbing.
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
My kid just had an exam in school that involved being assigned some chapters, summarizing them, then having an open-book test on the details. The teacher encouraged them to use AI to prepare. This paragraph does a great job explaining why I found it so disturbing.
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
One point, because I would never play loud music in public.
Other than that, I'm old enough to have regulalry done all of these things growing up.
Other than that, I'm old enough to have regulalry done all of these things growing up.
(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
One point, because I would never play loud music in public.
Other than that, I'm old enough to have regulalry done all of these things growing up.
Other than that, I'm old enough to have regulalry done all of these things growing up.
My Roman history professor used to say that if we see the same law being passed over and over again through the years, it means that it wasn't obeyed.
Possibly my Roman history professor underestimated the depths of human ignorance.
Possibly my Roman history professor underestimated the depths of human ignorance.
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My Roman history professor used to say that if we see the same law being passed over and over again through the years, it means that it wasn't obeyed.
Possibly my Roman history professor underestimated the depths of human ignorance.
Possibly my Roman history professor underestimated the depths of human ignorance.
Explain a film plot badly:
A grandfather reads a book to his sick grandson.
A grandfather reads a book to his sick grandson.
Explain a film plot badly:
a group of space truckers debate their union contract and sick leave.
indecision kills; one trucker and her cat abandon the rig.
a group of space truckers debate their union contract and sick leave.
indecision kills; one trucker and her cat abandon the rig.
a woman is constantly undermined by her coworkers.
after the roughest day ever, she and her cat go home.
after the roughest day ever, she and her cat go home.
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Explain a film plot badly:
A grandfather reads a book to his sick grandson.
A grandfather reads a book to his sick grandson.
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In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
To be clear, I think it's fine to take hobbies seriously and I'm not dismissing anyone's concerns.
But also, I am genuinely deeply jealous of anyone whose reasons for being shocked and saddened in life have to do with representations of knitting.
But also, I am genuinely deeply jealous of anyone whose reasons for being shocked and saddened in life have to do with representations of knitting.
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
Shetland knitting group ‘shocked and saddened’ by representation in Channel 4 show
A GROUP protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting...
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To be clear, I think it's fine to take hobbies seriously and I'm not dismissing anyone's concerns.
But also, I am genuinely deeply jealous of anyone whose reasons for being shocked and saddened in life have to do with representations of knitting.
But also, I am genuinely deeply jealous of anyone whose reasons for being shocked and saddened in life have to do with representations of knitting.
Reposted by Daphna Oren
The convergence of competitive diving with competitive knitting was bound to come with risks.
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
Shetland knitting group ‘shocked and saddened’ by representation in Channel 4 show
A GROUP protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting...
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The convergence of competitive diving with competitive knitting was bound to come with risks.
Sometimes when I wake up way too early and can't fall back asleep, I become the kind of mom who bakes fresh scones breakfast.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Sometimes when I wake up way too early and can't fall back asleep, I become the kind of mom who bakes fresh scones breakfast.
Do yourself a favor. Read this thread.
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Do yourself a favor. Read this thread.
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You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
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Sunday = fun day~ wild bears playing at a public playground, captured by someone just passing by~🐻
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Sunday = fun day~ wild bears playing at a public playground, captured by someone just passing by~🐻
רואים את הראש שלך, רואים את הזנב שלך, מיץ פטל יראה ולא יצא מן הבית...
Bob always lost at hide-and-seek.
#birdoftheday #hiding #birds #egret #heron #nature #wildlife #protectnature #EastCoastKin
#birdoftheday #hiding #birds #egret #heron #nature #wildlife #protectnature #EastCoastKin
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
רואים את הראש שלך, רואים את הזנב שלך, מיץ פטל יראה ולא יצא מן הבית...
In a classic example of "people thinking everywhere is the US", I just saw a post saying "of course pumpkin spice is the spice for pumpkin pie b/c that's the only way ppl eat pumpkin."
PSA: in much of the world pumpkin is a savory vegetable used to make many types of dishes, but never sweet pie.
PSA: in much of the world pumpkin is a savory vegetable used to make many types of dishes, but never sweet pie.
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In a classic example of "people thinking everywhere is the US", I just saw a post saying "of course pumpkin spice is the spice for pumpkin pie b/c that's the only way ppl eat pumpkin."
PSA: in much of the world pumpkin is a savory vegetable used to make many types of dishes, but never sweet pie.
PSA: in much of the world pumpkin is a savory vegetable used to make many types of dishes, but never sweet pie.
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לחובבי אוטולנגי בפיד
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
לחובבי אוטולנגי בפיד
זה בסך הכל מאוד הגיוני שהתמיכה הטכנית של חברת הלוקרים לבתי ספר עובדת רק בין 9-3 ודורשת נוכחות ליד הלוקר. כי זה מאוד סביר שלתלמיד בית ספר תהיה חצי שעה פנוייה לדבר עם נציג תמיכה טכנית באמצע יום הלימודים ולא, נגיד, לפני שהוא מתחיל או אחרי שהוא נגמר.
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
זה בסך הכל מאוד הגיוני שהתמיכה הטכנית של חברת הלוקרים לבתי ספר עובדת רק בין 9-3 ודורשת נוכחות ליד הלוקר. כי זה מאוד סביר שלתלמיד בית ספר תהיה חצי שעה פנוייה לדבר עם נציג תמיכה טכנית באמצע יום הלימודים ולא, נגיד, לפני שהוא מתחיל או אחרי שהוא נגמר.
מחזקת. עשיתי עכשיו נסיעות ראשונות איתה, הרבה יותר ידידותית בעין
מניסיון ראשוני עם egg כתחליף אפליקציית תחבצ למוביט, מאוד נוח ואפס פרסומות!
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
מחזקת. עשיתי עכשיו נסיעות ראשונות איתה, הרבה יותר ידידותית בעין
The stages of parenting - clock change edition:
Stage 1: "An extra hour of sleep? Ha! Tell that to the baby!"
Stage 2: "An extra hour of sleep."
Stage 3: "The kid went to bed after I did, because extra hour. He is still asleep. I have been up since 5:30 am despite an alarm set to 7 am."
Stage 1: "An extra hour of sleep? Ha! Tell that to the baby!"
Stage 2: "An extra hour of sleep."
Stage 3: "The kid went to bed after I did, because extra hour. He is still asleep. I have been up since 5:30 am despite an alarm set to 7 am."
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The stages of parenting - clock change edition:
Stage 1: "An extra hour of sleep? Ha! Tell that to the baby!"
Stage 2: "An extra hour of sleep."
Stage 3: "The kid went to bed after I did, because extra hour. He is still asleep. I have been up since 5:30 am despite an alarm set to 7 am."
Stage 1: "An extra hour of sleep? Ha! Tell that to the baby!"
Stage 2: "An extra hour of sleep."
Stage 3: "The kid went to bed after I did, because extra hour. He is still asleep. I have been up since 5:30 am despite an alarm set to 7 am."
אני חשה צורך למחות בירושלמית על ההגדרה הזו בתשחץ.
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
אני חשה צורך למחות בירושלמית על ההגדרה הזו בתשחץ.
Wow, this is bananas.
Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.
It’s… shocking
It’s… shocking
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wow, this is bananas.
האם השעון המעורר שלי גרם לאיש לקפוץ בבהלה מהמיטה ולהתחיל לרוץ לעבר המקלט?
ובכן...
ובכן...
a snowman in a pile of leaves with the words that 's normal
Alt: The snowman Olaf is standing in a pile of leaves and saying "that's normal"
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
האם השעון המעורר שלי גרם לאיש לקפוץ בבהלה מהמיטה ולהתחיל לרוץ לעבר המקלט?
ובכן...
ובכן...