Lena Strid
@lenamstrid.bsky.social
Zooarchaeologist, medievalist, re-enactor. PhD on parchment production in Scandinavia (in progress).
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This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
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we are well past the point at which anyone who cannot identify bad faith like this is disqualified from commenting on it
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
we are well past the point at which anyone who cannot identify bad faith like this is disqualified from commenting on it
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
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DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
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Does anyone here do freelance indexing, or know someone who does? I've got a manuscript that needs an experienced indexer with a relatively quick turnaround. Message me here and we can talk details.
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Does anyone here do freelance indexing, or know someone who does? I've got a manuscript that needs an experienced indexer with a relatively quick turnaround. Message me here and we can talk details.
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Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
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UK readers!!! If you have been holding off on getting an ICC title, now would be a great time to pull that trigger!
UK folx, rejoice! We've got a whole bunch of DISCOUNTED SHIPPING options available for those who are looking to pick up a few treats before the holiday season!
Smut Peddler X, Smut Peddler, Sordid Past, and My Monster Girlfriend/Boyfriend are all up for grabs! 🌶👀 kateashwin.com/shop/product...
Smut Peddler X, Smut Peddler, Sordid Past, and My Monster Girlfriend/Boyfriend are all up for grabs! 🌶👀 kateashwin.com/shop/product...
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
UK readers!!! If you have been holding off on getting an ICC title, now would be a great time to pull that trigger!
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Interested or know someone interested in doing a PhD on environmental histories/materialities of zoonotic or infectious animal disease as part of Transformative Humanities @durham.ac.uk Then please get in touch by Dec 8th! @pollenetwork.bsky.social @emilywebz.bsky.social @rgs-agwg.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Interested or know someone interested in doing a PhD on environmental histories/materialities of zoonotic or infectious animal disease as part of Transformative Humanities @durham.ac.uk Then please get in touch by Dec 8th! @pollenetwork.bsky.social @emilywebz.bsky.social @rgs-agwg.bsky.social
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I've finally found something that I've been looking for for years.
Yes, it's an old colander... but it's there's something special and historical about the artefact... can you tell what's so extra interesting about it?
Yes, it's an old colander... but it's there's something special and historical about the artefact... can you tell what's so extra interesting about it?
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I've finally found something that I've been looking for for years.
Yes, it's an old colander... but it's there's something special and historical about the artefact... can you tell what's so extra interesting about it?
Yes, it's an old colander... but it's there's something special and historical about the artefact... can you tell what's so extra interesting about it?
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Was astonished to learn that most of the UK’s lynx bones are from small area in Yorkshire Dales; last until at least early medieval. Coexisted in complex habitat: upland wood pasture could be critical. youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...
Reconstructing the lynx's ancient landscape
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Was astonished to learn that most of the UK’s lynx bones are from small area in Yorkshire Dales; last until at least early medieval. Coexisted in complex habitat: upland wood pasture could be critical. youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...
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I have been following Ann's work for nearly a decade, & it has been incredibly rewarding. I have also read Tété-Michel Kpmoassie's account of his time in Greenland & it is one of the best books I have encountered. I am very happy to see these two paths converge like this.
My Trip to Greenland with Tété-Michel Kpomassie
As followers of this blog will know, my hero is Tété-Michel Kpomassie, the author of the landmark travel memoir An African in Greenland, translated by James Kirkup, which was my Togolese choice for my 2012 project to read a book from every country.…
As followers of this blog will know, my hero is Tété-Michel Kpomassie, the author of the landmark travel memoir An African in Greenland, translated by James Kirkup, which was my Togolese choice for my 2012 project to read a book from every country.…
My Trip to Greenland with Tété-Michel Kpomassie
As followers of this blog will know, my hero is Tété-Michel Kpomassie, the author of the landmark travel memoir An African in Greenland, translated by James Kirkup, which was my Togolese choice for my 2012 project to read a book from every country. After the book was rereleased as a Penguin Modern Classic in 2021, Kpomassie and I became friends.
ayearofreadingtheworld.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I have been following Ann's work for nearly a decade, & it has been incredibly rewarding. I have also read Tété-Michel Kpmoassie's account of his time in Greenland & it is one of the best books I have encountered. I am very happy to see these two paths converge like this.
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Archaeology Science Day Copenhagen 9 December.
