@janjakobb.bsky.social
Lapsed academic (UK, NZ) turned judge (DE).
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“Having the university here was a big part of the city’s feeling of youthfulness, and the idea that you can be here and learn and grow.”
What happens when a city loses its university?
(A question that will soon be answered in several other places across the UK, sadly…)
What happens when a city loses its university?
(A question that will soon be answered in several other places across the UK, sadly…)
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
“Having the university here was a big part of the city’s feeling of youthfulness, and the idea that you can be here and learn and grow.”
What happens when a city loses its university?
(A question that will soon be answered in several other places across the UK, sadly…)
What happens when a city loses its university?
(A question that will soon be answered in several other places across the UK, sadly…)
The whole internet loves waka Thor, a lovely Norwegian who traverses the Pacific in a waka. *5 seconds later*
ME UNTANGLING THIS: oh right heyerdahl was the good one, who demonstrated how polynesians could've travelled across the pacific
ME 5 MINUTES LATER: issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding the norwegian adventurer and ethnographer thor heyerdahl. you do not, under any circumstances,
ME 5 MINUTES LATER: issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding the norwegian adventurer and ethnographer thor heyerdahl. you do not, under any circumstances,
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The whole internet loves waka Thor, a lovely Norwegian who traverses the Pacific in a waka. *5 seconds later*
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An academic disliked an Oxford Very Short Introduction (145 pages) in his field so much that he wrote a 200 page book review attacking it. www.pierre-legrand.com/ewExternalFi...
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
An academic disliked an Oxford Very Short Introduction (145 pages) in his field so much that he wrote a 200 page book review attacking it. www.pierre-legrand.com/ewExternalFi...
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
21k votes and a 50:50 split.
September 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
21k votes and a 50:50 split.
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Ever since recorded music attained fidelity on-par with live performances, it could be argued that nobody "needs" to learn to play an instrument.
But luckily we decided the world is a better place when we teach each other how to play instruments so we still do it.
I feel the same about writing.
But luckily we decided the world is a better place when we teach each other how to play instruments so we still do it.
I feel the same about writing.
June 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Ever since recorded music attained fidelity on-par with live performances, it could be argued that nobody "needs" to learn to play an instrument.
But luckily we decided the world is a better place when we teach each other how to play instruments so we still do it.
I feel the same about writing.
But luckily we decided the world is a better place when we teach each other how to play instruments so we still do it.
I feel the same about writing.
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May 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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someone should open a biscuit shop called Essential Cookies Only
April 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
someone should open a biscuit shop called Essential Cookies Only
"Long Way Home" trailer looks good. youtu.be/WjnmzljtREk?...
Half of British Television Always Starts Like This
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Long Way Home" trailer looks good. youtu.be/WjnmzljtREk?...
Wenigstens hatte er genug zu Essen und Trinken dabei.
April 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wenigstens hatte er genug zu Essen und Trinken dabei.
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For anyone who missed this very important news, Jennie the guide dog crossed the floor of the House of Commons yesterday to be stroked by Labour MPs
She was then summoned by the Lib Dem Chief Whip for a very stern word
She was then summoned by the Lib Dem Chief Whip for a very stern word
March 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For anyone who missed this very important news, Jennie the guide dog crossed the floor of the House of Commons yesterday to be stroked by Labour MPs
She was then summoned by the Lib Dem Chief Whip for a very stern word
She was then summoned by the Lib Dem Chief Whip for a very stern word