Daniel Bellingradt
@dbellingradt.bsky.social
Historian of communication flows currently at Universität Augsburg | Co-editor of JbKG https://t1p.de/JbKG | Team #skystorians | I have friends everywhere | And I do enjoy my work |
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I'm no Luddite - far from it - but the ways in which in this development has been spoken of seem blind to, or completely uninterested in, what cannot be machine read and searched for: the pounce, sweat marks, soot, or wax; the non-semantic yet semiotically rich substrate that OCR strips away.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm no Luddite - far from it - but the ways in which in this development has been spoken of seem blind to, or completely uninterested in, what cannot be machine read and searched for: the pounce, sweat marks, soot, or wax; the non-semantic yet semiotically rich substrate that OCR strips away.
"And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves"
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves"
If you are thinking a lot about the Fermi paradox, here are some #earlymodern insects from above that did look a bit like extraterrestrial life …
These #worms fell down from the sky, maybe, in 1672 Europe, and lived for another couple of days. However fantastic the #earlymodern story of the falling "Würmer" is, I do like the alien-freakish styled insects a lot. Zoom in and choose your favorite:
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If you are thinking a lot about the Fermi paradox, here are some #earlymodern insects from above that did look a bit like extraterrestrial life …
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Bitte vergesst nicht, bei dem Wetter eine Schale Graubrot für Friedrich Merz rauszustellen.
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Bitte vergesst nicht, bei dem Wetter eine Schale Graubrot für Friedrich Merz rauszustellen.
Wie man Brötchen benennt, mag regional unterschiedlich sein in Deutschland. In Berlin heisst es offiziell im Jahr 1686 noch "Semmel", nicht etwa #Schrippe. *duckt sich weg*
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wie man Brötchen benennt, mag regional unterschiedlich sein in Deutschland. In Berlin heisst es offiziell im Jahr 1686 noch "Semmel", nicht etwa #Schrippe. *duckt sich weg*
Hey you, is this a 2 on your forehead, or are you modeling for this science book again? #skystorians
1 2 3 all over the face. This numbered face is part of an #earlymodern book about physiognomy, the art of face reading, and chiromancy, the art of fortune-telling by looking at your hand. The numbers described the person's character, personality or body functions from their outer appearance.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hey you, is this a 2 on your forehead, or are you modeling for this science book again? #skystorians
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
1 2 3 all over the face. This numbered face is part of an #earlymodern book about physiognomy, the art of face reading, and chiromancy, the art of fortune-telling by looking at your hand. The numbers described the person's character, personality or body functions from their outer appearance.
1/2
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
1 2 3 all over the face. This numbered face is part of an #earlymodern book about physiognomy, the art of face reading, and chiromancy, the art of fortune-telling by looking at your hand. The numbers described the person's character, personality or body functions from their outer appearance.
1/2
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My manuscript after integrating all the peer-review comments: a rhino with panther patterns.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My manuscript after integrating all the peer-review comments: a rhino with panther patterns.
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Check out my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @thomas-morel.bsky.social about @universitypress.cambridge.org Underground Mathematics Craft Culture and Knowledge in #EarlyModern #Europe. #skystorians #HistoryofMining #BookSky 📚💙 #HistoryofMaths #mathsky
newbooksnetwork.com/underground-...
newbooksnetwork.com/underground-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Check out my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @thomas-morel.bsky.social about @universitypress.cambridge.org Underground Mathematics Craft Culture and Knowledge in #EarlyModern #Europe. #skystorians #HistoryofMining #BookSky 📚💙 #HistoryofMaths #mathsky
newbooksnetwork.com/underground-...
newbooksnetwork.com/underground-...
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The Google AI search results are a bit like an Irish person giving directions. They might not know the answer but they're happy to give it a go and guess along with you.
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Google AI search results are a bit like an Irish person giving directions. They might not know the answer but they're happy to give it a go and guess along with you.
Me, resting from my timeline on social media these days.
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Me, resting from my timeline on social media these days.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Me, resting from my timeline on social media these days.
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Also, Springer Nature's address is in the tax haven of Cham, Zug, Switzerland. 42 other companies are registered in that same building:
search.ch/tel/cham/gew...
Even so, there is space available for rent:
www.homegate.ch/mieten/30029...
Academic publishing is also a large-scale tax evasion scheme.
search.ch/tel/cham/gew...
Even so, there is space available for rent:
www.homegate.ch/mieten/30029...
Academic publishing is also a large-scale tax evasion scheme.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Also, Springer Nature's address is in the tax haven of Cham, Zug, Switzerland. 42 other companies are registered in that same building:
search.ch/tel/cham/gew...
Even so, there is space available for rent:
www.homegate.ch/mieten/30029...
Academic publishing is also a large-scale tax evasion scheme.
search.ch/tel/cham/gew...
Even so, there is space available for rent:
www.homegate.ch/mieten/30029...
Academic publishing is also a large-scale tax evasion scheme.
Palgrave, a former haven of academic publishing and home of rather expensive books, now proudly features this small recycling advice: “if disposing of this product, please recycle the paper”.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Palgrave, a former haven of academic publishing and home of rather expensive books, now proudly features this small recycling advice: “if disposing of this product, please recycle the paper”.
The moment before I open my Macbook on a Monday morning and get drowned in stuff to do and write and reply ...
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The moment before I open my Macbook on a Monday morning and get drowned in stuff to do and write and reply ...
A 🍷 🧵
The joys of holding a wine glass as big as your forearm in 1607…
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A 🍷 🧵
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We've all been there
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We've all been there
The joys of holding a wine glass as big as your forearm in 1607…
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The joys of holding a wine glass as big as your forearm in 1607…
Amen to that.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Amen to that.
Enjoy a time-cleansing carrot-radish thread.
In Tesco’s this afternoon: an elderly Polish man at the self-checkout, trying to buy a pint of milk and a white radish. There is no picture for the radish on the machine. The assistant doesn’t know what it is. She asks a colleague: “It’s a white radish.” There is no entry for it on the machine.
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Enjoy a time-cleansing carrot-radish thread.
“Glühwein, Plätzchen, Weihnachtsmarkt? Nach meiner Kenntnis ist das sofort - unverzüglich.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“Glühwein, Plätzchen, Weihnachtsmarkt? Nach meiner Kenntnis ist das sofort - unverzüglich.”
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Mein #ikonographischesGedächtnis sagt...
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Mein #ikonographischesGedächtnis sagt...
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Seeing 17th-century envelopes really makes me realise how terrible the 21st-century Italian post is at delivering my mail. They're unable to find my address despite 5 lines of details, and this letter could just be sent to "one of the king's warships" and somehow still reach its recipient!
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Seeing 17th-century envelopes really makes me realise how terrible the 21st-century Italian post is at delivering my mail. They're unable to find my address despite 5 lines of details, and this letter could just be sent to "one of the king's warships" and somehow still reach its recipient!