Register now if in the Copenhagen area!
Archaeology Science Day Copenhagen 9 December.
Register now if in the Copenhagen area!
Event
sites.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Archaeology Science Day Copenhagen 9 December.
Register now if in the Copenhagen area!
Archaeology Science Day Copenhagen 9 December.
Register now if in the Copenhagen area!
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Are you bored of advent calendars yet? I hope not, because I'll be highlighting 25 of the amazing medieval manuscripts added to Digital Bodleian @bodleian.ox.ac.uk this year. #DigiBodAdvent
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Are you bored of advent calendars yet? I hope not, because I'll be highlighting 25 of the amazing medieval manuscripts added to Digital Bodleian @bodleian.ox.ac.uk this year. #DigiBodAdvent
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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My name is Duck
And when I see
Some mallard lads
Who look like me
I join their crew
But no surprise
I stand out cos
I'm twice their size
And when I see
Some mallard lads
Who look like me
I join their crew
But no surprise
I stand out cos
I'm twice their size
Look at THIS absolute unit @themerl.bsky.social ... And I haven't even exaggerated his size to help sell stud rights!
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
My name is Duck
And when I see
Some mallard lads
Who look like me
I join their crew
But no surprise
I stand out cos
I'm twice their size
And when I see
Some mallard lads
Who look like me
I join their crew
But no surprise
I stand out cos
I'm twice their size
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Here's a lesson in light-damage in #museums. #Taxidermy exposed to the light fades over time, ultimately creating specimens that no longer resemble the species they are supposed to represent. These two South American cock-of-the-rocks at Birmingham Museums are a clear "before & after".
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Here's a lesson in light-damage in #museums. #Taxidermy exposed to the light fades over time, ultimately creating specimens that no longer resemble the species they are supposed to represent. These two South American cock-of-the-rocks at Birmingham Museums are a clear "before & after".
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bisig, adj: busy, occupied. (BIH-zih / ˈbɪ-zɪj)
Image: Calendar page for December in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), before 1349; @metcloisters.bsky.social object 69.86.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Calendar page for December in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), before 1349; @metcloisters.bsky.social object 69.86.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
bisig, adj: busy, occupied. (BIH-zih / ˈbɪ-zɪj)
Image: Calendar page for December in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), before 1349; @metcloisters.bsky.social object 69.86.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Calendar page for December in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), before 1349; @metcloisters.bsky.social object 69.86.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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This is a wonderful, even spectacular, thread.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is a wonderful, even spectacular, thread.
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This is often why I will search out a shop, if I find them on Etsy, to see if they have their own website, which might offer an alternative way to purchase (when I used to sell online I used a self-hosted shop, but then you don't get the reach of an Etsy search, even if you have decent SEO).
If any of you were ever nosey about how much it costs to have an Etsy shop, have a gawk.
Etsy fees are a farce, and include ads that sellers CANNOT opt out of.
These costs don’t include supplies, my time crafting, packaging and post.
Etsy fees are a farce, and include ads that sellers CANNOT opt out of.
These costs don’t include supplies, my time crafting, packaging and post.
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is often why I will search out a shop, if I find them on Etsy, to see if they have their own website, which might offer an alternative way to purchase (when I used to sell online I used a self-hosted shop, but then you don't get the reach of an Etsy search, even if you have decent SEO).
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The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.
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Person in audience: how do we get people to respect nature.
Me: we genetically modify trees to start eating the people who don’t.
Me: we genetically modify trees to start eating the people who don’t.
November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Person in audience: how do we get people to respect nature.
Me: we genetically modify trees to start eating the people who don’t.
Me: we genetically modify trees to start eating the people who don’t.
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
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November 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Theres now also a substack version of my review of this great Dutch book about medieval bathhouses that needs to be published in more languages!
‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam (2020)
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/book-revie...
WP:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2024/07/15/b...
‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam (2020)
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/book-revie...
WP:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2024/07/15/b...
Book review: 'Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis' by Fabiola van Dam (2020)
I recently read ‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam, I read it twice.
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Theres now also a substack version of my review of this great Dutch book about medieval bathhouses that needs to be published in more languages!
‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam (2020)
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/book-revie...
WP:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2024/07/15/b...
‘Het middeleeuwse openbare badhuis’ by Fabiola van Dam (2020)
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/book-revie...
WP:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2024/07/15/b...