History Scientist
@historyscientist.bsky.social
Professional scientist. I like reading books about history. Editor of the Bluesky edition of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
http://historybooksreview.co.uk/
https://beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/
http://historybooksreview.co.uk/
https://beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/
There's a possibility that the Israel/Palestine problem might simply sort itself out if the Isrealis leave of their own accord. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1b...
Report: 1 in 4 Israelis Mull FLEEING Amid COLLAPSE in Global Support
YouTube video by Due Dissidence
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November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There's a possibility that the Israel/Palestine problem might simply sort itself out if the Isrealis leave of their own accord. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1b...
I suppose if the far right populists got together with hardline communists, you'd have to call that an Unpopular Front.
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I suppose if the far right populists got together with hardline communists, you'd have to call that an Unpopular Front.
What would the practicalities be of Trump shipping the US gold reserves to Moscow?
The Russians have form on this.
They still have the gold they were looking after for the Spanish Govt from the Spanish Civil War.
The Russians have form on this.
They still have the gold they were looking after for the Spanish Govt from the Spanish Civil War.
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What would the practicalities be of Trump shipping the US gold reserves to Moscow?
The Russians have form on this.
They still have the gold they were looking after for the Spanish Govt from the Spanish Civil War.
The Russians have form on this.
They still have the gold they were looking after for the Spanish Govt from the Spanish Civil War.
YouTube is worse than I thought. It is keeping me awake at night. beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...
Getting Stuff Done In A World of Zero Attention Span
Getting Stuff Done In A World Of Zero Attention Span
beautyscientist.github.io
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
YouTube is worse than I thought. It is keeping me awake at night. beautyscientist.github.io/GSDIANOZAS/#...
What if we sent out a radio message to extra-terrestial intelligences, and all they replied with was a smiley emoji?☹️
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What if we sent out a radio message to extra-terrestial intelligences, and all they replied with was a smiley emoji?☹️
If I was dictator of Russia, I'd rather conquer Ukraine by force of arms than by gaming the US to get territory handed over. I'd only resort to that if I didn't think I could do it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If I was dictator of Russia, I'd rather conquer Ukraine by force of arms than by gaming the US to get territory handed over. I'd only resort to that if I didn't think I could do it myself.
Should you support a leader who is effective and works in the country's interest but who is a vile and unpleasant individual in his private behaviour?
Should you support a leader who is unable to wield his power effectively but whose character is a noble one?
Should you support a leader who is unable to wield his power effectively but whose character is a noble one?
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Should you support a leader who is effective and works in the country's interest but who is a vile and unpleasant individual in his private behaviour?
Should you support a leader who is unable to wield his power effectively but whose character is a noble one?
Should you support a leader who is unable to wield his power effectively but whose character is a noble one?
Algebra as a cure for brain fog
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Algebra as a cure for brain fog
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Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
Dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, post like there's nobody reading. (There isn’t.)
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, post like there's nobody reading. (There isn’t.)
I've still got to get my existing data out of it, but I now have non-Adobe ways of doing everything I have been using Adobe Document Cloud for. So when I've downloaded everything I can shut the account down.
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I've still got to get my existing data out of it, but I now have non-Adobe ways of doing everything I have been using Adobe Document Cloud for. So when I've downloaded everything I can shut the account down.
Abou Belon Musk (may his share price increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Abou Belon Musk (may his share price increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
High Focus Session
GSDIANOZAS/README.md at main · BeautyScientist/GSDIANOZAS
Getting Stuff Done In A World Of Zero Attention Span - BeautyScientist/GSDIANOZAS
github.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
High Focus Session
A Socialist Reads The Hobbit Part 13 – Meet the Dragon
Smaug represents the ultimate capitalist monopolist—hoarding all wealth while producing nothing, creating economic depression across the region. His "Desolation" shows capitalism's endgame: zero liquidity, no growth, just accumulated capital…
Smaug represents the ultimate capitalist monopolist—hoarding all wealth while producing nothing, creating economic depression across the region. His "Desolation" shows capitalism's endgame: zero liquidity, no growth, just accumulated capital…
A Socialist Reads The Hobbit Part 13 – Meet the Dragon
Smaug represents the ultimate capitalist monopolist—hoarding all wealth while producing nothing, creating economic depression across the region. His "Desolation" shows capitalism's endgame: zero liquidity, no growth, just accumulated capital sitting unused.
historybooksreview.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A Socialist Reads The Hobbit Part 13 – Meet the Dragon
Smaug represents the ultimate capitalist monopolist—hoarding all wealth while producing nothing, creating economic depression across the region. His "Desolation" shows capitalism's endgame: zero liquidity, no growth, just accumulated capital…
Smaug represents the ultimate capitalist monopolist—hoarding all wealth while producing nothing, creating economic depression across the region. His "Desolation" shows capitalism's endgame: zero liquidity, no growth, just accumulated capital…
Potatoes gonna tate, tate, tate, tate, tate.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Potatoes gonna tate, tate, tate, tate, tate.
I'm quite computer literate. But I think I need to go back to being literate literate.
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I'm quite computer literate. But I think I need to go back to being literate literate.
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A different perspective on the Trump-Putin "Peace Plan" to end the Ukraine conflict, as if applied to Venezuela.
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A different perspective on the Trump-Putin "Peace Plan" to end the Ukraine conflict, as if applied to Venezuela.
It could have been worse. It could have been a finger bread man.
Thanksgiving - Best to make your own pies.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It could have been worse. It could have been a finger bread man.
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This is inevitable since we've spent the last thirty years turning higher education into something people are expected to get through, rather than something they're passionate about 😕
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is inevitable since we've spent the last thirty years turning higher education into something people are expected to get through, rather than something they're passionate about 😕
Doing simple algebra problems is my current cure for brain fog. Just engaging enough to keep me away from my phone.
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Doing simple algebra problems is my current cure for brain fog. Just engaging enough to keep me away from my phone.
Shakespeare describes a magical juice derived from a flower called "love-in-idleness". When placed on a sleeping person's eyelids, the potion causes them to fall madly in love with the first creature they see upon waking
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Shakespeare describes a magical juice derived from a flower called "love-in-idleness". When placed on a sleeping person's eyelids, the potion causes them to fall madly in love with the first creature they see upon waking
Doing anything well requires years of practice and focused attention. So bear with me - my posts might get better.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Doing anything well requires years of practice and focused attention. So bear with me - my posts might get better.
Dystopia. Datopia. Whatever.
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Dystopia. Datopia. Whatever.
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I know how you feel. I've had to go into hiding myself.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I know how you feel. I've had to go into hiding myself.