James Tauber
@jtauber.com
Using computers to better understand languages, texts, and music
OG Web, Python, Corpus Linguistics, DataViz, Philology, Ancient Greek, Music Theory, Tolkien, Space, Health, Retro Computing
Perseus, Greek Learner Texts, @digitaltolkien.com
OG Web, Python, Corpus Linguistics, DataViz, Philology, Ancient Greek, Music Theory, Tolkien, Space, Health, Retro Computing
Perseus, Greek Learner Texts, @digitaltolkien.com
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James Tauber
@jtauber.com
· Nov 3
Intro for new followers: I'm a long-time (i.e. old) Python and Web developer. Now mostly apply that to digital humanities and corpus linguistics with focus on historical languages (especially Ancient Greek) and Tolkien. Also education, data visualization, music theory, and a handful of other things.
I thought of this many times today :-)
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I thought of this many times today :-)
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Happy World Linguistics Day!
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day!
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Added Chapter Pages and P-Text Visualization for HoMe 05: home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/05/
05 The Lost Road and other writings | Volume | HoMe Base
home.digitaltolkien.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Added Chapter Pages and P-Text Visualization for HoMe 05: home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/05/
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Dan's post is great, as usual! It's exciting to move to full-page models that allow us to engage with the text and avoid mucking around with image processing. But we don't need to pronounce a eulogy on paleographers yet. The War Department and Jane Austen examples are likely known to the LM. 1/
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
newsletter.dancohen.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Dan's post is great, as usual! It's exciting to move to full-page models that allow us to engage with the text and avoid mucking around with image processing. But we don't need to pronounce a eulogy on paleographers yet. The War Department and Jane Austen examples are likely known to the LM. 1/
Happy World Linguistics Day!
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Happy World Linguistics Day!
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For Chuck Peddle Day, check out my Apple II work at jtauber.github.io/CARC/ and also github.com/jtauber/appl...
CARC
Corpus Analysis of Retro Code
jtauber.github.io
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For Chuck Peddle Day, check out my Apple II work at jtauber.github.io/CARC/ and also github.com/jtauber/appl...
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putting the bibliographic data on Unfinished Tales from last year's prototype website into YAML...
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
putting the bibliographic data on Unfinished Tales from last year's prototype website into YAML...
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A student is working on detecting gaps in text transcriptions. Does anyone in #DigiClass or beyond know of open transcriptions of ancient Greek inscriptions, in EpiDoc or otherwise, similar to papyri.info ? I've worked with literary texts and papyri, but I'm stumped on this.
papyri.info
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A student is working on detecting gaps in text transcriptions. Does anyone in #DigiClass or beyond know of open transcriptions of ancient Greek inscriptions, in EpiDoc or otherwise, similar to papyri.info ? I've worked with literary texts and papyri, but I'm stumped on this.
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New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
newsletter.dancohen.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
For Chuck Peddle Day, check out my Apple II work at jtauber.github.io/CARC/ and also github.com/jtauber/appl...
CARC
Corpus Analysis of Retro Code
jtauber.github.io
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For Chuck Peddle Day, check out my Apple II work at jtauber.github.io/CARC/ and also github.com/jtauber/appl...
Latest retro-AI find. This, from 1977.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Latest retro-AI find. This, from 1977.
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You absolutely need to change this headline. It's unacceptable and disrespectful to the people harmed by the pollution.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
You absolutely need to change this headline. It's unacceptable and disrespectful to the people harmed by the pollution.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
Have long thought this!
Almost all the problems with air travel would be solved if they reversed the rules. Charge people to take their suitcases on the plane but let them check them free.
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Have long thought this!
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See how many different editions of the History of Middle-earth you can spot in this video…
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
See how many different editions of the History of Middle-earth you can spot in this video…
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Out now!
The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Constance Crompton, @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J. Lane, and myself
And better yet? It's #openaccess!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Order hard copies here: www.routledge.com/The-Companio...
Thanks to all contributors! 🎉
The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Constance Crompton, @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J. Lane, and myself
And better yet? It's #openaccess!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Order hard copies here: www.routledge.com/The-Companio...
Thanks to all contributors! 🎉
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Out now!
The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Constance Crompton, @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J. Lane, and myself
And better yet? It's #openaccess!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Order hard copies here: www.routledge.com/The-Companio...
Thanks to all contributors! 🎉
The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Constance Crompton, @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J. Lane, and myself
And better yet? It's #openaccess!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
Order hard copies here: www.routledge.com/The-Companio...
Thanks to all contributors! 🎉
52 is feeling good so far!
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
52 is feeling good so far!
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📰DHSS Newsletter!
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
📰DHSS Newsletter!
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
We are excited to publish the first issue of the DHSS Newsletter tomorrow.
If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe here:
www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/dhss-newslet...
Thank you for your interest in our work at the Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies at FAU.
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📢 The #CHR2025 proceedings are out!
97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities 🔥 Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper.
🔗 anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!
97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities 🔥 Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper.
🔗 anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!
Edited by Taylor Arnold, Margherita Fantoli, and Ruben Ros
anthology.ach.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📢 The #CHR2025 proceedings are out!
97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities 🔥 Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper.
🔗 anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!
97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities 🔥 Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper.
🔗 anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...
And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!
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