Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele
@drdragases.bsky.social
Scholar of Fortune @History Department - Ghent University. Everything you wanted to know about The Fall of Rome but were afraid to ask. Gallivanter extraordinaire. Italophile. Homeric Laughter.
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Vandaag is 't exact een jaar geleden dat 'De wereld van Clovis. De val van Rome en de geboorte van het Westen' @ertsberg.bsky.social verscheen. Sindsdien vlogen er meer dan 4000 (!) exemplaren over de toonbank.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
Laten we eerlijk wezen: twee hiervan gaan sowieso in de aftellijst voor de top-100 belanden. Maar laat die nu al jaren de beste lijst zijn.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Laten we eerlijk wezen: twee hiervan gaan sowieso in de aftellijst voor de top-100 belanden. Maar laat die nu al jaren de beste lijst zijn.
Now I'm not saying Christmas arrived early.
But Prime just restored The Expanse.
And that is pretty joyful.
But Prime just restored The Expanse.
And that is pretty joyful.
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Now I'm not saying Christmas arrived early.
But Prime just restored The Expanse.
And that is pretty joyful.
But Prime just restored The Expanse.
And that is pretty joyful.
Extremely niche, but if you've ever played Pathfinder Kingmaker with the Varnhold's Lot expansion: for the first time I've played the entire game again (on hard mode). And now towards the very end, I have finally reached the point where the rage over the ending of that expansion is undone.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Extremely niche, but if you've ever played Pathfinder Kingmaker with the Varnhold's Lot expansion: for the first time I've played the entire game again (on hard mode). And now towards the very end, I have finally reached the point where the rage over the ending of that expansion is undone.
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Tonight in our series: "Let's see whether this still holds up after all that time?"
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tonight in our series: "Let's see whether this still holds up after all that time?"
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Wat mij betreft mogen musea inderdaad aandacht besteden aan het boek van @drdragases.bsky.social. Bedenk dat in Nederland de Germanen/Franken simpelweg uit het geschiedbeeld zijn verwijderd ten gunste van de limes, die nooit een rol speelde.
mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/11/30/d...
mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/11/30/d...
De Franken van Nebisgast tot Elegast - Mainzer Beobachter
Het boek van Jeroen Wijnendaele over Clovis, smaakt naar méér en ik wil nu als de bliksem een overzichtstentoonstelling over de Franken.
mainzerbeobachter.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Wat mij betreft mogen musea inderdaad aandacht besteden aan het boek van @drdragases.bsky.social. Bedenk dat in Nederland de Germanen/Franken simpelweg uit het geschiedbeeld zijn verwijderd ten gunste van de limes, die nooit een rol speelde.
mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/11/30/d...
mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/11/30/d...
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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beelzeclub
Is there a collective noun for devils
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
beelzeclub
Once again, @lectrr.bsky.social nails it:
"Donetsk is negotiable...
But Europe thinks Russia should recede Washington..."
"Donetsk is negotiable...
But Europe thinks Russia should recede Washington..."
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Once again, @lectrr.bsky.social nails it:
"Donetsk is negotiable...
But Europe thinks Russia should recede Washington..."
"Donetsk is negotiable...
But Europe thinks Russia should recede Washington..."
Time to look into your settings, folks.
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Time to look into your settings, folks.
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🤩 Go-time voor Oproer en Omwenteling! #O&O
Met dank aan @ertsberg.bsky.social en @karldrabbe.bsky.social voor het geloof in het project; @vuurdistel.bsky.social voor de prachtig dramatische cover; en uiteraard aan co-auteur Joost Van Meerbeeck!
Met dank aan @ertsberg.bsky.social en @karldrabbe.bsky.social voor het geloof in het project; @vuurdistel.bsky.social voor de prachtig dramatische cover; en uiteraard aan co-auteur Joost Van Meerbeeck!
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🤩 Go-time voor Oproer en Omwenteling! #O&O
Met dank aan @ertsberg.bsky.social en @karldrabbe.bsky.social voor het geloof in het project; @vuurdistel.bsky.social voor de prachtig dramatische cover; en uiteraard aan co-auteur Joost Van Meerbeeck!
Met dank aan @ertsberg.bsky.social en @karldrabbe.bsky.social voor het geloof in het project; @vuurdistel.bsky.social voor de prachtig dramatische cover; en uiteraard aan co-auteur Joost Van Meerbeeck!
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It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - History, subject, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
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Mooie fotocollage van oudstrijders van de Belgische onafhankelijksoorlog. Ooit gelezen dat de laatste oudstrijder van 1830 stierf in het voorjaar van 1914. Wat betekent dat België in zijn geschiedenis maar enkele maanden heeft gekend zonder landgenoot die vocht in een oorlog op ons grondgebied.
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Mooie fotocollage van oudstrijders van de Belgische onafhankelijksoorlog. Ooit gelezen dat de laatste oudstrijder van 1830 stierf in het voorjaar van 1914. Wat betekent dat België in zijn geschiedenis maar enkele maanden heeft gekend zonder landgenoot die vocht in een oorlog op ons grondgebied.
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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It’s publication day for Law, Society and Political Culture in Late Medieval and Reformation Germany! At last, the key sources from the Holy Roman Empire - laws, treaties, and polemics - are available in English translation. #medievalsky #earlymodern
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s publication day for Law, Society and Political Culture in Late Medieval and Reformation Germany! At last, the key sources from the Holy Roman Empire - laws, treaties, and polemics - are available in English translation. #medievalsky #earlymodern
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
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The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
Vandaag is 't exact een jaar geleden dat 'De wereld van Clovis. De val van Rome en de geboorte van het Westen' @ertsberg.bsky.social verscheen. Sindsdien vlogen er meer dan 4000 (!) exemplaren over de toonbank.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Vandaag is 't exact een jaar geleden dat 'De wereld van Clovis. De val van Rome en de geboorte van het Westen' @ertsberg.bsky.social verscheen. Sindsdien vlogen er meer dan 4000 (!) exemplaren over de toonbank.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
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The cover of my forthcoming book, out in February/March. #dogs #Roman-Britain #animalturm #archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The cover of my forthcoming book, out in February/March. #dogs #Roman-Britain #animalturm #archaeology
This week in catching up on movies we still haven't seen after all this time.
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This week in catching up on movies we still haven't seen after all this time.
Having spent a couple of hours sorting out 31 different items for accounting this afternoon, I sympathized more than ever with this gem.
Black Books - Bernard & His Accounts
YouTube video by E33 A99
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November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Having spent a couple of hours sorting out 31 different items for accounting this afternoon, I sympathized more than ever with this gem.
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.