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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · 2d

I do hope that the book secretly is a defence of pedantry, for the title of our times would be more like "On Idiocy. A Cultural History of Spiteful Morons and How to Beat Them"

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant, and impossible not to love the cover 😍

If only 1% of all academics will get this for Christmas Arnoud will be a rich man.

John Raimo @johnraimo.bsky.social · 3d

Arnoud S. Q. Visser ( @arnoudvisser.bsky.social), On Pedantry: A Cultural History of the Know-it-All (@princetonupress.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

On Pedantry

A lively and entertaining cultural history of a supremely annoying intellectual vice

press.princeton.edu

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 12d

Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World- King's College London - Department of History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU182/l...

Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at King's College London

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Tom Ashbyトム ∙ アシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 22d

1/14 "... [for] their weal, not their woe". Today is the publication date of "Le Républicanisme d'Algernon Sidney" @classiquesgarnier.bsky.social, co-edited by myself and Christopher Hamel (@univrouen.bsky.social). This is the first ever volume on Sidney classiques-garnier.com/le-republica...

The book cover alongside a small painting of Sidney from 1659

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Historici vertellen @historicivertellen.bsky.social · 17d

Hallo allemaal. Ik ben Judith Pollmann, hoogleraar geschiedenis in Leiden, en mag jullie deze week vertellen over mijn werk als docent en onderzoeker. Ik werk vooral aan de geschiedenis van de Nederlanden tussen 1500-1800, de ‘vroegmoderne tijd’.

Op deze kaart uit 1598 uit het Rijksmuseum worden de zeventien Nederlanden afgebeeld als een leeuw.

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · 20d

Yes, thankfully I stumbled on that route. But there's no safe way to stay

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · 20d

You need to agree to the new terms once you enter, so you're only safe if you've never uploaded any work or personal information 🫣

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 21d

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

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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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · 21d

I guess I have been irresponsibly late to read Academia's terms of use. But now I did.

I'll delete my account immediately.

If you're as lazy as I am and you're still there: read them.

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · 23d

Yes. And they are looking eerily alike as well

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Saskia Bonjour @saskiabonjour.bsky.social · 25d

De demonstratie gisteren in Londen is ontzettend verontrustend.
Meer dan 110 duizend mensen bij een extreem rechtse bijeenkomst.
Draadje van wat daar op het podium zoal gezegd is:

Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 25d

UK @hopenothate.org.uk analysis of speakers at the farright march in London including farright figures from US, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain

They feel emboldened as parties on the political right do not speak out against their racism

Britain’s Biggest Far-Right Protest: More than 100,000 attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite The Kingdom Rally – HOPE not hate

Today saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for the “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Organised by Stephen Lennon —...

hopenothate.org.uk

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ligt het aan mij of zien jullie ook die treffende gelijkenis tussen Frederik Willem van Brandenburg en Rob de Wijk?

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Je zult er geen spijt van hebben. Tip gebaseerd op n=1: ik ging 's avonds naar het Palazzo Ducale en het was er praktisch uitgestorven - fantastisch.

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ligt het aan mij of zien jullie ook die treffende gelijkenis tussen Frederik Willem van Brandenburg en Rob de Wijk?

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Job! Prof of social and economic history in Nijmegen

www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3545...

Full Professor: Social and Economic History

Are you an innovative and experienced scholar in Social and Economic History? And do you aspire to lead a diverse group of dedicated scholars, shape (early) modern history, and thrive in a vibrant aca...

www.academictransfer.com

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is currently the talk of the day and it’s very much depending on the context (as always) and is complex material. I’ll recommend this from @creativecommons.bsky.social: creativecommons.org/2023/08/18/u... and some guidance: creativecommons.org/wp-content/u...

Understanding CC Licenses and Generative AI - Creative Commons

Many wonder what role CC licenses, and CC as an organization, can and should play in the future of generative AI. The legal and ethical uncertainty over using copyrighted inputs for training, the unce...

creativecommons.org

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks! But that seems to be only for US authors? Should we cook up another claim?

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ah, even better!

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm in there with all sorts of work under different copyrights. But I guess they're in violation even when you published in #OA under a CC-BY NC licence, aren't they?

@jeroenson.bsky.social

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'd love to help bankrupt OpenAi 😈

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Oh I'm in there. Do you know how to claim?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 2

Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"

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Helmer Helmers @helmer.bsky.social · Sep 3

En alle discussie over canons terzijde: dít zou op dit moment bij alle opleidingen nederlands en geschiedenis en politicologie en journalistiek en communicatiewetenschap en ga zo maar door gelezen en bediscussieerd moeten worden. In de editie van @basheijne.bsky.social bij voorkeur.

Frans van Nes @fransvannes.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dit schreef Ter Braak wel in 1937:
www.dbnl.org/tekst/braa00...

Het nationaal-socialisme als rancuneleer, Menno ter Braak - DBNL

Op deze pagina lees je de tekst 'Het nationaal-socialisme als rancuneleer' van Menno ter Braak

www.dbnl.org

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · Sep 3

My department is hiring! We're looking for an assistant professor in modern European history. Please spread the word. 🗃️

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Assistant Professor - Modern European History

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Lotte Jensen @lottejensen.bsky.social · Sep 2

Kom naar de dag van de historische Nederlandse letterkunde op vrijdag 28
november. Thema: Crisis! Uitdagingen en kansen: www.ru.nl/over-ons/age...

Dag van de Historische Nederlandse Letterkunde | Radboud Universiteit

Tijdens deze eerste Dag van de Historische Nederlandse Letterkunde buigen we ons over het thema crisis.

www.ru.nl

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