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Making a Warrior @makingawarrior.bsky.social · 7d

Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.

A low angle of a runestone in front of a medieval church building, with the church spire rising from behind a tree in the background.

A large decorated runestone replica in front of a brick wall

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 7d

Der IGEL!

Lothar Meggendorfer really knew how to evoke lifelike movement! This book from the Olin Library special collections at Wash U is only one spectacular example! #movablebooksociety
#Hedgehog #paperengineering

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Making a Warrior @makingawarrior.bsky.social · 11d

The Great Viking Survey is at the Wilde Furda festival in Belgium today, catching some final summer sunshine. ☀️ Don't be a stranger!

The festival ground of Wilde Furda, Elewijt , Belgium, featuring a range of tents, crafts, and reenactors on a green, sunny field

A white dog outside a tent at a viking reenactment festival

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 15d

Clarence cares

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 16d

KCommons has been under a lot of strain due to the influx of new users - it seems any downtime is usually resolved within a few hours.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16d

Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 16d

Some people argue that 'the British Isles' isn't political and we shouldn't be bothered by it, which is why they're invariably so open to my suggestion that we should switch to 'the Irish Isles' for the next few hundred years while we work out a solution.

Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 16d

This is interesting - a thorough Wikipedia explanation of the terminology used to denote “these islands”…

I tend to use “Britain and Ireland”, but accept thats problematical (eg the Isle of Man issue”)

Never in a month of Sundays would I say “the British Isles”

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Terminology of the British Isles - Wikipedia

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 19d

I've never really used LinkedIn, as it was always a very privacy-averse place, but they'll now also be hoovering up your personal data to train GenAI models (as per their new T&Cs). The fact that this is opt-out rather than opt-in speaks volumes.

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Making a Warrior @makingawarrior.bsky.social · 19d

Today's vikingism: the widely popular 'Immigrant Song', from Led Zeppelin's third studio album (III), released in late 1970. Its lyrics famously reference themes from Norse mythology and describe viking groups journeying overseas ('from the land of the ice and snow').

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Led Zeppelin

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 19d

I've never really used LinkedIn, as it was always a very privacy-averse place, but they'll now also be hoovering up your personal data to train GenAI models (as per their new T&Cs). The fact that this is opt-out rather than opt-in speaks volumes.

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 20d

🧵 (1/5) We have a bunch of new followers today so we thought it was a good time for an introduction! 👋

✅ We're a nonprofit network that allows users to build profiles, websites, and discussion groups. Our repository, KCWorks, is fully open access and anyone can upload items & receive DOIs!

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 20d

Brilliant, congratulations!

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 20d

There is @kcommons.bsky.social, which is non-profit and open-source.

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 21d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Steffen Hope @hopesteffen.bsky.social · 21d

In light of recent changes to academia.edu, I have deleted my account. It used to be a good way for an early career scholar to be relatively visible across various overlapping fields, but I do not want to contribute to its harvesting of data for commercial purposes.

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 23d

Wouldn't mind a garden like this for every library 🌼📚

(Royal Danish Library Garden, Copenhagen)

A verdant, sunny scene in the Royal Library Garden in Copenhagen, with various trees and rose hedges among historical buildings.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 26d

Breaking news: The new, revised, updated Ogham in 3D website is now live:

ogham.celt.dias.ie

Choose "inscriptions" in the menu.

Ogham

ogham.celt.dias.ie

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 26d

For the record, and to quote another post:

I don't condone what happened to Charlie Kirk, but Charlie Kirk would have condoned what happened to Charlie Kirk.

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 26d

I was wondering when the vikingisms would start turning up in this story.

A text taken from a CNN story on a news conference about the murder of Charlie Kirk.

'FBI Director Kash Patel delivered a message to his slain friend Charlie Kirk during an ongoing news conference: "To my friend, Charlie Kirk: Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you in Valhalla," he said.'

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 26d

Determining what kind of research is likely to be valuable in advance, before any of it has been done, has famously been the most ideal way to foster innovation.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 26d

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 28d

At a breakneck speed of 0.008 knots (or 25cm/min), the Oseberg ship is once again on the move today, for the first time in almost a century.

The Relocation of the Oseberg Ship Is Underway - Museum of the Viking Age

Finally, the day has come for Norway's most spectacular moving project: The Oseberg Ship is entering the new museum building. This article will be updated regularly throughout the day.

www.vikingtidsmuseet.no

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Making a Warrior @makingawarrior.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Great Viking Survey strikes again! This time at the sunny Ishøy Viking Market near Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Come have a chat about vikings if you're around today!

Tents and reenactment at the Ishøy Viking Market

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Clare Kelly @clarekelly.bsky.social · Sep 4

Academics are under unrelenting pressure to accept the narrative of the inevitability of #generativeAI & to embrace it in teaching & learning. We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Sep 4

Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI

Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI

www.irishtimes.com

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · Sep 4

Many thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible. Ryan is much missed, and I'm glad the Society is honouring his memory in a way befitting his own ethos of generosity and curiosity.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Society has today launched a new funding grant in honour of Dr Ryan Foster, supporting those who have come or returned to academia later in life.

SSNS launches Ryan Foster Memorial Grant - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

The Society has launched a new funding grant to support those who have come or returned to academia later in life.

www.ssns.org.uk

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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · Sep 1

Publication – Charles West, « Europe in the Eleventh Century. Beyond Revolution and Reform »

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Publication – Charles West, « Europe in the Eleventh Century. Beyond Revolution and Reform »

Eleventh-century Europe was diverse and fast-changing. Historians have often debated this change through two sets of competing arguments, one about the shifting role of the Church and the Papacy, a…

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