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R. A. Poe
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Logophile. Iconophile. Melophile. History buff. Nature lover. Podcast and quiz show fan.

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Boethius in the dungeon, with Philosophy holding book and sceptre, and the departing Muses

München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15825; Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; 11th century; Salzburg?; f.1v
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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RE: https://shelter.moe/@velvetshadow/115742221466276478

Bento racheté par Linktree c'était tellement attendu.
Une énième occasion pour encourager à héberger vous même une page de base pour afficher vos trois liens et demi.
Je vous autorisencourage à pomper celle-ci à titre d'inspiration […]
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mastodon.xyz
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"Amantissimo domino et patri B(artholomeo)
dei gratia exoniensi frater B(aldewinus)
fordensis monasterii"

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 200; Baldwin of Ford OCist, De sacramento altaris; ca. 1175 - 1199; Christ Church, Canterbury; p.1 @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Le laboratoire d’idées de l’Observatoire des patrimoines de l’Université de la Sorbonne (OPUS) s’est associé avec {CORRESPONDANCES DIGITALES] pour consacrer son étude inaugurale au développement des offres numériques dans les musées.
via @muzeodrome […]
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social.sciences.re
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782

I like that Firefox is (through @jaffathecake) communicating. But the point is not really if you can disable the features TBH.

I think the problem is how Firefox/Mozilla is perceived: Putting a whole lot of resources into AI […]
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tldr.nettime.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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"The fabled musk deer searches the whole world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself."
- Ramakrishna
#BookologyThursday
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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“I’m slightly surprised that the folks in charge of banning books haven’t focused on this one yet, given how contradictory it is to their aims and careless heartlessness.”

The Catechism of a Christmas Carol Revisited
#politics #achristmascarol #christmas […]

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December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning
https://itsfoss.com/news/denmark-road-traffic-authority-ditches-microsoft/
The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning.
Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning
The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning.
itsfoss.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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#buddha in Teaching Pose. Cave No 4 Sanctum. Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, #India. 2nd century BCE - 5th century.
#buddhistart #buddhism
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Kōwhai: The kōwhai is one of the best known native trees in New Zealand and it’s our unofficial national flower.
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Know the right sign to use against the right type of evil spirit!

#germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Trudenfu%C3%9F
The Trudenfuß
wiki.sunkencastles.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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#bookologythursday #celtic: `A beggar revealed to Scouarn, a young Breton farmhand, a way to fortune and happiness. However, he was challenged by dragons and sharp-toothed monsters. But as the sixth stroke of midnight struck, Scouarn succeeded in passing […]

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December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I'm deeply saddened to learn today that the Trump administration has announced plans to shut down NCAR, one of the world's leading centres for atmospheric research. For those not familiar with NCAR, I've posted an extract about NCAR's work from my book on climate modelling […]
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fediscience.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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To history of science scholars that may be around: Do you happen to have any good refs on the history of chromosome linkage mapping, map units, the definition of the centiMorgan and so on?
#histsci #Histbio #genetics #biology #historyofscience #haldane
December 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Somebody just found out that the source code of @langscipress books is available on the page of the books and thanked me enthusiastically.

So, in case you do not know this yet. The source code of ALL our 308 books is available on github and linked from within the books and from the langsci book […]
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lingo.lol
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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"― Je ne sais, lui dis-je, ce que c’est au juste qu’une géode, et n’ai nulle envie de le savoir.

― Pourquoi ? reprit-il ; vous êtes artiste pourtant ?"

George Sand, "Laura", 1865.
https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Laura._%E2%80%95_Voyage_dans_le_cristal #artsci #littsci
Laura. ― Voyage dans le cristal - Wikisource
fr.wikisource.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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If you want to learn how to play the zither from the Devil at the crossroads, just follow these instructions...

#austria #folktale #folklore #wildhunt #devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Zither_Player
The Zither Player
wiki.sunkencastles.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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The balloons fly too high to make shooting them down with air defences a safe or economic option, so the government has offered a €1m (£870,000) prize to any firm that can figure out how to intercept them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8655gn84ego
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Quand la guerre devient durable : comment les fonds d’investissement verts financent l’industrie de l’armement avec le soutien de l’UE

https://voxeurop.eu/fr/europe-fonds-investissement-verts-financent-industrie-armement/

Destinés à financer des initiatives durables, les investissements verts […]
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piaille.fr
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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When a wolf pursued a goat, it found itself in more trouble than it had bargained for.

#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/How_A_Goat_Caught_A_Wolf
How A Goat Caught A Wolf
wiki.sunkencastles.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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When encountering strange, beautiful women who express an interest in you out of nowhere, you should be suspicious.

At the very least, you should be more suspicious than _this_ guy.

#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/How_A_Burgher_Mistook_A_Dead_Cow_For_A_Beautiful_Woman
How A Burgher Mistook A Dead Cow For A Beautiful Woman
wiki.sunkencastles.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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**The plague in Venice**

Over the years, I have written quite a bit about the plague and how the Republic of Venice tried to manage it.

This is a complete list of all the plague related articles, podcast episodes, newsletters, chronologies, and […]

[Original post on historywalksvenice.com]
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Heute hat eine der #Komponistinnen Geburtstag, die im #frankreich der vorletzten Jahrhundertwende große Erfolge feiern konnte. Nach ihrem Tod wurde sie schnell vergessen, wie das bei vielen #frauen der Fall war. Augusta Holmès heißt sie und ist eine der Protagonistinnen in meinem Blogbeitrag […]
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troet.cafe
December 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Mikeitz (מִקֵּץ) with this dog's head.
#parashahpictures
Bodleian Library; MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.29v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM