Kat Knapp
@katnap.bsky.social
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In which I show that there's no evidence that the inventors of the alphabet could actually read. www.asor.org/anetoday/202.... Instead a remarkable "working misunderstanding" led to the alphabet's rise, much as with the invention of Greek script. ClassicsBluesky
Who Really Invented the Alphabet?
Who really invented the alphabet? Although we are still uncertain about precisely where the world’s most influential communication system came from, we know more than we did 20 years ago.
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August 24, 2023 at 3:34 PM
In which I show that there's no evidence that the inventors of the alphabet could actually read. www.asor.org/anetoday/202.... Instead a remarkable "working misunderstanding" led to the alphabet's rise, much as with the invention of Greek script. ClassicsBluesky
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I just learnt about the 24/7 webcam of a Namibian watering hole and think you should, too.
Right now there was a weird animal sound and 6 zebras just bolted, leaving a bemused looking warthog wallowing in the mud and some bison-type things serenely ignoring it all.
Right now there was a weird animal sound and 6 zebras just bolted, leaving a bemused looking warthog wallowing in the mud and some bison-type things serenely ignoring it all.
Namibia: Live stream in the Namib Desert
Live feed, from a waterhole in the heart of Namibia Complementing the magnificence of the Namib Desert’s never-ending red sand dunes, Namibia Cam’s waterhole...
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August 24, 2023 at 2:08 PM
I just learnt about the 24/7 webcam of a Namibian watering hole and think you should, too.
Right now there was a weird animal sound and 6 zebras just bolted, leaving a bemused looking warthog wallowing in the mud and some bison-type things serenely ignoring it all.
Right now there was a weird animal sound and 6 zebras just bolted, leaving a bemused looking warthog wallowing in the mud and some bison-type things serenely ignoring it all.
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There's a real risk that, thanks to billionaire fuckery, there will be *no* friendly spaces for targeted groups in the future. That's why I think getting Bluesky right is super important.
Meta/Facebook gutted its Trust and Safety workforce in mass layoffs just a few months ago.
Which means they won't be available to oversee what happens on Threads.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/26/tech-companies-are-laying-off-their-ethics-and-safety-teams-.html
Which means they won't be available to oversee what happens on Threads.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/26/tech-companies-are-laying-off-their-ethics-and-safety-teams-.html
Tech layoffs ravage the teams that fight online misinformation and hate speech
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Twitter have all drastically reduced the size of their teams focused on trust and safety as the companies cut costs.
www.cnbc.com
July 13, 2023 at 6:47 PM
There's a real risk that, thanks to billionaire fuckery, there will be *no* friendly spaces for targeted groups in the future. That's why I think getting Bluesky right is super important.
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The lost jellyfish art of Ilona Richter, from Anita Brinckmann-Voss's 1970 book on jellyfish of the Mediterranean Sea...
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July 12, 2023 at 4:07 PM
The lost jellyfish art of Ilona Richter, from Anita Brinckmann-Voss's 1970 book on jellyfish of the Mediterranean Sea...
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