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@kgeographer.bsky.social
Karl Grossner, geographer, nomad (still), co-instigator and former lead dev of whgazetter.org. #place, wannabe #stoic, looking into #folklore with AI-ish methods. In Vienna again until mid-November.
“Democrats in both chambers of Congress are denouncing Mr. Schumer and this deal to end the government shutdown that their voters hate. But they offer no plausible account of how they would have done better, because there isn’t one.” #fact
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“Democrats in both chambers of Congress are denouncing Mr. Schumer and this deal to end the government shutdown that their voters hate. But they offer no plausible account of how they would have done better, because there isn’t one.” #fact
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
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November’s early darkness enfolds us. The smell of applewood fires and rot is a constant companion at twilight. We hurry between home and evensong, home and pub. Ghosts crowd the lanes, our folklore becomes filled with tales of cold teeth. Winter begins to growl. - #CLNolan
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
November’s early darkness enfolds us. The smell of applewood fires and rot is a constant companion at twilight. We hurry between home and evensong, home and pub. Ghosts crowd the lanes, our folklore becomes filled with tales of cold teeth. Winter begins to growl. - #CLNolan
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
NYC born and raised. This great cover illustrates the world I saw growing up. I left in my late 20s. You can take the boy out of NY but you can’t take the NY out of the boy. Mamdani’s win is a breath of fresh air today.
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NYC born and raised. This great cover illustrates the world I saw growing up. I left in my late 20s. You can take the boy out of NY but you can’t take the NY out of the boy. Mamdani’s win is a breath of fresh air today.
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Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
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You have an PhD in #digitalhumanities and have plans continuing research in this field? 6-years #postdoc position #UniGraz in the Departement of Digital Humanities #dhgraz available! #jobs submission deadline: 8.12.2025 more info at […]
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hcommons.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
You have an PhD in #digitalhumanities and have plans continuing research in this field? 6-years #postdoc position #UniGraz in the Departement of Digital Humanities #dhgraz available! #jobs submission deadline: 8.12.2025 more info at […]
Going back and forth: do I end my 4-year plus #LongRoundabout’ nomadic trek and resettle in the US, or carry on in a #Don’tStopTillYouDrop (DSTYD) extension, adding South America and other new for me places.
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Going back and forth: do I end my 4-year plus #LongRoundabout’ nomadic trek and resettle in the US, or carry on in a #Don’tStopTillYouDrop (DSTYD) extension, adding South America and other new for me places.
Paul Klee says Happy Halloween
(detail from Fairy Tale of the Dwarf, 1925)
(detail from Fairy Tale of the Dwarf, 1925)
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Paul Klee says Happy Halloween
(detail from Fairy Tale of the Dwarf, 1925)
(detail from Fairy Tale of the Dwarf, 1925)
Due to return to the US in 2 weeks. To this. On the way back stopping in Spain to attend a memorial ceremony for Spanish Civil War deceased, where an uncle I never met will have his name inscribed on a plaque with others who died in Batalla de l’Ebre in 1938. Wondering what he would be doing now.
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Due to return to the US in 2 weeks. To this. On the way back stopping in Spain to attend a memorial ceremony for Spanish Civil War deceased, where an uncle I never met will have his name inscribed on a plaque with others who died in Batalla de l’Ebre in 1938. Wondering what he would be doing now.
Is this photo real? wtaf? Also, when I type “wtaf” I’m offered these emojis. Who says AI and surveillance are useless?
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Is this photo real? wtaf? Also, when I type “wtaf” I’m offered these emojis. Who says AI and surveillance are useless?
The young men in my focus group had lost money on Republican-controlled meme coins, Republican-owned sports gambling platforms, and Republican-backed meme stocks. None were interested in voting for Democrats, stating that the party didn't have their best interests at heart.
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
cc @elijahmeeks.bsky.social Seems like just…decades ago.
Another project that followed on in the same vein several years ago is althurayya.github.io
Another project that followed on in the same vein several years ago is althurayya.github.io
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
cc @elijahmeeks.bsky.social Seems like just…decades ago.
Another project that followed on in the same vein several years ago is althurayya.github.io
Another project that followed on in the same vein several years ago is althurayya.github.io
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A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
It’s not hard to imagine the conversation setting Bannon’s relationship to Trump after his exit from the “orbit”:
Bannon: “no need to appear with me or mention me; I’ll just say the shit you can’t, straight up. That’s what I do.”
Trump: “deal”
or vice versa
Bannon: “no need to appear with me or mention me; I’ll just say the shit you can’t, straight up. That’s what I do.”
Trump: “deal”
or vice versa
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It’s not hard to imagine the conversation setting Bannon’s relationship to Trump after his exit from the “orbit”:
Bannon: “no need to appear with me or mention me; I’ll just say the shit you can’t, straight up. That’s what I do.”
Trump: “deal”
or vice versa
Bannon: “no need to appear with me or mention me; I’ll just say the shit you can’t, straight up. That’s what I do.”
Trump: “deal”
or vice versa
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Some thoughts from recent talks: 'AI and Machine Learning in Libraries: Promising, But Not Ready Yet' www.openobjects.org.uk/2025/10/ai-a...
AI and Machine Learning in Libraries: Promising, But Not Ready Yet – Open Objects
Open Objects
www.openobjects.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Some thoughts from recent talks: 'AI and Machine Learning in Libraries: Promising, But Not Ready Yet' www.openobjects.org.uk/2025/10/ai-a...
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social puts a fine point on this “giddy nihilism.”
Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social puts a fine point on this “giddy nihilism.”
Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Why, was there a protest yesterday? Nothing about any protest on the @nytimes.com site right now.
Curious to know: How many Antifans were arrested yesterday
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Why, was there a protest yesterday? Nothing about any protest on the @nytimes.com site right now.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com
Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.
www.thefarside.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
This is fantastic. I/we spent a lot of time digitizing much of the Bregel Historical Atlas of Central Asia, and this further distribution and linking of that data is personally fulfilling. So thanks, Tom!
Now comes the fun part: more than 600 places from WHG/Bregel that are not yet in Pleiades.
October 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is fantastic. I/we spent a lot of time digitizing much of the Bregel Historical Atlas of Central Asia, and this further distribution and linking of that data is personally fulfilling. So thanks, Tom!
Just back from quick 3 day sidetrip to Albania. Butrint and Gjirokastër were highlights. A stark contrast returning to Vienna from Tirana - chaos to ordentlich.
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just back from quick 3 day sidetrip to Albania. Butrint and Gjirokastër were highlights. A stark contrast returning to Vienna from Tirana - chaos to ordentlich.
Siri, show me a picture of a pompous sonofabitch
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Siri, show me a picture of a pompous sonofabitch