Same Old AKMA
@akma.bsky.social
AKMA is a priest, lecturer (New Test., Greek, Early Church, Crit Theory), writer, gamer; Glasgow, Oxford, now parish ministry in Abingdon-on-Thames. Will not try [in vain?] to take away the pain of being a hopeless unbeliever.
http://akma.disseminary.org
http://akma.disseminary.org
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We now have a website for the project I've been working on the with Garrick Allen, Emanuele Scieri, and Maxim Venetskov on Codex H, the manuscript preserving the earliest Greek evidence of the Euthalian annotation and presentation system for the New Testament.
codexh.arts.gla.ac.uk#/home
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Annotating the New Testament
codexh.arts.gla.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We now have a website for the project I've been working on the with Garrick Allen, Emanuele Scieri, and Maxim Venetskov on Codex H, the manuscript preserving the earliest Greek evidence of the Euthalian annotation and presentation system for the New Testament.
codexh.arts.gla.ac.uk#/home
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codexh.arts.gla.ac.uk#/home
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Since my mother is awake and texting me questions about stand mixers, I gather it is time for this:
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording
YouTube video by Stiletto
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Since my mother is awake and texting me questions about stand mixers, I gather it is time for this:
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM?...
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If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
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I don't want a LLM, I want an LMS that actually fucking works.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I don't want a LLM, I want an LMS that actually fucking works.
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Take an absolutely critical bit of societal fabric which is also one of the country's few global successes. Cut off a big chunk of revenue, then underfund it. Give it additional chores and then pinch half a billion quid from it. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Take an absolutely critical bit of societal fabric which is also one of the country's few global successes. Cut off a big chunk of revenue, then underfund it. Give it additional chores and then pinch half a billion quid from it. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
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Your semi-regular reminder that WHOLE OF THE MOON by The Waterboys is the among the greatest pop songs ever written
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon [Official HD Remastered Video]
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
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November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Your semi-regular reminder that WHOLE OF THE MOON by The Waterboys is the among the greatest pop songs ever written
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Big if true
Speaking of which, the business press has been mostly avoiding talking about how Duolingo destroyed its entire business model firing workers and making the product AI-dependent. Their stock halved this year.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Big if true
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You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
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*trying to unlock my phone with my glasses off*
📱: I’ve never seen you before in my life.
*put glasses on*
📱: oh thank GOODness you’re back sir, some hideous monstrosity just tried to break in to god knows what vile ends
📱: I’ve never seen you before in my life.
*put glasses on*
📱: oh thank GOODness you’re back sir, some hideous monstrosity just tried to break in to god knows what vile ends
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
*trying to unlock my phone with my glasses off*
📱: I’ve never seen you before in my life.
*put glasses on*
📱: oh thank GOODness you’re back sir, some hideous monstrosity just tried to break in to god knows what vile ends
📱: I’ve never seen you before in my life.
*put glasses on*
📱: oh thank GOODness you’re back sir, some hideous monstrosity just tried to break in to god knows what vile ends
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
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AMPLIFYING.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
AMPLIFYING.
On a more positive note, I’m amazed that we finally have a conference app that’s actually useful, with an intelligible interface and helpful search functions (love d/l handouts!). Now, if they only provided a map that situated the conference sites with respect to one another…
#aarsbl25
#aarsbl25
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
On a more positive note, I’m amazed that we finally have a conference app that’s actually useful, with an intelligible interface and helpful search functions (love d/l handouts!). Now, if they only provided a map that situated the conference sites with respect to one another…
#aarsbl25
#aarsbl25
I’m very frustrated at how nonchalantly carnivore-centric US menus are. One more reason to be happy living in the UK.
(Looking at you, Westin breakfast)
#aarsbl25
(Looking at you, Westin breakfast)
#aarsbl25
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’m very frustrated at how nonchalantly carnivore-centric US menus are. One more reason to be happy living in the UK.
(Looking at you, Westin breakfast)
#aarsbl25
(Looking at you, Westin breakfast)
#aarsbl25
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Today would have been Dr. John's 84th birthday, which was originally observed a day later and a year earlier - as wonderfully mysterious and chaotic as everything about him.
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today would have been Dr. John's 84th birthday, which was originally observed a day later and a year earlier - as wonderfully mysterious and chaotic as everything about him.
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
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I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
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X devrait être bloqué en France. Nay. X devrait être bloqué sur l'ensemble de la planète.
Ce genre de merde devrait rendre unanimement tout le monde fou/folle de rage.
Les institutions françaises qui ont encore des comptes sur cette piscine de pus devraient les fermer immédiatement.
Et vous aussi.
Ce genre de merde devrait rendre unanimement tout le monde fou/folle de rage.
Les institutions françaises qui ont encore des comptes sur cette piscine de pus devraient les fermer immédiatement.
Et vous aussi.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
X devrait être bloqué en France. Nay. X devrait être bloqué sur l'ensemble de la planète.
Ce genre de merde devrait rendre unanimement tout le monde fou/folle de rage.
Les institutions françaises qui ont encore des comptes sur cette piscine de pus devraient les fermer immédiatement.
Et vous aussi.
Ce genre de merde devrait rendre unanimement tout le monde fou/folle de rage.
Les institutions françaises qui ont encore des comptes sur cette piscine de pus devraient les fermer immédiatement.
Et vous aussi.
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ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
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Going to #sblaar25? I wrote this because so many young academics were making the same rookie errors. Lots of conference advice here about talking to book editors. Make your life easier! Share this freely.
BTW, I'm a freelance publishing consultant. Hire me.
www.bleaktheology.com/2014/09/21/t...
BTW, I'm a freelance publishing consultant. Hire me.
www.bleaktheology.com/2014/09/21/t...
Ten Publishing Tips for Young Academics, Revised Edition. - Bleak Theology
I was in academic publishing for over ten years. I was an editor acquiring Religion and Philosophy monographs and edited collections at a major, international academic press. Because I kept answering the same questions over and over again and saw so many young scholars make grand faux pas as they entered the academic publishing world, I
www.bleaktheology.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Going to #sblaar25? I wrote this because so many young academics were making the same rookie errors. Lots of conference advice here about talking to book editors. Make your life easier! Share this freely.
BTW, I'm a freelance publishing consultant. Hire me.
www.bleaktheology.com/2014/09/21/t...
BTW, I'm a freelance publishing consultant. Hire me.
www.bleaktheology.com/2014/09/21/t...
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📣 I’m teaching a National Gallery online course about Saints this December!
💡If you’re curious about art, storytelling, or just want to show off in an art gallery, then book now to join the fun.
🔗https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/sacred-stories-saints-in-art-december-2025-0
💡If you’re curious about art, storytelling, or just want to show off in an art gallery, then book now to join the fun.
🔗https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/sacred-stories-saints-in-art-december-2025-0
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
📣 I’m teaching a National Gallery online course about Saints this December!
💡If you’re curious about art, storytelling, or just want to show off in an art gallery, then book now to join the fun.
🔗https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/sacred-stories-saints-in-art-december-2025-0
💡If you’re curious about art, storytelling, or just want to show off in an art gallery, then book now to join the fun.
🔗https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/sacred-stories-saints-in-art-december-2025-0