Huw TD
@huwtd.bsky.social
At Southampton there is a house I have admired, because from the side it looks so flat.
Lecturer in Egyptology, University of Manchester
Egyptian literature, literacy, textual transmission, and religion.
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Lecturer in Egyptology, University of Manchester
Egyptian literature, literacy, textual transmission, and religion.
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Huw TD
@huwtd.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Out in print today: The Transmission of the Book of the Dead in New Kingdom Tombs at Saqqara!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transmiss...
Also available Open Access from the Bloomsbury website
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transmiss...
Also available Open Access from the Bloomsbury website
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No retrospective diagnosis ever, please. Thanks!
We do not need yet more post facto diagnoses of Adolf Hitler. Such things have been happening since the 1940s and historians — real ones, not the ones who write Father’s Day pulp — put no stock in them, because as explanatory devices they tell us, in the technical jargon of my discipline, fuck all.
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
No retrospective diagnosis ever, please. Thanks!
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Jesus fucking Christ
im not on the nazi app. screenshot is from a forum i use.
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Jesus fucking Christ
I'm currently paying someone to listen to avant-garde electronic music for me, and then write me emails about what it's like.
It's Stockhausen by proxy.
It's Stockhausen by proxy.
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I'm currently paying someone to listen to avant-garde electronic music for me, and then write me emails about what it's like.
It's Stockhausen by proxy.
It's Stockhausen by proxy.
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Gnostic mystery cults be like:
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Gnostic mystery cults be like:
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The Dutch aren't an indigenous population.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Dutch aren't an indigenous population.
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You don't know what you've got till it's gone. And you don't know it's gone till you can't find it. And then you can't remember why you wanted it in the first place. And now you’ve forgotten what you came in here for.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
You don't know what you've got till it's gone. And you don't know it's gone till you can't find it. And then you can't remember why you wanted it in the first place. And now you’ve forgotten what you came in here for.
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English Catholics in 1678:
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
English Catholics in 1678:
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came across this gem in Coptic reading group today:
ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲓ
"my tongue is a tongue of flesh, and mine is a human heart"
(referring to the author's own human limitations in writing adequate praises of a saint)
ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲓ
"my tongue is a tongue of flesh, and mine is a human heart"
(referring to the author's own human limitations in writing adequate praises of a saint)
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
came across this gem in Coptic reading group today:
ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲓ
"my tongue is a tongue of flesh, and mine is a human heart"
(referring to the author's own human limitations in writing adequate praises of a saint)
ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲓ
"my tongue is a tongue of flesh, and mine is a human heart"
(referring to the author's own human limitations in writing adequate praises of a saint)
The acme of British policy-making will be AI-powered ID cards as a time-limit to the backstop.
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.
Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The acme of British policy-making will be AI-powered ID cards as a time-limit to the backstop.
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jr n jrr r rdjt jr·f
lit. "do for the doer to make him do."
= "lead by example", "do unto others..."
a proverb cited in the Middle Egyptian "Eloquent Peasant" narrative.
speculative reconstruction:
*ˈʔiri ni-ʔaˈrari ʔar-raˌdiyat-ʔiriˈy·af
lit. "do for the doer to make him do."
= "lead by example", "do unto others..."
a proverb cited in the Middle Egyptian "Eloquent Peasant" narrative.
speculative reconstruction:
*ˈʔiri ni-ʔaˈrari ʔar-raˌdiyat-ʔiriˈy·af
January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
jr n jrr r rdjt jr·f
lit. "do for the doer to make him do."
= "lead by example", "do unto others..."
a proverb cited in the Middle Egyptian "Eloquent Peasant" narrative.
speculative reconstruction:
*ˈʔiri ni-ʔaˈrari ʔar-raˌdiyat-ʔiriˈy·af
lit. "do for the doer to make him do."
= "lead by example", "do unto others..."
a proverb cited in the Middle Egyptian "Eloquent Peasant" narrative.
speculative reconstruction:
*ˈʔiri ni-ʔaˈrari ʔar-raˌdiyat-ʔiriˈy·af
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Work in Lismore continues with our researchers, Ruth Olden and @tmcasimiro.bsky.social sharing these amazing images
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Work in Lismore continues with our researchers, Ruth Olden and @tmcasimiro.bsky.social sharing these amazing images
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I wonder how many of the photos used in this montage by a prominent media outlet were taken with the consent of the sitter, maybe that’s a societal evil worthy of some investigation rather than whatever this is
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I wonder how many of the photos used in this montage by a prominent media outlet were taken with the consent of the sitter, maybe that’s a societal evil worthy of some investigation rather than whatever this is
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Morning all.
A Misty November Day in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 1950s. Photograph Evening News.
A Misty November Day in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 1950s. Photograph Evening News.
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Morning all.
A Misty November Day in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 1950s. Photograph Evening News.
A Misty November Day in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 1950s. Photograph Evening News.
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The era of ‘handwritten submissions only’ with secret tests* is inching closer.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The era of ‘handwritten submissions only’ with secret tests* is inching closer.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
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I was trying to find the nicest way I can to say what I need to say, then I find out that this "Mandy Wong" who's got a human profile pic, is an in-house developed AI. No wonder I felt there was something off about this article, which barely skims the surface of the subject.
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I was trying to find the nicest way I can to say what I need to say, then I find out that this "Mandy Wong" who's got a human profile pic, is an in-house developed AI. No wonder I felt there was something off about this article, which barely skims the surface of the subject.
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This is what they took from you
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is what they took from you
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Colleagues! As you know we have ambitious strategic transformation objectives. We are therefore taking the following actions:
1. Cheese is now a kind of dog
2. Strategic mandates will be mandatory under the mandate strategy with effect from 31 Nov
3. e.g. Doncaster
I look forward to your support.
1. Cheese is now a kind of dog
2. Strategic mandates will be mandatory under the mandate strategy with effect from 31 Nov
3. e.g. Doncaster
I look forward to your support.
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Colleagues! As you know we have ambitious strategic transformation objectives. We are therefore taking the following actions:
1. Cheese is now a kind of dog
2. Strategic mandates will be mandatory under the mandate strategy with effect from 31 Nov
3. e.g. Doncaster
I look forward to your support.
1. Cheese is now a kind of dog
2. Strategic mandates will be mandatory under the mandate strategy with effect from 31 Nov
3. e.g. Doncaster
I look forward to your support.
Why is he starting to sound like Trump?
Feels like the opening to a very bad sci-fi film.
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why is he starting to sound like Trump?
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A visit to the National Gallery, accompanied by this fabulous @lrb.co.uk vignette on Carl Gustav Carus's 'View From a Prison Window'.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John-Paul Stonard · At the National Gallery: View from a Prison Window
Carl Gustav Carus made copies of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich, or sought out the locations he had painted,...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A visit to the National Gallery, accompanied by this fabulous @lrb.co.uk vignette on Carl Gustav Carus's 'View From a Prison Window'.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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'Researchers have found that the primitive humans who lived 2.75 million years ago at an archaeological site called Namorotukunan used stone tools continuously for 300,000 years.' 1/2
Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors
The find shows that the technology was passed down through thousands of generations.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
'Researchers have found that the primitive humans who lived 2.75 million years ago at an archaeological site called Namorotukunan used stone tools continuously for 300,000 years.' 1/2
Walking back through Liverpool, and from the sound (and smell), I can only assume the Council has decided to shell Warrington.
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Walking back through Liverpool, and from the sound (and smell), I can only assume the Council has decided to shell Warrington.
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VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
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The eye of Horus is your protection, Osiris foremost of westerners. It selects its protection over you, it overthrows all your enemies for you. Your enemies are overthrown for you. (BDQ)
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The eye of Horus is your protection, Osiris foremost of westerners. It selects its protection over you, it overthrows all your enemies for you. Your enemies are overthrown for you. (BDQ)