Pascal
@pascaliensis.bsky.social
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Bayesian librarian & attribution historian Boolean engineering since 1995 P&RP my own : about citation, information literacy & tabletop role-playing games «Citez-vous les uns les autres»
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pascaliensis.bsky.social
Almost 50 Years of Academic Research on Tabletop Role-Playing Games: Historical Evolution and Bibliometric Analysis
pmartinolli.github.io/JDR50bibliom...
#TTRPG #Quarto #RStudio #Bibliometrics
TTRPG Subject Headings in Peer-Reviewed Articles Distribution
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jwlockhart.bsky.social
I'm excited to share my new paper with a former student, Tommy Smith. "'This Work Would Not Have Been Possible without...': The Length of Acknowledgments in Sociology Books"

Open Access in @sociusjournal.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1177/2378...
Main figure from the paper. Violin plots showing the length of acknowledgments sections in books by sociologists, broken out by gender, race, sexuality, parents’ education, millennium of author’s PhD, and publisher type.
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shannonappelcline.bsky.social
I've put together a graphical timeline that depicts the product histories included in Designers & Dragons Origins Volumes 1 + 2.

The graphic preview shows the first page, but you'll want to click through to timeline.designers-and-dragons.com/origins1.html

to see everything.
A graphic timeline depicting the covers of D&D books, with this screenshot running from 1974-1981. Different columns show core books, accessories, and adventures.
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wyrdscience.bsky.social
This is a great feature & gets at one* of our key beliefs and reasons for doing the mag, simply…

GAMES ARE PART OF OUR CULTURE & SOCIAL HISTORY

It seems so simple & obvious but has to be said because apparently it isn’t. Games can tell us as much about ourselves, our fears, our desires, what is…
malcolmcraig.bsky.social
And here we are! The latest, greatest issue of @wyrdscience.bsky.social, incorporating an article on the Cold War and RPGs by...me!

@ljmuimpact.bsky.social
@ljmuhistory.bsky.social
The cover of Wyrd Science magazine issue 7, with the magazine opened to show the first pages of my article titled 'Playing Games in the Bomb's Shadow'.
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wikipedia.org
The right to seek, receive, and share information is a recognized human right protected under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This human right is at the heart of Wikipedia's mission to spread free knowledge. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/F6Rj
Text says: 28 September is the International Day for Universal Access to Information. A United Nations recognized observance established in 2019 to promote the right to seek, receive, and share information. A day aligned to the mission of Wikipedia.
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wizardthieffighter.bsky.social
Broken Head Mountain

(from the vault, 2018)
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pascaliensis.bsky.social
Another in-browser JavaScript code that retrieve data from Qlever (Wikidata) and display the network on a timeline !!

Great for history of science by tracing backward citations of renown academic works pmartinolli.github.io/code/timelin... #qlever #wikidata #javascript #skystorian #vibecoded
Scholarly timelined network screenshot
pascaliensis.bsky.social
Another in-browser JavaScript code that retrieve data from Qlever (Wikidata) and display the network on a timeline !!

Great for history of science by tracing backward citations of renown academic works pmartinolli.github.io/code/timelin... #qlever #wikidata #javascript #skystorian #vibecoded
Scholarly timelined network screenshot
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wikimediafoundation.org
In Indonesia, the Data Visualization Contest planned by Wikimedia Indonesia turned facts into visuals on endangered languages, heritage, gender gaps in sports, and schools. 

Learn how open knowledge can become advocacy and learning ➡️ w.wiki/Ef4x
A quote card titled Our Community. The quote reads: "Wikidata is not just a repository of facts, but a foundation for critical inquiry, storytelling, and advocacy." Attributed to "Visualizing knowledge: How Indonesians turn Wikidata into stories that matter," Diff, 28 June 2025.
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wikimediafoundation.org
Wikidata is one of the most significant repositories of open knowledge on the planet. Read this Stephen Harrison interview that explores how this open, volunteer-driven database became the infrastructure for global knowledge ➡️ www.stephenharrison.com/p/how-wikida...
Colorful illustration featuring “Wikidata", showing people connecting data through pipes and devices. Text says: The open, collaborative Wikidata model is helping bridge languages, preserve information, and connect datasets across the world. Stephen Harrison, 4 August 2025
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retractionwatch.com
Math has publication fraud, too.

For a long time, mathematicians thought that as long as they keep away from predatory journals or paper mills, the problem does not affect them. This turned out to be wrong.
Math has publication fraud, too
Ilka AgricolaCredit: Thorsten Richter Scholarly publishing in mathematics is unlike many other fields, marked by fewer papers, fewer coauthors per paper and fewer citations. But that doesn’t mean t…
retractionwatch.com
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wikimediafoundation.org
According to a recent opinion piece, Wikipedia may be one of our wonders of the world. As it approaches its 25th anniversary, reflections on its impact highlight how far it has come. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Bronze statue of four nude figures lifting a globe made of puzzle pieces featuring Wikipedia's multilingual characters. Text says: How Wikipedia became one of the greatest achievements of the modern age, The Globe and Mail, 11 July 2025
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mara-li.fr
Mara @mara-li.fr · 16d
hello bsky
J'ai perdu mon emploi, je suis donc à la recherche d'un taff! J'ai un diplome de testeuse QA et un master en santé publique/recherche clinique. J'ai pas mal de compétence en dev (typescript+python) donc hésite pas à me contacter si tu cherches qq comme moi !
Les RT donne la peau lisse
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ndocist.bsky.social
“in a university library we’re trying to teach those skills but we have tools that negate that necessity. And because those tools don’t work well, you’ve not learned the skill and you’re still getting crap results, so you’re never going to get better results because you didn’t learn the skill.”
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lostpages.co.uk
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition was a good game killed by bad branding. Had Wizards called it "Dungeons & Dragons Tactics" and supported it with a smidge of competitive organized play they would have made a mint.
yeeeerika.bsky.social
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
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gametablenetwork.bsky.social
Digital Approaches to a Qing Chinese Boardgame. Online lecture by Prof. Elisabeth Kaske from the University of Leipzig.
Part of the Ludic Languages of Asia lecture series hosted by Jacob Schmidt-Madsen at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.
Sept 24th - 10:00 - 11:00 CET
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andreloez.bsky.social
Lecture achevée, le livre de @ccarolinemuller.bsky.social et Frédéric Clavert est d’une très grande richesse et finesse sur l’histoire telle qu’elle se pratique aujourd’hui, au-delà même des seuls enjeux numériques.
Indispensable à qui en fait son métier, je dirais même obligatoire à partir du M1 !
Ecrire l’histoire Gestes et expériences à l’ère numérique