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Katarzyna Anna Kapitan @kakapitan.bsky.social · 6h

Grey day in Paris just became brighter as I read in Manuscript Studies of @sims-mss.bsky.social the very first review of my book 'Lost but not forgotten' published by @tayoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. Thank You!
Link to the review:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 6h

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 16h

critically, at a conference, do not drink the coffee

Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 16h

hey, as first-gen and (very) low income conference goer, I gotchu, fam!

the critical thing is to HIDE IN A HOLE

some people will ask you to come out of the hole but mostly THEY ARE LIARS

but sometimes you can go to a bar.

someone told me once that they made a friend but that sound like lies

FGLIF - First-Generation Low Income Federation @fglif.bsky.social · 14d

First time heading to a conference?

Feeling overwhelmed by panels and packed schedules?

Curious about how to network, find support, and make the most of it?

Join FGLIF on Oct 23 at 3:30 PM ET for a supportive panel that takes the mystery (and stress) out of academic conferences!

#AncientBlueSky

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🦇🤘 Rigg-or mortis 🔶️🏳️‍🌈 @rigg.lgbt · 4d

Really interesting thread here

Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 4d

It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)

Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.

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Liam 🦆 @liamosaur.ragequ.it · 17h

Henlo frens. I am back after a sabbatical. If you're at #CyberconMelb25, you can catch me talking about what we learned by analysing the results of 2,500 pentests at 14:50 in room 212 today melbourne2025.cyberconference.com.au/sessions/ses...

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 16h

there is no "hate" button :\

Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 17h

also it will cost less than 10 qualified A. Profs per one "business" role 😐

eFontes @fonteslatini.bsky.social · 17h

I really hope AI will take over research management one day. Of course, it will hallucinate, lie, gaslight, discriminate, and make you look for a new job every two months all while claiming 🎊major success🎊 and 📈substantial progress📈, but at least you're not supposed to pretend it's okay. Hopefully.

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 20h

the struggle is real 🫤

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Adrienne Mayor @amayor.bsky.social · 22h

Courting scene:
Maenad huntress offers a hare, typical love gift
to Amazon Penthesilea.
The heron suggests that the couple intends to form a household: herons were common pets in Greek women's courtyard scenes.
5th century BC Greek vase

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Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 1d

#EpigraphyTuesday
If you look a bit more closely at that text, there's an interesting quirk. The final letter on line one, the E that makes the name dative, is written on the right moulding. Classic poor execution by the letter-cutter. But.

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 1d

oh hell yes. I do contract line-editing for a journal, and I just spotted a typo in an author's quoted Hokkien ideographs (a language I do not read) 💅

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 1d

I deleted a retweet because the subject involved (not the poster) appears to be a douche

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1d

An exhibition of fantasy maps all drawn by the fantasy author, Ursula K. Le Guin, has opened in central London.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/map...

Mapping Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin's maps go on display at the Architectural Association

An exhibition of fantasy maps all drawn by the fantasy author, Ursula K. Le Guin, has opened in central London.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

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Claire Heywood @claireheywood.bsky.social · 1d

My new novel, THE WANDERING QUEEN, is one of the chosen titles in the Waterstones 25% off preorder sale. Preorder using code OCTOBER25 between now and Friday, and get a juicy 25% off!
#WPreorder

THE WANDERING QUEEN is a Dido retelling, out in February 2026

Waterstones 25% off 2026 new titles. Preorder now with code: OCTOBER25. 14-17 October, online only. Selected titles only.

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 1d

Evolutionary Biologists: see, we told you carcinisation was real!

Folgert Karsdorp @folgertk.bsky.social · 1d

Me: Hi Chat, is there a seahorse emoji?
Chat: chatgpt.com/share/68edf3...

ChatGPT - Seahorse emoji search

Shared via ChatGPT

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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · 2d

Can AI be creative if it doesn't believe it can? We asked 556 humans and 13 LLMs to judge creative writing. Then we lied about who wrote what. Result: AI has learned to distrust itself, showing 2.5× stronger bias than humans against AI-labeled creativity. Proud of this work with @mmvty.bsky.social 👇

Meredith Martin @mmvty.bsky.social · 2d

📣 New preprint! We know humans are biased against AI-creativity. But what about LLMs, now often judging creativity in various contexts? Do they replicate, transform, or amplify this bias? We tested it. Turns out: AI is 2.5X more biased against its own work than humans. arxiv.org/pdf/2510.08831 🧵

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 2d

I am deeply honoured that the American Journal of Philology awarded my article 'Spectatissima femina: Female visibility and religion in urban spaces in Republican Rome' the AJP Best Article Prize for 2024.

Citation: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 2d

that's incredible, Lewis, congrats! 🎉

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Christopher @christophicus.bsky.social · 2d

Bit of self-promotion: I have published a commentary on a selection of Martial's epigrams, so if you are a Latin teacher/instructor...or a fan of having Latin grammar and rhetorical devices analyzed...feel free to check it out.

a.co/d/e1FBrHH

Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigrams: Smith, Christopher: 9798269037523: Amazon.com: Books

Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigrams [Smith, Christopher] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigram...

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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2d

freelibraryfoundation.org/events/the-a...
Philadelphia FREE LIBRARY, October 14: THE AENEID.

The Aeneid: Translating the Classics with Emily Wilson, Scott McGill, and Susannah Wright

The Author Events Series presents The Aeneid: Translating the Classics with Emily Wilson, Scott McGill, and Susannah Wright Crafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman…

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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 3d

To enter the Underworld, first you must cross the river Styx. Charon will be your guide. This interpretation by Flemish painter Joachim Patinir is our pick for #ClassicsTober25 Day 12: Styx. With these delightful blues and greens, the entrance to the other side looks positively delightful…

‘Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx’ is an oil on wood painting dating to c. 1515–1524, held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The Styx is depicted as an aquamarine river that shimmers under a blue sky dotted with clouds. Charon is a bearded man with not many clothes but enough to cover his modesty. The far bank on the right has burning buildings and thunderous clouds.

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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 3d

I can't help but be pleased by the reclamation of the frog as an anti-fascist symbol.

Koax koax.

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Adrienne Mayor @amayor.bsky.social · 3d

Let me know in a message if you would like a free Spotify code for my audiobook Mythopedia, limited supply

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · 3d

he worked at a substation. pumping was his life.