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Matthew Davis

@medievalmatt.bsky.social

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I'm just this guy, you know? I'm also terrible at self-promotion. Medieval drama, manuscripts, and digital humanities. Sometimes in that order. When I can I edit the Minor Works of John Lydgate virtual archive (http://www.minorworksoflydgate.net/).

www.minorworksoflydgate.net

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Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 4d

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

www.startribune.com

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 12d

No, Google, I don't think that the local Office Depot, Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or the three(!) Walmart super centers in the area are going to have an MG Chemicals silver conductive pen. Good effort, though.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 13d

This keyboard is very well traveled. Since I've had it it's been to (and used in) five states (maybe six -- I can't remember if I had it in New Mexico) and three countries. So it's not surprising that over time the cable might work itself out of the housing.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 13d

I've thought about desoldering the LEDs and replacing them with something else -- maybe blue -- but I can't bring myself to do it so long as they work fine.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 13d

I may also need to start looking into how to repair the traces on ribbon cables, as the ends are getting worn since they're just meant to friction fit. I know there are pens that will do it. It's not a priority, but something to keep in mind.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 13d

I also looked and realized it's been maybe three years since I did the screw mod, and five or more since I took it all the way apart and cleaned all the keystems, keys, and the baseplate. It may be time to do that again.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 13d

It turned out to be some dirt on the Model M side rather than the adapter board side, I think, but I cleaned both ends of the cable and reseated everything.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 13d

Tonight's bit of vintage computing:

The numlock LED indicator on my 1990 Model M (which is my daily driver keyboard and has been since 2011) started losing power intermittently, but the key itself worked fine. Which meant I needed to take the keyboard apart and check the ribbon cables.

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Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 14d

If I ever get a gig where it's not for a limited term and I have an office of my own I'd like to have a small museum of retro computing devices. It may seem odd if it's a medieval gig, but digital stuff is my other hat so...

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 15d

I don't know that anyone on here does retro computing, but there are three imacs available via auction in Virginia without bids.

Public Surplus: Auction #3860406

3 iMacs - Vintage Indigo G3 - Hampton City Schools Surplus

www.publicsurplus.com

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Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 15d

*It should technically be Höfuð, but computer networks that use Linux on some level don't deal well with the letter thorn or diacritics, as they are non-ASCII characters.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 15d

It doesn't have a wifi network of its own so any likelihood it can be used to gain access to the network is relatively slim and can be made slimmer. In the meantime, though, I have tentatively named the camera Hofuth.*

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 15d

I need to eventually build a home assistant box to link it to, which will be named Heimdall in keeping with my general computer naming scheme on my home network and will allow me to sever it from the net if needs be.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 15d

Due to perhaps the most wholesome mysterious creeper we got a IP camera for the back porch.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 24d

One final reminder - submissions for Kalamazoo are due tomorrow! Still trying to decide on a panel? Doing work with Lydgate or the fifteenth century more broadly? Consider the Lydgate Society sessions. Interactive .pdf with submission link at www.sandbox.matthewedavis.net/ICMS_Lydgate...

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 24d

One final reminder - submissions for Kalamazoo are due tomorrow! Still trying to decide on a panel? Doing work with Medieval and Renaissance Drama? Consider the MRDS sessions. Interactive .pdf with submission link at www.sandbox.matthewedavis.net/ICMS_MRDS_Fl...

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 24d

One final reminder - submissions for Kalamazoo are due tomorrow! Still trying to decide on a panel? Doing something digital and want to talk about it? Consider the Digital Medievalist Roundtable. Interactive .pdf with submission link at www.sandbox.matthewedavis.net/ICMS_Digital...

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 28d

Fuck that.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 28d

Whooo, buddy.

The most radical act of feminism? Using AI

Women are far less likely to use AI tools like ChatGPT than men. But the tech is here to stay — and the disparity risks widening workplace inequalities

www.thetimes.com

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Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 29d

The Digital Medievalist is still looking for proposals for its roundtable at the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo. More information on the panels and submission info can be found in the attached link. Please share widely and consider submitting!

www.sandbox.matthewedavis.net

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Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 29d

The Lydgate Society is still looking for proposals for its panels at the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo. More information on the panels and submission info can be found in the attached link. Please share widely and consider submitting!

www.sandbox.matthewedavis.net

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · 29d

The Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society is still looking for proposals for its panels at the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo. More information on the panels and submission info can be found in the attached link. Please share widely and consider submitting!

www.sandbox.matthewedavis.net

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · Sep 7

While I'm very ambivalent about whether or not Vibe Coding produces good code, it at least produces documented code if examples I've seen are any indication.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Good for the goose, good for the gander, after all.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · Sep 5

So apparently they're talking about taking away the second amendment rights of transgender folks. I just want to go on record as saying I'm happy to abuse the same loopholes the 2A crowd uses to skirt regulations to make sure any transgender folks that want them get firearms. Just saying.

Matthew Davis @medievalmatt.bsky.social · Sep 2

This actually explains why I always considered it innocuous until I started following you. If you look at the link about the shooting storyline it starts in 1997, and I had better things to do by that point. So my memory was of it as a gag a day strip.